New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-06-13

Larson. Larson and his victim are sup
posed to have passed through town during
the night some two or three hours in ad-
vance OF Gullickson and the constable. It
is thought that Larson went to Washing.
ton Territory.
The body OF John Olson Hague was
found near his home in Grow six miles
from Anoka, Mimi, at the loot OF a small
oak tree, with rope around bis neck. He
was in sitting posture. with his hands
touching the ground, and leaning forward
with his head not two feet from the earth,
Olson was forty years DID, and leaves a
wife and eight children. He recently lost
his farm through drink, and his financial
disasters were the probable cause. He
reached home from Anoka the night be-
fore intoxicated and left his home early
next morning. and must have hanged
himself soon alter, as decomposition had
set in when the body was found.
A young man named Wesley living at
Hamilton, Fillmore county, Mimi. was
kicked to death by a vicious horse boy
twenty years old named Engebretson, re.
siding at Carimona, same county, while
sitting on the door step handling a revol-
yer accidently shot himself, the ball pass
ing through his heart and killing hi1A
instantly.
Richard Carney, a negro under sentence
OF death in Freehold N. j., for the murder
OF MRS. Margaret Purcell, has confessed
that he assaulted Miss Angeline Herbert,a
white girl, two years ago. for which crime
Samuel johnson, an old negro, known as
Mingo Jack, was lyncled.
An attempt was made to wreck a train
on the Chicago. Buringt on & Quincy rail.
road near Fulton ILL.,, by placing two
steel rails between the guard rails at the
crossing OF the Northwestern railway
tracks. A freight southbound ran into
them, the engine and sixteen cars going
over all right, but the next two cars being
derailed and torn to pieces.
The body of Agatha Peterson was found
in the Wisconsin river, near Schofeld,
Wis, three miles south OF Madison. She
disappeared three weeks ago. and was
then supposed to have been abducted. It
is thought she was thrown into the river.
The glass manufacturers OF the United
States have been contemplating the adj
visibility OF closing down this summer,
and by agreement OF the leading manufac
turers it was thought advisable to close
down on June 15 indefinitely.
Five OF the riotous students OF the agri
cultural college were arrested in Iowa by
the sheriff OF Story county and taken to
Nevada for trial. This action has caused
intense excitement among the anti-secret
society students, who promptly raised a
purse to defend their leaders. Some OF the
faculty sympathize with the anti.faction.
President Chamberlain sustains the so.
ciety men in their rights in accordance
with usages in old colleges, and it is likely
the trustees will sustain the president.
The arrested obtained bail.
Chas. Schreeves, hardware merchant
OF Murray. Iowa. killed Louis Mears, a
for ,,ro1cY n IF
objections to Schreeves paying attention
to his sister. Mears dared Schreeves out
to fight. After they had been out short
time, Shreeves returned to town and sent
a ply stefan to Mears. who he said was
hurt. Mears was brought home, where he,
died in a few minutes from the effects OF
thirteen stabs inflicted with a knife.
Schreeves made no attempt to escape, and
claimed he acted in self defense.
Considerable excitement was occasion
ed at Aberdeen. D. r., by the announce
ment that eight saloonkeepers and two
druggists had been arrested for violations
OF the local option law in force in that
city. The complaints were made by sew
eral parties employed. it is claimed, by
the local option league to procure evi.
dence. Saloon men who have been selling
liquor for two months pastunder pretense
OF keeping pool rooms aud temperance
places, charge that various pretenses were
used to procure drinks by informers
Threats OF tar and feathers and violence
are freely made against witnesses Local
optionists have employed attorneys and
say they will see if the law OF the territory
shall be longer violated. In most cases
the accused have waived examination and
given bonds. A serious battle between
whisky and order is anticipated
The coroner's jury in the Brown poison
ing affair at Mason City, To-. made known
their verdict which concludes as follows:
The said jury upon their oath do say that
the said Hiram L. Brown came to his
death by taking arsenic, poison intentions
ally placed in his food or drink by some
person unknown, but the said jury are led
to suspect from the evidence before them
that III. d. Brown is guilty of the deed. /"
Matters are SO complicated that no arrest
will be made. /. The matter will be investi-
gated again by the grand jury, which con-
venes in September. Mrs. H. E. Brown
has lett for her father home in Wiseon-
sin.
Hon. Peter Wright OF Milwaukee. an at
torney for the heirs OF Maj. Hooe, U. S. A.,
who was well known to the early settlers
OF ST. Paul and who died at Prairie du
CHEN more than thirty years ago, has
ConlHeuCeu lesdl proceedings on #Denall OIL
the heirs to recover for them property
left by him at Prairie du Chen, Madison
and other places. 1t seems that Mai,
Hooe lett his will giving all his property
to his widow Tor life, with directi ons that
at her death it should go to their children.
She, however, overlooking the coalitions
OF the will, made absolute conveys nces,
and the property for the most part being
DISMAL value at that early day, purchas-
ers gave little attention to the ques ton OF
title. The widow died a short time ago,
and the heirs now seek to recover the
property on the ground that her life inter-
est having terminated they are entitled to
it. The property inv olved in the claim is
said to amount in value at present to
about $4,000
A tramp was picked up at Window
Mimi, ha wing in his possession fifteen
watches some OF them gold. and all good; a
handful OF gold rings three good revolvers,
and a full set of burglars keys. He refus-
ed to give his name, saying his friends
were too respectable. When called on to
surrender he said he would die first, and
made motions to draw his revolver. The
sheriff was too quick for him. ard said,
die it is then" when the tramp wilted
He was taken Immediately where court is
in session a nd ha N hrx va uctico wit hort