The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-08-30
Criminal DOings.

Awarrant of extradition in the case OF Max
Hoppe in custody at Lethbridge N. W. T.,
for the murder OF William Adams in Montana
last May, has been forwarded to Ottawa.
At Austin, Minn., two jail birds, Thompson
of Adams and Ingalls, of Spring Valley, both
in for alleged stealing. broke jail recently by
prying open the iron bars at the window. A
p osse is looking for them.
Capt Nat Kinney, the famous chief and
founder of the Bald Knobbers organization,
was shot and instantly killed at Ozark, Chris
tian county, by Bill Miles, an anti-Bald Knob
ber. Miles escaped.
A Burlington & Northern man named
Huiburt was pounded at La Crosse by ex-
employees of the road because he was q
"scab.' They were arrested and fined. One
paid his fine and the other is in jail
The steward of the British ship Dovenboy
Hall, who was sentenced at Liverpool to be
hanged for numbering his captain, during a
voyage efrom San Francisco to Liverpool, has
been respited.
DR.. w. F. Simmons, ex.member of the
Mississippi legislature, and one of the largest
merchants, was shot in his store, 10 miles
east of Osyka by Lee Hinson. The cause OF
the shooting was the decided stand Simmons
had taken against the practice of "regulat-
ing"
John H. Martling confessed to reporter
that he murdered Albert II. Ramsden.
Ramsden. who was O prominent architect,
was killed in his Office by some man who used
a brick in his attack. Martling was a
draughtsman in Ramsden's Office, and he
claims that he did it in self defense.
James Pedro was shot and instantly killed
by Edward Huffman, at Indianapolis. Both
men had been pa ying attentions to q young
woman and jealousy is supposed to have in
spired the crime. Pedro and the girl were to
have been married the next day. Huffman
was captured after long chase and is in Jail
He claims the killing was accidental.
At Mount Guide Rock, Neb., two men
named Henderson and Cole went to a dance
in an intoxicated condition, and upon the
ladies refusing to dance with them Hcnder-
son handed revolver to Cole, who fred in
to the crowd and mortally wounded Charles
Grant, bookkeeper, and q boy named
Montgomery. Both men are under arrest
and may be lynched.
4, v. Corey, Galena street saloonkeeper,
and William Doherty settled an old feud with
a dirk and revolver Corey was fatally
stabbed and j. +. Harrington spectator,
in few hours. Corey fred several shots
without effect. Doherty resisted arrest des-
perately, flashing his knife in the face of the
officers, but was finally jailed.
AScaffold upon which number rofbricklayers
were working on Science hall, at the univer-
sity grounds, Minneapolis fell John Knut-
son, living ut 309 Fourth avenue south, was
severely bruised about the right hip and head
Emil Gordon, of 1919 Sixth street south, had
both feet crushed. John Royce, Of 2627
Twenty avenue SOUTH had his foot and
arm severely wrenched, and A. Orr, 1877
Fremont avenue, had several ribs broken.
Christian Emerson, an old settler and farm
er of Brookville, has disappeared very mys-
teriQnsly.s He was seen to cross the railroad
truck Hoar the depot and etrike for the woods
northeast Of town. That is the last trail
that can be found. About FIVE hundred peo-
pie were out searching for him, with no sue,
cess. He has been somewhat respondent of
late and it is feared that he has committed
suicide, for during one of these spells he told
his wife that if he ever disappeared they
would find him strung up.
1t has just been learned TINT special agents
Of the treasury departments, arrested q man
named y. W. Brown i'm q room on Harrison
street. Chicago, who had in his possession
125 pounds Of 0pinM, supposed to have been
smuggled. The custom house authorities