The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-05-30
SINFUL SIFTINGS

Michael Connors, a Iaboring man, was
ehot and instantly killed in disorderly
house in Chicago by Henry Martin, negro.
Charles Kent once a state senator from
Nevada county, CAL, committed suicide by
jumping into the bay at San Francisco.
Patrick Malloy shot and killed his son
George, aged twenty-five, and then shot him.
self dead at Seven Mile, Ohio. The two had
been quarreling over some insurance money.
At Hagen, Westphalia, widower named
Schultz deliberately drowned his two little
children in the river Volms and committed
suicide by jumping into the stream when they
had disappeared.
New York police have captured an individ-
ual who had gained for himself the title OF
Jack the Inkslinger." His mania has been
to throw ink on the dresses of ladies as they
walked along the streets
Havana police authorities report that
they have arrested Eyraud, the murderer of
Goufe, whose dead body was recently found
lying in ditch in the vicinity OF Lyons,
France.
At Alexandria, La, JEFF Hunt and Claude
Clark were shot and killed by John Bolan
and Jim Honson all white men, The killing
was the result OF trouble growing out Of
party.
Herbert Clancy of Chicago is being sued for
$780, 600 damages in the Kings county IN.
~ supreme court by Miss Carrie Windolph
of Long Island City for breach of promise
OF marriage.
Near Jonesville, Mich, John Beard, aged
eIghty-four, quarreled with Alexander Shippy,
farm hand. Beard shot Shippy and then
himself, and afterward cut his throat Ship.
Ply will probably recover but the old man
will undoubtedly die.
Frank Fish, who killed John Callinain at
Canandaigua,N Y, on the night of Jan 26,
1890. and who was convicted of murder was
sentenced to die by electricity at Auburn state
PRISON during the week beginning July IL
FISH Is only twenty-six years Of age.
Complaint has been made against Captain
Stewart, Of the American ship John Harvey,
now at Philadelphia, Of cruelty to sailors
and the abandonment of a cabin boy who
testified against the captain at Barbados
West India.
d. H. Arnold. who has been on trial at San
Francisco for the murder of S. w. Garness.
whom ne shot and killed in January last.
has been acquitted. The murder grew out
OF the circulation OF slanderous circular d.
rected at the members of the Arnold family
Theodore Neubauer, Of Madison. Wis. n
fifteen year-old boy for whom the police have
been looking for several days for the theft of
VT from his brother, was seen on
the street. policeman was about to arrest,
him, when he drew a revolver, blew ont his
brains and fell dead at the feet of his would
be captor.
Frank Manning and James Tye, enlisted
men at Fortress Monroe, Va had difficulty
at Mill Greek, and on their return to the fort.
while Tye was sitting in his room preparing
for target practice. Manning came to his
door, rife in hand, and shot him through
the head, causing instant death.
The dead body of ohm Flamm. a well.to.
do German farmer living seven miles from
Ortonville, Mimi, was found in the Yellow
Banks river by his wife. FIamm was last
seen about an hour before dark the night be.
fore by his neighbours with one of whom he
had had trouble. The body was about TWEEN.
ty-fve rods from where he was last seen and
was lying face down in about three feet OF
water, with marks OF violence. including q
bad confusion on his forehead. Mr.. Flamm
was treasurer of his school district and chair.
man OF the town board.
Lawyer Sheldon. OF Doyleston, Pa, was
convicted OF forgery and ENHANCEMENT and
sentenced to twenty-five years in the peni.
tertiary. The ordeal of entering the court
room proved too much for the once popular
and talented lawyer. who as district attor-
ney OF Bucks county had made his brilliant
reputation at the bar Of this very court. As
he entered the dock he shrank from the paze
0fhis former friends and kept his head bowed