The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-09-13
Criminal DOings.

Near Columbus. Ind, James Ford, q
farmer while suffering from dehrium caused
by fever, sprang from his bed and made an
attack upon his wife and two children. He
seized a chair and killed the youngest child,
a babe and fatally injured his wife, and his
ten-year-old son was so badly injured that he
will die. 1t required eight men to manacle
the delirious man.
Mr.. Chester, son of a prominent citizen of
Antwerp O.. went to Fort Wayne. Wis,
and drew 81 500 in cash from bank.
While returning home he was waylaid and
robbed The robbers knocked him senseless
and laid him on the track of the Wabasna
railroad in such a position that the next
train would run over him. Fortunately he
was discovered in time.
E. A. Gardner, accused of opium snug
Cling has turned over to the government 120
pounds of opium through his attorney, Capt.
Black at Chicago. This is part of the $50
pounds stolen from the Ogdensburg custom
house during the ca rly part of July by Gard
er and his alleged accomplices, j. w. Stone,
Nathaniel H, Lyttle and William Comminsky.
The other 100 pounds was eized at the time
of Gardner's arrest.
John Brady, a wealthy farmer living seven
miles north of Montgomery in Davloss coun-
ty Indiana while playing game of cards at
home with his neighbor, Mr.. Carpenter, was
unknown person or persons who fired
through the open window. Mr.. Carpenter
was also shot, the bullet knocking out his
front teeth and coming oat below the ear.
The people in that locality are searching for
the assassins, and, if found, they will be
!ynched.
A man giving the name of Maj. Gen. Hovey
of Washington, D. c., was arrested at Racine,
Wis, on the charge of being a pension shark.
He represented himself as q pension ex-
aminer and attempted to prevail upon Mrs.
Gottbehua, w. c. Jones, and others to alloy
him to collect their pensions, at the same
time asking heavy fee and claiming that he
lect pensions. After being arrested he con-
fesssed that he was fraud. He was taken
to Milwaukee by United States marshal.
j. Rocks an ex-patient employed at the
insane hospital at st. Peter, Minn.. commit
ted suicide by jumping into the Minnesota
river. He was found in the river east of the
hospital by one of the employees. Mr. Rocks
lad been patient in the asylum for twelve
years prior to the last two, when he was dis
charged. He has been employed there for
several years, and was considered q good
and faithful servant. No cause is given for
his strange action, unless it be o recurrence
of insanity.
David Niblock and seven Others including
one woman, were arrested at Pittsburg, for
robbng wholesale grocery stores on Liberty
street. The robbery has been system atically
carried on for nearly year, and it is esti-
mated that goods amounting to at least
s1O, 900 have been taken. The plan was for
one Of the thieves to secure employment as
watchman In the store. and after dark the
goods would be carried off and sold to regu-
lar customers. Six arrests for receiving stolen
goods are yet to be made.
The little town of Roseand. q suburb OF
Chicago, whose population is chiefly COM
posed of II Hollanders is in a state of excite
ment over the disappearance ofthe officers of
the savings hank ofthe village. The president
of the bank, William Swart, its teller, L. II.
Johnson. and the business solicitor, Elijah
Dcck!er. have left town, taking with them the
entire assets Of tbs bank amounting to be-
tween $4,000 and $50, ,OGQ, The vault
when opened was found to contain only 81 .16.
The depositors are mostly small tradesmen
and farmers of the vicinity. Swart had been
,peculating