The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1893-06-22
CRIMINAL.

An insane mother in West Virginia
murders four of her children and CON-
mits suicide.
The man who attempted to blow up
the Montana National bank at Helena
confeSses.
Macaffe and Parker, who killed Drug
efst t,yster at Indianapolis, were SEN
fenced to hang.
Irving Atkins, aged 19 years, conn.,
mitted suicide yesterday at Dubuque,
Ia, by shooting.
August Chris, Charles Smith ana
Charles Edwards escaped from the.
Southern Indiana prison.
At Palmyra, Mo-. Adam Young, aged
twenty years, has been found guilty OF
killing and robbing his father.
Harry E, Holmes, treasurer OF the
Pittsbirg Land Company, is believed
10 have committed suicide at Niagara
Falls.
COnvicts in the penit entiaFy at Colum9a- ll9a
bus, Ohio, tunneled under one Of the
walls. but were captured while IF
tempting to escape.
The grand jury investigating the Bush
Iynching at Decatur, Ind, mdlcted
1 SyllE1eS bIlIIOA1 " AAAA-
Thotaas Attnrbury.
A mob took William Shorter, colored,
from sheriff near HaFpelr's Ferry, va,
and lynched him. The Negro vas ac-
| esused of assaulting a white girl
Rabe Hawkins visited Shelbyviile,
Ind. to avenge the lynching of his
brother. and a pitched battle between
members Of his band and citizens took
| place.
Albert Wilson, formerly 9f Topeka,
| Kas,. who killed Richard l.. Peyton II
| q dispute over claim year ago, was
| convicted of manslaughter at Tecum-
sch, Ok.
John Sontag, the notorious California
| train robber, formerly of Mankato,
Nina, is mortally shot in fight with
| officers. Evans, his pal, escapes,
though wounded.
A motion for the release of DR..
Graves was made at Denver, Col, by
his attorney. 1t is based ON the GROUND
| that two terms Of court have passed
without the accused being tried.
Robert E. Buford, who murdered
United States Deputy Marshal LIE
strange at Webster, in Sumter County,
| Fla, In November, 1890, surrendered
and is ip jail. He mad1e full confes-
| sion.
Col. Louis Ochoa was arrested 10y The
authorities of Brownsville, Tex, upon
the charge of robbery and deser1t1i!oGp er1t1i!oG
from the Mexican army. When arrest
sd about $4,000 belonging to the army
| was found upon him.
The remains Of Gustav Koenig, a
L n found IT,
| ing beside tie Hannibal tracks at st. Jo-
| seph, Mo. He had been murdered and
then robbed, after which his body was
placed on the tracks to be mangled by
'tn6 cars.
"Jim" Harrington, who had killed
twelve men, killed q dog belonging to
r, A. Cunningham, cook at the Gem
aliHe, Wallace, Idaho. Cunningham
.got the drop" IN Harrington and put
four bullets through him, Harrington
died instantly.
A desperate and bloody combat took
| place at st. Joseph, Mo, between two
tailors. William Walsh and John Nc
Gee, the weapons used being shears
Both men were literally and frightfullJ
hacked and the recovery of either |:
considered improbable.
The grand jury is investigating tht
Koesters family poisoning case at In
iiiapapolis, Ind. Annie Watsky said tina
she, and not the suspected murederess
Anna Wagner, purchased rat poison
from Druggist Bofst the day the las
member of the family died 'lEhe drug
gist denies her story.
| Twenty-four years ago George Nor
ris was shot and killed at Wheelervflle
Ala, by his friend apd neighbor, Rob
.ert Hudson. The slayer fed the coun
ry, but ventured to return last month
He was known to no one, having great
ly changed, but his voice was recog
nized by an aged and blind woman
named Ameyq Chatham, and his arres
followed.
Telegrams were received at lEGpek;
recently stating that officers had cap
tured the three robbers who held III
the Santa Ps train at Cinnamaron
few days ago. One Of the men is recoe
nized as Bob White, a notorious trail
rebber, who has terrorized the peopi
along the frontier for years. He wa
formerly member of the Daltol
gang.
A special to the Kansas City Sta