New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-07-10
Crimes and Criminals.

George W. Mccain, brother ofCommodorc
Mccain of the United States navy, commit
ted suicide at Meridian, Miss, on account of
i'll health.
Mrs Joseph North was found at the home
other husbands, at Lees Lick KY murdered
Her husband was arrested on the charge of
numbering her.
A note signed by Louis Marvin, giving his
address as New York, was found on the lake
shore at Chicago, and stated that the writer
had committed suicide.
Frank Maxa, young Bohemian OF Chicago,
was stabbed and instantly killed by stanl-
siaus Dimbowsky, the result of an old feud
over the affections of girl
A man supposed to be W. J. Coster, cashier
of the Commercial club, Buffalo committed
suicide at Hamilton, Ont, by cutting his
throat with a table knife
Ralph Graves, professor ofmathematics at
the North Carolina state university, at
tempted to commit suicide at Raleigh by cut
ting his throat. Ill health is the cause.
While Daniel Rhinehart, living near Fort
Wayne, Ind, was away from home, burglars
chloroformed Mrs. Rhinehart, three daugh-
tiers and the hired girl. and secured 81, lao.
James Shaw, stepfather of John Lett of
Vincenness, Ind, reprimanded his son for
reading dime novels instead of working. The
youth then shot the old gentleman fatally
and escaped.
G. W. Howe, prominent young civil en-
gineer of Denver, while suffering from tenn
porary fit ofinsanity jumped from win
dow in the Palmer house at Chicago and re-
ceived probably fatal injuries.
Edward Bukbesch, a truck farmer residing
at Portage, Wis, fired his dwelling house and
barn and Immediately thereafter hanged
himself in a shed. Bukbesch was an eccentric
character and was given to an undue use of
stimulants.
Both Beckman and Peterson the murderers
of Combs at Rochester, Mimi, completely
broke down afterreceiving their sentences, and
for some time wept bitterly. They were visit
ed Gt*the jail by q large number of their
friends, among them fseveral ladies, and for
some time were busy bidding goodbye to
their old associates
A gang of tramps made things lively at
Rochester, Mimi, and after some target
practice seven of them were gathered in by
the police. One of the gang who was asleep
beside the track was struck by the incoming
accommodation. His head was badly cut
and several bones broken. The crew seemed
to be following the circus.
A party of White Caps administered sum
mary vengeance on the Brown brothers of
Anoka, Mimi, who live with their sister
Mrs. Dean The boys were suspected Of
spending their nights in pilfering, and were
keeping it up to such a degree that the citi-
zens of Swedevile in the northern part of
the city had become exasperated. One evening
twenty or thirty fellows masked and pro-
ceeded to the Dean residence routed out the
boys and gave them u horsewhipping and
suggested that they vacate. They sent to
the city authorities for help, but when it ar
rived the premises were found vacated Mrs
Dean has been living on the city, and when
the place was raided several sacks of -four, a
large quantity of groceries, ETC., were found
which had been missed by the neighbours.
The house OF correction at Detroit is pro-
wiling work for two singular characters.
''Clara" Ellis, who has been masquerading
as a woman for twelve years, and Frances
Goldborough, who has played man for a
mucn longer Term FRANCES was born on an
island near Wheeling about thirty five years
ago. She always sought the society of boys
when able to get away from home. AS she
grew to womanhoodshe donned men s clothes
and went to work in a livery stable in Wheel
ing. From there she went to Columbus, Ohio,
where she drove street car until arrested
for burglary. She was convicted and SEN
fenced to two years in the Ohio penitentiary
From that time her career was one of crime
in male attire, aud she served three more
terms at Columbus, the last Of which was
seven years for horse stealing. She was dis
troit. where she also drove street car for a
time. rs