The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-01-02
SINFUL SETTINGS.


SINFUL SIFTINGS.
In prize fight in a sporting resort near
East New York between Joe Murphy of
Gravesend and Dick Carroll OF New York
Carroll had his jaw brOkeuin the third round.
J. W. Mitchell of Missouri City, Mo, was
found in an unconscious condition in Kansas
CITY He remained conscious long enough
to tell that he had been sanbagged and
robbed.
William Chatterton. member OF a travel
ing dramatic company, while acting as a
peacemaker at Rock Island. Ill, was stabbed
ami mortally wounded by Clarence Mart, a
painter.
In fight with negroes near TexarEana,
Ark, J ohm Henry was instantly killed and
his brother Frank dangerously Injured.
Three of the negroes were badly cut, two
rrobaby fatally.
Michael Boland, the husband of a St Louis
wife and the father of twelve St. Louis chill
drrn has been located at Bright Star. Ark,
spending a second honeymoon with a sixteen
year-old bride
in Franklin, Ky, William White took a
dull knife and cut Andy Parker's ear off
He was arrested and put in Jail. He had
Andy's ear in his pocket when arrested
Roth parties are cOlOred.
Fred Williams a powerful bully. amused
himself at Ashboro. Ind, by repeatedly
striking Robert Thresher his brot ther-n-Iaw.
After warning him to desist. Thresher shot
Williams dead.
MAJ E. A. Burke, ex-treasuIer ofLouisiana,
under indictment TOR he recent bond swindles
has arrived at TegucgaIpa. Honduras. from
London. He is said to have 100000 in
cash with him.
Leo Corners, aged twenty, belonging to
one the weaIthiest families in Paris Tex,
was shot and killed by Chris Holt,the weapon
used being a Winchester rife Connors, who
was drinking freely, was the aggressor.
W L. Cooley, the absconding cashier of
the Omaha road at Sioux Falls, s D., is still
missing His accounts are 500 short. Wine
ana women are said to havecaused his down
fall.
A package containg upward of $4,000 in
notes. checks and other securities, represent
ing the money left by the absconding cashier,
Silcott. was turned over to the United States
treasurer pursuant to a resolution OF the
house.
William Eubanks widower living at Los
Gatos. Cal, becoming incenspd at his sixteen
year-old daughters refusal to hand him her
wages, shot and killed her. He then cut his
throat with a razor, inficting a serious but
not fatal wound.
News reached Pierre S. D.. by private
parties from Fort Sully that there is trouble
with the Indians at that place. The parties
say that the Indians are diss atsfed with the
treaty opening the reservation, and claim
that they are not promised sn ficient remun-
Grafton for their ponies; also that they have
killed several settlers near the fort.
by her husband, Christopher St. Clair in
New York and died at hospital soon af
terward Immediately after the stabbing
the husband gave himseli up to the police
He is said to have been jealous Of his wife
who however. bore an excellent reputation
among her neighbOrs.
j oseph Dormer, a young man of Fairehid
Wis, went driving Christmas day with his
betrothed He had surreptitiOusly takeI
from his uncle's house before startinga boiled
shirt and $40 to hire q team. The uncle
who does not like the match, sent sheriff
after the couple who were Overtak"n neal
Durand and taken back to Fairchid. Dor
mer was convicted of larceny on his unCet
evidence, and was jailed to serve q sixty day
sentence.
Three masked men visited the house O
A. Jones, q prominent business man of Ra
Jones to the door where he was covered with
O. revolver by one OF the men and the Others
searched his pockets and secured small sun
of money The robbers then went inside tht
house and got valuable sealskin cloak, but
missed Mr.. Jones coat, which contained
1900. The men camd out, bade Mr.. Jones
good night and escaped in the darkness
The police were Immediately notified, but
have no clue to the robbers.
O++o 7 ooD
victed at Cleveland, O., of murder in the frs
degree, the jury having been out four hours
The trial occupied four weeks. Last MAJ
Maggie Thompson, seven years old, disap
peared while on her way home from school
A month later her body was found dnder tht
house of Otto Lputh's father, six or eigh
doors from the home of the Thompson fam
lily. Young Leuth vas arrested and he con
fessed that he had enticed the child into al
upper room of his home when his parents
were away. He assaulted and then killed he
with a hammer. A great effort was made b,
his attorney to prove him insane.
A free fight took place at q Christmas tre
celebration in Eagle Creek near Shauneetowl
ILL.,, at which chairs, clubs, knives and pis
tolls were used. Thomas Burroughs, tn
church doorkeeper and one of the most re
spectable farmers in the county, was dan
gerously stabbed in two places; Stout Col
lins was hit in the chin with bullet, an
several other persons received minor injuries
The fight arose from a mistaken distributing
the presents. AS is usual at such entertain
ments, parents in the neighborhood had tax
en- their gifts to the church, where they wer
properly labeled and hung up on the tree
When about q dozen OF the presents ha
been handed to the children, a farmer name
Johnson grabbed sled from childs haud
and declared it was one he had brough
there for his little boy. The sexton tried t
explain his mistake, but Johnson pushed hin
rudely aside and started for the door, cal
rying the sled in his hands. Some youn
men who had been drinking tried to snatc
the sled from johnson, and lie struck one G
them and was himself hit with a chair an
felIed to the floor.
A peculiarly horrible death has occurre
at Kokomo, Ind, which created great ser
sation George Tykle, an eccentric chara'
ter, has been running bath house claimin
wonderful effic acy in his baths in the cur
OF all kinds of maIadies. Among his patron
was John Clark, an old Wellto-do farmer liV
ing near town, who was afflicted with parnly