The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-10-02
George Rudolph was struck and instantly

| George Rudolph was struck and instantly
killed at Baltimore by NJ. F. Simpson, whom
he had few hours previously hired to work
for him. Rudolph was the overseer o. William
Emmart Canning factory at liebbsville, Nd,
and engaged n number OF men to work there
! The men objected to the sleeping quarters
assigned them and began quarrel which re-
suited in Rudolph's death. Mrs. Rudolph,
| who was confined recently, is prOstrated oy
the shock, and it is believed she will die.
b. c. Cox in Jail at Dallas, Texas, for the
murder of George Thomas, cut his throat
and will die. Cox's vie died the other day
| from grer because her husband was confined
in Jail for the killing Of Thomas whom no
! slew I'm quarrel over a settlement in when
the sum in dispute was less than dollar.
The condition of Mrs. Thomas adds another
sad feature to the case. Right after her hus-
band was killed she was taken i'll, aud is not
expected to recover.
Henry Bankleman of Cincinnati and John
Ames of Galveston, Tex, have been arrested
at Chattanooga, Tenn. They are alleged to
have worked by cipher dispatches, cashing
drafts on anks with false telegraphic orders
and obtaining money on cotton and real es-
tate in the same way. Their operations have
been extensive. Ames is the son Of a leading
cotton broker in Galveston. They were
caught because Of Bankeman rObbing his
pal, Ames OF 81, 900 in cash.
Henry Burrs, a wealthy Quaker farmer
near Smthfeld, Jefferson county, Ohio, was
swindled out OF S., 900 by two sharpers. They
went to his house and offered to buy his arm.
They lett him satchel filled as he supposed,
with money-about $4,000, the shGrpers
said. A few days later they met Burris at
Smithfeld, and asked Tor loan OF $4,000
! Thinking the money in the satChal was ample
security, Barrs made the loan, and the
sharpers disappeared. The satchel was filled
with paper and pieces of wood.
Mrs. Ann Eliza Holden and Edwin Holden,
who were sentenced to the penitentiary for
twenty-five and fifteen years respectfully on
the charge Of being implicated in the Russell
murder, have been taken to Joliet ILL.,, Mrs.
Holden has since con essed that she and her
son Edward killed Harley Russell for which
crime her son Calvin and Albert Dunham
were sentenced to be hanged. She says she
core Albert Dunham's clothes and shoes, and
held Russells horse while her son Edward
did the shooting, and that Calvin Holden
knew nothing of it until a!terward.
During the recent festivities in the City of
Mexico the president stepped ont on the pi-
azza OF his residence with his personal staff
to witness the display OF fireworks and listen
to the music. AS Diaz appeared volley of
musketry was heard above the din of music,
! cheers and yells and bits o. brick and timber
flew around his head. Daz hastily retreat
ed followed by his staff. The bullets whizzed
! past his head. Forty men are known to
| have been concerned in the plot and fifteen
are in jail The others have fed, but the
militia are tracking them. The news of the
deed has been suppressed by the government
officials. The attempt is ascribed to the
| presidents recent leaning toward the ceri-
cal party
| Two or three weeks ago. Kehoe, contract
or on the Norfork & Western railroad, near
Wayne Court House, ". Va, skipped out,
leaving debts unpaid. Among the creditors
were 200 Italian laborers. AS result OF
| the contractors fight several men have been
| killed. The contractor who succeeded kehoe
on the railroad put a number of laborers to
work in cut where the Italians previously
! had been engaged. To this the Italians OBJ
iectcd and ran the new men out three sue
! cessive times, and demanded the money due
| them. During each battle several men on
! either side were badly in uTed. The
! contractor applied TO the civi au-
! thorities for protection, and the sheriff OF
| Wayne county, with posse OF twenty men,
| appeared at the works to arrest the Italians.
! Immediately upon the appearance o. the
| sheritf's posse, a terrible fight ensued. After
/ the shooting several men were found stretch
ed upon the ground dead. Forty Italians
were arrested and Jailed. None OF the
/ sherifl7s posse was hurt seriously.