Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-05-10
Crimes and Criminals.

Burglars entered MARK Twain's" house
at Hartford. Conn. and stole his shoes,
two overcoats, some napkin rings and 9th.
er small articles.
Fred Kruger and Fred Haar, brother. in.
law, iiving,near.. Sandusky. Mich. quarreled
over division OF property, and Haar
shot Kruger. who died in few hours. A
young son of H=ats was also fatally shot.
Haar was arrested.
The dead body OF Edward jackson, a
young man OF Bsloit Wis. was fouHd'iD d
freight car in the yard OF the Chicago &
Northwestern road In That city. He had
been associating with tramps and there
were some evidences OF foul play.
Frank Hart, aged twenty eight. me
ebanic, while drunk went into Pat Mitehslfa
saloon in Cincinnati and locked the deor
after hun. He declared his intention TO
whip the whole crowd. Mitchell ordered
him out. but Hart became so beliigerant
that Mitchell drew his revolver and fired
twice with fatal effect The wounded man
died shortly alter. Mitchell was arrested.
Gen. Writ Adams, postmaster OF Jack.
son, Miss. and John Martin, editor oil
tire New MississippIan. fought a street d u
ell and both were killed. Gen. Adams W as
hit in the head. and Martin WAS hit twice.
An abusive article published in the New
Mississippian, was the immediate cause
of the tragedy, though breach has long
existed between the two men.
The district court at Triton. Iowa, is I'm.
yestigating the case OF Phpbe j. McMurriu
VS.. w. T. Rigby for damages Tor ASSEMBLING
the plaintiff. The prominence of the de-
fsndant. Capt Rigby. and the nature OF the
case, renders this sensational trial 1t il
a civil suit for. damages for the assault,
nd ha ,.tosn laft =
plaintiff is an Irish girl, twenty years o.
age, preposseesing in appearance.
The condition OF the Emperor OF Ger.
many is satisfactory, aud the doctors are
more hopeful. He has hut little lever. and
the expectoration is slight. He shows no
increase in strength. however, and he il
not allowed to walk about his room. A
dispatch to the London Lancet from Der.
lin says: 1.-THE Emperor is gradually
gaining strength. The discharge from the
abscess lie still abundant. The laryngeal
disease Is quiescent.
Two masked men halted the Lakeport
stage near Cloyerdale. Cal. and stole the
box OF Wells. Fargo &Co. Constable Abra.
ham Crigler ami Samuel Allen left Clover.
dale on receipt OF the news and overlook
the robbers at Profile Roak in the mount.
aims. One Of them shot Crigler through
both the robbers slid down steep prec-
ipice and escaped. A posse has started
after them from Cloverdale. The amount
stolen Is not known.
ii. Bowdrie. industrial Instructor OF She
government schoolat Sisseton agency. Da-
kota, became enraged at an Indian who
refused to do his bidding and threw q
stone. which struck the Indian on the
back OF the head, since which time he has
laid In a semi.comatose condition. The
agency physician says the mans chances
for life or death aro about even. Bcwdrie
was arrested and tried Tor the assault at
the agency but the only punishment he
received was thar Indian Agent Jenkins
called for his resignation, which Rowdrie
refused to give. The agent has reported
the matter to the department.
The Rev Edgar L. Heermanee, former.
" pastor OF the Presbyterian church in che
village of White Plains. New York. shot
himself while in his church. Mr.. Heer-
mance's resignation was asked fer some
months ago in consequences OF dissatisfac.
ton arising between himself and the
church members over his salary. at the
time Of his suicide he was sitting within
the ehsncel in conversation with the gray
haired sexton and was perfectly rational.
Mr.. Heermance was q man OF great learn
ing. but was somewhat eccentric in his
ideas. At New Haven he formed the ac-
quasntance OF sx.President Woolsey's
daughter. whom he married some twenty
years ago.
The New York Times says that while the
body OF the venerable George II. Potts lay
in Its coffin awaiting burial, rtmor began
to toy with the affairs OF the National
Park Bank (of which he was
c-esidsntl for the FIRST time in the history
OF that institution. Later investigation
showsd tie runBcrs TO be correct, An
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