The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-04-17
Lamar COT0tE.


Lamar county, uargo o. rob
bing mail and express train of the Mo bile &
Ohio railroad near ButekatunnR bridge, has
begun in the circuit court at Wuynesboro,
Miss.
James Sloan white and Robert Bergen,
coIored, engaged in an alteration over a set
tlement at Greenwood, XIV, when Sloan drew
IL revolver and tried to shoot Bergen, but the
weapon missed fire. John Sloan. Il brother
o. James. came in and followed the negro to
q saloon where both had guns, firing began
simultaneously, and both John Sloan and
Bergen were killed. Sloan was q member Of
one of the best families in the county.
Joseph Fenscb, who for the past eight
months has been wanted at Ashland, Wis,
for the brutal murder of his vie, July IS,
1889, was captured at Butternut, Wis. He
was confronted by Officer Fart and Mr.. and
Mrs BruuneT, the uncle and aunt of the
murdered woman, who in spite of the fact
that FeuSch had shaved Of his mustache
and cut his hair close, positively identified
him. Two other men also swore that he was
Feusch.
Dakota, Mimi, was the scene o. bold bur
gIary Entrance to the residence of N. C.
Harrington, postmaster and merchant, was
effected through one OF the windows. They
wrecked large 81 Q. and carried off the whole
fits contents. The sac contained $500 in
money belonging to Mr.. Harrington, and
500 belonging to the postOftice department,
500 longing to grain buyer there, six
500 checks payable to bearer and an I'M
known amount of postage stamps. The
whole aggregates about 800. There is
no cew.
The river a Arkansas City has been on
stand for thirty-six hours, so that no dam
ages has been done here by the cutting ofthe
levee at Red Fork An eve witness of the
cutting has made affidavit before the United
States commissioner giving the names of IF
teen whites and eight negroes concerned in
the crime, The men will be prosecuted Grim
inalIy by the levee board. and civilIy by the
planters and Others who have suffered losses
on account of the crevasse. The Catfish cre-
vase is 2 900 feet wide and still widening.
Mary Lahey was arranged at Fall River,
Mass, for disturbance Of the peace at the
Fall River 0lmshouse. Tie prisoner said
that shocking condition of affairs exists at
that institution; that inmates are abused
things are unelean. that an idiot boy is con-
fined in q room tied to stake, Yallowinc in
filth and treated like beast. She says she
was confined in the lookup for some, petty
offens6, and th0t the air in the cell was so
vile she bad to smash the window to keep
from suffocating Thejudge ordered an i'll
YestigatOn.
It was discovered at Worcester; Mass, that
Frederick Kimbal teller of the Peoples Say
ings bank of that city, who went away on
short vacation for his health, took with him
about 1000 in first-cass securities be-
longing to the bank. 1t is not yet known
whether Kimball is also q defaulter. let
ter was received by Mrs. Kimbal from Mon
treal, Canada, which had been sent by Kim.
ball to the postmaster at Montreal to be re-
mailed by him to Worcester. The bank has
assets of over $1,000, 900, and will not be af
fected.
A man named Willard Williams, nick.
named Cray Kelly" went to the house Of
Judge Clinton Texton of Medford, Wis, and,
addressing Miss Maggie Pritchard, neice
OF Mrs. Texton, said Are you Maggie
Pritchard?" She said YES" and he then
said: "You must de- and fired at her killing
her instantly He then shot himself. He il
still alive. but will probably die. Miss Pritch
ard was one OF the leading young society
bellies OF the village and q iavorite. The
cause Of the tragedy is not known, except
thut it be due to insanity.
A clue that may lead to the detec
tion of the murder Of Mrs. Mettiman has
been discovered at Leavenworth, Kan
1t seems that at 10 o'clock on the Saturday
before the murder was committed mar
named Benson called al the house of the Met
timans. He was met at the gate by Mrs
Routzahan, and inquired to see her mother
Leaving him in the front yard she went in t.
the house and she said her mother returned
to where Benson was waiting Mrs. Metti
man said to her daughter, ''May, you haC
better go into the house" Benson bears aI
upsavory reputation. He has disappeared
and no trace of him can be found.
: A case has been decided in Indiana whlcl
practically declares slave marriages illega
In the hfties Andrew Thomas, a Georgian
slave, married another slave according t.
negro rites. Three children were born. Late