The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-09-11
SINS AND SINNERS.

The widow John S. Brown Of Kansas
City went to the grave o her husband nd
took dose OF lau,lanum. She will die.
John Maher, an alleged gambler, was "a
tally shoi in Council Bluffs, Iowa. by Officer
Meyers, who attempted to arrest him.
John McCullOughis shot and killed. it IN sup
posed by J. L. Williams, at Conway, Ark,
in fight growing out OF the election.
Joseph WEIGH, the foreman of the gang
who was working on the Old Colony rail-
road track on the day the lutte disaster
has been arrested, and is now in the Quincy
lookup.
Frank B. schiffbauer, mayor of Arkansas
City, Kan, has been arrested, charged with
the embczzlpment OF S9.4ST63. 1t is claimed
that the money was received from the sale
oil certain city bonds.
John Gem. nged seventy years, a tollkeep-
err on the Wilmington & PhiladelPhia turn
pike, was beaten to death by three men rom
whom he attempted to col ect toll The men
made their escape.
At Poplar Bluff, Mo-, Thomas Smith, q
negro, hit Mr.. Aldrich with rock, rartur.
ing his skull For this Smith was taken
rom Jail. hanged to a tree and the body rid
died with bullets.
While August Johnson of Guthrie, Okaho-
ma, was sitting in the house tulking to his
sweetheart some unknown person fired
through the window, fatally wounding the
young man.
William QuigIeY, wealthy old farmer Of
Talmape township, Mich, was attacked by
two tramps, who sand haggpd him so severe
" that he died, The murderers secured so
and escaped.
Marsh Turner OF the famous Turner gang,
and Steve Wertirk fought desperate duel
near Middlesborough. KY. Turner used q
pistol and Wprriek knife. Werrick has died
and Turner Ia beyond hope.
Arthur l.. Flint of Ryan. Iowa, shot him.
self Through the heart. Though only twenty.
four years old. he was postmaster and a
leading business man, conducted bnnk, O
general store, q livery. u wagon shop and
bought grain and stuck.
Frank Stewart. of Owatonnu, Mimi, COM
mitted on Charge OF burglary, pirke,. the
lock Of the all cage, and when the jailor
opened the door to bring in his supper
slipped out OF the door, locked the iailor in
and escaped.
Fred Curtis or Chicago was fatally stabbed
by negro named Harry Givens. Curtis was
walking along the street with his vile when
tilvpnR made an insulting remark. Curtis
pushed the fellow into the gutter when the
cutting occurred.
John Sinks, o farmer living elk miles north
Of Selma, Kan, attempted to kill his wife
and then shot himself He fired two shots
at her and miss,d d. but she having fallen to
the floor he thought she was killed, whereup.
on he shot and killed himself.
The case agninst C. c. Hale for shooting
his hrother-in-law. Cowlrs, rom Cleveland
last spring, was TO have come up in Mon
rrpal. bet Hale did not put III On appear
nnre and bench warrant w as ordered to bt
ssiied against him.
Ballard Bronston wns shot and killed a.
Richmond, KY, By Gilbert Mappiq. .ailer.
fSronston got divorce rom his wi = q year
nga and killed Deputy Sheriff Am hr0sa bud
Iey at the hnme time. The other day lie re
marripd his wi e. The trouble grew ont i
these past difference
Two men entered the house ofIohn Zipgler
q wenlthy farmer of MokeviIle, Mo-, in hi
abseare and demanded money his wi,
seventy years %Ad. Upon hsr refusal Il