New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-08-14
The World OF Criminals.

The World Of Criminals.
4 s. I. Green, aprominentlawyer of Carthage,
Mo-, hanged himself with piece of wire
George Schlick Of Madison, Ind, killed
Richard Sisco and fatally wounded Walter
Sisco, the dead mans brother who attempt
ed to arrest the murderer.
At Princeton, KY, John Hutchins shot
ana fatally wounded two brothers, George
and Albert Lewis. One of Hutchins' stray
shots struck Frank Dunn, inficting fatal
wound.
Robert West and Henry Roman, life pris-
oners in the Waupun (Wis.) penitentiary
made an almost successful attempt to es.
cape, but were discovered just in time to
Illustrate their scheme
John Richter and Adolph Whitman,
butchers at the Chicago stock yards quar-
relied over some trifing matter and Richter
plunged his butchers knife into Whitmans
heart killing him instantly.
At Vinton, Iowa, On examin alton of
County Treasurer Steadmans books shows
a shortage of $11 SOB. Treasurer Steadman
was was retired from his position few months
ago pending ar invsstigat!ca
In the police court at CihclhhatI, Jordan
Thomas, attorney for the salaa keepers who
were arrested on q charge ofviolating the
against his clients B6 Indefinitely postponed.
'tThey have all agreed to obey the law here
after" he said, .and ask forgiveness of the
court" Judge Ermeston continued the cases
thirty days to give the offenders chance to
prove their sincerity.
Elisha Hill committed suicide by. hanging
in the barn Of John l.. Pettis at Kasota
Minnesota. Hill had just been
released from the st. Peter insane asy-
aum. Sunstroke caused his insanity, and as
he has been working in the. fields about here
since his arrival, it is opposed tina the heat
brought on a temporary fit Of insanity. He
is q brother OF Mrs. j ohm L. Pettis of Kaso-
ia and Rev. David Hill, an Advent minister
of Blue Earth county.
The jury in the case Of Mrs. May who
has been on trial for the murder OF her hus-
band, brought in verdict of guilty at L1v-
erpool, Eng. Mrs. May brick was thereupon
sentenced to DEATH Thousands awaited the
Judges departure from the court. and howl
ed with rage when he appeared. The boot
ing was incessant, and there were frequent
cries of shame" The crowd threatened to
attack the judges carriage, but the police in
terfered. The feeling over the result is in
tense. Steps are being taken to stay the ex-
ecution, further medical evidence have been
secured.
The Rio Grande Western train No. 3,
known as the Modoc. was held up near Gre
vesse, Colorado, by train robbers. Two OF
them boarded the baggage car at Thompson
Springs They climbed over the engine,
pointed revolvers at the heads of the en-
gineer and fireman, and compelled them to
| stop the train. They forced the fireman to
attempt to chop through the door of the ex-
press car, and made the engineer bring bag
| to hold the plumber. Messenger Willis was
ready with magazine shotgun and two
| self-cocking revolver. The fireman was un.
able to chop through the boiler iron door, so
the robbers fred dozen shots through the
| car. Messenger Willis lay on the floor and
was not hit. The robbers dared not show
their heads at the broken windows lest they
should get shot. They gave it up aud
I; Joined two other robbers back in the other
cars The four went through the train with
their revolvers drawn. and gathered 5000
and twenty watches.
Policeman Henry Bobel of Mankato was
shot by two men who resisted arrest Robel
saw two men sitting beside the Omaha track,
and supposing them to be tramps asked
them some questions and then arrested
them. They went o short distance when
both resisted. After some parleying Bobe
seized one and struck him with his billy. upon
which the other one jumped back and fred.
Bobel released his hold on No. 1, who also
| began firing, half dozen shots being fred
altogether. One shot struck Bobel on the
left side, and following the lower rib around
lodged in the back, where doctors discovered
| it half an inch under the skin. No vital or
gans are thought to have been injured, AND
| doctors do not consider the wound danger
GUS One of the men is described as tall
with light mustache and straw hat. The
other one is shorter, dressed in dark clothes
and eighteen or nineteen years old. Bobe
says that in response to the question it they
had any money both showed him certificates
of deposit on st. Paul banks.
Foreign Mention.
The report of the arrest ofCapt Brujak, o.
the French army, on the charge OF being 9