The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-10-09
WAYS OF THE WICKED.

Attorney George R. Kessler of Chicago has
been acquitted of the murder of his brother
in-law, Alfred Rinker, whom he killed q few
nights ago.
The Redding and Cedarvile stage was held
up by two masked men about twenty-five
miles from Redding, Cal. The Wells Fargo
express box and the government way pouch
we're robbed of about $500.
AL Hoover and Alex Lane renewed an !old
quarrel on the streets of Jolietville, Ind,
over 5000 that Lane had of Hooyer's money.
After blows had been exchanged Lane drew q
revolver and fatally shot Hoover.
l.. NJ. Mattaine, Kan sas City ieweler.
was shot and seriously wounded and robbed
of$3O and watch by two men who deceived
Him into a room on the plea that q friend
was very sick.
Stockholders of the Star Fire Insurance
company of New York have authorized crimi-
nal proceedings brought against the officers
OF the company on account Of the missing
assets of $537 ,OCO.
George Martin, bookkeeper and cashier
and james Dunn, collector of the Santa
Fe railroad at Los Angeles, Cal, have dis
appeared. They robbed the company Of
ABOUT So,Ooo. Both nre young men and
unmarried and moved in good society.
W. II. Schneider, bookkeeper OF the first
National Bank OF Columbus, Ind, who, on
Nov. %, 1888, stole about 5000, 900 in cash
and securities from the vaults OF tho bank
and fled to Canada. visited Detroit, Mich.
and was arrested.
The body of William Grubbs, q bow. has
been found near Petersburg Md, with bull
let hole in the skull Hiram Grubbs. uncle
OF the boy, has been arrested. The boy was
the only witness tom fight in which the un-
ele had engaged. ."
At East St. Louis, ILL.,. William W. Damsel
son Of Supt. Damsel, Of the Adams Express
company, was shot through the right lung
BY an unknown negro. The wound is fn.
tai one. Damsel was baggagem aster on the
Cairo Short Line, and found the negro steal
ing q ride. -
The police Of the wbitechapel district in
London have received q warning from "Jack
the Ripper" that he is about to kill nno ther
woman. The handwriting OF the letter il
identical with that of the other letters which
has been the custom of the murderer to send
to the police prior to the murder and multi.
atlon OF some poor creature in Whitechapel.
w. W. Whitney, wife and their daughter.
Mrs J.. c. Sprigg all Of San Diego, Cal, ar.
rived in Tacoma Whitney is O prominent
banker and real estate owner, and his dan OH
Ter Is the wife Of San Diego's Lending insur.
ance and real estate agent They claim "a
have been robbed OF $4,000 worth ST dia-
monds. The chambermaid at the hotel was
arrested and searched, but no trace disco YER
ed q u
William Carroll, aged nineteen twitted
Louis Griggs, aged twenty-one, both men Of
Albany Ind, about being cripple. Tho lat.
ter drew a barlow knife and stabbed Carroll
twice, leaving the kni sticking III Carrolrs
body. In q moment Carroll arose. rnn
across the street after Griggs, nnd, drawing,the
! knie from the wound, plunged it into Griggs
abdomen and immediately nfterward iell
dead. Griggs also died IN a few minutes
trio OF counterfetera, who have been
flooding Lansing, Mich. md vicinity. with
bogus silver dollars 81 the date o1T579. have
been captured Charles Wesley Hastings.
the leader Of the gang. is veteran Of Com.
pany g, Seyenty-second Ohio infantry, and
hns been engaged in business in q small way
Mt St Johns. His nccomplices are Silas and
Ben Hnlitt. The gang were surprised IL
their room in the very act VI running the
base coin.
Sensational reports have been received
from Mullin Idaho, that settlers within a
radius of fifty miles had org anized for til.
purpose of wiping out Of existunce the Nez