The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-03-14
SINFUL SETTINGS,

At Hamilton Ohio, the jury in the case of
Elmer Sharkey, the boy maricide returned
a verdict of murder in the first degree.
Bernard Junghaus, wealthy horse import
er, was murdered at Peoria, ILL.,, supp osedly
by a jealous husband.
George P. Tjaden, the treasurer and gen.
eral manager of Charters Oak camp. Modern
Woodmen, of Peoria. Ill.,, has left with about
$1,000 of thelodge funds.
The trial of Sheriff Flack, his son William
and Lawyer Joseph Meeks for. conspiracy in
securing the di. Gree, of Sheriff Flack from his
wife, has begun in New York.
William Il. Fursman, the noted 5000, 900
f0rger Of deeds and mortgages captured in
New Orleans, has been returned to Pontiac,
ILL.,, for trial.
II. C. Bedell, prominent insurance agent
Of Cleveland, Ohio, committed suicide by
insane from Ia grippe,
Howard Sterling, wanted in Detroit. Mich,
for forgeries committed two years ago, and
who was arrested in Liverpool, has been re-
turned for trial.
No trace has been discovered of Rowland
Leach, the Now York commercial traveller who
disappeared at Chicago, and detectives are
confident that he has been murdered.
sons accused ofemigrant swindling resulted
in the conviction by the jury Of thirty-one of
the sixty prisoners.
George Harding, ex.captain, of police, shot
Michael Regain, a local politician, at Hamil-
ton, Ohio. The shooting was provoked by
Regan, who is thought to be mortally wound
ed.
John N. HodgsOn of Cincinnati married
Miss Addie Bishop, to whom he had been en-
gagged seven years, and Immediately after the
marriage committed suicide. No cause as
signed.
At Detroit. Mich. Patrolman Ed Shoe
maker was shot twice by two men whom he
was endeavoring to arrest. Shoemaker can
not live. The men escaped. Over twenty
suspects are under arrest.
Eleven of the Italians who resisted arrest
at Wampum, Pa. have been lodged in Jail at
Newcastle. The Italian who was shot will
die and Constable Alley will recover All is
now quiet.
At Lindsay, Ont, John A. Barron, men,
Der of parliament for North Victoria, admin
istered severe beating with q stick to a
married man named Raymond, who, it is al
legged, committed an indecent assault on q
little daughter of Mr. Barron.
At Pittsburg. Pa, two workmen attemst-
ed to thaw out several sticks of frozen dyna-
mite and the usual result followed. A terri
BILE explosion that wrecked the blacksmith
shop which they were in and instantly killed
one man named David Hayes. and another
named William Snoddy, had his arm and leg
broken and will die, as he is badly injured in
ternaIly. The heighborhood was badly
shaken up, as the explosion occurred in q
fashionable suburb where some deep trench
blasting was being done.
Charles Freeman, who lives at Roseville.
Cal. was roaming around the house in a
drunken frenzy when he found q man living
in bed whom he seized and dragged out in
front of the house, where there 10 O trough
for watering horses. Into this Freeman
ducked the head Of his victim and held him
went to Rosevile, whore he was arrested.
The dead man was q cook employed ON q
neighboring ranch.
Felix Kempf was hanged at Charleston, W.
Va, for the murder of his two children Oh the
night of Dec. 4, 1889. This is the first legal
hanging in the state since 1858. The crime
for which Felix Kempf suffered Death was the
murder Of his daughter Mary, aged twenty,
and his son William. who were keeping house
for themselves. Upon going home on the
night of Dec. 4, 1889, he found that window
had been raised ard that several articles were
missing. He then made up his mind that
Mary had taken them and went oyer to her
house at once. He accused her of the theft
and cut her terribly. Her brother sprangup
to defend his sister and was also cut by his
father. Both victims died within twenty-four
hours.
Peter Daul was convicted at Wausau, Wis,
of numbering Joe Fuerenthal May 81, 1889.
The jury returned q verdict of manslaughter
in the fourth degree. Sentence will be pro.