The Dickinson press., 1884-03-08
The Criminal Calendar.

George H. Mills has been found guilty of the
murder of his wife in BROOKLYN a few months
age.
Mrs Mansen OF st. Paul reported that she
feared her better half had gone on q Min
neapolis spree with $1,000 in his pocket.
AT Geneseo, ILL.,, Parson Spurlock has been
suspended from ghostly ministrations, because
OF na%ughtlness with a Sunday school teacher.
At the Whitcomb house, Rochester, n. Y,
Mrs. Bussey of Troy shot another woman,
whom she alleged was hor husbands mistress.
the wound is notfatal
George w. Wilson, who two months ago
killed Policeman Billiard, of Detroit, Mich,
while resisting arrest, has been convicted of
murder in the second degree.
Mrs. Emma cardinal received o caller in
New York recently who said her husband was
dead. In the lady's confusion lie tore AZ dia-
mond ear ring from her ear and rushed away.
James O'Brien ono of the men arrested for
the murder of William Pugh, in Philadelphia,
on the night of the 9th inst, has confessed that
William Casey, another of the prisoners, struck
the fatal blow.
George H. Fryer, who discovered the new
Discovery mine, now worth $2,0OO,00O, and
sold it for $4,000, committed suicide at Den
YER, on the 24th. Fryer Hill, Leadville was
named after him..
W. W. Davis of Monticello, Ill, blackmailed
W. II. Hamelle, charging him with seducing
his wife, and made him sign a note for 81, 900
at the muzzle of o revolver. Davis goes to
state prison for five years.
Ex-Marshal d. NJ. Harris was released from
Jail at Hillsboro, Ohio, on bail in $4,000.
Harris was recently indicted by the grand
jury for murder in the first degree for taking
the life Of John Doggett, Oct. %.
William H. Haigh of Port Hope. Ont, a pas
senger on the Circassian from England, was
robbed on the passage of $1,000 worth of Jew
elry and other %valuables. The theft was not
discovered till the passengers landed
There is much excitement at Elizabethtown,
Ky, over the outrage of Miss Cora Vannort,
q respected lady living near that place, by a
negro, Miles Petty. A mob organized. The
officers barely saved Petty, hurrying him off
to Louisville.
Samuel Lebachutz, a letter-carrier of the
Cincinnati ostohfce, has been arrested for ap-
propriating money from letters. Evidence of
his guilt was found on his person. He made
no defense before the United States commits
sioner, and was held for trial in 81 1900 bail.
The latest advices from Cheraw, s. c., are
to the effect that w. B. Cash has eluded the
vigilance of those who were watching his
fathers house, and has escaped, it is thought,
into North Carolina. 1t is rumored that the
governor will issue a proclamation Offering a
large reward for the apprehension of Cash.
George E. Smith, corporation attorney of
Union City, Mich, shot himself and will prob
ably die. He had trouble with insurance
companies for which he was agent, they al
leging crookedness in his manner of doing
business. A fresh agent arrived to examine
into affairs when the shooting took place.
Smith is married and moved in the best of
circles.
especial to the Tribune from Fort Yates,
Oak, says Private NJ. B. Swepstone of the Sew
enteenth United States infantry band, shot him
self through the head the 21st inst, with a re-
volver. He was found the next morning in q
shack near the post in a dying condition and
conveyed to the post hospital, whore he is ex-
pected to die any moment. He left a letter
stating that he was tired of life and directions
as to the disposition of his personal effects.
In an ARRAY at Winston, KY, Preston White
was killed and Henry Witt and his son Tillman
MORALLY wounded. White and q companion
named Prichell were both drunk and created q
disturbance. Young Witt, in attempting to
quell the fuss, was attacked and shot by White.
Witt senior came to his assistance and was
shot by Prichell. During the scuffie between
young Witt and White Prichell attempted to
shoot Witt, but shot White through the head,
killing him instantly. Prichell was arrested
Passengers who arrived at Nashville, Tenn,
report that when the Louisville g. Nashville
train was near Moline station it was stopped
by fifty or more men, who boarded it. All
were armed with shotguns and pistols and
were masked. The leader, who was we'll
dressed and wore kid gloves, explained that
they were after a negro who outraged a young
Sonora for trial. The mob quickly searched
the train, and not finding the prisoner fired a
volley and disappeared. Tho sheriff had
heard the mob was gathering, and had left
the prisoner in Jail at Elizabethtown.