Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-11-27
Criminal Calender.

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Watertown, Oak, is considerably wrought
up over the suspension OF Judge Smith. Z
Fifteen tramps were taken out of Texas
Jail by a mob and given thirty nine lashes.
Madison county, Ga, is terrorized by
armed desperadoes who DEFY the author
tiles.
Edward Vandelinder was arrested at
Bismarck charged with committing muir
der in Michigan.
There is little probability OF an indict-
ment being returned against W. S. Warner
Ferd Wards friend.
Two women in Florence, Kan, having
read that Mrs. Walkup increased her beau
ty by eating arsenic, tried it and came near
dying.
James Blackburn, ex-paymaster OF the
Lake Shore & Western railroad, has been
arrested for an alleged shortage in his &C.
counts.
Fargo seems just now to be infested with
gang OF crooks, who have come down
from all sides; but most OF them are rapid
ly seeing the inside Of the Jail.
DR.. Elmer Mosher, a prominent physician
OfTroy N. Y, indicted for ass.ulting q
Misss Miller, has compromis SGD the matter
by promising to marry the young lady.
Three masked burglars soaked rich
Pennsylvania farmer in petroleum and
made an Ixion wheel firew ork OF him, and
the neighbours are organizing vigilance
committee.
Corneilson OF Mount Sterling, KY, who
made the cowardly assault on Judge Reid
last year, which led to the suicide OF Reid,
was sentenced in 1854 to three years i'm.
prisonment.
AS John b. Bowman one OF the most
prominent citizens OF East St. Louis, ILL.,,
was approaching his home in the outskirts
OF town, he Was shot in the back OF the
head or neck by some unknown person and
instantly killed.
Oct. Is the body OF an unknown man,
supposed to hail from Iowa, WAS discover
ed in the Republican river near Rice, Kan.
Evidence has been obtained that Aaron
Wells, now III Jail i'll Macomb, Ill.,, charged
with forgery, is the murderer.
George and Ellen Barker, husband and
wife, formerly of Buffalo, N. Y. were arrest
ed at Cleveland, O., by detectives for
counterfeting. When the detectives arriv-
ed at the house, Barker and his wife were
engaged in manufacturing 5u-cent pieces.
The seven years sentence in the Michigan
City Und.) penitentiary OF J onathan Davis
has expired. lie is an expert old-time
counterfeiter and a dangerous operator.
indictments are hanging over him at Gin
cinnati and Louisville. A marshal went
to Michigan City to take him to Cincinnati
as soon as he leaves the prison.
The jury in the Beckwith murder case at
Hudson, n. Y. came into court with a verdict
OF guilty OF murder in the first degree The
prisoner arose excitedly and began TRADE
against the FreeMasons. He was Quoted by
the court officers. When asked ii he had
anything to say, the prisoner spoke in an
excited tone for twenty-five minutes aud
begged the court to allow him to go to
some warm climate, and he would never
again open his mouth. Judge Ingalls, sen.
fenced him to be hanged on Friday, Jan. 8.
Ipswich, Oak, Special 1t has Just be-
come kno wn here that the United States
grand jury at Yankton has indicted one oil
cur townsmen in the person OF Alfred Jour
bert, the district attorney of this county.
Mr.. Jourbert came here about eighteen
months ago from Mitchell where he had been
engaged in the la nbueiness, and it is alleged
that while there he was engaged in the whole.
sale forging OF soldiers declaratorics and
accomplishments, and for which he is now
indicted in four indictments OF three
counts each.