The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-10-10
The World OF Criminals.

A starving man named Barrosa of Villa
de Zapaheu, Mex. was beaten to death by
the proprietor Of a meat market while he was
helping himself to raw beet.
George B. LawtOn was jailed at Newark n.
J., charged with embezznng the estate of
Jane Null, who died in 1879, leaving 193,-
300.
John Devin. q deck nand, was murdered
At Erie Pa in a debauch in which about
thirty seamen participated. Nine cot them
are under arrest.
Mrs Macrae wife ofa Presbyterian minis
ter ct st. Johns. n. B.. has been poisoned by
strychnine which was in candy that had been
sent to her husband by mail.
Mrs. Mary O'Brien stopped at
cheap hotel in Chicago while on her way from
Waltham. Mass. to Elgin. ILL.,, and was rob-
bed OF $4,000, representing her saving for
years.
Three children named Walton obtained ac-
Cess to powder house at Cayuga, Ont, and
ignited quantity of powder One of the
children was blown to pieces and the others
fatally injured.
Mrs. Fannie B. Moore, widow of the late
insurance commissioner, Charles H. Moore.
was arrested in Columbus. Ohio, on an at
tachment issued by the probate Judge for
failing to file her account as administratix
OF the estate of the deceased.
Charles s. Pratt, confidential bookkeeper
secretary and cashier of the H. Wales Lines
company at Meriden. Conn, has confessed
to embezzIing $4,000. Pratt was an Off
reT in several local organizations, treasurer
OF the First Congregational society and a
city alderman.
Maj. Carter, of the United States secret
service, made big haul of rounterfeiter at
Indianapolis. For six weeks a detective has
lived with two gangs which have for months
operated in Orange county The officers
made q raid and at noon seven out Of fifteen
were in irons, and Others are being hotly
pursued.
The report of the grand jury in the case OF
Deputy United States Marshal Nagle at
Stocton, Cal, says that the facts show that
Judge Terry's killing was Intentional and
deliberate. The report further condemns
the action of the United States authorities
in removing thecase from the jurisdiction OF
the state courts.
John Eisenberger, thirty five years of age,
man of slender built, was convicted at
Baltimore, of brutal e-bee ting. Judge
Phelps sentenced him to fifteen lashes and
thirty days in jail The sentence took the
prisoners breath, for it is most unusual to
infict punishment by the lash but his treat.
ment of a frail wife was more than inhuman
Eisen berger is the fourth man sentenced to
the lash for wife beating since the enactment
of the law in 1883.
At Moss Point, Miss, during prayer meet
ing services at the Presbyterian church. som,
one fired a shot into the congregatio OIL
through the front door OF the building anC
instantly killed Dan R. McInnis and mortal
Iy wounded his little daughter, Miss Nellie
Henry Blumer also seriously wounded
receiving five buck shot in his left breast and
shoulder. There is no clue to the perpetrn
tor of the horrible act, and no one knows
what promoted the deed. The whole com.
munity is greatly excited.
Charles Stevenson and William Johns who
roomed together were found dead in their
beds, at Ogena, Wis. 1t is not known that
{ they had quarTeled and the motive of the
crime cannot be surmised, as they had been
good friends. The appearances intimate
that Stevenson, in whose right hand revol
yer was found had shot Johns who probab
ly died without a struggle The murderer
had then placed the revolver to his own head
and blown out his brains
George and Henry Manypenny, brothers
who belong to the Bad River tribe of Chippa
was, quarreled in a camp about five miles
from Ashland, Wis, over some land matter
Both were intoxicated. They drove out tn,
other inhabitants of the camp. and in tn,
fight which ensued Henry drew knife anC
cut his brothers throat from ear to ear afte
which ne concealed the body in the bushes
where it was found. Chief OBrien and /
squad of men are hunting for the murderer
and he is likely to be captured
Maurice Adler, the young man who wal
shot on June 20 last, by Frank K Ward
the well known dsiryman, died at his hom
in Washington. Adler was shot through tn
neck, and the Yertaebre fractured. TIL
physicians pronounced the wound fatal, ant
predicted Adler's death in forty y-eight hours
but he lived until Oct. 4th. During this tim
he had been completely paralyzed below tn
neck, and his case had been notable for tn
fact that no similar case is on record. War'
was released on ball. but will be rearreste'
and held for murder.
A Helena special says "3-7-77," tn
warning of the vigilantes to hard cases, OIL