The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-03-22
Crimes and Criminals,

At St. Cloud, MIMI. G. w. Debill was
fatally shot by Albert Blanch. Blanch
was captured ard lodged in Jail.
Louis Spear Of Omaha, has left for parts
unknown and 1t is intimated that he is
short in his accounts as ex-clerk vi court.
Wiies Matthews, one OF the Bald KIN ID.
bcrs who killed Edens and Green a wear
ago, was convicted Of murder in the first
degree.
John Small, coroner Of South Armagh.
who WAS arrested on the charge Of Grim
inally assaulting children, has been &C.
! quilted.
Al Chicago. recently, Pietro Allegro, Fer.
nando Padulo and Marino Destefano. Ital.
ian laborers, stilletoed one another over a
game OF cards. Padulo and Destelano will
die.
A Kansas City Times specialfrom Wood.
ward, l. T., says: 1T is reported here
that two catticmen have been lynched in
the Cherokee strip near the line OF No
Mans Lands"
Capt. White, OF the Canadian Pacific
steamer Premier, plying between Vancou
yer. l.. G., and Seattle, Wash, is said to
be missing with $500 OF the crew wages
lis total defaleation is expected to reach
! $4,000.
Jchn Henry, alias Cox. alias Reynolds,
was taken from Jail at HoDkiusville, Ky.,
! By mob and hanged. In pure wpnton.
| ness he shot down Mr.. B. +. Forsusan, al,
| offensive citizen, on the night OF Nov. Is,
1887.
George Albright, OF Palo, Illinois,. was
! shot and killed by IL farm employe named
Samuel Wirtmeyer, after which the latte,
| shot and killed himself. The latter was in
| love with his employers sister, ard wat
crazed at a rejection OF his advances.
Twileton Steele, coloretl, was to have
been hanged at Montgomery, Ala. Prepa.
ratioEs were made, but just before the
hour fixed tho governor committed lis
sentence to imprisonment for lie. liz
Killed negro woman one year ago and
burned the body.
Five years ago two sisters, Alice and
Harriet Woodhall, were charged with
swindling an insane gentleman, John Gill
OF New York. out OF coupons of the value
! go. 900: They aitorward escaped to
England, where they have been closely
! watched. The women have now been ar.
| rested by detectives near Birmingham for
| alleged connection with the robbery.
! Helena, Mont. Special says: Word
comes from Boulder, on the Wickes branch
| OF the Northern Pacific, that Tascott. the
| murderer OF Millionaire Smell, was recog.
nized thore. According to the report, q
man who knew Tascott a few years ago
| thong Mt he recognized him. and spoke to
him. Aparty OF twelve has been formed to
scour the neishborhood, which ia quite
mountainous.
A horrible tragedy was enacted at Belle.
vne. John Dean, a retired farmer, worth
| $50, 900 and over seventy years of age,
murdered his wife ard then committed
suicide. Neighbor went to the home OF
the Deans and was Mortified to find Mrs.
Dean lying on tho bed unconscious and
! weltering in her own blood. Her skull was
fractured in several places, and a blood.
| besmeared Ratchet in the wood box show.
ed the instrument used in the murder
The husband was not in the house and his
body was soon after found in the barr
cold in death, his throat cut from ca to
ear and the arteries severed at both
wrists. A bloody penknife at his side told
the story OF suicide.