Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-04-16
fCRIMINAL.

THERESA GoMBERT, OF Amigo, Wis.,, aged 19,
committed suicide at Greenville, by taking Paris
green. She had been betrayed.
BENZ. HRUR died at Cincinnati, on the 9th.
from the effects of knife wounds received in
quarrel with Peter Hughes. week previous.
BURGLARS stole $1,000 from the Adams Ex-
press Office at Allegheny City, Pa, on the 9th
JAMES McHENRy, the English railway mag
nate, against whom the Erie railroad held q
Judgment for $2,00O.00O was arrested at New
York, on the 9th, as he was about to sail on the
Servla, and compelled to give up $1,000, ,OO0
after which he was released.
HUGH KENNEDY committed suicide at Water
town, Wis.,, on the 9th inst, while under the
influence of liquor.
J. T. PIERCE, city marshal of Mitchell, Dak.,
was murdered on the 9th, while attempting to
arrest Hank Lewis, a saloon keeper. -
Ina fight near Junction City, HAS,, on the
9th, growing out of feud, Timothy O'Con-
nor was killed, and man named Breen fatally
wounded. -
JOHN DLLMAN, o murderer. was hanged At
Easton, Pa. on the 9th. - y
FRANK JAMES was arraigned at Huntsville.
Ala, on the 9Th for the Mussel Shoals robbery,
he pleaded not guilty. The case was set for
April 16.
j.. J. BR1TToN, notorious rough, drew re-
volVer on q police officer On the Sth at Port
Huron. he fred twice without effect, when the
officer returned the fire, killing Britton instant
ly. .s-7
NEAR Ramsey, H., on the Sth, boy named
Moreland, aged 9 years, quarreled with COM
pan!on named Williams, aged 10 wears and
fatally stabbed him.
ROBERT JOHNSON, Louisville horse trainer,
was fatally injured by blow from a stone
thrown BY negro named Jetty, with whom he
had difficulty on the 9Th. -
JOHN HOGAN, hermit, was found dead on
the 9TH inst, in his hut at Gainesville, Ga.
In pouch strapped to bis leg was found ST.
OOO and large sums were subsequently found
concealed elsewhere.
The mutilated remains Of Mrs. DR.. l.. NJ.
Beach, Of Altoona, Pa, were found in her
room on the morning of the 7th. Circum.
stances SO to prove that she was butchered by
her husband.
JUD. CROUCH and Daniel S. Holcomb. held
for the Crouch murder at jackson, Mich. were
released on $40, 900 bail each, on the 7th Inst.
MACK VAN DEvER, colored, aged %. quar-
relied with his uncle. Stephen Carpenter. at
Danv!lle, Ky., on the 7tb, and shot him dead.
JOHN KoMAs committed suicide on the streets
OF Racine on the 9TH inst.
Z MASKED men entered the residence of John
Smith, near Rising Sun, Ind, on the night of
the 5th. After beating him terribly and
torturing him with fire in order to make him
disclose the whereabouts of his money they.
ton.
At Harrisville, Altoona County, Mich. on the
9th, three masked robbers entered the house Of
nh,,1t
mother and daughter into state of insens,.
blllty and secured $4,000 in German gold.
D. 7. WADswoRTH, of Ishpeming, Mich. was
arrested on the 9th inst, for embezzling 3d.
600 from the Cleveland Iron Company.
BAILEY HARRISON, bond clerk at London.
Ont, absconded to the United States. on the
9Th, with $4,000, = -. - :,
HOWARD G. TRIP, a we'll known poet and
magazine writer of Iowa, was shot and killed
oy some unknown person at Lamars. on the
9th inst. E94 =. 80. : - - :" Wv
LORENZO D1M1cK, q prominent Buffalo 1n-
surance agent was arrested on the 4th, charged
With diverting large amount Of insurance
funds. ..q - = ...-l5e : - - -.
HENRY Rose, a colored murderer, was legally
strangled at Osceola, Ark, on the morning of
the 4th sss.s. :. .---a -" 20 y
VIM. A. HILL, ex-chief clerk of the comp
trollers cfice, Newark, N. J., was sentenced.
on the 9Th, to twelve years imprisonment for
embezzlement.
Miss JOHNSON, q 16-year-old girl, was muir
dered by her demented mother, at Forest, N.
Y, on the 4th.
GEO. W. S1EBER, who, while treasurer of St.
Clair County, Ill, in 1880, embezzled public
funds to the amount of So, 600 and disappeared.
was captured on the Sd, in Texas. where he was
tending bar under the name Of G. Weimers.
JOHN and George Stephenson, murderers,
were executed at Regina. Northwest Territory,
on the morning of the Sd inst.
MAJ. G. G. THuRMAsD, q prominent member
Of the Shreveport, La, Cotton Exchange, COM
mltted suicide by shooting, on the Sd. He was
financially embarrassed.
PETER V1dNE fired the lookup at Waterville,
Me-, on the I'd inst, and persisted in the
flames.
GEoRaE JONES, . colored boy, was hanged at
lPittsburg, Pa, on the Sd, for murder COM
mitted one year ago.