The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-05-09
Petty WiCkednesses,

At Conde. North Dakota, Ant hOny Massey
father Of two boys recently charged with an
assault with intent to kill in the White Cap
cases, shot himself dead. He was highly
respected, but recent severe illness and the
charge against his two sons so prayed upon
his mind that it is believed he was deranged.
Christleb Muller, OF Black River Falls, Wis,
was arraigned in Justice Nelson 5 court on the
charge of attempted murder He assaulted
William Bunde with u heavy soldering iron.
and knocked him senseless. He was held in
$500 bonds, which he vas unable to furnish,
and went to Jail
In Chicago not gambling house in town
was running. A number have been fitted up
since the recent municipal election, and sew
eral of the more venturesOme We're doing a
rushing business Each of these o laces got
word that they would be raided if not shut
down Immediately. The gamblers gathered
mOurnfuly in groups on the sidewalk and
discussed the situation. In an interview
during the evening Mayor C1egier limited at
wholesale prosecution for vagrancy.
NJ. r, Siber was found hanging at Port
8Iakely, Washington Territory to the mast
of a small boat drifting about the bay, with
u bullet hole in his head The matter is q
mystery, and the authorities are making an
investigation. Silber came to Port BIakely
a few days ago, and, hiring q small boat,
went out into the bay. Nothing was seen of
him until his lifeless body was discovered
The murder is supposed to have been COM
mitted by smugglers or pirates.
Joseph O 'Brien came to Chicago from Tay-
lors Falls Mimi. with $4OO in his posses
OH ", Wo CaIOnp
he was introduced to Charles McCarIe, an ex-
saloon keeper. as q captain OF police
McCarle so O'Brien declares induced him to
leave his money with Ward for So e keeping
The stranger gave Ward 1916 to keep for
him, but when he returned for his cash Ward
did not know him. The salOOnkeeper and
McCare will explain matters 10 Justice
White.
tragedy occurred near Covington, Tip
ton county, Tenn, which resulted in the kill
ing of W. r. Douglas, mayor of that city. A
warrant had been issued for the arrest OF
Henry Donaldson, q negro who was charged
with attempted rape on o white woman.
Mayor Douglas was one of q posse of ten
men who went to the negroes to affect his
arrest. gun was thrust through the door
and discharged by the negro on the inside.
lie GOHJSnbS bLFIGh DOuSbdSJ kIlllHR nlu Ill
stantly. Being dark, and fearing another
discharge the posse Immediately retreated
and Donaldson succeeded in making his cs-
cape.
The Chicago police were informed OF
q outrage near the Grand Trunk
dynamite railroad tracks in the southern
mart of the city. A party of Italian laborers
occupied an abandoned freight car They
decided to SO to New York, and all lett ex.
cept Michaelo Rochi between whom and the
rest feud existed Before leaving one ot
them. supposed to be Joseph Doffabio, put q
number of track torpedOes into the stove
and when Rochi lighted fire to cook his sup
per there was an explosion, which burst the
stove into thousand pieces and wrecked the
car. Rochi was dreadfully injured and is ly
ing at the point of death.
Sheriff Jensen of Moorhead, Mimi. has re
eeived Gov. Merram's : warrant for the execu
ton Of Thomas Brown. The warrant directs
chat the sentence of the court be executed or
Brown, Friday, June Z, between o'clock p
m. O'Clock a. Ill. ut such place in Clay coun
ty as the sheriff may elect. The sherif
read tho warrant to the condemned man. Ii
is understood that the place OF execution
will he on the north side of the jail, and that
the sheriff will erect board fence about six
teen or eighteen feet high to shut out from
the world the scaffold and the scene enacted
within.
Contrary to expectation the grand jury n
Chicago completed its work without indictini
DIR. Herman, superintendent OF the Cool
county insane asylum, as accessory to tn
murder ofLunatic Burns, for which three asy
lum attendants are now awaiting trial. II