Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-04-04

j. Harvey Mott q pro5ezsed spirftualist
and medium who has, during the past wear.
made converts of q number Of prominent
citizens in Kansas City and been visited by
/ persons from all parts Of this county, and
from Europe, was exposed recently through
/ q ruEe BY J. b. Lawrence, MANAGING editor
/ of the Kansas City Journal. Mr. Lawrence
I obtained an interview, and when the me-
dunn appeared as q spirit, threw a small
/ Jet Of analyne solution in his face, and
/ then had him arrested for obtaining money
under false pretenses, officers being held in
waiting for that purpose. Mott gave bond
or his appearance Thursday.
Mrs. Kreuger, wife of a German farmer,
! living six miles from Pacific No. 1nur-
dersd one of her little children recently. by
nearly ssYering the head from the body
with a butcher knife. She also attempted
! to kill her other two children, but they e.
capped from her. They alarmed their fath or,
who had great difficulty in OverpOWering
his wife who was violently insane. and
fee all Of her children.
A Houston, Texas, special on March q
SAYS: Captain Hutchinson, Of this city,
owner of q large ranch in Grimes County,
has lust received private adVices from the
foreman of his ranch Of the attempt of six
white cOnVicts to escape this morning. One
named Hall, from Hidalgo County, and
shot down by the guard. -Four escaped.
BlOOdhOunds have been started in pursuit
A Chattanooga, Tenn, dispatch says: Last
Saturday a young man named John Pearce,
living at Rock Greek, this county, procured
a license to marry Miss Alice Penny. The
young lady objected to having the ceremony
sOlemniZed, an ! Sunday Pearce grew very
angry and excited. Marry me, or die, D
he said. Miss Penny refused. Pearce there
upon drew pistOland shot himselfthrOugh
the heart.
The bodies of the FIVE victims of the
Vance county tragedy-Henry PeTciVal,
his wife and child, and two men named
MAR and Baird-WhiCh occurred some
months ago, passed through Omaha, March
burial. The Grand Jury brought indict-
ments against the supposed murderer, who
is now believed to be in Nova Scotia. De-
tectiVes are still searching for him.
A special from Omaha says. at OsceOla,
Neb., Aiilt. W. Smith, found guilty of the
murderer of his wife November 9th last
was sentenced to be hanged on the oath of
July. The murder created great excitement
at the time. A mob endeaVOred to break
in the Jail and lynch Smith, terrifying him
so that he sttem pied to commit suicide.
An old feud between Robert Grimes and
John Rogers eliminated last Saturday
evening in q street duel at the little town
of Hibbard, Mississippi county, Missouri,
in which each party smphed a shooter, and
Rogers was killed. Grimes was arrested
and taken to Charleston Sunday night for
safe keeping.
An unknown man WhIle attempting to
force his way on the city dump boat, mOored
st the foot of Chateau Avenue, st. Louis,
at a late hour at night, after 'pelting the
Waterman of the boat, Joseph Bauer, with
rocks, was struck on the head by the latter
with club and killed. Bauer was arrested.
The Buffalo Music Hall and the st. Louis
Roman Catholic Church of Buffalo, burned
on the evening Of the 25th. The MCCaull
Opera Company were IN the theatre dress
ing for the opera of 'Faulka," and barely
escaped with their lives. One fireman was
killed at the church.
The boiler of a saw mill five miles from
Pine Bluff, No, belonging to Ed MOntgOm-
cry, exploded, fatally WOunding him, kill
ing Engineer S. o. Morris and breaking
leg of Amos Evan. Several mill hands
were severely scalded.
Arthur appointed William Shields post
master at West Chester, Pa, March Sd, and
on the oath he committed suicide. He was
an old man, and had become greatly WOr-
ried over his new Office.
Ganson G Co.'s livery stable, at Urbana,
o., burned. Thirty seven horses persisted.
The fire is believed to be fincendiary origin.
Many of the horses were Kentucky thor
Oughbreds.
A block eight stories high at TOmpkins-
vile, L. L, burned. tits a total loss tOgeth-
er with nearly all the contents. Loss $780,
900.
A fire at sYonkers, n. Y, damaged the
buildings of the W. T. Washburne Manu-
featuring Company $25, 600.
The Lindell Hotel at SedaIia, an old land
mark and lately used as a boarding. house,
burned recently. Loss s., 500.
Albert Gamble, a boy Of fifteen, living at
MOuntville, Pa, committed suicide last
night by hanging.