The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-01-17
Petty Criminalities.

The barn of q farmer at Schuyler, Neb.,
med John Craig was burned, and forty
-6hree horses seven OF which were Kentucky
thoroughbreds seventy cattle, twenty hogs
and a large amount Of farm machinery, hay
and grain were consumed. The circums tances
point to Craigs hired man, who disappeared,
as the author of the holocaust. He had
quarreled with Craig's brother and is suppos-
ed to have fired the barn out of spite.
HI Scott ex-mayor of Hinckly, Mimi.
has been found guilty of murderin the second
degree and sentenced to serve life term in the
prison at Saltwater. When Judge Crosby
asked him if he had anything to say he re-
Piled Il would rather have rope around
my neck than speak q word to disgrace my
family" He killed D. 4. Kirwin on the 22nd
ofNovember, and it is said he charged the
man he slew with q crime against the chastity
of his home. Scott was taken to Still
water.
W R. Fay, president and general manager
of the Denver Gas company, and, individual
ly, one of Denver's wealthy citizens, has been
arrested on q grand jury indictment chdrg-
ing him with manslaughter. Fay was super
intending the work done by the lGboreTs who
were killed by the cave-in of the cable road a
week ago After the accident verdict OF
criminal carelessness' was returned against
Fay, and his indictment followed. Thomas
and OHara, his two foremen, were also in
dicted.
An attempt to poison an entire family was
discovered at Ashland Wis. After eating the
morning meal two of the member were taken
suddenly i'll. On the meat and some cabbage
was found a white powder which had been
sprinkled ever them, nearly teaspo onful
The particles were gathered and taken to a
druggist, who declared it to be arsenic
There were no fatal results. barrel OF
drinking water was also impregnated. Chic
of Police Montgomery is invest igating thf
affair.
Helena, Montana, was shocked by the an
nouneemPnt that Julius Z. Hart we'll known
citizen of Helena, had committed suicide. He
he'd placed a thirty light calber revolver il
bis mouth and blown his brains out. Nc
one heard the shot, Tor the unfortunate hac
covered his head with the bedclothes tC
deaden the report. His wife went into the
bedroom to arouse him for breakfast and
found MIN wing in a pool OF blood with 9
smoking pistol Iutched in his hand. Hart
was about thirty nine years old and had
been in Montana twelve years.
A double stage obbery occurred in Color
ado. The down Stage from Mendocino City
was stopped near Philo by masked highway
men, who demanded the treasure box, and
holding a revolver in one hand took the boz
from the driver with the other. He thanked
the driver and ordered him to drive on. h
then remarked; Good night; gentlemen
The stage had only gone q few hundred yards
when it met the up stage from Cloverdale
and the driver remarked that he, also, hat
been robbed, but gave no details. The ex
press boxes were all that we're taken.
C. AlendaIe, q suspicious-lookingc character
was arrested at Greenwood, Mimi, on com
plant OF anew Orleans detective, who charg
es that he was implicated i'll the recent Duel
Hill train robbery. Among the articles
found on his person were several cards offer
nj nF q = fry1.. bo ~
detention of the same train robbers, who re
Gently robbed q jewelry store in Dallas, Tex
C. Allendale is named in the circular as an &C
compice, and in his description the circula
states that his name is written In India inl
on his right arm. The prisoners name il
Gatooed on his right arm. 1t is said he for
merly belonged to the James gang.
Mauric L. .EGafney, whose term Of office a
clerk of the county of Ashland, Mimi, expired
recently shot himself Gafney's wife wa
aroused by the shots and arose in time to Sc
her husband fall down the stairway dead. III
was short in his accounts about $4,000, AM
the board of supervisors served an order up
on him to turn over the money. Gaffney dit
not have the funds to make up his defalcatiol
and worried over this fact, together with sev
ere illness, he became despondent. Gaffne,
was two years ago elected clerk by the larges
majority ofany man on the Democratic ticket
He was very popular and the news of his sui
eide was scarcely given credence. His wife i
nearly crnzed With grief.and bis friends ar
appalled,. p Ath II O.
There has been considerable excitement il
Vicksburg over expected trouble at Areola
Washington county, Miss, Several negroe
wore arrested there some days=ago, charge,
with burning Col. Paxton's residence.
was also stated by one Of the negroes tha
the plot of the programme was to also maj
saer>tle family The latter part of the pro
gramme was not carried out. The prisoners
it saia, succeeded in making their escape
The cause Of the excitement is that the nd
groes in that vicinity have assembled in cor
siderable numbers and threaten vengeance
About fifty Winchester rifles were sent fror
Yicksburg to Arcola. A train has been hel
in readiness all day, and on the receipt of tn
first news OF danger the Southrons, unde
command of Capt. s. r. Earls, will leave 10
that point. -. ~