The Wahpeton times., 1890-05-08
SINFUL SIFTlNGS.

James Palmer was hanged at Concord, n.
e.. for the murder OF Henry Whitehouse, q
fellow workman May 81 1883.
William Niemer was killed in Cincinnati by
Joseph Smith. a laudryman, BY blow of the
latter fist.
Charles E. Wright, who last August killed
Sheriff Marshal and Deputy Thurbcr, has
been sentenced at Benzonia, Mich, to i'm.
prisonment for life.
Mrs. Sarah Habbs, "a years OF age, had
both legs cut off by switch engine at OF
tumwa and died. Her son ii il thought. hos
become insane on account of The fatality.
At Lima, Ohio, Willis Osman and Edward
standish !9uarrelled over agirl. osman stab
will probably die.
Henry w. King. the ex perfect OF the Penn
sylvania institution for tile blind at Phils.
delphia, who was convicted Of erimes Of O
to five years in the penitsntiary.
Henry e. Raymond. o highly respected eiti.
zen of Sing Sing, N. T., was arrested for big.
amy He was granted permission to 60 into
an adjoining room, where he fatally shot
himself.
Charles Dietrich, son Of Louis Dietrich, a
wealthy and prominent citizen OF Milwaukee
county, blew OF the top ofhis head with o
ity.
Charles v. Hsnekls. formerly Chicago man
ager Of the Globe Light and Heat company,
who has been wanted for some time on charges
OF embezzling several thousand dollars Of the
funds OF that company, hos been arrested in
New York.
Moses Harmon, publisher Of the Valley
Falls (kan.) Luciter, con victed in the dis.
trict court for printing obscene matter in his
paper and sending it through the mails has
been sentenced to FIVE years in the penitsnti-
ary.
]. B. Quinby of Waverly, Iowa, took laud-
anum at Cedar Falls Immediately after
taking it he called the hotel clerk and doc
tor was sent tor, who came in time to savehis
life. disappointment in love is supposed to be
the cause.
Greenleaf, the notorious Seminole outlaw
who has eluded all efforts to arrest him for
the past eighteen years. has been jailed at
Fort Smith. Ark. He has three cases OF mur-
der pending against him, and has killed four
of his own tribe since.
Frederick Schmidt, of Men ON onie, died OF
injuries inflicted by two tramps who set upon
him in his saloon and italy beat and
kicked him. One of his legs was broken and
the bones terribly splntered. The assailants
are in Jail. Schmidt owned the Menomonie
Opera House and was leading citizen.
Evidence is accommodating to Oh ow that the
destruction of the farm house of B. N. Sem
pie, near Yankton, which resulted in the
death OF Alex Isley. was the work of IN in
cendiary, and that mistake was made in
firing this house, 1t being the intention to
burn another place instead. Jealousy and
revenge ore assigned as the motives for the
crime.
John Montgomery and Henry Cosgrove
were arrested at Fort Dodge, Iowa, charged
with conspiracy to ruin the business of o
horseman named o. r. Post by doping
colts sired by his Thoroughbred stallion. The
two men arrested are horse doctors and also
own rival stallion. 1t is charged that they
are trying to increase their breeding business
BY causing the death Of colts sired BY the
other horse.
The wsalthiest convict who ever wore
stripes at Joliet, ILL.,. was discharged from
the Joliet prison and left at once for New York
to sail for Switzerland. He carried . roll of
bills amounting to $1,000 after giving away
several hundred dollars to convict associates.
He hes recently fallen heir to over half q
million dollars in Switzerland. The officials
admit that he was sent up from Rock Island
for one year for forgery, but there is mystery
surrounding his record.
John L. Morris, Of Fannin county, Texas,
while travelling in Greer county, killed his
two companions-W. E. Roberts and John
Nows-while all were in camp The shots
were fred from Q six.shooter both parties
being shot through the head from behind az
they slept. Morris buried the bodies in q
sandbank and tried to make his escape out
of the county, but was arrested shortly after
he hnd concealed the bodies.
Michael 81. Kitson, . retired railroad man
Of Burlington. To-, put strychnins in the
sugar bowl at the Barrett restaurant and
literally dossd his coffee with the same He
died. In the meantime That was left of the
coffee vas thrown out, and the dog licked it
up and expired. Then Ben Barrett, the pro-
pristor, sat down to supper. supplied his
coffee With the doetorsd sugar, and has only
b~eu saved from death BY the hard work Of
physicians. Kitsoa was lad to seIfdestruc-
don by despondsncy produesd ~ drink.
Ksnmlsr, ths maa Who n eondsnpsd 70
~ ~ sisetsicity Of Asbsrs. n. II. Shows ~