The Worthington advance., 1888-08-23
Sinful Siftings.

James Ryiey, wealthy ard eccentric old
man, took rough on rats at lshpeming
Michigan and died. lie proposed to a young
lady and was refused, and in his chagrin
committed suicide.
Will Shuman stabbed and instantly killed
Liucoln Heaton at Brimfeld, Illinois The
two men were rival butchers and there was a
feud Of long standing bet wecn them. The
stabbing was done with a butcher knife.
Albert Herrington and George Thompson,
farmers, living nine miles southwest Of Mt.
Pleasant. Mich, quarrcled over some trivial
affair and fight ensued. Harrington was
struck on tho head by fence rail and died
about midnight Thompson was arrested.
Benjamin Josephson, who with his wife
we're eye-witnesses to the murder of Rev.
George c. Haddock and who were on the wit
ness stand in the last trial, was arrested at
Sioux City, low; for brutally beating his son.
Officers attempted his arrest, but he barr.
caded himself in the house and threatened
violence to any one who came in.
A good deal Of surprise followed the or
rest at Bloomington, ILL.,, of William Allen, a
well known Bloomington horse buyer, on
complaint Of Albert Hill, a horse dealer of
Minneapolis. Hill charges that Allen, who
had been acting rs buyer for him there, en-
bczzled $3.50 of his money Allen claims that
the money was due to hm for commissions.
He threatens to sue Hill for damages
At Eagle Greek church Kentucky, Consta.
bic Vestal. with two brothers named War
man acting as deputies, attempted to arrest
Jack Han:lin. who vas charged with the be-
trayal Of a sister Of the Warman brothers.
Hamlin, assisted by his brother Tom resisted
arrest, and fired upon the officers. Both of
the Warman brothers were killed aud Vestal
received two very dangerous wounds. Both
Of the Hamlins made their escape, but are
being pursued by officers of the law
jane, Reney, the Fond du Lac murderer.
was brought before Judge Martin, of Duluth
and bound over to the grand jury at the next
term of the district court The only new
evidence, in addition to that given before the
coroner. was the testimony of 0. W. Sanders,
for whom the murdered man worked last
spring and who identified the body Mt the
morguc. John Downing also testified that
he identified the body rs, that Of Mike Burk.
The prisoner behaved with the utmost non.
c:alAnce.
The Rev. Al. Hisbaucr pastor of St. Mary g
Catholic church, of Burlington. Wis. was
bound and gagged by four robbers. He was
awakened by the burglars, and grasped a
rvolver and tried to shoot, but the revolver
could not be discharged. The burglars beat
him about the head and face, put II gag in
his mouth. secured his hands behind his
back and laid him on the bed and tied his
feet and arms to the bed posts where he laid
for hours. The robbers LETT not the slightest
clue. Rev. Mr.. Wisbnuor is eighty.five years
old, and has been robbed at least twenty
times III the past ten years.
The state has concluded it's evidence in the
Brown investigation at Mason City, Iowa
The defonse has yot subpunned no witness
and it is generally believed that they viii,
submit the ease on the states eyidencaai
Hiram E. Brown, husband OF tho accused
testified to improper and imprudent conduct
between his wife and Jim Anderson, which
led to Andersons discharge. The actions OF
Hiram f. Brown and his wife are extremely
disgusting. NOTWITHSTANDING the fact that
swear the guilt on the husband, and in turn
the husband hiring detective to hunt down
his wife, they are together most of the time
living at the same house and acting as il
nothing had llappope4. They are the sub
ject of severe criticism.
A tragedy at Utica. Mississippi, gas fel
lowed by nlynching. E. B. Robertson, accom-:
panied by a young lady. was walking to
| church, when they encountered six negroes
on the sidewalk, who, instead of yielding the
sidewalk to the lady, pushed her in a very
rude manner. Robertson demonstrated and
was cursed by the negroes, who said they
would ''get him. on his return from church
Robertson was joined by three or four of his
friends and was telling them of the conduct
Of the negroes, when his party was rushed
| upon by the six negroes, who began firing on
| the whites, the latter being unarmed. DR.. L.
w. Holiday was SHOT through the head and
| will die, Armand White rsleiyed a serious
wound through the thigh, and frank Wal
lace was shot in the arm. All the ncgroe,
escaped except Bob Broom, the ringleader
wha, it is known, shot Holiday. He was
taken out :.f the calaboose in the evening by
| mob aud strung af t2 q tree near the ccme
terry. Ike Broom, brother Vt the negro who
was !ynched, and Sam Harris were captured
and carrtse! to the RAYMOND iail .:.'