Daily Republican., 1884-09-06
ARD EDl7\OA,
FsarfuI Chapter OF Crime.

As Sitting Bull was leaving the Grand
Opera House in st. Paul, last Wednes
day night, an unknown man suddenly
drew n pistol, and, without raising 1t,
pointed it at the Chief, but companion
knocAed the weapon down before 1t
conld be discharged" Both men fol-
lowed the Indian out, but no further
attempt was made. Sitting Bull has
been constantly guarded since.
Patrick Ferns, aged 65 years, has
been arrested at bay Shore, Long
Island. for beating his wife, aged 80, 80
savxgely that her recovery is doubtful.
1t 10 said he gave his wife $500 to
marry him and has been "jealous ever
since"
Gretchen Zsilig, . beautiful German
girl, was shot and killed by james
Greiner ct the house of Colonel Parrot,
In Cincinnati, on Friday morning.
Jealousy was the cause. Colonel Par
rott, hearing the shots, ran down stairs
and was twice fred at by the
murderer, but without effect. They
clutched and Greiper struck him on the
head with the pistol and fled. The
neighbors were aroused and captured
.Greiner.
Thomas j. libby, proprietor of the
West Point House at Scarborough,
Maine, went to the City Hotel in Port
land, on Thursday night, with Lydia
Snow, who is said to have worked nj
his house. On Friday morning foui
shots were heard from his room, and
on entering it was found that he had
shot the woman dead and ATTEMPTED
suicide by shooting imsslf behind the
ear. The wound was slight, however
the bullet having glanced of. Libby
Is 80 years of age and married. The
woman was under 80, and 10 said &c
have been married also.
William Slavin, keeper of low
groggery in Olneyville, Rhode Island
was shot dead by his son John H., Oh
Friday afternoon. There was an old
fued between them.
Samuel Short was fatally stabbed by
w. j. Mullin, in a political dispute nj
Dawson, Penna., on Thursday night
Before the quarrel they had been last
friends. Mullin was arrested.
Michael Bresnahan, so years of age,
was early on Friday morning found
lying insensible at the foot of base
ment stairway in Manchester, New
Hampshire. He was taken 10 the
police station, where he died. Their.
were wounds on his head, and hi,
clothing was torn as II in q strug
gle.
At Hamilton, New Hampshire, on
Friday morning, David Barnes fired a.
his father with a navy revolver with
out effect. He then struck the old mar
on the head several times, causing dan
gerous wounds, and then went to tn,
barn and fred twice at his father
horse, wounding it in the head.
Three Italian sailors refusing to pay
toll 1t the Hunters Point Ferry, New
York, early on Friday morning, were
pursued by the police. They turned
upon their pursuers with knives, and
the policemen had TO use their revol
vers. Alberto Marine was fatally shot
and Gualto Celu had one of his arms
shattered by a bullet. They and a
brother of Celu were arrested.
Jacob Riegel, a well-known citizen
of Reading, died on Wednesday morn.
ing, after one days illness, of wha,
was reputed to be cholera. morbus
Suspicion was aroused. Mrs. Riegel
was arrested on Friday afternoon. Thu
Coroner's inquest developed the fac
that Mrs. Riegel bought arsenic at
neighboring drug store as late as las
Saturday. Riegel was 80 years old an,
his wife is d.