The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-02-28

and Elijah Lee was shot dead end iii 81
were more or lees seriously wounded b shpa
The people living in the mountainous rsgioua
Of Fsyette county, Pa, have been terrorissd +,
: band Of highway robbers and burglar ~
made their headquarters in the mountsinS ~
salled forth at night, and frequently in broad
daylight to plumber.
Emma Mccoy, (colored) of La Grange r.,
gave . poisoned biscuit to her husbaad,a Il.
iesed paramount. The later, instead Of parta
king Of it divided the gift between two an.
dren, one Of whom died, and the other ~
saved by physicians. - - ]" =
Adolph Boeckler, salesman and collector FIR
H. Eggers l. Co., St Louis millers. has bean
detected approproiating funds of the arm. IA
acknowledges having stolen about o. 900 the
past TWO years. He has . wife and famiiv
and nave not been arrested yet
Alice dasaway Of Decatur, III IL 6nm.rr,oa
woman won, living w E.a nef UNCLE gave birth 70 :
en-: rev mghts ago and threw it over fence,
where 1t was found dead the next nidrnine NJ
one was present whom the child was born. but
doctor who made an examination said that Il
was born dead - =
The people Of Gore, Ohio, placed guard
around their cemetery to prevent the burial
mere OF William Y. Terrell. the murderer. Of
me Weldon family, who died in the penitent-
on the murderer's own farm, and within view
OF the scene Of the tragedy.
John Brehmer Of Glasgow, Ohio, went home
intoxicated and attempted to murder his wife
when his son JOHN interfered whereupon the
ga man took shotgun and shot the boy in
tne breast, intlicting fatal wound The old
man ls fifty, and his son twenty-five years Of
age. Brehmer is under arrest
Manley Rowe, prominent citizen, rode up
to tho depot at Wharton, Tex, dismounted,
stepped within three feet OF young fellow
named Louis Charlton, leveled gun and dis
charged load Of buckshot into Charlton's
right side, killing him instantly. Rowe i'm
medlately surrendered He said Charlton in
suited Miss Rowe.
A requisition from the governor of Kentucky
for Tom Allen, ex-champion of America, was
received by Gov Crittendon Of Missouri on
tno sOth inst Allen is wanted in Kentucky
Tor tp r3ze fighting, the specific fight being that
WIN WIN 700 Goss, near Covington, Sept 10, 1876
Allen gave bonds but decamped to England and
the bondsmen are now after him.
The body of Salmi Morse, of Passion play
notoriety, was found in tho Hudson river, he
having committed suicide. Morse was a pecu-
liar man; in fact, eccentric, and by many peo-
queer notions, he was looked upon as reliable
and shrewd man, and could, without much ef-
tort, secure ample financial backing for any Of
his enterprises.
News has been received of the lynching of
Thomas Wilson (coloredD at point thirty miles
north of Little Rock, Ark Wilson lived near
the dwelling of planter named William Gritty,
who was called to neighboring town on bust
ness and remained over night About midnight
the negro entered the house and assaulted Mrs
Gritty. She screamed for assistance and fought
HIM with fire shovel, driving him from the
room
At Tombstone, Arizona, Thursday ed John
Helth was sentenced to imprisonment for life
for completely in the Bisbee murder. At s
Friday morning 100 men secured entrance to
tho Jail. Friday afternoon Heith's body was
cut down from u telegraph pole where it had
dangled all day: Heith took the matter cody,
saying, Boys you are hanging an innocent
man You will lind that out before other men
lm I'm; Dowd and palo are hung" While
ms eyes were being bandaged he said: II
have favor to ask. Don't mutilate my BIO DIV
by shooting into me after am hung"