The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-10-24
Crimes and Criminals.

Henry Mock, arrested ut Cleveland, Ohio,
confessed to setting fire to o freight car. He
is but seventeen.
Bank President Benjamin Cole of Boston was
fned 80 for horsewhipping a boy who would
not drive his grocery wagon out of the mil
ionaire's way.
Fred W. Cohen, drummer for ajewelry
house, insulted q Forth Worth, Tex, girl, when
fifteen of the young men of the place enticed
him into q room and gave him forty-fye lashes
with q buggy whip.
At Long View, Texas, Donald Carter, apromi.
nent citizen, suicided recently by morphine.
Last November Carter married Miss Durham,
ono Of the most charming young ladies in Tex
as, who died in July, after q protracted ilIness.
Brooding over his loss, the husband finally de-
termined self-dcstruction
Tho residence Of Alexander Mitchell, in Mil
waukee, was bnrglarized to the extent OF $500
in. money and valuables. Mr.. Mitchel's
sleeping room was entered and his gold watch
and $50 in bills from his pantaloons pocket
were taken. A valuable watch belonging I'd
Mrs. Mitchell was also taken.
AA Robert Jones of Birch Coolie, MINI, was
returning from Morton Saturday night, afte,
selling aload Of wheat, no was attacked by
highwaymen and badly pounded over the head.
They were frightened away by teams following
before they could secure his money. At /
o'clock Sunday afternoon Jones had not
recovered his senses, and his condition was
critical. The would-be robbers were not
caught, sndthere ia no clue to theiridentity.
Gov. jackson Of West Va, committed the
sentence Of Charles Spurlock to imprisonment
in the pe~nitentiAry for life. He was to have
been hanged next Friday. he was one Of the
Hill boya' lJesse James, gang. This gang via
tied Jack Woods residence April IS last, fol
the purpose Of robbing, but, meeting with re-
sistance, shot and killed young Alvin Woods
j The gang WIS captured q day or two later, ani
taken toSt Albans. The two Hill boys were
lynched by . mob. Spurlock was captured
from the mob.
John Lowry and wife, cattle feeders for @
d. Hudson, were found murdered on a farm.
near Marshall, Missouri, recently. Lowry wal
found at the barn, with q bullet hole in hill
head, and his wife near tho house, her skull
having been crushed with an ak. The crime
it is suspected, was committed by q party OF
trarnps seen in the vicinity. The theory is tina
the murderers were lying in wait for Lowry,
and when he came to the barn shot him from
behind, then went to the house, o~verpowored
Mira. Lowry, outraged and murdered her.
Portland Or, Special: During the past two
: a1iiu Inns peeh siSlteu py several
lincendiary fires. Ten weeks since an incen-
diary fire was started and a very disastrous
c0nfagration resulted. A man named r g.
Brown WAS strongly suspected. The insur-
ancec companies offered a large reward for the
apprehension OF the guilty party. Detectives
shadowed Brown closely and last Saturday
arrested him on the charge OF incendiarism.
Brown was seized with remorse and confessed
the whole affair, giving the details of his crime.
He says he set fire TO his premises to procure
the insurance. He will be punished to the
full extent of the law. Detectives are shadow
ing others who are suspected of being con
nected with these incendiary fires.