New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-03-20
Crimes and Criminals.

Patrick Dooley, shot by Milroy in neigh
hood quarrel near New Chicago, Monta ma,
died from the effects of his wound.
Joyce of Seneca, Kansas was convicted in
the district court for selling Jamaica ginger,
in violation of the prohibitory law The
case has been taken on trial in the justice
probate and district courts, and has caused
bitter contests.
The murder of Capt. Dawson was the
most brutal and atrocous ever committed
in Charleston. The popular indignation is
intense. All classes in the community stand
aghast at the assassination and would
lynch the murderer fl they could get him out
of Jail.
Louis Schroeder, proprietor of the Grand
Pacific hotel at Perham, Mimi, is having
serious trouble in his family relations. His
wife has recently got into the bad habit of
attacking him with billiard cues, clubs, etc.,
and throwing whisky into his face. So
marked have these delicate attentions be-
come that Louis has been forced to evacuate
the hotel and leave his wife in sole and I'M
disputed charge, and he has sued for di-
yorce. Tt is said that Mrs. Schroeder has be-
core unduly fond Of another man, a lawyer
of the same town.
The jury Of inquest in the Dawson murder
case at Charleston, S. c., found a verdict
that DR.. Mellow was guilty of felonious kill
ing and that his colored coachman was an
accessory. Four witnesses were examined
Policemen Gordon to whom DR.. Mellow sur
rendered, testified to that fact and related a
conversation with the prisoner en- route to
the station house. The only material state
ment is that the prisoner admitted killing
Dawson. The testimony practically deve-
oped nothing new. DR.. Mellow having de-
clined to make a statement before the jury.
Feb Is John L.. Adams, cotton TACT or at
Macon, Ca, was jailed in that city on a
charge OF forgery. In a few days numerous
similar charges were filed. He acknowledged
his guilt and declared himselfalone to blame
Crushed and Inundated with the deep sense
of his disgrace, he refused to take food aft er
his incarceration. He persisted in his deter
mination and steadily grew eaker When
obliged to go to bed his family were allowed
to remove him under guard to his HON e.
The tears and entreaties of his family, adj
vice of.physicians and prayers of ministers
were unable to move him from his purpose.
He died of starvation, after twenty-six days
of fasting.
Virgil Jackson was hanged at Utica, N
Y. Not a tremor was noticeable when the
black cap was adjusted. In fact smile APP
peared to hover about the mouth at the
time. Death 'ensued from strangulation.
The crime for which jackson was executed
was the murder of Norton Metcalf in Au-
gusta Center. The murder was committed
Sunday afternoon, Jan. 20, 1888, and grew
out OF criminal relations between Jackson
and the wife of his victim. .Metcalf had or
I dered Jackson to keep away from Mrs Met
fcalf. j ackson. however, refused and followed
her to church that fatal Sunday afternoon,
returning in company with her. Metcal
met them, q quarrel ensued and Metcalf was
killed. Jackson's plea was self defense but il
awaited him nothing.
For several months there has been q series
OF freight car robberies on the Pittsburg &
| Lake Erie railway, near Pittsburg and Char
! tres stations. The losses of the company
from this cause have been very great One
might a freight train No. 40. while stand
ing on a side track near Charities, was board
ed by a gang of thieves. Three of the rob.
bers knocked Brakeman Cleary of the train.
4 Their companions on the ground pounded
Cleary to insensibility, inficting probably
/ fatal injuries. The train men then rallied
and fought the robbers off. In response to
Ia telegram, police officers from Fittsbure
went to the scene on special train. The
/ officers surrounded the robbers and after a
desperate fight, in which knives and revolv-
/ ers were freely used, captured nine of them.
1 Anton Dumbacher was found insane be
fore Judge Gray at Chicago. Hehas a pecu-