New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-09-12
Sinful Siftings.

James Kent and Geo Mccormack each
about 20 years old, while joking a bartender
IN New York, made a feint of assaulting him.
The bartender took monster revolver from
the shelf and said laughingly that he was
prepared, Mccormack struck the revolver
with his cane. 1t went off killing Kent in
stantly.
creek, seven miles from Parkersburg, w Va,
was shot and instantly killed by Sam Hare,
OF the same place. John Willis was fatally
wounded at the same time by Hare The
parties are all young men and were on their
way home from church. An old feud which
has existed for good while was stirred up
by discussion of politics, and o or u shots
We're fired.
Information has been received at Philadel-
phi i, Of the murder near Rock Springs, Wyo..
OF 5. Morris Vain, and Charles Livingston
Strong, of New York. Both were wealthy
young men and fast friends. The bodies
were found by a party of hunters on the
plains within 10 miles of Rock Springs,
about five days ago. The bodies were
stripped of money and yaluables of every
kind, and the impression prevailed that they
were murdered while asleep.
Manly M. Walker a farmer living near
Parena. Mich, was arrested, having in his
possession several letter blocks, which he
mailed to postmasters throughout the state,
demanding money to carry on the Demo-
cratic campaign. Two letters, registered
containing money, are in the possession of
Postmaster Bennett. Walker says he was
hired to issue the circulars and receive the
mail by man in Washington, who claimed
to be III the postal service,
A most distressing ragedy was discovered
at DELHI, few miles down the river from Gin
clnnati. 1t was discovered by Mr. Steinle
of Delhi, that his wife and two children. who
had been missing, had been drowned, and the
shock was the more intense because it is be-
heVed that the mother, in fit of insanity.
had dragged the children into the river with
her: The children were girl and a boy, 9
and 10 years old. The three bodies were re-
covered and identified. Mrs. Steinle had been
demented, but no one feared insanity.
A horrible affair is reported from the neigh
borhood of Guide Rock, a small town lust
over the Nebraska line from Kausa, ohm
Baker, while feeding q thrashing machine on
the farm OF a man named Weeks, was accident
ally cut on the hand by the band cutter, a
boy In a rage he grasped the boy and de-
hberately fed him into the machine, feet first.
The boy s screams attracted the attention of
the other hands, but before they could inter
fere the boys body had half disappeared in
the machine. The enraged men seized Baker
and hung him to the straw carrier
brother-in-law in Louisville, KY, where his
wife was staying. AS he opened the door he
sad to his wife: 81 want YOU" AS he utter
ed these words he drew a revolver from his
pocket, and, before she was able to give any
response, he fired; the ball entering her stom-
ach. Before she could turn to make her es-
cape he shot twice more. One of the bullets
entered her back, going through the body,
the other through her left arm He then
placed the pistol in his mouth and fred, the
bullet coming out above the left ear Both
are mortally wounded
]. S. Greene, alias Wessler, alias Stewart,
will soon be in custody charged with bigamy.
He is the man who was elected from the
Grand Pacific hotel at Chicago, and who,
it is said, has five wives. Mrs Margaret
Gilbert, who married him August 20 in St.
cloud, Mimi, accompanied by son of one
OF his wives, who was formerly Mrs. e. G.
brltt1n. went before Justice Scully and got
out warrant for the arrest of her husband
on charge of bigamy. Officer Tyrell ar
rested Rev. Greene at the residence of his
slster-in-law and he was locked up at the
Desplaine street police station.
The people of Winona, Mimi, were
shocked RECENTLY at the report that Ben, V,
Simpson, city engineer and water commits
sIoner, had committed suicide by drowning.
For some time Mr.. Simpson has been de-
spondent over imaginary business troubles.
he accosted citizen and asked him to
drive him to the eastern part of the city,
where the Southwestern railway graders
are at work. On the way he met an ac-
quaintance, to whom he gave his watch and
keys, asking that they be given to his
father, as they belonged to him. Arriving
at the river Mr.. Simpson scrubbed few lines
in his note book saying that his partner
had do connecti on with the troubles which
had made him respondent, then ran and
leaped over the high bank. Finding the
water shallow he Waded out to where it
was deeper, and was drowned.