Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-06-19
WEST AND SOUTH.

anarchists alleged to have been concerned In
the recent riot and massacre went out OF ex-
istence to-day, being formally discharged by
Judge Rogers. During its existence it ex-
amined $50 witnesses and returned thirty in
dictments, ten being for murder and the rest
for riot and conspiracy. The great anarchist
trials will probably commence one week from
to-day.
JOLIET, June At the penitcntia-y sun
day morning Archbishop Fehan conferred the
rite Of confirmation upon 40 ~convicts. The
chapel was nicely decorated with flowers and a
large number OF outside visitors were present.
The ceremony was most interesting and i'm
~ressive. Among the c~onvicts confirmed were
several Of the most notorious criminals in the
penitentiary.
CHICAGO, June 7.-Chas. Sockman called on
street this morning. While they were talking
Thomas Fonnell, a dish washer, with whom
Mrs. Sockman had trouble entered and an
alteration ensued, when Sockman drew a re-
volver and fired three shots at Fonnell, two
taking effect and seriously wounding him.
Sockman was booked for a murderous assault
and Fonnell was taken to the hospital.
LOUISVILLE, June EARLY this morning
the Davis block, occupied by the new Grand
theatre, the ~Brinkworth's restaurant, the Ken
lucky school Of medicine and Deminzio's fruit
store and several small shops and Offices was
almost totally destroyed by fire. Loss about
100000. Insured.
ST. LOUIS, June last night VIM. Rob
erts was fatally shot by Eugene Spangle, a
brakeman on the Iron Mountain road. 1t is
alleged that Spangle came home and found his
wife in a compromising condition with Rob
erts and opened fire with the above result.
CHICAGO, June About 4 o'clock this
morning fire originated in the cellar of a
building at No. 733 Canal street and quickly
shot upwards. Soon both floors were ablaze.
The fire spread to an adjoining building,
which was soon enveloped in flames. The
second floor of No. 133 was occupied by the
families of Durkin and Murphy, not one Of
whom escaped. The names Of the dead are
Michael Murphy, aged forty Mrs. Murphy,
aged thirty-fve; Annie Murphy, aged nine;
Nellie Murphy, aged eleven; Mrs. Mary Dur
kin, aged thirty; Patsy LAWN, aged four, and
John Durkin, a babe. They were doubtless
smothered In their beds, and their bodies were
found burned until they were an unrecogniza-
bic mass of charred flesh and bones. The
family living In the lower part Of this build
ing escaped by a miracle, the husband having
only time enough to throw his wife and chill
dren from the window and scream
the alarm 20 the inmates on the
upper floor and follow his family. All
escaped from No. 731 but William Hand, aged
sixty eight, who insisted that his son should
save his wife and children first. The father,
old and dccrepit, was last seen at the window
about to jump. The lower portion of this
building was used as n grocery. The fire was,
without doubt, i~ncendiary. The loss is about
$4,000.
DUBUQUE, June 1.-Solon L%angworthy died
this morning. He settled in Dubuque in 1924
AS an Indian fighter. He was a q~uartermaster
during the civil war and a lumber merchant on
the upper Mississippi.
The Schutzen Bczirk awarded prizes and pic
nickcd on Sunday. The awards were made to
ID. Herlien, G.. Nutzel. of Peru, Ill. II. Saun-
ders, of Dubuque; c. NJ. Wendroger, Of Chi
cage; Emil Berg, Davenport. Tho committee
will meet at Davenport in 1887 to select a place
Of holding the festival in 1888.
The tircmen's tournament opens its business
meeting on Tuesday and will parade Wednes-
day. Twelve hundred firemen are present.
DEs MONIES, June Sin the impeachment
trial to-day the bookkeeper of the Hawkeye
Insurance company testified that Vail charged
for more time than he put in while examining
that company.
..ALEIGH, n. c., June S.-Local elections
were held yesterday at many points in the
state. There was much excitement, but no
trouble. The prohibitionists were successful
in Raleigh and many ether points.
Dies MoINEs, June Sin addressing the
LAWYERS at the reunion at the opening OF the
new supreme court rooms this morning, jus
tice Miller, Of the supreme court Of the United
States, teatcd a sensation by declaring that
the Iowa supreme court honorcd itself by its
decision in the prohibitory amendment case.
KEoKUK, June s.-At Memphis, Missouri,
Miss Ida Courtney attempted suicide by
GROW UlnG. sic was ItSNutI ny sohlS b'.o
Her fathers opposition in a love affair was
the cause Of the rash act.
CLINTON, June S.-A meeting OF the Scot
fish rite Masons begins at Lyons to-day. Rep.
resentativcs from all over the country are
preseut. The convention closes Friday night
CHICAGO, June S.-John Murphy, a painter
attempted 10 board a passenger train on TIT
Milwaukee road last night, while In rapid mo
ton, and fell under the wheels. His heat
was cut of, his clothing caught in the brake
I rod and the body dragged more than a mile.
DUBUQUE, June 9.-George Schoms, wife
and three children ate raw pork and were i'm
mediately taken sick. A microscopic ex
animation Of the pork showed trichina.
The fire parade this morning was seventeen
: blocks long, and one Of the finest in the city,
! history.
? CHICAGO, June 9.-The secret service Of
, fcials In this city are considerably exercised
: over the Lumber OF countefeit five dollar gol'
pieces which have been passed here during TIT
; last two weeks. The coins have q splendid
' ring and are SO heavily plated that they easil.
' pass the test A number Of spurious silve
dollars u trife short in weight have also beer