The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-10-16
SINS AND SINNERS.

The case of the police for assaults on Ma
tionalists in Tipperary ended in a row, the
Nationalists and the ir friends leaving the
court room, and the case dropped.
A fight occurred between soldiers of the
garrison and workmen in the government
arms factories at Spandau, Germany Three
soldiers we're killed by the workmsn and
many, on both sides were severely injured.
At Frankfort, Md, Deputy Marshal Bird
was shot and fatally wounded by Alfred
Palmer. a mere boy, whom Bird had arrested
on the charge of horse stealing.
The special committee that has been in
vestigating the books and accouts of ex-
City Treasurer Fitzpatrick, of Terre Haute,
Ind, has reported total def cheney OF $685.
500.
The St. Louis pool rooms have suffered
tremendous losses during the past month,
and seven bookmakers are "broke." 1t is
estimated that 100000 has been taken
from them.
Two fthe robbers of the express messen-
ger at Bellesontaine, Ohio, have been arrest
ed. The other, who secured 5000, is still at
large. The amount secured by the robbers
was less than $1,000.
James NJ. Dougherty, the insane lover of
Mary Anderson-Navarro, the we'll known
actress, shot and killed Assis tant Superin-
tendent DR.. Lloyd, OF the Kings county IN.
" insane asylum
Recent developments indica te that the
stealing OF cattle in the Cherokee strip, In
dian Territory, has been carried on in
wholesale manner for the past six or eight
months, during which time thousands of
cattle have been stolen.
Mr.. Atkins, a leading cotton grower, and
- lySl Id % ALL
c., by a negro, who crushed in their skulls
with an iron bar and then fed the house. A
negro, employed by Mr.. Atkins is suspected
OF the crime.
William Sprague, Jr., grandson OF Salmon
P. Chnse, and only son of ex-Gov. Sprague
of Rhode Island, has committed suicide at
Seattle. Wash, by inhaling chloroform.
Deceased was employed by the Seattle Jour
nal. Dependency prompted the suicide
Two young men, Robert D. George and
James F. Hafey of Limestone county, Ala,
were remanded at the Yorkville court, New
York, on the charge of dealing in "green
goods" complete outfit of green tinted
paper, tied up to resent BILE rolls of bills and
81 800 in genuine money, were found in their
possession.
| Capt. Mike Enright, a prominent vessel
| captain, met his wife walking with a man
named William Murphy, at Toledo, Ohio.
Enright pulled O revolver and shot Murphy
through the mouth. Murphy ran and En-
right sent three bullets into his wife's body.
The wife walked home, but will probably die,
while Murphy will live butts badly hurt. En-
| right was arrested.
At Clarence, To-, young man named Mat
thias, drove to the house of Johnson Stears,
farmer, and invited the latter's daughter
to take drive. She refused, and her father
ordered Matthias from the premises. Mat
thias then drew a revolver and fired, first at
Stears and then at q brother of the girl,
missing them both He then shot himself
through the breast, inficting fatal injuries.
Matthias was intoxic ated.
Dewitt Jones of Leggett Texas, was called
out o. u saloon by Jim Par ker and Alex
Lowe. As he got outside of the door he
was shot in the back by one of them. Uriah
| Freeman at once went to the door and COM
mpnced shooting at Parker and Lowe, who
returned the FIRE. Lowe was killed outright.
Parker was shotin the stomach and 10 dying.
Freeman was shot in the left arm and side.
Jones was shot in the back and breast. 1t is
| thought that none of the wounded men can
recover The quadruple killing had its ORR
gin in politics.
While crazed with drink John Hudloran of
Cumming, Geo., ran amuck through the
crowd at a camp meeting Leandor Moore
and George Walds went to him and asked
him to leave the arbor, but he declined to do
so. They then undertook to carry him
away, when he drew knife and cut both OF
| them badly. Thus freeing himself he rushed
through the congregation with knife in hand,
slashing every one in his reach. Just be.
| ore quitting the arhor he ran past Miss
Dooly and stabbed her fatally. He was final.
ly knocked down, dsarmed and turned over to
the officers. More than twenty persons were
wounded by him.
| Ed Stacey was killed at Mullen, Idaho, by
E. A. Davidson. Stacey and his partner,
Bassett, who have been terror to Idaho,
concluded that they would throw the
country into excitement by robbing every
saloon from Pottsville to Sturgis, in Mon
tana. Disgusting themselves with masks and
putting on old clothes they started on the
expedition. The first Place they came to
they found only 80 cents. They then killed
the keeper because he did not have more
money. Stacey was afterwards shot by
Davidson, whom he tried to rob. posse
| started in search of Bassett. If captured he
will be lynched.
i Since the conviction OF BirchaIl at Wood
stock. Can, has been constantly talking
about the murder of BenWell, and it is prob
able that before the date sset. for his execu-
ton arrives he will have made clean breast
Of the crime. lie has already made number
I of important admissions regarding the case.
He acknowledges that he was an accessory,
and confesses that he took Benwell to East
wood and beyond, in the direction OF the
swamp where the body OF the young En-
lglishman was discovered, but denies that it
was his hand that slew Benwell, He does