McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1883-12-27

get well to work, the party approached the
front door, pushed it open and ordered the
robber to throw his hands up, but who, in
4 stead, fired two shots in rapid succession
and jumped through the-side door. One
ball took effect in Hunts breast and he fell
and instantly expired. As the burglar left
the building he was recognized as the negro
''Big Ike.' the most desperate character
in the region.
Robbers entered the house of s. p.
| Creasinger, wealthy resident of Maple
Rapids, Michigan, chloroformed him, ran :
sacked the premises, secured about 81 800
in cash and a quantity of zvaluables and then
undertook to cover up their tracks by set
ting fire to the house Immediately beio " the
room in which the proprietor, lay. He re-
covered from the influence of it i'm time 10
escape, though the house was wrapped in
flames, and burned to the ground, with its
contents.
Thomas Drewes, sentenced to seven
years in the penitentiary for killing Patrick
Maloney, OF Rat Portage, Manitoba, in jan
uary last, hanged himself in his cell.
y Booth, convicted of burglary at. the
late term of court at Sterling, ILL.,, and sem
fenced to one year in the penitentiary, was
found dead in the county Jail at that place
He hung himself with the bed cord.
The Brentwood stage, which was
robbed of the mail near Cisco, Texas, on
the 18th, by 4 single highwayman, was at
tackled again the next day, and passenger
named Henderson shot at the robber, the
latter firing back continuously us he re-
treated as fast as his horses could run. No
one was hurt.
George Pressure, twenty-five years
years old, one Of the boarders at the Auburn
house, Joliet, H., entered the room of the
head cook, Jane Haycock, bound her head
to prevent her screaming, and then out
ragged her. When he started to leave the
room the woman gave an alarm, when
PRESSURE ran back and cut her throat with
q knife and fled.
Edward Duchamen, aged 81, report
ed at the Cincinnati police station that he
had Killed his wife, and showed the knife
with which the deed was done. He was
locked up and the case Investigated. twas
found that he had stabbed his wife and sup
posed she was dying; then went and got
breakfast before going to the station house.
The wife is not seriously hurt. t..~.-
Guilford Loon (colored) was hanged
at hinston, N. c., ON the Goth, for brutaIIy !
Dutraging widow Jones, in May last. The |
was witnessed by several thOus- |
md persons. Death was instantaneous.
Police Officer William ConrOy, of |
New York, who killed Peter Keenan, with |
club and pistol on the night of November |
sd, has been sentenced to be hanged on the |
9Th of February next.
Caleb Washburn quarreled with his
liece. Jennie Washburn, at Williamson,
lis, about small amount of money, when
he neice seized Il heavy stick and struck her
lncle on the head, intlicting wound which
esulted in death an hour later.
The negro, "Big Ike" who murdered
Dung Bruce Hunt, son of Ex-Governor
1unt, of Durango, Col, last week, was
aptured on the Goth on the Southern Ute
eserration. AS the pursuers came sudden
7 upon him, about daylight, sitting BY a
re just made, he jumped and ran like a
frightened deer to a precipice forty feet
Ugh, over which he leaped. He was found
the bottom terribly bruised but alive.
j. +. Lantz, barber, released from
he Kansas City work-house, died on the
I'd. A brief investigation was made bv the |
which resulted in the arrest of |
atrick Murray, guard of the work-house,
larged with causing Lantz's death by NAL
eatment. Several inmates told a story
let is very damaging to Murray.
At Petersburg, Pike county, Indiana,
enry Curtin was murdered, and Charles
aryey, Il hard character. was arrested Oh
lspicion. Strong feeling prevails and he
ay possibly be lynched.
Mrs. Judith Fitzpatrick, widow, aged
}, living near La Compton. Kansas, was
ordered in her home and an attempt made
burn the house with the evident purpose {
cOncealing the crime. The motive is !
opposed to be robbery as the old lady was
lown to have several hundred dollars.