Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-10-19
CALENDAR OF CRIME.
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a List of wrongs-Tho Dynamite fiends IN
Halifax Some crooked business IN
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At Halifax, n. :, the dynamitors were
arraigned, Thursday, on the charge of
having deadly explosives concealed in
their possession with malicious intent.
TEcy pleaded not guilty and were ~
mandcd until Monday for examination.
Holmes said he was born Mt st Joseph
Mo aud Brackcu gave his birthplace as
New York. They refused to answer QuCs-
tions and were very rctlccut.
The case continues to excite much intor
est. The mayor has communicated with
Vice Admiral Commercial, General lord
Alexander Russell and the lieutenant
governor, all of whom expressed satislac
ton with the steps taken by the officers OF
the law. There does not appear To DO any
tangible defense that the prisoners can set
up The story Of their being miners, in
tending to 40 prospcctiug'fnr gold, is not
believed by anybody. During their
previous stay in Halifax they worked for
some days drain digging, but did not earn
enough To support themselves.
The customs authorities have taken
possession OF the dynamite, aud say that,
II other measures fail to bring the mon to
Justice, they can be prosecuted for an
infringement Of the customs laws. The
dynamite, which Holmes and Bracken now
say they obtained in New York for mining
purposes, is of the most dangerous kind,
containing about - per cent of nitro gly
cerine. The prisoners are in the county
Jail and have not secured counsel
Discovery Of Drafts for Large sums made
10y Dewey, Ot Boston.
At san Francisco, respecting the dis
cOvery of drafts for as, 500 made by
| Dewey, the fOrger, on Roshoim y Co"
of Berlin, 1t was reported Wednesday
| f.vhf L. a a A nI
| Boston, and Mulsuu's bank, of Montreal,
had sent to the Hong Kong and Shanghai
banking corporation Of san Francisco TO
issue an attachmcut tor the amount de-
posted at san Francisco with Daniel
| Meyer as purchase money of tho dI ats.
The Boston bankers also ordered their
Berlin agents to bring a suit of attachment
against Rosheim n Co., O Berlin, To pre-
vent payment ut the drafts when presented
there. Meanwhile the Hong koug aud
Shanghai bank, however, advertised the
drafts, cauttOutng persons against their
negotiation. The amount OF the drafts
with what was fOunG on Dewey's person
represents over $4,000.
Superintendent WalUng, of the New
FORK police tclegraphed the chief Of police
of the discovery of another forged bill
of lading, negotiated with John W. Night
| luEbie, Ol we" 1 OEh lbt sl~,OVD ~ us
patch from Inspector Hauscom, OF the
Boston police says he will arriv, At Sla
! Francisco on Friday 10 take charge OF
Dewey. The prisoner deuss everything.
He says he knows nothing OF the drat 5
and he will be able to explain everything.
shot Through the Heart.
4 fatal alteration took place seven
miles from OwentOn. Ky. VI. Palmer,
an old man, found Ben Crutcllow, aged
twenty five years, on bis farm aud or
dered him Off CrutchloT reluctantly
Obeyed. As soon as he got out of the
field hot words eusued. Palmer shot at
CrutchlOw the same moment that the
latter threw stone at him. Crutchlow
fell dead, shot through the heart Palmer s
skull was fractured by the stone, and he
will probably die.
An Illicit Di.uiIrr's Punishment
At Little Rock, Ark, Thursday United
States Judge Caldwell! sentenced Martin
Dempsey, found guilty OF illicit dtstilliug
in Pope county, 70 eighteen months i'm
prisonment, with fine OF 50 600. Ho II
the last of gang OF Illicit distillers 10 Tia,
eastern district of that state.
Tortured by Masked Men.
At Joliet, ILL.,, masked men entered tn,
house of Edward Mclaughlin. q farmer
Thursday night and torvured him and hl,
wife until they disclosed the hiding place
of IL, 900 in gold. They then departed
leaving their victims nearly dead.