New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-01-16
Mans Wicked Doinrs.

Mike Shannon, who but recently had his
nose bitten off in o row in Ladow's restau-
rant at Two Harbors, Mimi, was shot and
killed by Frank Alger, q contractor Shan
non was under the influence Of liquor and
went into Alger's house and caused q distur-
bance I
At Delaware, Pa, William Degan, alias
Kelly, the proprietor Of q barber shop, and
Bernhardt Gehan were arrested for manufac-
turing counterfeit money. Beneath the floor
of the barber shop there were found acounter-
feiter's outfit. In q coal bin adjacent to the
barber shop there was found q canvass sack
filed with new dollars. #
tits learned that Pinkerton's detectives re-
covered only $500 out Of the $12, 900 stolen
from Paymaster Mcclure by his murd erers ii
Pennsylvania The remainder is supp osedd
to be in possession of Red Nose Mikes ac-
complies, who have fed to Italy and who are
pursued by Pinkerton men The murderers
divided the money among themselves at
Philadelphia a few days after the crime.
The jail officials at Omaha say that Libbie
Biechler is becoming insane. Gen. Gown,
her lawyer, says she was insane when she
killed Harry King, and that she has been
steadily getting worse ever since. The coun-
ty physician expresses the same opinion. No
one is permitted to see her except her at
torney and the Jail attendants. All visitors
are kept away from her cell, and seven ex-
cluded from the corridor in which her. cell is
located.
James Stewart, who has long been sus-
pected by the police at Fargo Of being a
crook, was arrested on suspicion Of having
robbed the Moorhead postofiee some weeks
ago. The clue that led to his arrest was the
discovery of q bloody piece of a handkerchief
in the postofice with his initials on it which
matched torn handkerchief Stewart sent
to q laundry short time afterWard. He is
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while entering the rear window of the post
office, and tore piece from his handkerchief
/ to bind up the wound. L
88 DR. j. 81. Nyer, the Oldest dentist Of Hazel
ton, Pa, shot and killed his wife and then
committed suicide by placing the muzzle of
q revolver at his temple and sending bullet
into his brain. The death of both was in
Simultaneous. The deed was evidently a pre-
meditated double suicide by the doctor and
his wife. The latter was an invalid for
number OF years and suffered considerably
from an incurable disease The doctor had q
large practice and all the money he made
was spent in attempts to obtain relief for his
wife from her malady They had no children.
The postofice in Grand Rapids, Mich, was
robbed of $500 worth of stamps and 8 box
containing a number of registered letters
The janitor completed his work in the even
ing, and left wind oW open to air the place.
Five minutes later the deputy postmaster
entered to lock up the vault for the night.
He found the vault door open and the prop
4 erty gone. The thief had evidently entered
through the window, taken what he could
lay hands on and left hurriedly Seven
Thousand dollars worth of stamps and half
dozen registered pouches were left undis-
turhed
A detective from Chicago arrived at st.
Louis with requisition papers for Thomas w
Vines, who came there iii s. trunk after rob