Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-07-19
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Near ohiora, Neb., Bernard Krugg was
iound dead in has cornfeid. He and his wife
were at work in the corntield and got into a
quarrel, when the woman killed him with a
hoe. She is now ia jail.
Edward A. Deaeons was hanged at Roches-
ter: y. 4, FOR the murder OF Mrs Ada Stone
az last Rochester Aug. 16. 1887. Deacons
was tramp, and committed the crime he
cause Mrs Stone refused 60 give him food.
Charles H. Wight. assistant superintendent
IN the mailing department Of the Detroit
postofiice, has been arrested on a charge Of
pufioinihg money from the mails. IL is
claimed that Wight has stolen letters ever
since be has been connected with the post
Office, about thirteen years A decoy letter
was found ON his person.
Fred A. forsythe. manager Of the Webster
house, at Portsmouth. n, H.. went to his
room. undressed it'd one end Of a strip Of
cloth 10 his feet, the other to trigger of his
gun, placed the muzxie in his mouth and blew
his brains out. Having 10 vacate the Webster
house, BY recent suspicious fire on the pre-
misses, Is supposed to be the cause.
man claiming 10 ecme from Gsand Mea-
dow came to Austin with a team and trade
horses. with G. Fenton, received $12 boot
money. After.the man had gone suspicion
was aroused, and he was overtaken and
brought back. While the team was being
put out the stranger stepped away and has
not been found. Ii is supposed that the
team Is stolen one Officers there are hold
ing IT,
Stranger Was arrested nj Hastings Nsb-,
under suspicious circumstances, His valise
contained a large quantity Of vaiuahles and
eFidence was discovered which is likely to
unearth gang OF thieves. Shipping bills
found in his pockets show that one L, A.
Gibbs had recently forwarded goods TO Joe
Brown. st. Paul, MINI, from Exeter. Suffer
and other points in Nebraska, and some Of
the goods found in his possession have been
ilentihed stolen from parties in these
places The superstition is that the prisoner
belongs 10 a gang operating between Hastings
and Lincoln
Laurel Fork meeting house. near Jellicc.
Tennessee, was the scene Of q terrible tragedy.
II was collision between the Rose and Fus-
ton rinDs. fend had been in existence be-
tween them for some time. Recently volley
OF firearms was discharged OUTSIDE of the
church door. When the smoke cleared away
1t was found that Ewell Lawson and his son
John. aged thirteen. belonging to the Rose
faction. were dead and that three Fusion
boys, Tom. Jim and Enos aud John Porter,
and perhaps fatally wounded. Adozen Others
were wounded
The remarkable case of Joseph Muir, the
inch Philadelphia misunderstanding ieweler. who
photographed TO New York city from Long
Branch asking that detectives be sent down
10 protect him, and stating that his relatives
were attempting TO place him in an asylum.
reached climax when Mr.. Muir MAJ. brought
te the city and pIaced in the insane ward in
the Bellevue hospital. several physicians
agreed that he was out Of mis- mind His
Principle deIusion is a wild idea that his
HotherSn-law and other of his wifc's relatives
are his enemies, and he has tried on severed
OCCASIONS to murder them.
A sixteen-year-old daughter Of Joseph Mar
tia, secured desk room six weeks ago in the
oiiee of an advertising firm at Detroit, Mich.
One evening she dropped into an Office adj
Joining where she worked and had a small
ciseck cashed. This movement was repeated
alter this in various places. Her most re
markable exploit, however was an attempt
tsicollert $3.50 OF a New-iork correspondent
Of the firm. For these and many other like
attempts TO get money the girl had but one
exease-that she had told her mother she
was az work. getting SO week--and there
fore she felt Obliged to obtain at least that
amount of money in that way each week.