New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-05-15
vi .nes and Criminals.

II s54s LL4g
The Iowa supreme court confirms the SEN
tence of Chester Eurney, the young burglar,
who must pemainin the penitentiary. This
is one ofthe most noted criminal cases the
state .eNerhad.
Jamee Q. Fish, 1.-THE ex- president of the Ma
riae Bank, of NeS York City, who,was con
victed of misapplying the funds of the bank
and causing it's failure, will be released from
prison. The old man will not leave the pris-
on broken in health. He is quite spry and
his face Indicates th at his health is tolerably
good.
Franz Burginger, ;an,o old resident ofBrown
county, Mimi, and former proprietor of the
Sleepy Eye brewery, committed suicide iby
taking strychnine. Mr.. Burginger died lbe-
fore medical aid could be summoned No
cause Is assigned. He seemed to be in good
spirits. Lit is rumored that he was in finan-
clal straits The deceased was a member of
the Odd Fellows and United Workmen and
carried a policy of 81, 600 in EACH
Within the past ten days Judge Woods, of
the federal court at Indianapolis has re
ceived number OF threatening letters from
all parts of the state, some signed "Regula-
tors" and some HWhite Caps, and all de-
mands that he change his recent rulings in
the election law violation cases. One writer
threatened to bring 500 negul ators to the
city it his commands were not ,obeyed. 1t
was couced in the most brutal terms.
There was quite a twitter among the fash
ionable congregation of ST. PauPs church in
Milwaukee when it became known that.a
daughter of Bishop Hugh Miller Thompson
had eloped from her fathers home at Jack
son, Miss, with W. T. Howe. a well known
young Chicago lawyer. andlthat the young
couple had attended the morning service at
st. Paul's where the brother of the bride,
Rev. Harry Thompson of Kenosha, occupied
the pulpit in the absence of the rector Mr.
Lester, Miss Thompson and Mr.. Howe left
jackson, Miss. on Friday evening Sd inst,
and were married at Cairo, Ms, Saturday.
John Boatman Of New Madrid. forty-fye
miles below Cairo, ILL.,, borrowed askiff Thurs
day of Gerber brothers. The latter, thinking
that Boatman would steal their property.
followed him and shot him dead. The Cor.
bers were arrested by the sheriff and posse
of citizens from Tiptonville, KY, and placed
IN n, the Jail there The news caused great ex-
element and it was determined to lynch the
prisoners. A strong guard was placed
about the jail. When it became known that
Boatman's vie had died from the shock oc-
cass;oned by her husbands murder the in
dignant mob could be restrained no longer
They rushed upon the Jail, gained possession
OF the prisoners and strung them up on two
trees within hundred yards of the prison
At point in Montana, five miles west of
Stanford, in Fergus county, some highway
men held up the stage Of the Great Falls and
Billings line, and demanded the treasure box
The driver saw tn at resistance was useless
and threw it out. The robbers then disap-
peared, without molesting the passengers.
The stage proceeded on itsjourney, and met,
about five miles from the scene of the rob.
berry, the eastward bound coach, and report
ed the robbery. The robbers were evidently
alarmed by the approach of this stage,
which they could see a long way off on the
hill for they threw away the treasure box,
which was picked up by the eastbound coach
The scene of the robbery is known as Sur,
prise creek.