New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-11-28
and were carried away to a neigh boring
drug store. The pickpedkets reaped a rich


drug store. ThefpickpeGkets reaped rich
harvest.
Though theauth oritiesrefuse to talk about
the recent big capture of counterfeiters in
Western New York and Pennsylvania, a few
facts have leaked out to show it to be one of
the most importantsc aptures on record The
man Richardson, who was broughtto Buffalo
rs not only seemingly respectable, but is in
more than comfortable circumstances He
has a delightful home at Cassadaga, and is
e father of two estimable daughters. al
lost grown. 1t is stated that the govern
ment has for years tried to get: q case against
Rich aEdson, but never with much success I'M
tai now. 1t is believed that for twenty years
he has been making .eounterfeit money, and
no man In the United States has been able to
produce aspufious coin SO near Ii lie the gem
uine as he The other six men in terested with
him circulated the coin, but Richardson, it is
alleged, was the manufacturer.
j axe and Joe Tobler (colored )were executed
in Wichita, Kansas, IN the presence of but a
few people, by Federal authorities. While
their legs were being pinioned prayers were
offered by Mrs. Call. and at the suggestion of
the prisoners, the services were brief Just
before the black caps were adjusted, Joe
showed signs OF a breakdown. After the fall
Jake never moved a muscle. while Joe, dur
ing the second minute, drew up his legs twice.
The crime for which they were executed was
the killing of Cass and Goodeykuntz near Sac
and Fox agency in August 1885. The muir
dered men were engaged III business at Vinita
in the territory, and while on their way to
Northern Texas ea1nped about one mile from
Sac and Fox agency While asleep they were
murdered. The Tobler boys were soon after
arrested, with property of the murdered men
in their possession, and confessed their guilt.
FL. 81. Scott. county surveyor of Pine coun-
ty and justice of the peace in Hinekley, went
from his place OF business with his wife, DR..
Mary M. Scott, to the water tank of the
Eastern Minnesota railway, of which S. K.
Irwin was engineer, to settle some trivial af-
fair. Mrs. Scott fearing that there might be
some trouble, and seeing her husband put a
would go with him if he would leave the re-
volver at home. He made it appear that he
had done so, but when they arrived at the
tank and Mr.. Irwin was accused of the deed,
he denying it alphabetically Scott drew the
revolver. Irwin, while trying to get the pis-
toll from Scott, was shot dead. After Irwin
was dead Scott shot him again in the head.
Scott deliberately walked up town and gave
himselfnp to Marshall Booth. They were
both members of the G. A. R., and as far as
their neighbors knew were good friends. They
are both men of family and respected. The
coroner's jury brought in a verdict of willful
murder.
An interesting and sensational murder case
terminated at Fort Smith, in verdict
of guilty, as to Henry Millers and William
Woods, two prominent citizens of Donovan
county, Kan, Nov. Is, 1887, Woods left
home with John Hantz, an old schoolmate
and friend, for a hunt in the Indian Territory.
They subsequently picked up q companion in
a stranger named Miller. They were gone
three months and were seen in various parts
of the Choctaw and Cherokee nations When
they returned home Hantz was missing, and
a searching party afterwards found his body
in a river, face down and with bullet hole
in the back of his head. His watch was found
in Millers pocket. The evidence was purely
circumstantial, and the recovery of the body
was due mainly to the devotion Of a pointer
dog belonging to the murdered man. The
dog refused to leave the place of it's masters
murder, and bayed continually until the
body was found. Both Woods and Miller
are respectable citizens of Kansas.