Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-12-07
THE CRIMINAL RECORD.


Ind. Ter, on the 2Sth OF November for
robhing the Sante Fee train on the 18th.
Adam Keyser, OF New York city, aged 80,
employed as clerk in Hecker's flour mill,
recently committed suicide by taking
rough on rats"
The wife and sons of Hans .Iorcob OIL
son, hanged to a tree recently at Preston,
Wis, by mob, are said to have been
among those who pulled the rope.
Henry R. Stowen's store in Athol,
Mass, was entered by burglars recently
who broke open a safe and obtained be-
tw cen 4,00G and $4,000 in cash and
securities.
Prominent Irishmen in Chicago express
the opinion that the verdict in the Cronin
trial will be that Coughlin, Burke and
O'Sullivan must hang. and that Beggs and
kunze must go to prison for long term.
The police OF Winnipeg have discovered
that a man by the name OF Ingalls,, who
acted as the custodian OF the reliel fund
raiaed in Spokane Falls at the time OF the
big fire there, has been in that city. Ing
alls skipped out with $4,000 or more.
John G. Hanna, OF Pottstown, Pa. re-
Gently cursed his Creator and is said to
have fell over paralyzed and stricken
dumb. Thus he has lain, until the 2Sth
OF November he was found dead with
strap about his neck, suicidally placed, lit
is believed.
Some one having key to the door and
the combination OF the safe in the office OF
the Pacific express company at the union
depot in Fort Worth, Tex, entered the Of
flee a few days ago, opened the safe, took
therefrom sc, 800 and departed without
molestation.
Lewis w. Shallcross. one OF the men,
bers ofSthe great iron firm OF Morrls, Task
er Il Co, and millionaire resident OF
Frankfort, Pa, recently beat his wife
almost to death and was committed to
Kirk bride's insane asylum. The assault
was committed while he WAS on Il drunken
spree.
George Murray, an insane negro Of New
York city, recently cut two Italian ped
dlers on the head with Il Ratchet, chased
several men and women, and WAS about
to plunge the Ratchet into the head OF
young woman when citizen Knocked him
down with a stone and held him until a
policeman took him in charge.
George Gould, president OF the Pacific
Mail Steamship company has received a
cable from London stating that the latest
addition to the Company's fleet OF steam
ers, the mammoth steamship China, had
gone aground in the harbor OF Yokohama.
She had on board a large number OF pas
sengers and a valuable cargo. The vessel
is valued at 100000.
At Osgood, Ind, a few days ago, J. Dob
son was murdered by A. Bishop, his father
in law. Dobson, having mistreated his
wife, her father induced her to return home.
Becoming enraged, Dobson armed himself
with a revolver and fired five shots through
the window without result. He then set
fire to the house and barn, which fire was
eItinguished before much harm Was done.
He then tried TO make his escape, but was
prevented from 80 doing by Bishop, who
seized an axe and beat his brains out. The
sympathy Of the people is with Bishop,
and he has not been arrested.
A man who was arrested at Vanderbilt,
Pa, recently for the murder OF Clara
| Pierce was afterwards released, hav ing
proven an alihi. Miss Pierce WAS the
| daughter of David Pierce, OF krauthaus.
| She was 18 years OF age and good Locking.
! She was found lying in the middle OF the
road, near krauthaus bridge, in Center
county IHo inquest FeFehieu OHIOo DHiiSo
holes through her body and the fact that
she had been ravished. A body OF men are
searching for a tramp who was seen in the
| vicinity short time before the body was
! found.
Hank Pritchard, a white striker on
the steamer Telegraph, crazed with liquor,
seized a meat ak and ran amuck among
the deck hands few days ago while the
I l. L1z1 q
way mp the river. Richard NJ. Curry, n
! colored roustabout, was almost decapitat-
ed by the Infatuated man and James lBut-
| Ter received a cut on the top OF the head,
which it is thought will prove fatal. Curry
was struck on the left side OF the neck, Just
below the ear, and death was instanta-
neous. The murderer was Jailed when the
! boat reached New Richmond. His home
! is in Gallipolis, Ohio.