New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-07-02
SINS AND SINNERS.

Paymaster Duran: of the Mexican Central
ailway, is in Jail in the city ofMexico, charg-
ed with being $19, 900 short in his accounts.
Elias Carlson, a Norwegian employed at
the saw mill, committed suicide at Haywood
Wis. He was about thirty years Of age,
Hazel Lillis, daughter of Police Commits
sioner Lills, of Kansas City, committed
suicide at Denver, where she went month
ago with variety company.
Jack Workman, a noted desperate confin-
ed in Jill at Beatrice, Neb., for horse steal.
ing, killed the jaier. George Max6eld and
escaped. He will be Iynched if caught.
Two Mcxicans marauding parties, operat-
ing in Mexico, near the Texas line, were cap
tured by troops and several in each party
were shot to death alter a short military
trial.
A. Ferguson, lumber operator of Sussex,
N. B., has disappeared. Ferguson handled
over $4,000 for other people. What dis
position Ferguson has made of the money is
unknown.
Charles Lundgren, Scandinavian, aged
seventeen years. employed on the Northern
Pacific railway construction, committed sui
eide by hanging at a ca mp thirty miles Fl ON
Missoula. Lundgren formerly lived at
Duluth.
There was a row at Schuylervillc between
a gang of electric light company workmen
and the parishioners Of the Church OF the
Visitation, Catholic, the latter insisting that
the workmen should set poles in front of the
church. AS fast as holes were dug the church
people filled them up. row ensued, but
no one was fatally hurt, though missiles flew
in a shower.
c. Seymour hit Charles Harding with q
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chester vt. He also hit his wife and five :
year-old son with the fiat iron. He then cut
his own throat and stabbed himself in the
add omen Seymour and Harding cannot
live. and the Others are in a critical condi-
ton.
AS Harley Russell and his wife were retu m
ing to their home in buggy they were halt
ed at the outskirts of Monticello, ILL.,, by
Calvin Holden and Albert Durham. Dun
ham seized the horse that Russell was driv-
ing and FL olden drew q revolver and, with q
curse, fired at Russell. The ball penetrated
his side, and passing between the ribs pro-
eluced a wound from which Russell died.
Holden and Durham have been arrested.
Frank Harland, a man claiming to have
come from Keokuk and Kedrick, Iowa, went
violently mad at Dewitt. Tailor William
Flannery upon entering the cell at Clinton
l. WAS YlelOuSly assaulted Nv CHeluudIIC. iall-
merry in the struggle vas bitten in both arms,
| his head and back badly injured. and he was
senseless for nearly an lour. He is badly
| hurt and will not recover. The maniac,
| Harland, forced his way through wo iron
gratings, and it took the united strength Of
| four stout men to put the irons on him and
place him in solitary confinement.
A amily feud ended in a bloody tragedy.
A. E. Coe and wife lived on q farm about
thirteen miles southwest oftown. Forseveral
| years Coe and his two brother-in laws,
| Nathaniel and Adrian Auglin, whohad farms
adjoining his. had kept up a family feud, the
origin O. which is unknoWn.s Coe went into
/ the field where Nathaniel was working and
! shot linn dead. He then opened fire on Ad-
| rian aud shattered his left arm. leaving him
i for dead. He returned home and shot his
wife dead. Coe then sent O bullet through
his own head, dying instantly.