The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-01-02
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.


James Smith. the New York letter. carrier
who shot aud killed his two children, was adj
judged insane in court and sent to the P0ugh-
keepse Insane Asylum.-Dr. Paul Ioki. tho
New York dentist who assaulted Dentist Della
meter with an iron bar, was sentenced TO five
years aud TO pay fine of $500.--A tree fell
upon a sleigh containing six young men driv-
ing along road near Vancouver, b. c. killing
four of the occupants and the horses. Michael
Boland sent letter 10 his wife aud 10 children
in ST. Louis, telling them that he had been
killed, aud then married "a girl in Bright Star
Ark Eight ragged urchins of Boston organ-
lied rohber gang, but came to grief. being ar
rested by the police for stealing $40 worth of
candies ling Hing and Tick Go Hong were
murdered in Chinatown. San Francisco, by the
Highbiuders OH Wednesday night.--rhe Sec
ond wife of the exhorter and bgamist, Allen
Bcrnhart, now under arrest in Baltimore. is
dead. but wife No. / and another woman re-
main to bother him.--Albert III. Conoway, a
Wilmington Dell lad with particularly sensi-
tive eyes, died from meningitis produced from
hemorrhage of the optic nerves. The hemor-
rhage is believed TO have been caused by the
boy wearing speetaces of wrong power.-The
Captain of the British steamer Benlarig re-
ported to the photographic Office in New York
that he saved his ship from being swamped
during gale off Cape Trafalgar by pouring
the contents OF two barrels of linseed oil upon
Iie WHteis"-- Uc guests were hsatmniSu I'd
witness the marriage of John Doughty To
his deceased wfe's mother in Eastport Me-,
when tho Town Clerk suddenly interfcred
by announcing that Maine law prohibited
Il man marrying his mothcr-in law
Josie Merrill, l6-year old girl, who was ar
rested in st. Louis attiTed in boys clothing,
escaped with another girl from a convent
whore she had been sent after her escapade.
The two were afterwurd arrested for improper
conduct on the street.-Simon Baruch was
arrested in New York on "a charge of embez.
2iing 100000 HORNS from the Austrian Govern
ment. He was discharged, but rearrested ON "a
charge of defrauding his brother out of 500 900.
Otto Leuth, aged II years, was convicted
of murder in the first degree In Cincinnati
after trial lasting four weeks His victim
was May Maggie Thompson, aged seven years
The alleged attempt 10 get rid of George
i. Reddington, OF Syracuse, by his companions
in the West Tor the purpose OF collecting iusur-
ance money, turns out TO have been con-
spiracy, in which Reddington was himself
interested. 1t was frustrated by telegram
reaching Reddingtons mother in advance of "a
letter of explanation. Mrs. Evangeline l..
Hamilton has fled AN answer in New York City
TO Robert Ray liamilton's suit for annulment of
his marriage 10 her. She denies any con-
spiracy, and claims the ceremony was per-
formed at the solicitation of Hamilton
Leander Briggs surrendered to constable at
Now hochelle, u. l.. ana admitted embeIEilng
$50 900 from Foster Il Briggs, Providence, Il. |.
Ten colored men were killed in the race
riot Mt Jessup. Ga originating in the killing
of Deputy Marshal by Rob Brewer, colorcd
outlaw. The white mob became 80 furious
that they even broke into the Jail aud killed
the coored prisoners. Colored women were
whipped and otherwise brutally used. A
thunderstorm swept over Now York State. Ii
was accompanied in places by high winds. At
Syracuse there was cyclone, and the great
barn of the Peoples Railway was demolished
and one man killed and several hurt. Light
ming and hail accompanied the storm at Au-
burn aud Oswego.