The sun., 1889-01-31
Mans Wicked Dnines.


An American sailing vessel bound from
Zanzibar to Madagascar, was fired on by
a German vessel and one of her masts was
broken.
Jack Burgess, the prize fighter, and his
wife are supposed to be on their way to the
Pacific slope with the proceeds of 81 600
worth of diamonds which Mrs. Burgess is
said to have stolen from her sister, Mrs.
Hewitt
The jury in the case of James Collins, tried
for the murder OF Lyman Moore, rendered
verdict at Grafton, Oak, finding Collins
guilty as charged in the indictment, and
fixing the punishment at life imprisonment.
Collins received the verdict with much con-
cealed emotion. The prisoners counsel
moved for new trial.
White Cap notice were received by J. D.
Tenant. who was arrested at Austin. Mimi,
a few days ago for keeping gamblingrOom,
and by three other citizens. The notice had
the genuine Skull and bones mark and were
signed 80 hit- Caps They gave etOrty-eight
hours in which to leave the city under threat
of dire consequence if the mandate was not
obPyed
At Hyde Park Scranton. Pa, in a fight
between police officers and four tramp bur
glars, Officer Ellis was fatally sh Ot and three
of the tramps wounded. The tramps finally
managed to make their escape. Mayor Rip
pie and the entire city police force followed
by a mob of thousand people are now in
search OF the tramps, who thus far has
eluded their pursuers. \ locomotive with
officers aboard have gone in each direction
on the Deleware Lackawanna 4 Western
railroad in the hope of cutting off the escape
of the fugitives.
Peter Hahn, of Newark, is in trouble for
marrying his stpp-mOther. The wedding
took place in 1885. and he and his Step-moth-
er have lived happily together ever since
nd phoI, tn ha
happy but for neighbOrs who went before q
justice and made complaint against them.
Mr.. Hahn, was put under $500 bail, and his
wifes bail was fixed at the same sum. They
will have to answer before the grand Jury.
Hahn is 43, spare, and has but one eve. His
wife and step-mOther is fat and good looking
and is 26 years his senior.
An English missionary named Brooks and
sixteen of his followers were murdered near
Saadani by members of the coast tribes and
natives of Zanzibar. These murders Indicate
the extent of the hatred to whites the Ger
mans have aroused. Saadani for many years
has been the starting point of European mis-
sions, the natives welcoming the missionaries
and assisting all of them, especially the En-
2lish. The murders have caused a sensation.
The questions as to the measures England
will take to punish the murderers is eagerly
discussed at Zanzibar.
When the trial of William O'Brien was re-
E
o. BFien was absent. The trial, however,
proceeded in his absence, and he was convict
ed and sentenced to four months imprison-
ment without hard labor. The police have
as yet no clue to Mr.. O'Brien' whearea bouts.
1t is estimated that eighty persons were
wounded in the disturbance at Carrick on
SUR. 1t is learned that Mr.. OBrien re-
freshed himself at a house near the
police barracks and then drove into the
country before the police Gordon was formed,
and that he afterward dined with a select
party OF friends few miles from the town.
The mystery surrounding the terrible mur.
derof Mrs. Mary H. Latimer of Jackson
Mich, is about cleared, and her only son r
Irving Latimer, has been arrested for the
murder. thas been proved that his state
ment about sleeping at the Griswold house
Detroit the night of the murder is false. He
came back to Jackson at midnight and re
turned to Detroit at daylight. A search re
vealed blood spots on his shoes, on his
clothing, and on hiS satchel, and the conduc
tors on the trains on which he made his mid
night journey identify him. The murder was
done for money The estate of about $16,
900 would revert to him on his mothers
death. 1t is the most cold-blooded deed
ever perpetrated in Jackson.
Zanzibar telegram of Jan. 27 says: An
engagement took place at Dar-es-Salam, re-
sulting in the defeat of the Arabs, many OF
whom were killed. During the fight the
first lieutenant of the German war shiI
Sophie was killed by sunstroke The de
feat of the Arabs renders the position of the
captured missionaries still more dangerous
1t is reported that the manager of the Ger
man company assembled the friendly
natives and read them an autograph letter
from the emperor, thanking each native by
name for his good will and assistance anC
promising protection and rewards. Tht
British consul is trying to arrange for tn,
despatch of q caravan to bring away the mis-
sionaries at Upwapwa, and MambOyo, theil
position being extremely dangerous.
Annie Eisenbardt, head nurse at the Coop
eF hospital, Camden, Nj, was murderously
assaulted while on duty in the fourth foo
of the hospital by an unknown man. Mis-
Eisenhardt was found lying on the floor will
her throat cut The pocket of her dress whicl
had contained her pocketbook was cut off
and her watch had also been cut from tn
body of her dress. The man escaped from tn
building by lowering hfmselffrom the windOE
on bed sheets, which he had tied together ant
fastened to shutter. oseph Ellis, the nigh
watchman and engineer, is now under aTres
charged With having committed the assault
None of the cuts are deep and there is "a
great danger from them. She is, however
suffering the effects of the brutal kicks ad
Ininistered to her, and there was immipen
danger Of peFitoniti ksetting IN, in the even
of which she will probably die. She had bee
cut in nine places with a. very sharp instru
ment. ea@ 20 ss1r3 -
John and James Thaine, brothers, an
Cornelins Thorpe, went away from home a
highwood Valley, Montana, to attend
dance l9aving their house unoccupied
Some one took this occasion to attempt 4,
murder the Nlfee men by poisoning thei
food The men returned home during th
night and next morning ate breakfast an
went to work Shortly afterward job
Thaine was suddenly taken very sick an
J, exhibited unmistakable signs OF having bee
" poisoned Neighbors happened to be wit
him at the time and administeEed antidotet
y and by hard work saved Thames lif'
About the same timcit was discovered tha
two horses in the stable were in the pa
oxysm of death from poison. and IN o sheI
time were dead. Later. james ThaiRe got
dose of the poisons he had a closer ca
than his brother, having suffered seyerf
spasms. Close investigation revealed grain
of crystal strychnine in the sugar bowl
test was made by putting some grains 10
small piece of meat. and feeding it to the GO
which died in few rnonehts The men 80