The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-12-18
WICkEDNESSES.

The hostile Indian ca mp is said. to have
broken up and the Indians have scattered
among the Bad Lands. They are stealing
horses and robbing houses
Frederick Emmert, superin tendent Of the
Flint L Pere Marquette railroad, has been
arrested charged with keeping upon the pay
roll the name OF q dead empoye and draw
ing the salary
William Miller, an Indian Territory horse
thief established himself in Dallum county,
ley. as preacher, and had just closed
sermon wher arrested. The congregation
was astOunded.
Cecil Thomas, son of Mayor Thomas of
Palmyra, Mo-, and Matt Rentschler, a tray
cling man, have been arrested in Kansas
City. charged with numerous forgeries for
small amounts
State Treasurer Woodruff of Arkansas is
reported $67,O 900 short in his accounts
He refuses to talk, and the truth will not be
known till the legislature investigates in
January.
Polk Wilson, a well-known character of
Chambersburg, Pa, has been sent to Jail for
eighty days for swearing eighty profane
oaths. under the Pennsylvania "bue laws"
act of 1874.
Three counterfeiters were captured near
New Market, Mo-, recently, with their whole
outfit, and 10000 in spurious money.
The scoundre's have been circulating very
dangerous $40 counterfeit bills
D.. W. Morey, of Morey & Craig, paper
agents of Philadelphia. has disappeared,
leaving debts OF $50, 900. Some of his cred
itors declare that he has swindled them. and
his partner is under arrest.
Frank W. Gregory. managing editor of
the Memphis Evening Democrat, has been
indicted by the federal grand jury for violat-
ing the lottery law in publishing list OF the
drawings.
A bloody fight between negroes and white
men is reported to have taken place near
Llttleton, Ala, resulting in the death of one
white man and the wounding of another.
Several negroes were wounded.
The body of a white man. on which was
found card reading death to in ormers. !"
has been found hanging to n tree in Dawson
county ia, 1t is supposed that he is q gov-
eminent detective who has been locating
moOnshiners.
Lie imprisonment was the verdict rem dercd
against Manic Starr, the poisoner of the
Newland family in Chicago On hearing the
announcement she screamed and tainted
away in court, remained unconscious for
twenty minutes.
Grof Morshbach & Co., a Cincinnati sad
dlery firm caused the arrest of w. O. Cleve-
land, one of their clerks, for ambezzliru
1000 Or S., 600. He confessed to part Of
the theft He claims to be related tn
ex-President Cleveland
Diamonds valued at $40, 900, and owned
ny Mrs. Kirk B. Armour, have been stolen
from the vaults of a safe deposit comnanv in
Kan.as City. The case is a mysterious one
and the detectives have not the sliphtest
clue.
The organized band o. robbers who have
been operating in West Virginia, MARYLAND
and Pennsylvania for years past il about
broken up. Five Of the members Of the band
are in the West Virginia penitent,arv and
ten more are under arrest.
A band Of White Caps went on a raid in
Harrison county, 1ndianna~ They whipped
on their bare backs with hickory switches, a
man named Shuck, Mr.. and Mrs Marvin in
Nth township. David Lowe oni Fielding
Klckard in Washington township, and mott
fed dozen Others that they must reform
their morals or take the consequences.
A short time ago Mrs. Martin Overlook
was called rom Omaha to Cincinnati by the
illness OF her mother Overlook, who was
cashier for the Chicago Lum Der company.
IL IL SAID, took an inmate of hou ne of i'll
lame and went lor a drive. The couple visit
ed roud house north Of town and hnd q
royal time. Returning in q hilarious condi.
tion. Overlook undertook to drive ocross
the belt line track in front of Missouri Pu-
citic express train. His body was lursedhigh
III the air. and he was SO injured that he died
shortly afterward The woman was unhurt.
The defense in the Grinnel murder trial
now in progress in Elkader. Iowa, intro
duced some sensational evidence. Samuel
Srlnuer, who was Cornell's fireman on the
fntnl night, testified that he knew. of Cor
nrTs intimacy with Mrs. Grinnell; that the
couple had q system of signals. Mrs Grinnell
nntting light in her window when the const
wns clear. John CasseIl. n Iiveryman at Me.
tiregor. testified TINT twice week he Ind
driven Cornell to Grinnelrs house after the
arrival OF his train ut night and had seen
Mrs. Grinne; meet him ut the door and Let
him in. :