The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1885-03-13


PRESIDENT Arthur intends to devote
himself after his retirement from office
to life OF leisure. He does not con-
template resuming his profession or
engaging in any other occupation, his
fortune being ample for his support.
lie will spend few days with his
friends, the Frelinglluysens. at WASH
ington, and will GO thence for q short
trip to Fortress Monroe. BY June he
will start for Canada on his summer
fishing tour. After his return in the
autumn New York City will be his
home.
Fred Grant joins the physicians in
the statement that General Grant is n
very sick man, of whose permanent re-
cOvery there is but little chance. His
teeth have all been extracted, in the
hope OF easing the neuralgia pain in the
face, and he can take only liquid nour-
ishment. His head is kept wrapped in
hot flannels, on account OF q severe
pain in the right ear. The cancerous
comes steadily worse. For the past
eight nights he has had very little
sleep.
William Gresham, who cownided
Albert Gihon OH the streets in Wash
ington, was arraigned in police court
in that city. together with Smith and
Ruff, two other young society men who
were present as witnesses of the ARRAY.
Gihon charged Smith and Ruff with
participating in the assault. This was
denied on the part of the defense.
Gresham said that an insult offered by
Gihon to q lady whose escort Gresham
was occasioned the trouble. He had
challenged Gihon to a fist fight, which
the latter declined, and he had accord
ingly been compelled 10 seek satsfac-
ton publicly. In disposing of the case
Judge Smell referred to the participants
as fastidious dudes and sentenced
Gresham to two months in Jail. Smith
and Ruff were fined 500 each. The
case will be appealed.
A plot TO rob the state treasury of
Nebraska became known at Lincoln
three weeks ago. About O'Clock Sat
urday afternoon, three men stepped to
the cashiers window in the state house
presented pistols ut the head of Deputy
Bartlett, and took $500 in coin. AS
they walked away, q detective fired at
them, and killed one named James
Griffin. Alya Mcclure was captured,
and the third party escaped. The rob-
bers named had each previously killed
his man, but escaped conviction On the
plea Of self-defense. Later reports
say there are suspicious that the at
tempt was clever job engineered by
local detectives solely to secure repu-
tation. The revolver Of one of the al
legged burglars was found to be loaded
with blank cartridges only, and there are
other suspicious circumstances in con-
nection with the affair which Il coro-
ner's jury are now investigating.
a The famous Ford murder trial at
New Orleans was concluded Saturday,
the jury finding Patrick Ford and John
Murphy guilty of murder, while Judge
Thomas j. Ford, w. e. Caulfield, and
w. il. Buckley were convicted of man
slaughter. Judge Ford, Il leading pol
itician, had u quarrel with A. II. Muir
ply, likewise a. political power. The
Judge gathered about him his brother
Patrick and three officers of his court,
and ambushed and killed his unarmed
and unsuSpecting victim. Powerful
pressure was brought to bear, witness
es were intimidated, and the first trial
came TO sudden end when it was dis
covered that the prosecution had free
access to the jurors and were imprOv-
ing the opportunity. The second trial
was more successfully conducted, and
the jury deliberated but q few mo-
ments. The murderers will carry the
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