The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-30
Brief Mention.

Frike, the Waukegan wife-murderer, has con
fessed his guilt, but expresses no regret for the
deed.
A Miss Snyder, living near Nokomis, was
kicked by a horse on Sunday and had a leg
broken.
L. N. Dobbs of Fairfield charged with pass
ing counterfeit money, has been sent to jail in
default of 81, 900 bail.
I'D Cannon, one of Danvilles most promising
young business men, has been adjudged insane.
1t is thought his mind became distracted from
business cares.
man from Chicago. is wanted at Rock Island on
the charge of stealing a horse and buggy from
livery stable man named w. j. Kerr.
Steps are being taken to investigate the singu
lar cattle disease now prevailing near Saybrook.
Fred Schomberger, a prominent stockman, has
lost several head. They are attacked one even
ing and die the next morning. s1.s.5
The thief who stole Mr.. Siggss fine horse was
captured near New Holland and is now in Jail
at Lincoln. He is boy fifteen years old. He took
the horse only about six miles from where it
was stolen, and hired it out to farmer for the
summer.
Robert Burer, living near Rock Island, became
violently insane on Monday, beat his sister with
a club SO dreadfully that she will die, and es-
capped to the swamp. The citizens of the entire
township turned out, and managed to capture
him after a desperate struggle. 1t took six
strong men to hold him.
W. H. Baltimore who resides at New Burn
side johnson county, is in jail at Springfield,
awaiting trial. He is charged with having been
personating United States revenue officers,
deputy marshals and pension agents, and in
these various capacities is said to have victim
lied many persons nJohnson and Pope counties.
Thomas McGregor, who was recently shot by
Swartze1 the woudbe murderer, who was ar
rested in st. Louis and died in jail, died at Rock
ford, ON Monday, aged 60. Since the night
Stropf yD1 ao11 odd
shot him, he has been failing The parties were
made quite prominent by the actions of the
assailant,
A man, evidently tramp, was badly injured
on Monday, at Greenvile, while stopping near
a tree at the base of which he had built a fire.
During the night the fire so weakened the tree
that it fell across his body Fortunately assist
ance was near at hand and he was liberated and
sent to the poor house. His name could not be
ascertained.
Deputy Sheriff Adams and one guard left
Nashville on Hlonday for Chester penltentlaPy.
havingn custody six convicts sentenced the late
term of the Circuit Court The prisoners were
Fred Zimmerman, for murder, fourteen years;
Mole Austin, for burglary, one year; George
Price, for murder, two years; Joe Dennis, for
burglary, one year, and John UhlS and e. B.
Bridges, for murder, twenty years each.
During the great decline in provisions on the
Chicago board ,lastfall Alexander Mann, of Paris,
and q. j. Frost, of Mattoon became heavily in
deDted TO Blair d Blair OF Chicago, 1t is alleged,
for margins advanced. To secure their indebted
ness mortgage was given for $780, 900 on valu-
able real estate near Shelbyville and suit is now
brought to foreclose the mortgage. Foreclosure
is resisted on the ground that Blair & Blair did
not carry the deals until the maturity Of the con-
tracts
From Efingham comes the news of a terrible
accident at Ell Paso Tex, which resulted in the
death of Mrs. Gilmore, wife of the son of the
clerk of Effngham county, on Tuesday. As Mrs.
Gilmore was going to neighboring well to get
pail of water, a spring,gun was suddenly dis
charged near her, inficting wounds from which
she died next day. The owner of the well said
he placed the gun thereto protect himself against
Mexican thieves. He was lodged in Jail. The re-
mains of the unfortunate woman were brought
to bingham for interment. The family is one
of the most prominent in the county.