The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-06-05
SINFUL SIFTINGS,

Patrick Malloy shot and killed his son
George, aged twenty-five, and then shot him
self dead at Seven Mile, Ohio. The two had
been quarrelng over some insurance money.
1t has been discovered that John William
son, under arrest at Sedalia. Mo-, for muir
dering Jefferson Moore and his son, also mur-
dered his own wife. Williamson will proba-
bly, be lynched.
At Toledo Madame De We're, who was
found guilty OF forgery, received sentence
OF ten years ut hard abor in the penitentiary.
She was O clairvoyant and forged notes ag-
gregating some $25, 600.
The Kimber mystery has been cleared up
by the finding OF the unfortunate Eneli I
mans body in large reservoir which sup
plies Montreal with water. His throat was
cut and around his neck was tied towel.
New York police have captured an individ-
ual who had gained for himself the title OF
Jack the Inkslinger." His mania has been
to throw ink on the dresses of ladies as they
walked along the streets.
Thomas Lyons. OF Silver City, N. Mex,
shot and instantly killed John r. McManigle
He claims to have found McManigle. and
Mrs. Lyons in compromising situation All
were prominent people.
at Alexandria, La, JEFF Hunt and Claude
Clark were shot and killed by -JoLrs BoIan
L
was the result of tl ouble growing out Of
party.
Herbert Clancy of Chicago is being sued for
| 100000 damages in the Kings county IN.
| Y supreme court by Miss Carrie Windolph
| Of Long Island City for a breach of promise
| OF marriage.
| Near Jonesville, Mich, John Beard, aged
| eighty-four, quarreled with Alexander Shippy,
a farm hand. Beard shot Shippy and then
! himself, and afterward cut his throat. Ship
| py will probably recover, but the old man
will undoubtedly die.
Frank Fish, who killed John CalIinain at
Canandaigua,N. Y, on the night of Jan. 20,
! 1890, and who was convicted of murder was
sentenced to die by electricity at Auburn state
| prison during the week beginning July H.
Fish is only twenty six years of age.
Complaint has been made against Captain
i Stewart, OF the American ship John Harvey,
now at Philadelphia, OF cruelty to sailors
and the abandonment of q cabin boy who
testified against the captain at Barbados,
West India.
D. Fl. Arnold, who has been on trial at San
Francisco for the murder of S. w. Garness,
whom ne shot and killed in January last.
has been acquitted. The murder grew out
of the circulation of a slanderous circular d.
rected at the members of the Arnold family.
3 Lightning rod swindlers are working por-
tions of Iowa, perpetrating their frauds prin-
cipally upon German farmers. They claim
to have bought 10, 900 feet of rod, and want
ing to introduce their rod offer to give the
unsuspecting granger all he needs If he will
pay nominal sum for points and braces.
| Upon close examination of the contract every
i point and brace ordered is equivalent to
twenty feet of rod. A number of farmers
have been caught
The dead body of John FIamm, well-to.
do German farmer living seven miles from
0rtonville, Mimi, was found in the yellow
Banks river by his wife. Flamm was last
seen about an hour before dark the night be-
fore by his neighbors, with one of whom he
had had trouble. The body was about TWEEN
ty.fve rods from where he was last seen and
was lying face down in about three feet o
water, with marks of violence, including Q
bad confusion on his forehead. Mr.. Flamn
was treasurer of his school district and chair
man of the town board.
Gen. Jubal A. Early, while engaged in {
hot discussion of war issues at Richmond
Va, was approached by q stranger who
slapped him on the shoulder and remarked
''My dear Gen. Longstreet, how do you dor
Early astonished his visitor by exclamins
savagely: II want nothing to do with
man who mistakes me for such a damned
rascal as James LOngsGreeG. 1F1e1ld o
the latter who was standing by demanded
retraction. Early refused, whereupon Long
streets friends made lunge for Early, bu
the latter was protected by friends Ionj
enough to escape. The incident has caused
a sensation
Lawyer Sheldon, of Doyleston, Pa, wa
convicted of forgery and embazzlement an,
sentenced to twenty-five years in the peni
tentiary. The ordeal Of entering the cpur
room proved too much for the once popula
and talented lawyer, who as district attol
ney of Bucks county had made his brillian
reputation at the bar Of this very court. A
he entered the dock he shrank from the gaz
! | ofhis former friends and kept his head bowed
As the bills of Indictment were read lou
: groans and sobs came from Shellenbergel
His counsel entered the plea of guilty in eac
ease. When the words dropped from til
K Judges lips: twenty-five years at soltar
o confinement with hard labor" ShelIenbe
J, ger gave groan OF anguish and almostsan
9 to the floor The blow seemed to stun til
g prisoner 1t was necessary TO partly carr
n him from the court room.
]. Attorney Henry Hardie was murdered b
hostile Indians, near Tombstone, Ariz., mn
: Gen, Miles has issued orders to pursue Il