The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1885-08-20
The Criminal Calendar.

An adroit swindler named Conklin just
bank.
his father-in-law to recover 81, 900 damages
because the latter charged him with steal
ing $3.50.
An incendiary fire at Farwell, Mich, de-
stroyed the store ofW. A. Carpenter & Co.,
with contents. Loss, SIT, OOO insurance,
$4,000.
At Little Rock, Bourbon county, KY,
Burton Terry shot and killed Mark Lauder
back. The trouble had been of some
months duration.
Sheriff Deitrick ofWalwo rth county, Wis,
has captured the negro Johnson, lwho out
ragged the old lady, seventy eight years Of
age in Durand, Wis. Sheriff Hutchins has
gone to identify the man.
Hiram Franz, notorious character
charged with highway robbery at Lancaster,
Pa, was fatally shot by officers while resist
ing arrest. The officers left town to avoid
the vengeance OF the rolling mill hands.
Perry Starkey's son was slapped by Reu-
ben Wilson in Athens, Ohio. The elder
Starkey sought vengeance with a club, and
two Wilson's, resulting in the murder OF
Starkey.
John Mclain, one OF the most prominent
citizens OF Damascus, Ga, while in one Of
the stores OF that place, which was crowded
at the time with customers, drew his re-
volver from his pocket and emptied four
chambers into his own body before he fell
dead.
Joseph Trcan, who crawled out OF the
river at Davenport two weeks ago, repre-
senting himself as swimmer from st. Paul
to st. Louis on wager OF $500, proved to
be q floating fraud and general deadbeat,
and was arrested in Davenport for thev-
ing and general rascality.
Lord Chief JUSTICE Coleridgc, who Was
| married recently to Miss Lawford, says in
a letter to the London papers that he
| cannot see why the details OF his private
life should interest the public. The father
of lord Coleridge's bride was formerly q,
Judge in Bengal. The lady is thirty-two
years old.
The sheriff has taken possession OF the
bank of Casey Iowa, on an attachment in
the tercst Of crcditors OF Angus. The bank
was owned byJ s. Danford, who purchased
it about three months ago Of Burns &
Doop, He came there from Akron Ohio,
and it was thought that he was we'll reconi
nlendcd.
John C. Beaucleigh, alias Johnny the
Onttke, IL naClOnellIy notorious commence
| man, and wanted in nearly every state in
the Union, was found guilty at the county
seat Of st. Louis county OF beating pas
| sergcr OH the Missouri Pacific railway out
Of $3.50 two years ago, and sentenced to
Two years ir the penitcntiary.
Burglary Mas attempted at four different
places OF business IN Big 'Stone City. In
| two instances success rewarded their:.efforis:
A supply. fpostage stamps were taken from
+. +. Welch's lumber office, and six revol-
vers and some money from the hardware
store of the Wearing, Post & Oehler. or
fcera we're in search but failed to find any
clue TO the tAieyes.
At the house of j. ". Carpenter OF New
York, 81 tragedy occurred recently,
| in which two OF his grandchildren,
gong OF big daughters, were participants.
The COUSINS, boys Of soYenteen or eighteen
years, were close friends: IL the coufas of
a friendly frolie, Jasper Umberfeld becun!e
| fingered and sent IL bullet through the body
! OF his cousin, Jonathan NJ. Carpenter, and
| then blew out his own brains. Young Car~
penter's wound is thought to be fatal.