New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-10-01

George Rudolph was struck and instantly
killed at Baltimore by NJ. r. Simpson, whom
he had q few hours previously hired to work
for him. Rudolph was the overseer of VII liam
Emmart Canning factory at Hebbsril1e, Md,
and engaged {: number OF men to work there.
The men objected to the sleeping quarters
assigned them and began a quarrel which re-
suited in Rudolph's death. Mrs. Rudolph.
who was confined recently, is FRUSTRATED by
the shock, and it is believed she will die.
B. G.. Cox. in Jail at Dallas, Texas, for the
murder Of George Thomas, cut his throat
and will die. Cox's wife died the other day
from grief because her husband was confined
in jail for the killing of Thomas. whom he
slew TN a quarrel over a settlement in which
the sum in dispute was less than dollar
The condition of Mrs. Thomas adds another
sad feature to the case. Right after her hus-
band was killed she was taken i'll, and is not
expected to recover.
Henry Bankleman Of Cincinnati and John
Ames of Galveston, Tex, have been arrested
at Chattanooga. Tenn. They are alleged to
have worked by cipher dispatches, cashing
drafts on banks with false telegraphic orders
and obtaining money on cotton and real es-
tate i'll the same way. Their operations have
cotton broker in Galveston. They were
caught because of Bankleman robbing his
pal, Ames OF 81 900 in cash.
Henry Burris, a wealthy Quaker farmer
near Smithfeld, Jefferson county, Ohio, was
swindled out Of s., 900 by two sharpers. They
went to his house and offered to buy his farm
They left him asatchel filled, as he supposed,
with money-about $4,000, the sharpers
said. A few days later they met Burris at
Smithfield, and asked for q loan of IS 900.
Thinking the money in the satchel was ample
security, Barris made the loan, and the
sharpers disappeared. The satchel was filled
with paper and pieces of wood.
Mrs. Ann Eliza Holden and Edwin Holden,
who were sentenced to the penitentiary Tor
twenty five and fifteen years respectfully on
the charge Of being implicated in the Russell
murder, have been taken to Joliet ILL.,, Mrs
Holden has since confessed that she and her
son Edward killed Harley Russell for which
crime her son Calvin and Albert Durham
were sentenced to be hanged. She says she
lore Albert Durham 8 clothes.and shoes, and
held RUSSELL horse, while her son Edward
did the shooting and that Calvin Holden
knew nothing of it until afterward.
During the recent festivities in the City Of
Mexico the president stepped ont on the pi-
azzn of his residence with his personal staff
to witness the display of fireworks and listen
to the music. AS Diaz appeared volley of
musketry was heard above the din of music,
cheers and yells and bits of brick and timber
flew around his head. Diaz hastily retreat
ed followed by his staff. The bullets whzzed
past his head. Forty men are known to
have been concerned in the plot. and fifteen
are in Jail. The others have fed, but the
militia are tracking them. The news of the
deed has been suppressed by the government
officials. The attempt is ascribed to the
presidents recent leaning toward the cleri
cal party
Two or three weeks ago, Kehoe, contract.
or on the Norfork & Western railroad. near
Wayne Court House, W. Va, skipped out,
leaving debts unpaid. Among the creditors
We're 200 Italian laborers. AS q result of
the contractors flight several men have been
killed. The contractor who succeeded Kehoe
on the railroad put number of laborers to
work in q cut where the Italians previously
had been engaged. 10 this the Italians OBJ
lectcd and ran the new men out three sue
cessiye times. and demanded the money due
them. During each battle several men on
either side were badly in; ured. The
contractor applied to the civil au-
thorities for protection, and the sheriff of
Wayne county, with posse Of twenty men,
appeared at the works to arrest the Italians.
Immediately upon the appearance Of the
shertf's posse, a terrible fight ensued. After
the shooting several men we're found stretch
ed upon the ground dead. Forty Italians
were arrested and jailed. None of the
sherifTs posse was hurt seriously.