Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-12-21
THE CRIMINAL RECORD.

Bridget Byrne, a lady 70 years old living
alone in Cincinnati, Ohio, was recently
murdered by a man by the name Of Smith,
who was after her money.
A prisoner in the Kansas penitentiary
by the name OF Mollie Brown recently kill
ed a guard OF the prison by the name OF
p. s. Hanks by splitting his head open
with hatchet.
Harry Franklin, II Western desperate,
who one night recently assaulted and at
tempted to rob Mayor Wilton, OF Litch
field, ILL.,, has been in the circuit court SEN
fenced to twenty-four years in the peniten'
tiary.
A special to the Inter Ocean from Co.
lumbus, Ohio, says R. P. Halliday, late
cashier OF the First National bank at Mt.
Gilead pleaded guilty OF embezzlement in
the United States court recently and was
sentenced to the Ohio penitentiary for
seven years.
A large body OF masked men from the
country went into Christiansburg, Va,
few DAYS ago to lynch two men nan ed
Cooper, held for murder. The authorities
were warned in advance, and Judge jenkins
summoned posse and carried the prison
Srs away and hid them.
Robert johnson, indicted at st. Cloud,
Mimi, for highway robbery, has been ex'
aminpd by a committee OF physicians and
was adjudged insane in the probate court.
He will be sent to the insane hospital at
st. Peter. 1t has been supposed that be
was trying to feign insanity.
While John C. Patterson was standing
at the Delaware bank counter at Whining
ton, Del, few days ago clipping coupons
from bonds which he kept on deposit there,
an unknown man seized Mr.. Patterson'S
deposit box, containing some $50. 900 in
securities, and ran out and away.
number OF boys, ranging in age from
IL to Ia years stole several bottles OF
whisky from O saloon on Wabash avenue
chicago, a few days ago. They drunk freely
and one OF them, John Mohoney, died from
the effects few hours later. Several others
are in critical condition and may die.
The police think the liquor was drugged.
AtCaseville, Mich. a few days ago Richard
Clark, aged 10 years, attempted to kill his
sOn.in-law, Richard McKendrick, by shoot
ing him. One ball took effect and Nc
kendrick is in a critical condition. Clark
then, in the presence OF a number OF people
deliberately shot himself just above the
right ear and fell dead on the sidewalk.
At Holyoke, Col, recently masked
mob or seven white caps took j. s. Ben
nett and w. D. Kelsey, two prominent at
torneys, from their beds, and not allowing
them to dress, drove them two miles in
the country, where they administered a
most brutal hOrsewhipping and warned
then to leave the country. The trouble
grew out OF a county seat war.
report is received to the effect that
people OF Bighor Basin, Mo-, have broken
up Kettle Jacks gang of thieves and cut
tbroats by lyuching eleven OF them and
driving the remainder OF them out OF the
country. Kettle Jack and companions
arrived in that region about q year ago.
After being reinforced by a number OF
desperate characters they began to plum
der settlers and have terrorized the entire
section.
What was at frat considered simple
assignment for the benifit of creditors by
&. H. Hemingway, druggist and private
banker, doing business at Whitney Point,
N. j., is now regarded as matter OF grave
Importance. Hemingway assignment
was filed on the 9th inst, and next day
his creditors upon learning that he had
not been seen since the Saturday previous
became alarmed and instituted inquiries
and it was ascertained that he WAS an en-
hezzler to the extent OF probably about
SIS, 900.