The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-03-27
The Criminal Calendar,

A druggist named Dillon, at Dunkirk, Ind !,
was shot and killed by p. H. Hartford, also .
druggist
J. B. Rockefeller, long connected with min
ing, and known all over the Pacific coast, COM
mitted suicide at Salt Lake City with morphine.
Herbert l. Jackson, aged fifteen, was fined
80 at Plymouth, Mass, for mutilating the mar
bio tablet on Daniel Webster's tomb at Marsh
field
j. B. johnson an ex-minister has been steal
Ing quinine, morphine, and other valuable
drugs, from the wholesale drug house of s. j.
Smith Co. of St Joseph, No.
William Parker of Graham Park, COL, went
home and found his wife sitting on strange
mans lap. Parker drew knife and stabbed
the intruder to the heart, killing him instantly:
Parker gave himself up.
Prentice Tiller and George McFadden, the
Pacific Express robbers, we're arraigned in the
st. Louis court of criminal correction and
their cases were continued till April 4th The
reported suicide Of HcFadden was hoax.
While the jailer at Erin, Tenn, was giving
supper to the prisoners one of them held him
while two fellow prisoners escaped He then
threw the jai1er on the floor and escaped him.
self. One of the prisoners has since been cap
tured.
William G. Creaver, former bookkeeper of
the New York club, committed suicide this
morning by shooting himself through the heart
at his home in that city. Creaver left tho New
York club about Jan. 1. It was stated then that
there was deficiency in his accounts to the
amount Of several thousand dollars.
A valise containing Is, OOU, obtained from the
treasury department. Of Paul schmellick of
Philadelphia, was thrown by a thief from the
a n0r ft,o
near Wilmington, Del, and was seized BY a
confederate. Schmellick pursued, firing a
pistol and regaining the valise.
Milliken, the alleged accomplice of Clark, the
man arrested q few days ago charged with
numbering the old farmer Rogers and wife in
Ouachlta parish, La, was captured on a train
at Marshall, Tex, by ". J. Rogers, son Of the
aged victims. Young Rogers attempted to kill
Miliken, but was prevented by the arrival of
Policeman Kendall of Boston captured James
Donovan, o burglar, but while taking him to
the station was tripped up by Donovan and
brutally beaten with his own club. Kendall,
however, succeeded in drawing his. revolver
wound from which the burglar died fifteen
minutes later
Three years ago William Been married
Widow Doods, living On farm near Spring.
field Ill: In July, 1882, he threatened to kill
her and her family, and her con John defend
ing his mother, shot and killed Been, and with
me assistance Of servant girl, Iiddle Large,
hid the body ina drain. The girl has confessed
sed the facts, and the body was unearthed to-
Gay; llddle Large was arrested John Dodds
is thought to be in Kansas
James J. Rooney, John Rooney, his son. and
Andrew Mcnamara were arrested in New York
on charge Of systematically robbinp the
brewers Of that city of ale barrels and beer
kegs. Detectives found Rooney and his associ-
ates collecting kegs during the night, and.
after eraslng the marks upon them, shipped
them out of town Brewers say the aggregate
over $10O, Coo "
Mrs John Schaefer of Oakland, Cal, who be-
came insane override loss of one of herlchild-
rem, during tho absence of her husband ~
minutes cut her baby's. throat and then her
own Her husband, 1T the terrible spectacle
presented seized revolver and attempted
suicide, but was prevented by . policeman
bome friends visited the scene In the evening:
among them Mrs. Letrolli, French lady. WHO
WIS 30 shocked ct the sight that she became
craving maniac. =.
It has now developed that the Pacific Ex-
press company is still $4,000 short, and there
il . rurnor that the deficit may reach $4,000
1t was given out that nearly ill the money
stolen by Iiller had been recovered in Milwau-
kee, but this was blind te aid the police in
the recovery of the rest The money was d.
vided Immediately after the robbery, and it ID
supposed AcFadden and another party receiv-
ed share Of tho spoils which they have thus
~ managed 70 keep out Of the hands Of the