Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-06-16
A DISREPuTABLE Smith
And His Front Name is the Same
Old John.
CHARGED WITH CRIMINAL ASSAULT
Upon His Tseise Year Old Ntees-shs
IL Nov in . D~iieate Sosdit,on-A
Tale of Crime and Disgraee-A
Coward's kxeoss-

Souu IL CIlitbs "ho ttiot4ss W tiic
disreputable branch OF that highly hon.
ored family, was arrested IN Casanova
Saturday, charged With criminal assault
on his l2-year-old niece, Nellie Winters.
The warrant MAS issued at the instance
OF William j. White rs, father of the
girl and brother In-law of Smith, the
two men having married sisters. The
two families have long been intimate
OWING to the relationship and the fac,
that they worked farm on shares.
Nellie used 10 visit her uncle's home
frequently aud remain there several
days st time. The alleged otfense
dates back 10 January. The girPs
mother became alarmed recently as "a
her condition, and after much ques-
tloning wormed the story Of her treat
ment out of her. The girl said that her
uncle had assaulted her several times
ut intervals, and had threaten ed To kill
her If she told. The girl is now III a
delicate condition. Smith, when ar
rested, attempted TO shield himself by
saving that other men were intimate
with the child as well SIS himself. The
parties live IN Moorland township.
Benton Harbor is after another fac
tory.
Ex-senator Ferry is still Ill with the
grip.
Mrs. James Richards, of Chelsea. has
peony which shows Ill blossoms.
The Traverse Beach resort hotel will
be ready for occupancy by June %.
Hope college, at Holland. will gradu-
ate six people during the week OF June
IL.
Four young ladies comprise tn e grad
uating class In Akeley college this sea-
son.
Five thousand crates of strawberries
were shipped from St. Joseph Saturday
night.
The Greenville Congregational Sun
day-school library contains over l4OO
books.
Bishop Foley will confirm . number
of Jackson prison convicts on Friday,
the 10th.
The Battle Creek college closed Fri
day, and the graduating exercises Will
be held this evening.
The Flint Road Cart works and the
w. r. Stewart Buggy Body works will
be removed to Saginaw.
William Warner. Is years old, MAS
drowned IN the st. Joseph river at
Niles, Sunday, while bathing.
Iron Mountain celebrated the fOrma-
ton of the new Dickinson county III an
enthusiastic manner Saturday.
John O'Connell, 15-year-old boy,
was drowned in the river at Lansing,
Sunday, by the capslzlng OF his boat.
The nineteenth stated meeting of the
Supreme Lodge A. o. u. w. will begin
at Detroit today and continue f9ur
DAYS.
The graduating classes of the unlver-
slty this year will contain 900 members.
The exercises begin June 81, and will he
in progress constantly during that week.
Michael Piccfitino was instantly
killed in the Centennial mine at
Houghton, Saturday. his body being
terribly mangled. He has been mar
rled only three months.
Wesley Lowell fell from n wagon near
Ionla Saturday evening. The vehicle,
which contained two cords of wood
passed over his body and inflicted IN
juries which may result in his death,
Robert Mcintyre, an apparently in.
telligent young man from Munising,
Alger county blew out the gas in his
room at the Summit House, Marquette,
Friday night. His funeral occurred
Sunday.
While playing about garbage heap
at Ishpemine the other day some child
rem found human hand which was III
fair state of preservation. 1t is
adorned with several peculiarities. how
ever, and the owner would have no
trouble in proving property.
Michigan pensions: Original-Rober ri
Miller, Ernest Henry, Henry Beardslee
Joseph w. Carpenter. Edwin NJ. Dun
ming, Oliver Wise, Thomas j. Anten
VIM. G.. Eldred, Theodore II. Stevens
Charles Dalrymple, Joseph II. Fosdick
Henry Gardner, Frederick Rathburn
Jas. II. Anders, Burton X. Crandall
George A. Glover, Hugh J. Ferguson
Jared r. Sykes, Theodore A. WhItsell
Henry F. Culver, Patrick Mulloney,
Richard Town, VIM. Carl, Geo. Grimes
Marshall II. Smith, David p. Shoudy
James Bowers. John p. Dlmling
John s. Ross, Henry +. Robinson, VII
liam II. Utley. AdditIonal-Burrou III
Ingham, Samuel J. Clark, William w
Case, Charles Brockmayer. Increased
--Orhn P. Fay, Charles II. Rullson
Asable II. Bennett, Edward Fucheen
pa,ssro Iap,.a " Cole ORIGINAL