Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-01-17
CRIME AND CRIMINALS.

At Ludlow. Mass John Bassellete'
mill hand, killed his wife and stabbed
himself fix times and cannot recover.
Jealousy was the cause. He expresses
himself as well pleased with his work.
John A. Taylor and mar named
Miller tried to gain admittance to the
house of John Roach, at Worthwhile,
Mich. He fired at them, killing Taylor
At Kaloma, Indiana, Tykle, a bath.
house keeper, put an old man named
John Clark into bath tub and then
turned the gas OH under the tank. He
momen tarily left the room, was invited
out to take d drink, and forgot about his
customer The old man was powerless
to extricate himself, being victim to
paralysis He was literally boiled to
death, while Tykle was painting the
town.
At Havana thousands of people a SEM
bled on the ground OF the Club Almen-
dares to witness a fjremen's exhibition.
the object OF which was to raise funds
| for the fire department. A two-story
wooden building had been erected,
which was to be set on fire. After the
torch had been applied ard the iremen
had taken their places in different parts
Of the burning structure, it was discov..
cred that the water supply prepared had
been tempered with by vile mlscreant.
The fremen were obliged to escape from
the building quickly as possible, some
being compelled to throw themselves
from the ro)f. Twenty-Five were in
jured, three fatally.
Chez Fong, young Chinese merchant
OF New York, accused OF swindllng q
number OF Chinese, Jews, etc out o
over $500, 900 has been arrested and hele
without bail for examination. lie is al
legged to have used forgery and other de
vices in his operations. Fong disap
psared several weeks ago, The police
traced him 20 Newark, but found he ha'
left there before their arrival TheI
they found the white woman with whom
he had lived in Brooklyn, and throug.
her traced him to . fiat IN West FIJI
teenth street, where he was arrested.
A well dressed and apparently wealth
man arrived at San Matto day or tw
,, since, and rushing into the presence 9
Father Callaghan threw himself on hi
knees, crying: "Save me, save me In
going to die. Evil spirits are after me.
The father calined hun and directed hir
to hotel. Tagart appeared again at tn
. evening service and was very devoted
!, At the close he calmly rose, drew per
knife and cut his throat three times. ii
. died in five minutes without speaking
word 1t is thought his mind wa
i affected
James +. Woodward prominent bus
: ness man. died recently at Atlanta, CT
' Woo ward was walking out Marriott
. street, when somebody stepped in fror
l. OF him, pushed pistol to his breast an
) fired. Woodward walked to his sister
% house, a mile or more away, and told h
story. He treated the matter light
n and thought he would get well, but r
% lapse in two days brought death.
II Two telegraph operators named An
1 brose and Davis quarreled and the
fought, Davis being badly bruised I
N about the head by kicks and blows. III
he next day they met and Ambrose she
r instantly killing Davis.
70 Charles Schuelen, "A San Jose saloo
a. keeper, shot Timothy Kane few da
" ago, and was released on bonds. Lat
20 the bondsm IN notified the sheriff tn
they surrendered him Officers called
Schuelen's house for him, and he, 81
d. posi- e thet Kane was dead. shot hims
n, h 'oug1 the heart.
of Charles w. Pierce, superintendent
ed lamps OF the Brush Electric Light Co
rs pany, was indicted by the grand jury
ia New York for manslau yhter, in causi
he the death of Henry Harris by an elect
ut shock from an electric lamp Novemt
NJ Z last.