The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1890-02-20
CRIME.

Count Andrassay died Tuesday, the
18th. The Hungarian statesman had been ill for
some time at volosca, near Fiume where he died.
He was 81 years of age.
Thursday Miss Ida Goss, of Crawfords-
Vile. Ind, was shot. George Corvett farm
laborer, confessed the murder. Neighbors took;
Corvett to the scene OF the murder, and with an
Ak cut o. his legs and arms and severed the head
from the body .- TO-. -.--... 49,. .
The Mammoth Farwell block in Chi
cago was Thursday badly damaged by fire. One
section 1ae burned and the stock Of three firms
destroyed. The total loss foots up $4s5,0
Thursday morning the boiler of
locomotive on the Pittsburg, McKeesport and
Youghiogheny railroad exploded at Douglass,
Pa, killing a fagman fatally injuring the en-
gineer and seriously injuring three others.
A street car on Union street, Newark,
Ohio, was struck by the engine of a passenger
train. Two occupants were fatally injured.
For the first time in the history of
Denver all the liquor saloons were closed Sunday.
This was in accordance with the recent decision
of the supreme court.
Big Head, leading Sioux Indian
chieftain, attempted suicide Saturday. He was
found hanging from tree with cracker box
kicked from beneath him. After restoratives had
been applied he regained CONSEQUENCES He said
the recent loss Of his grandchildren made him
feel bad and he wanted to join them in the happy
hunting grounds He has been placed in charge
of officers until his troubles are forgotten. This
is an unparalleled case. No Sioux Indian was
ever before known to take his own life
Oscar Roberts and Arthur Butcher
were arrested at Denver Saturday on a charge Of
conspiracy to kidnap ex-senator Tabor and hold
him for a ransom. The conspiracy was discov-
cred by letter sent by Roberts to Butcher.
Mrs. Sawtelle, Saturday, identified the
headless body found at South Lebanon, N Y, as
that of her husband. Isaac Sawtelle has made a
confession duplicating DR." Blood and one Ed.
Russell Boston criminal
Sunday night an aged farmer named
F. engle, near Crestline. Ohis was visited by two
dssperados who attacked him and his wife,
throwing them both to the floor to bind them.
The farmer managed to draw revolver, but, be-
ing unable to use it on the man who held him,
leveled it at the one who held his wife and shot
him through the heart. The other then fed
Ftengle had about ST. 900 cash in the house.
Monday Newton, Conn.,, man was
dashed to a telegraph pole and beaten into insen
sibility by his neighbors for flendish treatment
Of his young wife.
The defalcation of Davies the agent
for Bryan, Porvis and Bryant Lumber company
At Quebec is now estimated to be fully a quarter
Of million.
A jury to try the indicted jury bribers,
O'Donnell and Kavanaugh, was secured Monday,
in Judge Wattersons court, in Chicago. The
trial was then begun.
A printer named Cherry had an inter-
esting experience in Texas last week. The night
he arrived ut Alvarado a safe was robbed of 5000.
He was arrested, but, there being no evidence
against him, he was released, He went TO Nor
gan and while there q $50 robbery took placs.
He was arrested but released again. Returning
to Alvarado, he was again arrested on suspicion.
A mob took him from Jail and strung him up to
extort a confession from him. He stoutly main
tanned his innocence, and after having been
nearly choked to death several times was re-
leased. He then made decidedly big tracks out
Of the state
Officers made an arrest Tuesday at
St. Louis in connection with the Cronin case,
The man is supposed to be Smith, who took DR..
Cronip to the Carlson cottage.