The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-02-14
The Ways of the Wicked.

The ways Oh the wicked.
The bill authorizing the governor of ArAan
sas to offer g. 900 for the apprehension OF
any notorious recent criminals. unI which IS
designed by Gov. Eagle. who viii offer that
sum for the arrest ot the ussasSins Of John
NJ. Clayton.
Edward { Rree"k. who has been assistant
cashier Of the Commnr,iul bank OF st. Louis
for the past five wears, committed suicide at
his home by shooting himself in the head.
No cause for the act is known. Mr. Breeck
was tifty-nine years old, aud leaves wife
and six children.
As a result of the misunderstanding Oscar
HattOn. II prominent business man of Rich
land Centre. Wis, lies at his residence fatally
wounded. He and John Bird, also a we'll
known citizen. met in Brandt $ saloon. \
quarrel ensued and Bird, moved to despera-
ton, drew d pistol and fired. HattOn fell.
mortally wounded. Bird gave himself up to
the authorities.
Reporters for the Chicago Times discovered
that James Cunningham, the junitor of the
East Chicago avenue police station, Capt.
Schaack's command. was conducting a
fence" for stolen goods Cunningham had
n partner in the person of John Payne, an
employe OF the Pullman Palace Currompany.
Most of the stolen goods belonged to the
Pullman company, and included tie most ex-
pensive carpets and hangingS.
Larie Schmitt, aged thirty years, and his
stepdaughter Rachael KOerner. aged sixteen.
eloped from Rockwell City. in Galhoun county
Iowa, recently, c,,me to Dubuque bought
furniture and went - Housekeeping, IhPy
were found by NIerH Met ann and placed un-
der arrest to await the ARRIVAL OF he shPiIH
from Manson. The stcPdaughter is an 1nno-
cent looking girl while her b"trayer is a
bTight-oOklng fellow, and very smooth
talker.
A pretty eighteen -vear-old girl who gives
her name as Cora Wilson. has been arrested
at Hutchinson. Kansas. for passing counter
felt money. She claims to have come from
Salina recently. but the crime which she is
awaiting final hearing was committed at
Lendsburg, Kan The girl admits that her
name is not Wilson, and says she is the
daughter of a Presbyterian minister in an
Ohio village, but refuses to give her father s
name. She refuses 20 talk concerning her
guilt.
RIG Lowry. q discharged soldier. and by
trade bo0kbinder, has brought suit against
Thomas F. Benedict. government printar. for
$4,000 damages. Lowry claims that
Benedict stated before a house committee
that he had DISCHARGED the lIaItif because
ha loaned money to Other n4ry0ns pmDIOypd
in the office at the unlawful and eyhDrhitaDt
rate of interest of l . Der cent permupth. well
KNOWING at the time that such statement
was false
Eror, i,forroo+ion nb+o;nod at nrfr,I, tho
snicide of Walter !. Gibson was longer Dre.
meditated than has generally supposed
Gibson had $50, 600 insurance on his life
and about oil of it was obtained bv Joining
the varions fra+ernaI and benefit organizas
tions For nbout a wear he had systematic
aIIv worked his wov into the yarioIs orders
amonr them the Ancient Order Of the United
WorkTnen. and. on the ninbt Lefore his death
initiated into the EmpirT Order of Mutual
Aid. going direct from the lodge room to the
baths. where he ended his life He tried to
oct INTO the Merchants Exchange Gratuity
Rut was rejected.
I:4+lo o., ,,oo. old srnio po,ir,on+ ,rbo
f'a st 1' Nv 1rri't,e rJ o+ +i,e
T|n ~ Cbioo(,o
- NJ PaIIJ 80, t,od Dy nc In,
4Ln IT. tbnr of tho cbiIJ bao.Iroo ;,l
ti e i.a u n}iTd
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iIo1,oa oS Vim r. ~
t1e.oL~ c H. I,,a. 1st ,1,cltt,gg IL
it is believed it will have the effect Of fully re-
storing his reason. The child was kidnaDped
bv Mrs. Gurlev, the wife of q painter or
printer. The treatment of the little girl by
GurIey awakened the wrath of his neighbors
and last January the child was taken from
him and sent to the Home of the Friendess
Gnrlev was fined $50 but the officers Of the
Justice court unwittingly allowed him to es