The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-09-12
Criminal DOingS.

A race riot occurred al Newcastle, Del, be-
tween Irishmen, Poles and Slava cks in which
a Hungarian was killed.
Two negroes were killed at Granville Miss,
by another negro whose sister they had insult
ed.
Three men in San Francisco, managers of
the Pioneer, Globe and Occidental patent
ngencies, have been arrested for swindling in
ventors all over tho United States.
During q riot over woman between a.,
number of Hungarians near Greensburg,
Pa, one of the men was beaten SO badly
that he died two hour laters.
Two ex-convicts, Bud Nc Ginsey and John
Zimmery, had fight with knives in saloon
at Moberly, Mo-, and each received wounds in
the abdomen from which it is expected both
viii die
As the sheriff was taking Robert Snyder to
the court house at Wichita, Kan. he was at
tackled by mob of lynchers but after pitch
ed battle, the sheriff succeeded in getting
through with the prisoner
Mrs Annie Swinton and oshua Mann were
held in 81 500 bail each by Judge Hogan in
the Tombs police court, New York, on the
charge Of flarceny in the second degree as
charged by Robert Ray Hamilton.
Four white men Andrew Edwards, Samuel
Strouther, Alf Newsom and Jack Mcmillan,
charged with burning the house of Jim
Brown (coIored). after a preliminary ex-
animation at Meridian Miss, which''consumed
three days, were refused bail and committed
to answer before the circuit court The
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several persons asleep IN the house when it
was set on fire.
DR.. David Tilton Brown, a wealthy retired
farmer, hanged himself in his barn near Ba
tavia. III. DR.. Brown was at one time chief
of the famous Bloomingdale Insane asylum
of New York, and was regarded asian author
ity on the treatment ofinsanity. In 1875 he
himself became insane and went to Europe
for treatment, whercit was supposed be died
in an Edinburg asylum. During all this time
however he had been living in comparative
seclusion on his beautiful farm near Batavia
He was no doubt suffering from insanity
when he hanged himself
E. Muir, one cold night last winter. while
irrational from fever, got up and wandered
thirty miles from the poor house at Wausau
Wis, freezing his face, hands and feet, as hC
was dressed only in a shirt and pair ofpants
He was discovered and cared for by farmer
and both feet were amputated When Mui
recovered he brought suit against the poor
house keeper. who allowed his charge to es
CAPE but was defeated. On appeal to tht
supreme court the case was remanded for {
new trial, and Muir has just secured yer
dict for $4,000.
One of the most remarkable murder case
ever recorded in Alabama is on trial u
Birmingham. L. H. Smith detective, al
rested Jackson, the negro he killed, thinking
he was a murderer. He afterwards learne
that he was mistaken in his man. In orde
to secure his reward, Smith told the negro h
would release him if Jackson would allo1
him to cut of one OF his ears. Jackson's ear
we're marked similarly to those of the negr
wanted. The negro agreed, and the ear wa
cut off. Smith then feared that Jackso
would betray him and determined to XII
him He gave him the choice of hangin
himself or being hanged. The negro chos
the former and while pretending to scare
for suitable place, made break for liberty
Smith fred and the negro fell. Smith LEI
believing him dead. The negro lived how
however, to tell the tale and his dying state
ment is the principal evidence.
Max Jacobson, one of the cleverest {
European sharpers, was arrested nt Chicag,
for extensive embezzlements on the FideIit
and Casualty company of that city. Durin
the racing season the company learned b
accident that Jacobson was risking larg
sums in the pools. After that the youn
man was closely watched. Glaring inaccura
cies were soon, discovered in his books, and
systematic investigation was begun an
jacobson was proved to be forger and COZ
fdsnee man we'll known in Europe. and t
have been released only year after servin
four years at Joliet for forgery. Jacobso
was arrested just as he was stepping on
train for New York. When locked up he &C
mitted much that was charged against hin
The amount of the embezzlement is not ye
known, but will run far into the thousands.