Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-02-29

a telegram from Calgary, N. ". n, announ-
cas- that Jess Williams, the murderer Of Adams,
before Judge Mcleod on the charge Of murder
in the 6rst degree, was found guilty and SEN
fenced to be hanged March 90 RI sass:
Near Berlin Gross Roads, Ohio, John John
son, . farmer aged eighty three, was knocked
down in his house by two masked men and
robbed Of $100 cash and ~ GOO in notes, sta
johnson may die OF his injuries.
Mrs. Haight of Derryten.N. u, who shot her
husband at night as they lay in bod, is on trial
at Worthwhile. Haight's deathbed statement is
the chief evidence against her. She had per-
suaded him to take ont . large life insurance
A party Of fifteen raftsmen, returning from
the Licking river to their homes in Magofin
Co., KY, became involved in drunken fight,
and elijah Lee was shot dead and six others
were more or less seriously wounded by staps..
The people living in the mountainous regions
of Fayette county, Pa, have been terrorized by
a band Of highway robbers and burglars, who
made their headquarters in the mountains and
sailed forth at night, and frequently in broad
daylight to plumber. -, e,,4 ..gS So. 4. s Z.
Emma Mccoy, {colored) OF La Grange, Tex, ),
gave poisoned biscuit to her husbands al
legged paramount. The latter, instead Of parta-
king OF. it divided the gift between two chill
SsASA3 oAc VI WAO1A uCI, dAU i4o UbIl0I HhS
saved by physicians. IS e. : -"
Adolph Boeckler, salesman and collector for
f. Eggers & Co., St Louis millers, has been
detected approproiating funds of the firm. He
acknowledges having stolen about s., 600 the
past two years. He has wife and family,
and have not been arrested yet III &sE.jj}
Alice Gasaway OF Decatur, Ill, an unmarried
woman living with her uncle, gave birth to q
where it was found dead the next morning. No
one was present when the child was born, but
. doctor who made an examination said that it
Was born dead. 80 .+~.. D..
The people of Gore, Ohio, placeda guard
around their cemetery to prevent the burial
there of William v. Terrell, the murderer of
the Weldon family, who died in the penitent-
lary The body was, in consequence, buried
on the murderer's own farm, and within view
Of the scene Of the tragedy.
John Brehner Of Glasgow, Ohio, went home
intoxicated and attempted to murder his wife.
when his son John interfered, whereupon the
Old man took shotgun and shot the boy in
the breast lnfiicting fatal wound. The old
man is fifty, and his son twenty-five years of
age. Brehmer is under arrest .',
Manley Rowe, prominent citizen, rode up
to the depot at Wharton, Tex, dismounted,
e'oPPSu "iM1ln 'uiee iee1 OF young 1eHoW
named Louis Charlton, leveled gun and dis
charged q load of buckshot into Charlton's
right side, killing him instantly. Rowe i'm
mediately surrendered. He said Charlton in
suited Miss Rowe
A requlsitlon from the governor of Kentucky
for Tom Allen, ex-champion of America, was
received by Gov. Crittendon of Missouri on
the Goth inst Allen is wanted in Kentucky
Tor prize lighting, the specific fight being that
with Joe Goss, near Covington, Sept 10, 1876.
Allen gave bonds but decamped to England and
the bondsmen axe now after him.
The body of salni Morse, of Passion play
notoriety, was found in the Hudson river. he
having committed suicide. Morse was pecu-
bar man; in fact, eccentric, and by many peo-
pie he was dubbed 'crank." Yet, despite his
queer notions, he was looked upon as reliable
and shrewd man, and could, without much ef-
fort, secure ample financial backing for any of
his enterprises.
News has been received of the lynching of
Thomas Wilson {colored) at point thirty miles
north of Little Rock, Ark Wilson lived near
the dwelling of a planter named William Gritty,
who was called to a yaighboring town on bust
ness and remained over night. About midnight
the negro entered the house and assaulted Mrs
Gritty: She screamed for assistance and fought
him with fire shovel, driving him from the
room.
At Tombstone, Arizona, Thursday ed John
Heith was sentenced to Imprisonment for life
for completely in the Bisbee murder. A. 3
Friday morning 100 men secured entrance to
the jail. Friday afternoon Heiths body was
cut down from telegraph pole where it had
dangled all day. Heith took the matter cody,
saying Boys you are hanging an innocent
man You will find that out before other men
(meaning Dowd and Palo) are hung" While
his eyes were being bandaged he said: 81
have favor to ask Don't nutilate my DO dy
nv GhOotino intn ma aftar. Ia h,,ro