Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-04-03
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

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CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
The postffice at Millidgeville Illinois, has
been robbed of $500 in cash and stamps.
Three prisoners have escaped from the jail
at Erin, Tenn, one of whom was captured.
Three members of the Salvation army
were fined $17 each for parading the streets
of Bridgeport, Conn.
Near Iron City. Pa, two factions inter
ested in an oil lease, engaged in a fight, in
which three men were fatally hurt.
AL the gambling establishments at Hot
Springs, Arkansas, are closed and the sport
ing fraternity have evacuated the town.
The New York Grand Jury has returned
indictments against several city and county
officers alleging fraud and malfeasance in
Office.
A fire at GreenvilIe, Texas, swept away
the city hall, pOstoffice, Jail, telegraph office
and other buildings, the losses aggregating
$4,000.
An explosion in Diehl & Co.'S, fire works
establishment. at Cincinnati, caused the
death of one man, and others were serious
~ injured.
Michael Toney, sixteen years old, was ar
rested at Mount Carmel, Pa, while changing
a switch with the intention of Wrecking an
approaching train.
Rudolph and Champ Fitzpatrick were
hung at Columbia, KY or the murder OF
Miller Brewster. Champ said he was going
straight to Heaven.
A remark overheard by a clergyman on
a southern train led to the discovery of
So 440 of the money stolen from bank
messenger at Augusta, Ga.
A dam connected with the water works
Of Newport r. l., gave way and the warer
swept over Mrs. Julia Ward HoWe's estate,
causing considerable damage.
S. w. Fordyce, who killed Mathews, edit
or of the Hornet, at Hot Springs, AK, has
been allowed to plead guilty to charge of
assault and battery.
A man named McKenney, at Newcomb,
Tenn, who was drunk and abused his chill
dren, attacked his wife when she interfered,
and she shot and killed him.
Burglars entered the residence of a banker
at Lyons, Iowa, and carried away a 5000
white satin dress intended for the bridal
costume of Miss Eugenia Mcmahon.
Charles Mcclure, of Lafayette, Indiana,
when sentenced to the Penitentiary for
larceny, claimed that he was compelled by
hunger to steal, and cried like a schoolbOy
E. J. Bennett, the Milwaukee fire-bug,
made a second attempt to end his life, using
rope, but was cut down by the Tailor. He
threatens to die before he can be taken to
Waupun.
James B. Johnson, who had robbed the
wholesale drug house of Samuel I. Smith
9C Co, of st. Joseph, of between $4,000 and
$4,000, was confronted with his crime at
Denver and committed suicide
The people of Lincoln, Ill, held a mass
meeting, denounced the administration of
justice in Logan county, and adopted res
oIutiOn requesting Carpenter, late defend
ant in the Zura Burns case, to remove with
out unnecessary delay.
A man named A. M. Finch, who was act
ing as station agent at Waynesboro Va,
has been arrested, charged with an embez-
Element several years ago, in Ohio. It is
believed that he buried the money and that
it will be recovered.
Near Coleman, Mich, a party of young
men charivaried a newly married couple
and while passing the house of German
named Van Valkenburgh gave him a
racket" Van Valkenburgh became an
cry and discharged his gun at them, killing
Chas CleaVes.
A. L. Love, who was appointed Receiver
of the Yellowstone Park Improvement
company, went to the Mammoth hot springs
and was warned away. It appears that
about Sc, 600 is due to party Of thirty-five
workmen, and they threaten to burn the
hotel rather than suffer others to possess it.
+ A cyclone swept across portions of Ken
lucky, Indiana and Tennessee, on March
25th, blowing down houses and other build
ings and damaging property of all kinds.
Ten persons were killed at Colemanville
XIV, and fifteen or twenty wounded. Cas-
Gainesville.
A traPeze, performer named Lehine was
head down ward by placing his feet in rings
in the ceiling in the Opera House at Mime
apolis when one of the rings broke and he
tell twenty-five feet and struck the first row
of seats. His skull was fractured and his
neck broken.