The Dickinson press., 1891-01-03
HUMAN NATURES DARK SIDE.


JANUARY
81. Two masked robbers held up q train on the
Southern Pacific road In California and SO
cured $500; a tramp was shot and kili,t
" George q. IAounsberry, for many years treas
uier OF the New York city posto:llce. shot
himself at his homo in uackensack, N j.;
shortage of $1,000 was found in his &c
II. 4. G. Benwcll, young Engllshman, was mur
dered by Reginald Birchail for purposes of
robbery In swamp near Woodstock, Ont.
q. sea1nen made serious charges at New York
against Commander McCailo of the u. s
sloop-of-war Enterprises; McCalla court mar.
tailed and suspended from rank aud duty
for three years Ma" IS
u Ex-Congressman Taultec was shot in the Can
itol at Washington by Charles Kfncaid, a
newspaper correspondent; died Marcl, H.
MARoH.
T. William T. Pope, paying teller Of tho Louis.
yille City National bank, alsconicd with
10000.
a. State Treasurer Stevenson Archer, Of Mary
land, defaulted in about $1s7,OW
APRIL.
T. "A dcfalcation by Douglas Hllchcr, amounting
to o$3non. caused the suspension of his firm,
which had headquarters In New York and
branches In several other cities.
Frederick Kimbau, teller Of the people's Saw.
ings bank, Of Worcester, Mass, was report
cd missing with $40 800 Of the banks funds
o. George b. Ives, cx-assistant district attorney
ut Salem Mass, arrested, charged with for
gcries amounting TO $4,000
MAY.
10. George p. Whitney, bookkccper in tho Albany
(N. W City National bank, arrested ON tho
charge OF stealing 500, 900 from tho bank.
20. City Treasurer Peake. Of Kansas City, do
faulted in $4,000.
Il. Miguel Eyraud, who killed Notary Gouffe In
Paris in July, 1880. captured In Havana
Cuba.
%. Gerhard Thaden and J. D. Toll, principals in
the great real estate forgery, sentenced
each to ten years imprisonment ut St
Paul.
William Kemnler executed by electricity In
the state prison at Auburn, N. Y; tho Of
fair was bunglngly conducted and pre-
sented horrible spectacle; It was tho first
execution under tho New York state law
requiring criminals condemned to death to
be killed by electricity.
H. The limited Kansas express on tho Missouri
Pacific stopped by robbers, who secured
100000.
e. The teller Of the Capital City bank, Nashville
Tenn, confessed q defalcation Of $4,000
sEPrEMDER.
5. The Montreal express on the New York Cen
trail railroad derailed by train wreckcrs near
Grecnbush, N Y; six persons injured.
Is. Messrs Potter and Lowell, of the suspended
firm of Potter, Lowell & Co., arrested in Bos
ton charged with en:bczzlemcnt
ocToRER
0. Mary Anderson's crazy lover, James Dougher
ty, murdered DR.. George w. Lloyd, of the
Flatblsh, 1. l., Insane asylum.
10. David G. Hennessy, chief Of New Orleans DO
lico murdered by order Of IN Italian secret
society; q reign Of terror lasting for more
than q month resulted.
%. a b. Mulett, ex-supervising architect Of the
United States treasury. killed himself ut
Washington, aged Sc.
%. Charles W. Robinson, baniscr and broker in
New York, confessed forgcrics amounting
to $4,000
4. Rollins Bingham disappeared from Kansas
City after forgeries aSgregating SIS, 00O.
II. Reginald B!rchall hanged at Woodstock, Ont
for the murder of T. z. Benwell.
1G. Albert II. Smith, of New York, confessed for
gerics aggregatin3 S35o,000.
Harrison II. Wentworth, bookkccpcr of the
Lime Rock National bank, Providence, Il. /.
charged with embczzlins $50, ,OJo.
70. Morris Marks an ex-cniploye Of Rochester
(N. Y0 bank, stole n package Of $751; coo
from tue United States Express company;
he was arrested next day.
Disappearance from San francisco OF Toon
Yoong & Co., Chinese merchants with S6O
Nu
S Eva Hamilton. Robert Ray IIamilton's widow.
par,ioned and released from Jail at Camden.
g. joseph Il. Abbott, bookkeepcr for Henry "
Sage & Co.. Of Albany, N. Y, dcfaulted in
$4,000 and committed suicide
$1,000 in diamonds, belonging to Mrs. Kirk q
Armour stolen In Kansas City