The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-17
SINFUL SIFTINGS.

DR.. Knifen and Miss Purcell charged with
the murder of Mrs. Kniffen at Trenton, N. j.,
were released, the bail being 500 900 in each
case
William Torrens Of Philadelphia, after a
lovers quarrel shot Belle Carter and then
himself He died at once The young wom-
ans wound is probably fatal.
The negro coachman of Judge Thomas NJ.
Cooley of Ann Arbor, Mich, went suddenly
insane and threatened to kill the family, but
wholesale tragedy was prevented by the
GOODNESS OF the distinguished jurist.
John Allen tried to pass Confederate bills
on a blind peanut seller in Newark n j., and
having been arrested killed himself with NOR
phine which, on being searched, he said was
grip medicine and was allowed to keep.
Dock Bell, prominent citizen of Hefin,
Ala, and Creamer, the marshal of the town
fought a street duel Bell was killed and
Creamer badly wounded. A family quarrel
was the cause.
A. P. Scoville, a nephew of Guiteau, the
assassin OF President Garfield, has dissap
peared from Chicago and is thought to have
taken over sc, 900 belonging to O building
society, OF which he was the secretary.
Snyder Lockwood, hitherto respected
citizen of Shaken, N. Y, has confessed to
forging paper aggregating several thousand
dollars. He was engaged largely in the sale
OF pianos and organs throughout the Cats
kills tor Chicago manufacturer.
Louis Hammerslaugh, proprietor of the
Kansas City Globe, was assaulted on the
street by Charles Jones, son of the superin-
tendent OF the National Water Works com.
pany, because of statements published re-
fecting on the honesty OF ones father.
Charles Sommers, a worthless sot, entered
the dwelling of John Liston, at Grand Forks
early one morning, and demanded the latter's
money at the point of revolver Liston
had sold 20 acres of land the day before and
Sommers supposed he had the proceeds with
him. Liston handed over his wallet con-
tanning SIT and Sommers departed.
At Bridgeton, Mo-. thirteen miles from
here, a negro named Pointer was attacked
by party of white men, who claimed he had
been circulating slanderous reports about
Miss Christina Amelung a young girl of
nineteen. During the melee Herman Asmus
was struck on the head with a fat iron, and
Otto Asmus had both his eyes shot out by
Pointer. Pointer gave himself up, as he
feared he would be attacked again.
DR.. Larribee quarreled with Druggist Nor
ris over bill, and was ordered from the store
Larribee soon returned and called Norris to
the sidewalk. Norris Norris, the druggists
son. followed his father, having a revolver
in his hand. A soon as Norris, ST., reached
The walk DR.. Larribee began firing at him,
which was returned by Norris Jr. Dr. Larri-
bee was shot in the lett arm and right leg.
Deputy Sheriff Pearson was shot through
the body. producing fatal wound, and s.
N. Virgins, farmer, was sho OF in the leg.
Richard Brown, the well known Younes.
Gown iron manufacturer and member of the
firm OF Cleveland. Brown & Co., iron brokers
of Cleveland O., has just discovered the ex-
istenee Of two forged notes bearing his sigma
ture. One is for Is. 900 and the other for
$50, 900, the former being made payable to
Flinda G. Blythe and The latter to Joseph
Lamb. Both notes were sent from Telodo to
q bank for collection. Mr.. Brown says he