The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-11-06
Crimes and Criminals.

John .Hawley has been arrested at Narsh-
held. Wis, fer stabbing William Baker.
Miss Sadie st John OF Toledo was welded
and deserted by wealthy swell named ste-
Phen A. Van. Horne, whereupon Sadie died cf
grief
Horace Deland Of Brookfeld. N. H., aged
eighteen years, chained himself to a brush
neap near his fathers house, set the brush on
nre ana oehoerately burned himself to death
1t has been discovered that Scott the missing
clerk OF tho Merchants' hank, at Bellville, Ont :,
sole an express package containing $4,000
Inc osnk was secured by guarantee company
Nashville people are considerably excited
over the elopement of Joshua Barnes, a we'll
kcown railroad man, with Florence Rogers. 4
sixteen yesr-old girl. He leaves his wife and
tive children
About thirty neighbors of Samuel Burger of
Marietta township, Iowa, took him from his
honse and dressed him from head to foot in a
complete suit of tar: 1t was done for insulting
the wife of = neighbor.
Ben Hefner, farmer living near Westmin-
ster, Ohio. shot and killed his wife and tried
to kill his son, daughter and daughter-in -lav
ne was arrested and taken to Cincinnati Ply
eiclans will examine him to test his mental con-
dition.
Capt E. T. johnson, who killed Henry for
the seduction of his wife, is at indianapolis on
bail preparing his defense. He says he did
not premediate the crime, but coming in the
vicinity OF Henry while hunting; his hatred OF
the man got the better Of him.
The Waseca, Mimi, grand jury found four
indictments against Wahl for highway robbery
the Jewelor Lee) Also Clark and Ellis for
breaking into HoOvers house ut New Richland,
and against Sullivan for stealing IS from Pat
bowe. Ellis and Clark plead guilty.
At st. Peter, MINI, the jury in the case of the
State Va. Orrin Wallace, charged with the muir
der of William G. Essler, brought IN q verdict
Of granddaughter In the second degree. Judge
Weber sentenced Wallace to four years and
gig months at hard labor in the penitentiary at
Saltwater.
John Doyle, an ex-pugilist, WAS arrested At
Milwaukee on charge Of bastardy, preferred
by Mary Lasota Of Minneapolis, who followed
him to Milwaukee and caused his arrest
Doyle was examined before Justice Witdlsh, and
bound over for trial next week. In default of
$500 bail no was lodged in Jail
1t has been discovered that Rev. G! B. &c.,
vile, for two years pastor Of the Free Metho-
dist church in Elgin, Ill, has been criminally
intimate with watch fac tory employee named
Miss Mary Dove for = period Of eighteen
months. The disclosure was brought about
BY Rev. Thomas p Pluck, who obtained an
inkling of the situation, and finally secured
from the young woman . confession. Fifteen
letters from Scoville were in her possession.
Last evening Scoville confessed to the truth Of
the awful charges. He has . wife and three
children.
The first Aogging ever witnessed in Manitoba
OF the Northwest Territory took place at VIM
nipeg, Thursday. The subject was John Nc
Cormick. who came from Fargo some time ago.
was convicted Of larceny and sentenced, Tues
day, to eight months. While working about
the Jail he bolted. A search resulted in his
capture in half an hour. Attorney General
Miller ordered two dozen lashes, twelve of
which were given TO- day before ali the prison.
ers in the Jail yard. A CATO nine tails was
used The prisoner was stripped to bur in
me IN yard o.. SNOW se vas descending heavily. His
then applied