Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-02-29
CRIME.

INTERNATIONAL mail service has
stopped at New Laredo, because Mexico
objects to paying all the expenses.
JOE KEEPER, of Puck, has double in
New York who got several thousand
dollars credit on the strength of an al
legged relationship.
PEDRO EoNTALDo, professor of Span
ish at the Annapolis naval academy,
was found dead Saturday morning on
the grounds of the academy.
MICHAEL ZURK was arrested at Linn
Junction, Iowa, charged with an attempt
to murder bridge watchman Hutchin-
son few days since. He was taken be-
fore his intended victim, who is now re-
covering, and was recognized as the fel-
low who shot him.
VIM. BERRY, agent for the Dow Agri-
cultural' Implement company, near
Grand Forks, Dakota, was arrested Fri
day, ON a charge of embezzling funds
belonging to lis principal. The amount
in default is not asccrtained. He has
given bonds in 5000 for his appearance
for a hearing.
APPLETON Deloss Ellsworth, aged So
years, resident of Wautoma, Wis,
committed suicide in Milwaukee by tax
ing morphine. He went to Milwaukee
and stopped at the American house,
where the body was found soon after
death. He was prominent citizen and
left a note saying financial trouble caus-
ed him ID kill himself
J. NJ. RIPLEY, a vagabond negro liv-
ing IN East st. Louis. while drunk quar-
relied with his family, between and s
NJ To
menced by beating one of his small
children. His son Joseph, aged 16, inter-
fered, when the brutal father seized a
big pistol and shot the boy twice, killing
him. The murderer fled, but will, no
doubt, be captured.
MANLEY ROWE, prominent citizen,
rode up to the depot at Wharton, Texas,
dismounted, stepped within three feet
of young fellow named Lewis Charl-
ton, leveled a gun and discharged load
of buckshot into Charlten's right side,
killing him instantly. Rowe immedi-
ately surrendered. He says Charlton
insulted Miss Rowe.
REV. A. A. HosKIN, of the Union Cos
pei church, Milwaukee, has been annoy
ed for some time by receiving anony-
nous communications making scurroul-
his family Wednesday he placed the
matter before the postotfice authorities,
and it is said the sender of the black
mailing documents has already been ap-
pretended and will be placed under ar
rest.
NEWS has been received of the hang
ing by mob near Denver, Col, of Eli
Madlong, former resident of Freeport,
H. Madlong pretended to be a physician,
although he had no medical education.
He prescribed medicine to one of his
patients which resulted in the latters
death. The victims friends organized
vigilance committee and hanged tn.
''doctor"
WHILE j. KMBALL, teacher of the
Second ward district school, of Grand
Harbor, Mich, was engaged Furnishing
scholar named John Van Daugern for
disobedience, two other boys named
James Log and H. Yonkers, got up with
the intention of helping Van Dougern,
when thirty three boys, comprising the
whole class, came to the rescue of the
teacher, who won the battle after COM
pletely wrecking one chair and several
other minor things.
JASPER SHEARIN, was shot and killed
by his cousin and brother-in-law, Geo.
w. Rawley, in Boyle county, KY. The
killing originated in a family feud, and
was done in self-defense. Rawley's
father killed Shearin's brother a year
ago, and on Wednesday they met. An af-
fray ensued, in which Shearin waskilled.
The Rawley family for the past thirty
years have figured in bloody affairs, in
which no less than ten men have been
killed.