The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-02-21
The Criminal Calendar,

Portland, Greg, is infested by an organized
! band OF river pirates.
Mrs Uhler, whose brother killed her para
mour, Haverstick, at New York, is dead.
Lcander Anderson, charged with selling
liquor to Indians, was fined $s95 by Judge Mel
son i'll the United States district court.
| Skilled cracksmen stole from the Office of Dr.
c. Brainerd of Cleveland the finest numisma-
tic collection in Ohio, embracing every coin is
sued by the United States except seven pieces
The coroner's jury in the shooting of gam
blels at Hot Springs, Ark, returned verdict
that John Flynn came to his death at the hands
of Doran, the two Pruitts, Alison Howell, Lu-
Gus Tanning and Tom Dale.
A tcamster named Robert Robertson entered
the room of Anna Ford, i'll st. Louis, and COM
menced moving her furniture Mrs. Ford,
with the aid Of a colored man, elected Robert
son. The latter got knife and entered the
house. when the woman shot him twice, NOR
tally wounding him. a.
| Gov Robinson of Massachusetts has discov-
cred discrepancy of over ST, 600 in the &C
counts of Gen. George W. Cram, state survey
or general of lumber. No fraud IS charged
The detic ency is due to alleged misinterpreta-
ton of the statutes Gen. Cram has held the
Office since its creation in 1866
The jury in the case Of David C. Keller, pilot
the John Tomas july T. 1882 at Wing Junction,
the 18th returned verdict in the United
States court at Parkersburg, W. Va, of guilty
OF voluntary manslaughter, with recommend
to mercy Ffty-four lives were lost by this
famous collision.
mistress, Jennie Amy, in New York recently,
Is son of an officer in the German army who
served i'll the Emperor Williams body guard
in the Franco-Prussian war. Victor came to
this country with party of Germans, who
were invited by Mr. Rufus Hatch to visit the
Yellowstone park.
A desperate fight occurred about twenty
miles from Matamoras, Mexico, between Gus
toms officers and guards and 3 gang of snug
glers, in which Maj. Palacias and one of his
men were badly wounded, two smugglers kill
ed, and several wounded. The rest of the
smugglers lied, leaving behind 5000 in dry
goods, and number of horses and mules
The Miles City Journal gives particulars of
the absconding of Sam Camp, leaving a largo
number of creditors to mourn, among them the
iaborers employed by him on the Tongue river
ditch, and Miles T. Streyell; s12S:3o: Leighton,
A. ". Sleeper, $3.50, 81 making total Of 81 ,Oo2
81 for merchandise.
Hon. James B. Davis, member of the Texas
legislature, in a wild frenzy supposed to have
been caused by excessive drink, escaped from
his room at the junction hotel; 'Whitesboro,
Tex, late Monday night, the 18th, with nothing
on his person but undergarmcnts. Every ex-
ertlon to find him was without avail till Tues
day morning, When his body was discovered stiff
in DEATH lying face down in the road mile
south Of town.
Jasper Shearea was shot and killed by his
cousin and brother-in-law, George W. Rawley,
in Boyle county, Ky. The killing originated in
q family fued, and was done in seli-de
Tense. Rawlcys father killed Shearin' 8 brother
year ago, and recently met An ARRAY en-
sued in which Shearin was killed. The Rawley
family for the past thirty years nave figured in
bloody affairs. in which no less than ten men
have been killed.
Recently the associated press sent out re-
port from Sioux City that the man hanged by a
vigilants committee at Bassett was not Kid
Wade, the leader Of the Nebraska horse thieves.
On the 18th the corOners jury at Long Pine,
the county seat declared it was Kid Wade
The remains of the Kid were also identified by
tho sheriff and Others The reign of terror
continues in the Niobrara country. Several
prominent citizens have been implicated by the
death confession of the Kid and have been no
titled by the viSilant committc to clear their
skirts Immediately or leave the country
Sheriff Carter of Cherry county, Neb., was
recently notified by the vigilance committee to
leave the country immediately The vigilantes
claim he is in collision with the Nebraska
horse thieves beyond doubt Sheriff Carter
announces fixed determination to stay, denies
the charges made against him and has sworn
IN posse of thirty men for his protection
The sheriff and his men are all armed to the
teeth awaiting the 1lostilitics. The leader of
the vlgilante3 has posted MP notice that no
man living can escape their vengeance least of
all Sheriff Carter Further DEVELOPMENTS are
anXiouslv awaited