Telegram-herald., 1891-09-11
WORK OFlINALIF|INDS
They Kill the Father OF Three
Children -noAD- Dowagiac
AND TRY TO SHIELD THEMSELVES
sus one OF the Nunbsr Wsaksns and
Coafesses 20 the Crime OF Whfoi
Kiilinx-Ssws Notes Gathsred IN
ala Parts of the Greas state.

A few days ago George Bryant Was
found dead in the bushes near the
brewery read in Dowsgiac. Three
women, Mrs. Abbott, Della Groilt and
Miss Mccormack swore that he insulted
them and they hit him with board
while protecting themselves. Della
has now made confession which alters
the case. She says that she and the
Mccormack girl met Mrs. Abbott. who
was on the way to meet her husband
coming from work in the railway gravel
pit. Bryant met the three women and
allengaged in indecent talk. Meanwhile
Abbott had gone home across the lots.
found his home empty and no supper
ready. A neighhor told him his wife
was with the others In the brewery
road, and he went down and found the
women, Bryant meanwhile having
walked q short distance away. Abbott
called him back and knocked him
down. beating him with board. while
the women begged him 70 stop. Bryant
fell in the bushes, where his body was
afterwaId found. Bryant had made
ties were sober. Abbott and the women
are In jail at Cassopolis. While being
taken away the women exercised their
prerogativs and screamed convnlsively.
Bryant leaves q wife and three small
children. There have been threats of
lynchlng Abbott, but the law will prob
ably be allowed TO take its course.
Decatur has seven churches and only
three resident pastors.
Aiarshall and vicinity had . severe
frost Monday night.
South Haven Is shipping 5000 pack
ages of peaches daily.
The colored people are holding q
camp meeting 1t Morenci.
Kalamazoo college has opened with
over one hundred pupils and bright
prospects.
There will be no general celebration
at the opening of the big tunnel under
the st. Clair river at Port Huron, Sep
tember 10.
John Klenn, IL years old, injured in
. runaway accident at Lansing, Tues
day. died Wednesday without regain
ing consciousness.
Edward Duffin, laborer, was buried
under . falling gravel pit at Detroit,
Wednesday. HE knee was dislocated
and spine injured. but he may recover.
George Smith, lumberman and brick
manufacturer of Morrlce, shot at =
sparrow Wednesday. The ball struck
a limb, glanced off and hit Burt Hunt
ley, penetrating the skull above the left
ear, inti.cting fatal wound.
Postmasters app inted = A. Booth,
vice w. Mockler, resigned, Brampton,
Delta county; f. Oieson, vice j. 3.
Fresholts, removed. Burkville, Del ia
county; S. A, Watt, vice E. Z. Clifford,
resigned, Sarxnac, Iona county. !
A German domestic at Jackson put
her hand into picking vinegar and at
once declared that they were burned.
She screamed in agony and was relieved
only by opiates. Her hands are swollen
but not blistered, and physlclans are
perplexed.
Butte. Mont, Sept. 10.-The jury in
the DAVIS will case after being out five
days came into court this morning and
again reported they were unable to
reach verdict, and were discharged.
1t is understood the jury stood seven tc
| five in favor OF contestants. I
Reports to the State Board of Health
show diarrhea, rheumatism, neuraIg 4
and cholera morbus in the order named
causing most sickness in Michigan dur
ing the week ending September 5
Diphtheria Is reported At thirty-tw6
| places, scarlet fever at thirty tive, ty.
phoid fever at fifty-six places, an in
crease OF As per cent, and measles al
| eleven.
Patents granted Barry H. Blades
! Detroit, electric elevator; Her
man NJ. Brickman, assigner to Harrow
| Spring Company. Kalamazoo. die fol
forming bars for cultlvator teeth; Mar
tin Halfpenny, Pontiac, horse shield
John F. King and N. Bryant, Ostego
| spring friction clutch; Joseph Lauhoff
Detroit, tobacco pipe; Powers Wickes
Muskegon, combined dresser and wash
stand.
! Michigan -Original-Simor
| B. Cumming. Charles A. Beebe, Syl
vanus Shell. Jacob Ruhi, Osman Hink
| lev, Alexander Courtright, William
Wyrell, Mathew Finch, Wilson Wood
II
George G. Kellogg, UrIah Stout, Geo
A. Sage, Robert Humphrey, Henr,
Breitenbach, Frederick Upton, Alv'
Fuller, deceased, Miner Pickett. Her
msn Palmerloo, Joseph s. Welling
William II. Converse, Frederick Ke
walske, George Kipp, Joseph Ellsworth
Henry Whitchcock, Waldo Vaughan
Robert Wheeler, Edward Birdsall. An
drew A. Price, Lock A. Mosher, Georg,
II. Smith, Alfred H. Turner, Allen &
Bxbe, John Snnok, Thomas Thomp
son. Increase-George w. Collier
Nathen Halleck. Ira Laynes. Christian
Koehler, William II. Wendell, Lemus
b. Roseberg. Original, widows. ETC.
Margretha Fluehr, Anna Thcmis
Nancy Fuller, VIM. H. Case (father)
Mary ]. Barnes.
Michigan pensions granted: Origina
Calrin Conklin, Thomas Mccormick
| Alfred Jones, Ellis w. Cope, Cyru
Braymond. Andrew j. Mclaughlin
| Edwin Naylor. Lerando Reneil, Alex
ander Green, Richard l.. Decker, Johl
w. Messersmith, Christopher Nichols
George Donnsr, Peter Dir, William L
Smith, Isaas Rosegssnt. Additions
Nell woodman, Amos Finch, Charlie
| Cronso, John II. Schooner, Robert g
Young, Cornelius Loomis, Oliver G
Byington, Moses Green, Samuel Bell
Henry NJ. Fuller. Anthony Stone. Johl
NJ. Jacobs, Hiram Barrett, Jr., Abra
ham Masterbrook, James Rick. Frame
II. sprague, Joel A. Gayer, John Don
aldson, John A. c. Kerr, Andrev
Wolf. Theodore o. Daniels. Increase
Warren N. Picket, William Eeherwood
sames Lane, Martin v. Erkenbeck
Martin Kirivan, Jesse Miller. Garne
Al,tr,ch Jahn II How Iul,os ~ ps~n-