New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-12-31
WAYS OF THE WICKED,

Two masked men robbed railroad con-
ductor and brakeman CISCO and their watch
es at Olney, ILL.,
At Aulander, N. c., Kinch fireman. ne
gro who murdered DR.. Adkin and his mother,
was hanged in his cell by q mob.
Near Manchester, KY, ffteen-year-old
boy named Wood shot and killed Robert
Gregory. Gregory three months ago killed
the boys father, TIL omas Wood.
At the preliminary trial in New Orleans of
Chief of Police Hennessy's alleged murderers
they pleaded not guilty and were rem anded
without bail.
Nathaniel Niles, ex president Of the Trades
mems National bank of New York, has been
arrested in u suit to recover $73, 90 in de-
posts which Niles is said to have retained.
The vie off G. Anderson, farmer near
Louisville KY, sold her husbands farm for
$l2, 1000 and eloped with John Dake, black
smith,
Ed. II. Spear, a prominent young broker
OF Toledo, Ohio, has been arrested, havin g
secured $4,000 by issuing checks on q bank
In which he had no money deposited.
S. E. Lane, who murdered J. w. Wilson of
Dallas, Tex, in 1888 for slandering his wife,
has committed suicide In prison. The.poison
is supposed to have been smuggled into the
prison by his wife.
At Winchester, KY, Noah Crookes shot
and probably fatally wounded Moses Mack.
a store-keeper, aud escaped to Colby, where
he was killed by Sheriff Shackleford after he
had shot the sheriff in the leg.
John Brennan, station agent at Rays
Station, Ohio, was murdered and robbed and
his body thrown into the depot which was
then set on fire. How much money was Sc
cured is not known.
At the examination of Tab Pryor on the
charge OF numbering Banker Mead at Wau-
paca. Wis, in October, 1882, held at New
London before Justice Woodwork, evidence
was ia ken proving the murder. The case ex-
cites great interest.
Dan Brannan, a blacksmith in Jail at EN-
metsburg, Iowa, for intoxication, set fire to
the bedding while lighting his pipe When
Brannan was reached he was conscious, but
dropped into an epileptie fit and expired.
He was horribly burned.
Bert Cadwallader shot and Jasper Lag ure
in the later's saloon at Blunchester O.. then
jumped through a window and fed, pursued
by hundred men, some of whom were armed
and fired at him whenever within range
Finding he could not escape, Cadwallader
shot and killed himself
A desperate fight took place at Hens
Creek mountain mining town ten miles
east Of Johnstown. Pa. Huns and Slays
were the parties engaged. Mining, picks and
pistols were used. The fight occurred in a
Hungarian shanty. Three of the epartici-
pants, including one woman, are reported
fatally injured. ia .saf-
Two carriers employed by the Dublin In
suppressible (newspaperD tell a peculiar
stor y. They assert that while driving
through the streets with wagon loads OF pa
pers, they were attacked by number of
masked men, who compelled them to drive
to Phoenix Park, where the papers were torn
an pieces and scattered in all directions.
At Chicago four young highwaymen pin
toned the arms of Henry McCalister, O.
wholesale dealer. pressed revolver against
his head and robbed him of 5000 and Il gold
watch. The robbery was witnessed by sew
en- men, including Waterman, but they
made no efforts to prevent it and allowed
the thieves to escape.
The United States court in banc has de-
cided to deny tn motion to suspend judg-
ment and for a new trial in the case of Gen.
Peter j.. Classen, president Of the Sixth
National b ank, New York, which he tried to
wreck. AS the court was unanimous there
can be no appeal to the United States
years and SIS, 600 fine.
The dead body of j ohm McManus a resi-.
dent of the Schaffer settlement north of
Barron Wisconsin, was found in the woods
about two miles from home, frozen stiff
He had been absent since the previous Mon.
day, and when found the body was lying on
the back, the heels resting on q log. Fro m
q wound back, OF one of his ears, foul play
is suspected.