New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-03-19
SINFUL SETTINGS

Elmer Sharkey, the boy maricide returned
verdict Of murder in the first degree.
Bernard Junghaus, wealthy horse import
er, as murdered at Peoria, Ill.,, supposedly
by jealous husband.
shortage of several thousand dollars has
been discovered in the accounts of ex-City-
Treasur Hansher of La Porte, Ind, who died
recently
lgnates Smith, a Brooklyn grocer, while
drunk attempted to shoot his wife. On see
ing an officer approacn!nis Smith released his
wife and shot himself dead,
A thief at Dallas. Tex, broke a plate glass
in the front OF jewelry store and made his
escape with trasS contsining S., 900 worth
OF diamonds and rings.
The trial of Sheriff Flack, his son William
and Lawyer Joseph Meeks for conspiracy in
securing the div rce of Sheriff Flack from his
wife, has begun in New York.
William H. Fursman, the noted 5000 900
forger of deeds and mortgages captured in
New Orleans, has been returned to Pontiac,
H.. for trial.
H. G. Bedell, a prominent insurance agent
of Cleveland, Ohio, committed suicide by
shooting himself through the head. He was
insane from la grippe,
for forgeries committed two years ago and
who was arrested in Liverpool has been re-
turned for trial.
No trace has been discovered of Rowland
Leach the New York commercial traveller who
disappeared at Chicago, and detectives are
confident that he has been murdered.
The trial at Wadowice Austria, of tho per-
sons accused of emigrant swindling resulted
in the conviction by the jury of thirty-one of
the sixty prisoners.
The tWo-year-old child OF John Blunt, a
farmer near Stockton, Kan, drank guam
tity OF laudanum and died. The mother,
crazed by grief, drank the remainder of the
poison, dying in q short time.
George Harding, ex.captain ofpolice, shot
Michael Regain, a local politician. at Hamil-
ton, Ohio. The shooting was provoked by
Regain, who is thought to be aortally wound
ed
John N. Hodgson of Cincinnati married
Miss Addie Bishop, to whom he had been en-
gagged seven years, and Immediately after the
marriage committed suicide No cause as
signed.
Eleven Of the Italians who resisted arrest
at Wampum, Pa, have been lodged in jail at
Newcastle. The Italian who was shot will
die, and Constable Alley will recover. All is
now quiet.
Elizabeth Vincent, who was arrested at
Richmond, Eng, on the charge Of attempt
ing to murder LOWS Henry Isaacs, member
of the house ofcommons, has been acquitted.
1saacs expressed the wish that the court
would deal leniently with Miss Vincent.
At Lindsay, Ont, John A. Barron, mem
Der of parliament for North Victoria admins
istered severe beating with stick to a
married man named Raymond, who, it is al
legged, committed an indecent assault on q
little daughter of Mr.. Barron.
At Council Bluffs, Iowa, Andrew Houk, a
gambler and worthless character, shot and
seriously wounded Mrs. Kittie Bowers and
then committed suicide Houk was madly
in love with Mrs. Bowers, but she did not re-
ciprocate.
Jay Boride, q Kansas City real estate
ngent who is accused of having fraudulently
obtained a conveyance TO himself from two
illiterata ,cofored people of that town OF
| 100000 worth of real estate Tor 81, is un-
der arrest in Chicago.
The trial OF Mrs. Sarah Althea Terry, on a
charge of contempt in resisting the United
I State marshal in the circuit court room at
San Francisco in 1883, when that officer had
1 been ordered to remove herfrom the roomfor
/ creating disturbance, ended in disagree
ment of the jury.
/ Deputy United States Marshall Davenport
arrived in Sioux City, Iowa, with Charles and
| James Miles and a full outfit OF molds and
counterfciter's tools for the manufacture OF
i dollars and nickels. The men were captured
4 at Lakeview in Sac county, where they have
| been operating for several months. Some
/ good samples of coin were also secured.
Farmers near Covington KY, who had
been 70 bbed by petty thieves took three
brothers named Crane, and tying them te
trees gave each thirty lashes on the BARE
A back with whip, each blow drawing blood
i One of the men tainted under the pain
4 They were warned to leave the country
All three of the men are in bad shape.
Samuel Hess, of Flandreau, representa- iyeo
the legislature from Moody county, S. D., who
it is claimed, had fallen into the snare laid By
a demi-monde of Pierre, and because sh'
would not live with him attempted suicid
by poisoning branded the story as q he from
beginning to end and said that it was sen
out through malice Mr.. Hess carries a let
) ter from F. w. Pettigrew states that he hal
Ninvestigated the matter carefully and hnd
Where is not q word of truth in it, that tn
4 article is malicious.