New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-12-05
Mans Wicked Doings.

John b. King, a young law student was
shot and killed at New Huren, Conn. The af-
fair is very mysterious, and the police have
discovered no clue to the murderer
Edwin A. Gardner, arrested in connection
with the opium smuggling case in which the
government was defrauded out of $35, 900 in
duties, was at Auburn, N Y, convicted on
six counts of the Indictment The cases
against Haines, Stone and Bundage will be
tried together.
The coroner jury in the McMenery murder
case brought in a verdict of malicious and
Wllliul murder at Port Arthur, Canada.
Jarvis, the murderer, was seen at Silver
mountain and at Beaver mine He had his
mustache cut off. Four constables were sworn
IN and are now in pursuit.
Thomas Davies, aged forty-fve, draughts-
man in the city engineers office at Cincinnati,
Ohio, shot himself through the temple with a
32-calibre revolver at his home on PARCEL
avenue, Price Hill. No cause is assigned for
the suicide The deceased leaves children.
two OF whom are young ladies just budding
into womanhood.
One night three Swedes started out to visit
an unsavory portion of Fargo, Oak. One of
them had on his person $500, but being in
toxlcated, he had given it to one of his COM
panions for safe keeping. They we're halted
by two masked men, who, with drawn re-
volvers,- demanded their money. The one
who had the $500 ran away, and one of the
Others saved a pocketbook containing $50.
by throwing it away without being observed
by the robbers, who then relieved them of the
balance OF their money and watch and dis
appeared
Moses Prasser was knocked down aud
robbed of silver watch and $13 in money
at Mankato, MINI. Three arrest were made.
and one, Edward Greenbush was held, Pras-
ser identifies Greenbush as one of his assail-
ants. Greenbush admits being there and
witnessing the robbery, but denies taking
any part in it. He does not know the other
Two he says that he received $1.75 of the
money. Presser is locked up himself, charged
with stealing a ring at police headquarters
while awaiting developments Greenbush is
an old offender.
John Gleason, an old settleran respectable
citizen living on farm near Winnebago
City, Mimi. was found dead under the ice in
the Blue Earth river. The circumstances in
dictate suicide. Mr.. Gleason's family were abb
sent, visiting, and on returning home Mr..
Gleason was missing. Search was made for
him. His hat was discovered on the ice, and
near by was a hole recently cut and the body
discovered just beneath. No reason can be
assigned for the act. Mr. Gleason was in
some financial trouble, but nothing which
should lead a sane person to take his life.
His family relations were pleasant.
Ernest Wunsch, a button manufacturer of
Newark, N. j.. committed suicide at New
York. He had been respondent for some
tune on account of the alleged elopement of
his wife in England with son of Joseph
Cham berlain Wunsch's partner confirmed
The statement that Wunsch's wife had gone
OF from Birmingham with son of the gen
tleman who recently married Miss Endicott.
Munsch followed the couple to the Isle Of
Wight, where Cham berlain offered him SO 900
to rellnquish his wife. He refused to take
this money and attempted to assault Cham
berlaln, Tor which he was locked up. When
ne was released he started for this country
William Sieler, one of the mechanics at the
Wlnona Iron Works. came home for his din
ner, only to find a cherries home, and a note
on table which told that his wife thought
she could no longer be happy there, and had
ieiG MN forever. taking with her their little
glrl The empty wardrobe, the absence of
$50 and several articles of household useful
ness only made the facts more apparent. He
instituted an Investigation, and found that
4. Sleler had gone to Chicago via the Bur-
hngton. Sleler finds cause for strong sus-
piclon in the fact that Paul Koppea good
looking fellow of twenty five who had boarded
with them for two years, had been yery in
innate with his wife. Hoppe left not long
ago for Baraboo, Wis, and Sieler saws there
Is Is no doubt bnt that his vile intends to Join
Hoppe there -
MISS Mray, aged twenty daughter ola
WIDOW WIDOW living about eight miles south
Nevada NE Mo-, accompanied by George Corb.
VINO Taught the district school and boarded
Wig. WIN mrs. Wray, came to Nevada. Corb re-"
lurned alone and informed brother OF Miss
w. Maay mat the girl had been dragged from
Inc buggy gs and murdered by. two unknown
az Inc body was found near the roadside,
from ear to ear. Corb was nla a. nnd do.
guard, bnt during the night committed sui.