The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-09-26
The World OF Criminals.

6 1t is believed that the New York grand
jury has completed the investigation of the
Flack divorce case and has found two or
three indictments against the sheriff.
Henry Fitzgerald, an ex-convict of New
York who knocked man down in the street
and robbed him. OF thirteen cents. was sen
fenced to sixteen years Imprisonment at
hard labor.
For several months the government had
made no effort to prevent the sale of liquor
in Guthrie Oklahoma However deputy
United States collector dropped into the city
unexpectedly, and before night twenty-five
men were under arrest.
John J. Scanlan Chicago crook serving
a term in the Joliet penitentiary, has con-
fessed to killing Policeman Michael Brien
April 3. 1897, for which Timothy O'Grady is
serving a seventeen-year sentence, being con-
yicted on circumstantial evidence.
In the United States court at La Crosse the
grand jury found an Indictment against
Joseph Brazee for mail robbery whereupon
he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to two
years in the house Of correction at Milwau-
kee. He is the son OF hotelkeeper at Mad
ison.
Solomon Felch, proprietor of hotel at
Iron Mountain, and we'll known and pop
ular citizen and a survivor of Andersonville
prison, was found dead on homestead near
Florence. Death came from gun shot, a
bullet wound showing in the temple. 1t is
supposed to he case of murder.
Burglars raided four hotels and boarding
houses at Altoona City, Wis, securing a bout
$3.50 in cash ard some valuables. The rob-
berries were very skifully executed. There is
no clue to the identity OF the thieves, though
they were seen sneaking out of one of the
hotels about daylight
The residence of William PuIze at Cedar
Falls, Iowa, was found to be on fire. The
flames were soon extinguished, and upon en-
tering the building the dead body of Pulze
was found upon the floor. By his side was a
double barrelled shotgun, and a CHASTITY
wound in his side, showing where the cart
ridge took effect. 1t is supposed to have
been case of suicide caused by family
trouble, as his family had left him only a
short time before. Deceased was sixty
years old.
The trial of Lawrence Breen and Frank
Neary, charged with assault upon Thomas
Foley, has excited considerable interest at
West Superior. Thomas Foley is superin-
tendent of the Eastern Minnesota merchan-
disc dock, and Breen and Neary, two of eight
'longsbOremen who were discharged some
time ago. They gave Mr. Foley a terrible
beating in saloon on Third street, by
way OF paying off old scores of alleged
wrongs. The jury returned a verdict o
guilty, and the defendants were sentenced to
terms in jail-Neary ninety and Breen sixty
days.
Ex-Policeman Mcdonald was shot and
probably fatally wounded by his wife at
Chicago. The woman says that she was saw
ing money to pay their rent; that her hus
band took it all and spent it for drink; that
next morning they had quarrel about it
that he threatened her SO that she picked W
the revolver and pointed it at him to fright
en- him; that he then made rush for her
and knowing his desperate character, anC
that he would kill her ii he got the revolver
she tried to fire all of the bullets out of it be
lore he could wrest it from her, and that il
the struggle he was shot.
The Hamilton case was brought to con
clusion in New York by the conviction anC
sentence of the Prisoner. The jury wa.
placed in charge of the sheriff and retired
Onehour after going out they filed into tht
court room again, and every onescanned theil
faces as if to learn the tate of the unfortunate
woman. The Judge ordered the prisoner
brought back into court. and the clerk asked
the jury if they had arrived at a decision
Immediately everything was quiet, and Fore
man Reeves replied: "We have. We fin,
the prisoner guilty as indicted" Mrs, Ham
ilton was whispering to her counsel at th
time, and as she heard the verdict announced
started and gasped but in a moment recov
cred herself and gave no other sign of emo
tion. The jury was polled, and each answer
ed guilty" as his name was called. Judg
Reed then sentenced the prisoner to TIVE
years in the penitentiary.