The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-05-14
THE CRIMINAL RECORD.

The late Rufus Prince. OF Turner, Me,
in his lifetime was prominent in public
affairs. and was intrusted with the set
Element OF ninety-five different estates
since 1861. lie died recently. and his affairs
we're found to be in a badly tangled shape.
In unsettled cases there appears by the
records to he due the heirs of various es-
tates. reckoning interest at per cent.
about $4,000. Prices estate is estimated
at only $4,000.
Near Louisa, Ky. Mrs. George Carter
attempted t. poison her entire family with
arsenic, hut by prompt medical aid were
saved, although 1t Is feared one of the
children may yet die Mrs. Carter is
thought to be insane.
AT Cleveland Ohio. w. !. Ransom. an
npholstcrer of Milwaukee. VS.. was ar
rested for being drunk. Next morning. al
though he was alone in n locked cell his
dead body was found. His throat had been
cut. The Coroner said it was a case OF
suicide. A bone toothpick the buckle on
his vest. the officers say, was the implement
he used Ia kill himself.
A; st. Louis. Mo. during a fight be-
tween Adolph Tn-il and Isidor Werkamp.
the former received stab in the left breast
which penetrated to the lung, which may
cause death. Werkamp and friend were
abusing a boy when Tngil inierfere1 Many
shouts of "Lynch him. "String the brute
up" etc. were heard, and only the lack OF
a rope restrained the crowd.
At Nashville. Willis Cloud was APP
preached from behind by Henry Bowman.
who shot him twice in the back. Cloud was
taken to the hospital, where he died an
hour later. Bowman was arrested and
when asked why he sho. Coud said: ale
ruined my wife and in consequence she
died last night" All parties colored-
At Marshall, Mo. William Price was
hanged for an assault on Miss Alice Ninas
who subsequently g mrntted suicide to
avoid testify;ny in regard to the affair in
court.
i. Newton Klein shot himself at his
home in Cleveland, Ohio, infiicting wounds
which caused his death. He is member
of the wholesale clothing firm of Goodhart.
Klein & Koch.
At Pitt>burg, Pa. the ruins of the late
coniiagration were looted by a mob of men.
women and children. The mob took pos
session of the burned buildings. and for Two
hours the greatest excitement prevailed.
Never since the riots of 1877 have such
scenes taken place in Pttsburg Riskirg
tnelF lives unuer inc iOslcFlnL Willis, Wbni-
en- wrinkled with age. dirty-faced children
and hard-countenanced men threw hot
bricks aside and extracted from the debris
thousands Of hams cans Of lard. and many
other like articles. The firemen. who were
still at work on the ruins. finally drove the
! robbers off by turning the hose on them.
Hundreds of dollars worth of goods were
stolen.
Charles Ford was hanged at Ottawa, III.
| for the mrrder OF DAY Moore His death was
apparently painless. though his neck was
| not broken by tho fall. Tuesday morning,
| June ~. 1880. the bo1y OF David Moore OF
| Omaha was discovered in Allen Park. neal
! the banks OF the Illinois River. The muir
| dered man had been beaten to death with :;
car-coupling pin. Before shutdown OF the
same day the four PEOPLE who butcl1erec
Moore were in Jail They we're kai Ford
| her husband. Charles Ford. William O Rren
! and Minnie Winterling. O'Brien was tried
| in August. and to the di appointment o.
nine-tcnths OF tho people he escaped will
| only a life sentence at Joliet. Ford'S tra
| began in November and lasted twenty fly.