Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-08-16
A TRAGICAL AFFAIR.

A TRAGICAL AFFAIR.-A very trag-
ical affair happened in our usually quiet
city last Friday evening, and was re-
peated Saturday evening. Happily for
the guilty party.it had many witnesses.
A gentleman of generally social and
quiet ways became demonstrative and
excited in the presence of crowd of
peOple-he being on an elevated place
where he could overlook the crowd.
His wife appearing with the baby in
her arms just then, the insane fiend
took the baby. and to stop the cries of
The infant took the novel way of pound
ing its head on the floor. The excited
mother interfered, when she was pitched
over back and ''the subsequent proceed
ings interested her no more" The
marshal appeared and endeavored to
arrest the murderous crank, but was
punched in the head and laid OUT sub
sequently, another gentleman was laid
alongside the marshal, the mailman
striking and butting with his head, and
uttering the most fiendish chuckle while
doing so. Finally Mr.. Punch, the art
full dOdger, was taken into custody by
his Plutonic Majesty and thus the grand
drama of Punch and Judy was closed
followed by lecture on liver medicine.
The comedy was well represented, as it
should be after having been on the
boards for over one hundred years.
AN INTERESTING SUIT.-Capt. A. r.
Bushnell, of this city, United States Dis
trict Attorney, has commenced suit in
the United States District Court for the
Western district of the state of Wiscon-
sin against the Washburn estate, on
bond for $4,000, given by ex-Goy. G.
g. Washburn in September, 1865. Pa
pers have been served upon G. Van
Steenwyk, of La Crosse, as executor,
and the case will come up at the earliest
practicable date. This suit is brought to
recover an alleged defalcation in the
accounts of Milton Barlow when he was
receiver of public moneys at La Crosse.
The amount of the defalcation is stated
at 81, 440. C. c. Washburn and Ma
thaniel w. Dean were Mr.. Barlow's
bondsmen, and now, at this late date,
twenty years after Mr.. Barlow's APP
pointment, and several years after all
the principal parties have died, suit is
brought. The impression is that at the
time when it was found that Mr.. Bar
lows books did not balance the matter
was settled up. Messrs. Wing q Dyson,
of La Crosse, who are the attorneys of
the estate, will contest the claim for the
executors, who, though abundantly able
to pay, believe that it is unjust to
demand anything of them.
DR.. Eaton has announced the middle
of October as the date when his lesig-
nation will take effect. Though little
earlier than the anniversary. it is q
more convenient time for change of
residence, both for himself and tor his,
successor. He has appointed a meeting
of the members Of the church for. a
week from next Wednesday, TO take.
formal action upOa his resignation.
The Lafayette Baptist Association,
will meet with the Mt. Hope Baptist
church, Eden. Iowa County. Septem-
Der 3, at 2 p. m Persons going by
railroad will pnrchase tickets to Ed
mund. where they will be met by friends,
and carried BY wagons three miles to
the church The fare is 81 10 from Lam.
easter.
rennlmOre.
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