The Washington critic., 1889-05-08
Torturing IncurabIcs.

A bill was filed in the Circuit Court
in Chicago by number of prominent
citizens yesterday asking for the APP
pointmcnt of n receiver of the House of
lncurables and injunction to restrain
the managers Of the Home from rcmov-
ing the books. The bill Furthermore
asks for the removal of President III. N.
1iigginbothan and Caroline s. Barlow,
matron of the institution, from their
positions for gross violation of trust re-
posed in them. II is claimed that the
helpless inmates have been frightfully
abused and tortured. Thirty cases are
cited, some of them too horrible for be.
lief. They are charged with causing
the death of some patients. The case
promises TO be one of the most noted
ever tried in Cook County.
A Pretty Horsc-Thief.
Clara Graham, beautiful girl of 1S
years, was convicted in the Criminal
Court at Kansas City, Mo-, on Monday,
of horse stealing. When placed on the
stand she confessed that February 10,
while out of work, she hired horse
and buggy and started out for q drive.
While out she met Frank Mccoy ON
horseback and he joined her and pro-
posed an clopement, she to go to st.
Joseph. She went there and when he
did not come she drove to Horton,
Kan, and being out of money she sold
the horse and buggy The Jury found
her guilty and gave her two years. She
is the only woman ever convicted in
Missouri Of horse stealing.
MangIed by n Mad Dog.
About 3 O clock Monday, as o son of
Mr.. Graf, farmer who resides in the
ncighborhood of Evansville, Ind, was
crossing field, he was attacked by a
rabid dog belonging to neighbor a
rough and tumble fight cnsued and the
boys right hand was nearly bitten off,
both arms were fcarfully laccrated and
the flesh was torn from the left thigh.
The dog was killed This is the third
mad dog that has been killed in the
same neighborhood the past three or
four days. Graf Is not expected Ia
live.
The Army of the Potomac.
The Society of the Army of the Po
tomac will meet in Orange, N. j., on
June 12 and ID. The Society and corps
meetings and banquet will be held on
the first day, and an excursion to West
Point will be made on the following
day. Hon. Cortlandt Parker will be
the orator, and VIII Carleton, the poet.
The President, the Secretary of War
General Sherman, General Schofield
and other distinguished officers are cx
pected to be present.
The Chicago Dynamite Cases.
The indictments against Hronelx
Chapec and Sevic, charged with con
spiracy TO blow up the homes of Judges
Gary and Grinncl and Police Inspector
Bonfeld of Chicago for their part in
the prosecution of the Haymarket
Anarchists, were stricken from tho
docket yesterday. Hronek, who was
convicted on one charge, is now serv.
ing sentence of twelve years at Joliet
and there was no evidence to convict
his alleged accomplices
Referee Cleveland.
Judge Barrett of the Supreme Cour
in New York, yesterday appointed
Grover Cleveland referee in the suit oi
Kuntze Bros. against John p. Ken
nedy.
The Prisoner Tainted.
The jury in the case of Mrs. Crosby
on trial for the murder of Emma Bur
dick, at Norwich, N. Y, brought in {
verdict yesterday of manslaughter il
the second degree. The prisoner faintet
and was much affected.