Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-12-22
CRIME.

Masked men robbed the Chicago
Great Western ticket office at ST.
Charles, Ill.
Juror Finnegan created stir at
Logansport, Ind, by saying he was
influenced to find not guilty in i liquor
case.
Anti saloon residents of Ossian, Ind,
are under suspicion of using dynamite
and blowing up storereom.
Ben Tennis was hanged at Harris
burg, Pa, for killing girl 8 years
old. He made a prayer and speech.
Fong Sing Suey, San Francisco
Chinese doctor, was found stabbed to
death in his office, victim Of high
binders.
A laboring man named Thompson
was shot and killed by Patrolman
Crookston, Mich.
DR.. Henry c. f. Meyer, accused
! of poisoning Ludwig Brandt, shows
signs of severe strains caused by his
trial for murder.
Farmer Deloss Hicks, of Middle
town, n. Y, who eloped with young
Mrs. Anderson several weeks ago, has
returned without her.
! Robbers looted the South Bend, Ind,
National bank of $4,000 while Cashier
| dinner.
Two negroes were lynched at Ber-
lin, Ala, for robbing a store and kill
ing Il clerk who slept therein.
| Curtis Poorman was shot and killed
by Dave Donley as the result of q
quarrel at Humboldt, Ill
Armed thieves forced the station
at Howard, Kan, to open the Santa
E'e safe. They secured $40.
DR.. Parkhurst, who has been waging
war on the disreputables of the ten
derloin district Of New York city, has
him with death.
Six masked men bound the Reeder
family at Brookfeld, Ohio, and ran
sacked the house for money which
they failed to find.
Knox, Ind, Mutual Fire Insurance
company has collapsed Officers are
said to have taken the funds and fled.
Charles Heiman, of Chicago, was
shot and wounded by Michael Holpin,
who called at his house with intent
to rob.
Philip NJ. Scheig and Frank Floyd,
who, it is alleged, robbed the bank of
Minneapolis Of $4,000, arrived here
on the steamer New York in custody
Of detectives
Mrs. Della keegan, whose suit for
100000 against Russell Sage for
breach Of promise was dismissed,
visited Mr.. Sage's office and said she
proposed to kill him.
William L. Davis, arrested in New
York on Il charge Of assault preferred
by his common law wife, is accused
by her in court Of having contracted
common law marriages with eight
other women.
A non-union telegraph operator died
at WilkeSbarre from poison evidently
taken with his food in the restaurant
where the Lehigh Valley road has fed
its new men.
Five masked men oyerpowered the
night operator at the st. Charles, Ill,
depot shortly after midnight yester-
day morning, blew open the safe and
looted it, and robbed the operator of
a gold watch.
The Grand Rapids board of alder
men has impeached and expelled Geo.
II. Jacobs, one of its members Jacobs
was convicted of embeZZlement, NAL
feasance and forgery in connection
with city contracts.
Columbus Hayes, convicted of muir
der in the first degree at st. Joseph,
Mo, for the killing of his brother-in-
law, William Sneed, will gain a new
trial. Through an oversight of the
prosecuting attorney he was not given
an opportunity to plead to the charge
One of the boldeSt attempts to rob
an eNpress-car was made on Lake
Erie and Western train near Bloom
ington. The robber, who appeared to
be alone, entered the car when the
train stopped ut crossing Messen-
ger T. c. Weakley Immediately crap
pied the fellow and after hard strug-
gle threw him off the car
Councilman Poole of Elizabeth. n. J.,
had a struggle with a sneak-thief
whom he discovered stealing a coat
from tailor-shop. The thief bit Poole
severely in the hand, and broke away,
but was soon captured. The prisoner
gave his name as Frank Murray of
Bridgeport, CT He was committed
for mayhem and larceny. Poole's
hand is greatly swollen, and fears are
entertained of blood poisoning.