The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-07-28

-Dcnfy Lehman, OF fOrt wayne chOkcd
to death while eating dinner.
--George w. Fcrrard, farmer residing
eight miles south Of indianapolis. shot and
killed William Naples, also u farmer.
A Fort wayc horse bit an electric light
wire I'm two while the current was on. The
animal was knocked Owe, but sQon rccoy-
cred.
Arthur Chambers, recently from Jeffcr-
son Barracks, ~. Louis, committed suicide at
Ligonicr, by taking morphine. lie was an
Englishman; about thirty years old.
james NJ. Crow, n merchant In BoonyilIe,
after suffering for five years from stomach
troubles OF M unknown character, yomited
a strange and peculiar animal six inches long.
Frank Hays, OF Logansport, was sem
fenced TO two years in the pcntcntary for
larceny. On Decoration Day he picked the
pockets of passengers OF the Wabash
Railway.
Mrs. John Goings, colorcd (Aunty Gallo
way, aged seycnty-two, got of train at
Longwood, near Connersville, TO visit friends
aud fell dead in the road. She has been mar
ried five times.
Mrs. Tbballs, OF Delaware, mother OF T..
ID. Tibballs, OF Millersburg, fell downstairs
AZ the latter place with child in her arms,
breaking her shoulder, though the child
escaped unhurt.
Two residents OF Sims, Grant County
made apparatus and without derrick, and
nj the depth at 90 feet struck one OF the best
wells In the county.
Dick Prickett's warehouse mt Fox station
containing 1000 bushels OF grain. was totally
destroyed by fire, The loss is $1,000; insur-
ance, $1,000. The fire i supposed TO have
been OF incendiary origin.
AT Seymour John Presley, aged four
teen, walked out OF sccond-story window
In his sleep, fracturing his knce-cap and re-
cciving internal injuries. lie may survive,
but II he does will be crippled for life.
The sixteen-year-old son OF Mrs. Junkins,
OF Terrc lIaute, who Killed her young niece,
was arrested, charged with completely In the
crime, the boy having given his mother the
gun with which the murder was committed.
William Mcyes, residing near Osgood,
found a man dead In his barn, and the Cor
oncr decided that heat and cholera morbus
were the causes Of death. lie Il supposed 10
have been David Knapp, formerly OF Penn
sylyania.
"A little daughter Of Joseph Brewer OF
Roam, fell under the wheels OF the caboose
attached 10 Wabash Western train and sew
eral ears backed over her body. BY laying
fiat on the ties between the rails the little
one escaped unhurt.
Near Waynctown Henry CLAYTON and
George Lcikric were crossing bridge with
a team when IL gave way, fatally injuring
one horse and wrccking the buggy. The
men saved themselves by jumping as the
buggy went into the ravinc
An attempt was made NJ Jefferson 10 shoot
Herman Rave, "A newspaper man, through "a
window near which he was sitting. The
bullet failed In It's mission and tho wonld-bc
killer made rapid escape as the intended VIC
tim issued from the house with rifle.
&C. Pickett, of Kokomo, who has been on
trial during the last two weeks for starting
100000 fire there about year ago. was ac-
quilted Of the charge. The case has attract
Ell widespread attention, every lawyer In the
county being engaged on one side or the
other.
"A week ago Scrnard VOTERS, promi-
nent citizen Of Ferdinand, mystcriously dis
appeared, and his whereabouts have been
shrOudcd In mystery until recently, when his
body was found In the school-house cistcrn.
lie evidently committed suicide, although
there II no known cause why he should have
done 80.
from New Albany, the white Caps gave
Jonathan Cook brutal whipping for the al
legged reason that he slandcrcd his dead wife.
lie was employed by Elisha Glcnnin who
notified 10 give Cook no more work, but In
stead OF complying he fired several shots into
the crowd, but with what effect h not
known.
For several months tho vicinity Of
Kuightstown has been infested with bur
glars. Jesse Wright, residing near Greenfield,
was arrested on the fth and confessed that
there was n gang numbering twenty-scVen
who have been operating in Henry, Rush and
Hancock counties. Michael kriner, Jesse
Archibald, Horncr Maddux and Dick Scott
icolorcd) have since been arrested, and others
will follow. Considerable quantities OF
stolen goods have been recovered.