Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-12
THE CRIMINAL RECORD.
n Uou bic Tragedy.

a Dou bic Tragedy.
Special Dispatch TO Tus Bxs
VINcENNEs, Ina, June ia
shocking tragedy occurred In the
house Of Joseph Pollock, a wealthy
miller and an influential citizen,
shortly after midnight Saturday night.
His son Charles Pollock, who married
Clara CIendeniug elk months ago, came
home after midnight, babe HE father
ard mother good night, saying he was
going away. He went to his wlte's
bedroom and disrobed and In half an
hour shot her through the breast and
himself in the right side. She ran to
the end of the hall whore she fell
dead. He lived twenty minutea but
never spoke a word, Pollock was
partly intoxicated when he came home.
There was no trouble between him ano
his wife.
Tho WATSON Court Martial,
Special Dispatch to Tus BSn.
GALVESTON, June IA Nows
| San Antouio special says: To-day, II
the court martial of Major WATSON
army defaulter, Chief Paymsater Ter,
rell testified at length regarding the
high standing of the accused. He al
ways found him most zealons and will
Ing. Defendant presented an account
current for May, showing bis indebt'
ness to the government settled.
OIL. Terrell was cross.e examined BY
the Judge advocate regarding the &c
count carrsnt. Horace wilson, O.
San Francisco, testified in detail con
corning Wasson's services In Japan,
and the high estimation In which h,
stands. To. morrow the accused will
submit his fir al argument, after which
If the Judge advocate has nothing t
say, the case will 60 to the court TO
adjudication.
Attempted Murder.
spe ial Dispatch to The BE.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Juue H.
The city Ia excited this afternoon b
an attempted murder Of hon. John L
Lamb, congressman of this district, b
Samuel G. Davis, an attorney of TIL
city. Davis was approaching the on
trance of Lambs office. whom the lat
ter approached and saluted him wit
GLOW are yeu3' "Don't you spea
to me-" said Davis. II will speak t
you; 1 want to talk to you," sal
Lamb. "No, you WON'T" said d.
Wis, and Immediately drawing a revo
, yer, placed 1t almost against Lsmb
chest. The congressman tire
up the weapon with his hand, i
which he held some legal papers, hol'
Ing q cane in the other, and lodged
the weapon was d%ischsrged. The bs
passed over his shoulder, through
passing wagon and lodging In the dr.
; ver's arm, inflcting a p~aiaful woun
: Lamb went into q store next door AZ
Davis was taken charge Of by the b
ISLANDERS. The cause of the attem
Is attributed to an occurrence grown
! : out of a libel suit agstnss The Z,
! press, Ia which Davis WAS ~proseoutil
! and Lamb defending.
, From q I'll ne to Pc erty,
= Special Dispatch to The BER.
Boston, June 1I.-Willism A. Pr
. ney, at one time proprietor of one
! the largest dry goods houses In Ch.'
60, and rated among the %niilionsir,
! through business depressictl ard b
y Investments bscame ,pip.Sty i ,voI
ed and finally was obliged to give
business on account of impair
health. Without money he return
~ east and obtained a position as AISLE
= man In the store os Shepard, Nors
& Go. The firm has been missi
considerable valuable goods and dot
-. tives traced the thefts to Putney.
-, was arrested at a summer cottage
Nantucket.
~ The officers with their prison
took the steamer for Boston. At p
ney 'ssolicitation they did not put irC
3 ON him. Putney desired to av
people he might know on board Q
was allowed to move about. Sudd
ly, while chatting with an officer
% plunged overheard. He vas tai
from the water by the boats crew
y everything done to reBuscltate
81 but he died In about ten minut
age 81.
=. A Bloody Row.
Special Dispatch TO The BhE.
ba Troy, N. Y, June IA muir
was committed here this afterno
- and perhaps two more, growing on
40 the strike of moulders at the Mall
~ BILE Iron Works. About 4 o'clock
~ police were sent for, and after
psrsing q large crowd and arrest
al three young men, they found n 4
'at dead from q pistol shot and two 4
~ wounded. The persons charged "
firing the fatal shots are non.un
moulders, and were engaged in
bs row. A great crowd followed the
fcers with a determination to ly
no the men who did the shooting. Il
~. were kept at bay by Superintend
Quigley, who WAS soon on the sc,
He ordered the crowd to stand bl
whereupon the eIasperated crowd
oe tackled him, knocked him down
we're choking him when some of
81 men rescued him. Tho entire
,at tective force and five patrolmen '
detailed to the scene of the mul
~, and will remain there during
Il night.
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