New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-08-29
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Criminal Doings.

Awarrant of extradition in the case of Max
Hoppe, in custody at Lethbridge, N. w. t.,
for the murder of William Adams in Montana
last May, has been forwarded to Ottawa
At Austin, Mimi, two Jail birds, Thompson
of Adams and Ingalls, of Spring Valley, both
IN for alleged stealing, broke jail recently by
prying open the iron bars at the window. A
posse is looking for them.
Capt. Nat Kinney, the famous chief and
founder of the Bald Kno bbers organization,
was shot and instantly killed at Ozark, Chris
tian county, by Bill Miles, an anti-Bald Knob
Der. Miles escaped
Burlington & Northern man named
Hulburt was pounded at La Crosse by ex-
employees of the road because he was a
"scab. They We're arrested and fined. One
paid his fine and the other is in Jail.
The steward of the British ship Dovenboy
Hall, who was sentenced at Liverpool to be
hanged for numbering his captain, during a
voyage from San Francisco to Liverpool, has
been respited.
DR.. w. F. Simmons, ex-mem Der of the
Mississippi legislature, and one of the largest
me rchants, was shot in his store, 10 miles
ca st of Osyka by Lee Hinson. The cause of
the shooting was the decided stand Simmer
had taken against the practice of s'reguIat-
ing
James Pedro was shot and instantly killed
by Edward Huffman, at Indianapolis Both
men had been paying attentions to a young
woman, and jealousy is supposed to have in
spired the crime. Pedro and the girl were to
have been married the next day. Huffman
was captured after a long chase and is in Jail.
He claims the killing was accidental.
AT Mount Guide Rock, Neb., two men
named Henderson and Cole went to a dance
in an intoxicated condition, and upon the
ladies refusing to dance with them Hender-
son handed a revolver to Cole, who fred in
to the crowd and mortally wounded Charles
Grant, bookkeeper, and a boy named
Montgomery. Both men are under arrest
and may be lynched.
A. V. Corey Galena street saloonkeeper.
and William Doherty settled an old feud with
a dirk and a revolver. Corey was fatally
stabbed, and f. Harrington, a spectator,
was. also disemboWefed by Doherty and died
in a few hours. Corey fired several shots
without effect. Doherty resisted arrest des-
perately, flashing his knife in the face of the
officers, but was finally jailed.
AScaffold upon which NUN Der of bricklayers
were working on Science hall, at the uniyer.
sity grounds, Minneapolis, fell. John Knut-
son, living at 500 Fourth avenue south, was
severely bruised about theright hip and head
both feet crushed. John Royce, of 1927
Twenty avenue south, had his foot and
arm severely wrenched, and A. Orr, 1877
Fremont avenue, had several ribs broken.
Christian Emerson, an old settler and farm.
| er OF Brookville, has disappeared very mys
| teriously. He was seen TO cross the railroad
| track near the depot and strikes for the woods
northeast of town. That is the last trail
| that can be found. About five hundred PEG.
| pie were out searching for him, with no sue
cess He has been somewhat respondent Of
| late and it is feared that he has committed
| suicide, for during one of these spells he told
| his wife that if he ever disappeared they
would find him strung up.
A. Gringrass, son of a respectable citizen O
st Boniface. Manitoba came to Winnipeg 9
few weeks ago on q visit, and has since beer
having a general good time with friends
spending his money on whisky freely. One
day he got into alteration with bartender
of the Board of Trade saloon. A scuf1e en-
sued which resulted in the bartender, James
Behau, striking Gingrass over the head with
an empty bottle, in1icting fatal injuries, from
the effects of which he died. Behan was ar
| rested shortly after.
1t has just been learned that special agents
OF the treasury department., arrested man
named e. w. Brown in a room on Harrison
street, Chicago, who had in his possession