The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-12-20
Mans Wicked DOings.

Hacker, the anarchist who made des-
perate attempt to assassinate his benefactor,
James Bruce, at indianapolis, Ind, stabbing
him nine times in the neck, was arrested at
q farmhouse in Shelby county. He was
brought to Jail heavily chained.
The notorious Nine Howe, who it is esti-
mated has swindled people out of fully $780,
600 by her plausible schemes, chief among
which was her women's banks was arrested in
Boston, charged with swindling four ladies
in 1886 to the amount of $4,000.
Fred C. Dayton, the newspaper man form
erly of st. Paul, who was placed under bonds
on a charge OF forgery few days ago, was
again arranged before Justice Randall H.
White in Chicago on three more charges Of
forgery. He waived examination and was
held to the criminal court in $500 on each
charge.
The man who stole 81 200 in silver from q
lot of coin being transmitted by express from
the New Orleans mint to the treasury at
Washington, has been found, the money re-
covered and the man released. II. G.. Fisher
superintendent of the Southern Express
company, declines to give the mans name
saying it is his first offense, and that he is Of
good family.
As the Illinois Central freight train pulled
out of Storm Lake, Ed Wright, the brake
man, was fred on by a man standing in the
road just at the edge of the town. The ball
struck him in the forehead and came out at
the back of the neck, infcting q dangerous
wound. Conductor Walker, of the same
train, was fired at few evenings before at
the same spot.
Ed Demerett, q diminutive dwarf, shot and
instantly killed Ed King at Omaha. Demer-
rett was hunting chickens in his cornfield
when he found a number of Kings cattle had
broken through his fence. He started to
drive them to the pound and was met on the
road by King. Hot words ensued when Demer-
rett raised his gun and fired, instantly kill
ing King and his horse. Demerrett is now in
jail heavily guarded to prevent lynehing.
The first case of blind pig under the new
high license ordinance came up before Judge
Barnett at Fargo Post. The offenders name
is w. w. Roof. Chief of Police Fields captur-
ed him and his stock OF liquors, consisting of
one keg of beer and a bottle of wine. When
arraigned Roof pleaded guilty and received
the sentence prescribed by the ordinance
thirty days in the city jail and fine of
500.
Dr. O. K Carr, who has been q practicing
physician in Des Moines, Iowa, for year.
and Mrs. Frederick c. Ehlers, landlady Of the
Iowa house. have disappeared together go-
ing, it is believed, to Canada. Carr is the
owner. of about 600 acres of land near
Mitchellville. upon which coal has just been
discovered. He leaves wife and seven chill
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and Mrs. Ehlors has a daughter twenty years
of age. She also leaves husband, who is
located at Newton. Carr left a note to his
wife, saying he was going to Canada.
Willie Maiers, the thirtcen-year-old son of
q widow, is suffering from a malady that puz
xles st. Louis physicians. The boy was one
of a large crowd OF urchins who were follow
ing dog catcher's wagon, and one of the
men on the wagon, becoming exasperated
wired him and threw him into the dop "a cp
He was carried several blocks and then
thrown roughly to the sidewalk. The boy is
now q groveling imbecile, subject to frequent
spasms during which he barks and whines
and acts in every way like q canine. Physi-
clans have advised that he be sent to an in-
sane asylum. The police have taken hold of
the matter and will endeavor to ferret out
the perpetrators Of the act which has robbed
the boy of his reason.
Deputy Sheriff Reed of Livingston, Mont
ana, arrested Stewart Russell and Dave Ad-
ans, the Benton horse thieves, who had
come to Billings to sell the animals they had
taken from the vicinity of Benton. 1t was
q clever arrest. One Of them, being alarmed
1T the prolonged absence of the other, who
had come from below to town for the purpose
Of disposing of ill-gotten horses, came to
look after the first and was lodged in JAIL
a. his partner had been. 1t was afterwards
found that they had horses belonging to
4usselshell stOckmen caught below on the
reservation, which they were preparing to
ride on further south. RumOr has it that
two young desperadoes stood of the deputy
sheriff and his party somewhere in the Judith
country, and warned him not to follow them
ct the peril Of his life.
Sheriff Robert Jones of Grant county In
diana, visited the village Of Jerome, in
Howard county, to recapture John Fleming,