The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-12-20
SINFUL STRINGS.

Shikok Jugio, Japanese who murdered
fellow countryman in New York, has been
sentenced to be hanged.
jerome Hennessy, general superintendent
of telegraph construction for the Nicaragua
Canal com pany, has committed suicide.
E. B. Hemingway, a druggist and private
banker of Binghamton, N. Y, has disap-
peared, aud is said to have taken $75, 900
belonging to Others.
A. F. Mack late secretary of the Arcanum
Building Loan and Homestead association
of Chicago is missing, with about $40, 900 of
the associations money.
DR.. E. M. Murray of Philadelphia is to be
prosecuted by the Order of Fraternal Guar
dams for attempt to defraud by false report
OF death of one of it's members
City Marshal Solomon, County Recorder
Cannon Seectmen Weller, Brig and Hamp-
ton, all Mormon officials, we're arrested in
Salt Lake City, Utah, charged with misap-
propratirg public funds
At Dresden. Ohio, Ewing Coulter walked
into the saloon of George Hahn, and without
saying word killed Hahn with shotgun.
Hahn was Coulters nephew. The men had
quarreled a few days before.
Harris Cohen, known as the "Original
Cohen" of Baxter street. New York, who has
sold clothing there for 20 years, has failed.
He is said to have lost $4,000 to 100000
on the races.
At Nontoocook, n H., William Dodge,
while drunk, cut his throat and set fire to
the barn of Alphonso Paige, who was burned
to death in attempting to put out the flames.
Dodge's body was found in the ruins.
A son of Chief White Eagle, at Crow Creek
agency, Oak, committed suicide by shooting
off in r. III h,,o
had considerable trouble with his squaw ow-
ing to jealousy and that is supposed to be
the cause for the deed.
John Gilman, who murdered Mrs. Ethen-
hover and her child, was hanged in the Jail
yard at Empire City, Or. He mounted the
scaffold with firm step, murmured few
indistinct words and bid the crowd farewell.
Death was instantaneous.
Thomas r. Adams. manager of the cattle
ranch of the Milwaukee & Wyoming Invest
ment company at Cheyenne, Wyo., has alb
seconded. His defalcations are estimated at
$4,000. He has been married but six weeks
He took his bride with him.
Agambler named Erwin entered the saloon
of M. Tierns at Covington, Neb.. and, walk
ing up to james Toohey, O cook in the place.
knocked him down twice. Toohey rushed
into the kitchen, and returning with a
butchers knige, ran Erwin through the
heart, the blade coming out at his back and
sticking in the floor as he 1ell. There were
threats of lynching, and Toohey was taken
to Dakota City for safe keeping. The parties
has had no trouble previous to the tragedy,
SO far as known.
George and Joe Hess were crossing the
farm of Fielding Hall west of Newbraka City
when Hall came out and ordered them of
the premises, Joe Hess drew a revolver and
shot at him, but without effect. Hall Sc
cured his shotgun and riddled George with
one load. He then fred at Joe, but the lat
ter got behind his horse and the animal
caught the load. The brothers then went
home and securing the aid of friend heavily
armed, returned in search of Hall.
Frank B. Hyde of H utchinson Kan, while
intoxicated, went to boarding house at
Kansas City kept by Mrs. W. B. Esther, an
attractive woman of middle age, and en-
deavored to persuade her to elope with him.
Angered by her refusal he drew a knife, seized
her by the hair and attempted to cut her
throat. She fought desperately and succeed
ed in breaking away from him. whereupon
he cut his own throat from ear to ear, dying
in a few minutes. Mrs. Esther, though severe
~ injured, will recover. Both were married,
James Macdonald, farmer near Grand
Rapids Mich, has employed farm hand by
the name of Gilmore for some years past
Macdonald went hunting and upou his return
home found the dead body OF his wife. she
having been strangled to death. Further in
vestigation resulted in the finding of Gill