Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-12-07

Albert Wolff, for Is years past editor
of the st. Paul Volks Zeitung, commit
ted suicide by throwing himself i'll
front of a train at the union depot. st
Paul
Mrs Margaret Hepworth, wife Of
William Hepworth, a wholesale drug
gist of New York, was arrested in
Brooklyn as common drunE;trd.
Tramps attempted to wreck the New
York Express on the Lake Shore road
by capturing freight train ahead
and cutting off rear cars.
John L. Anders, found dead III his
yard at Niagara Falls, \. Y, was a
defaulter to the bank in which he was
assistant cashier, and killed himself.
Peter Anton awoke to find burglars
i'll his saloon at Sioux City, Iowa, and
falling into the cellar through q trap
door they had left open they deliberate
ly finished the job, securing $500.
George Lyons, convicted OF robbinS
Northern Pacific train, committed
suicide in jail at Fergus Falls by cut
ting his throat with "a razor. He left
Letter i'll which he protests his inno-
cence.
| One Leon NJ. Carrier was serving
out Il sentence of six months at Denver
when identified AS a man wanted at
| Quebec for stealing thirty carloads of
flour from the Canadian Pacific rail
way He was delivered up for eXtradi-
/ ten.
! Three robbers who expected to find
a large sum of money at the house OF
| Daniel Thomas, Il wellto-do farmer
near Columbus, Ohio, burned the soles
Of his feet and left him and his wife
bound and gagged, but got only $50.
President Blaut and six directors OF
the defunct Madison Square bank, New
York, were indicted, the former fol
/ forgery, and the others for receiving
deposits after they knew the bank to
| be inSOlyent.
Welcome B. Halfway, the Fall
River cotton broker who defrauded
the banks of thai city by pledginG
worthless warehouse certificates to the
amount of 100000 or more, has been
son.
Z. ID. FulfOrd, superintendent of con
struction of the American Long Dis
lance Telephone company, which is
running u line between Richmond and
| indianapolis, is under arrest at SYRIA
cuse, n. Y, charged with issuing false
vouchers for $4,000.
William II. Schuerman, the eX-bank
er Of Normal, ILL.,, who was indicted
i'll Twenty-Five distinct cases, each
charging him enlightenment in receiy
ing money from depOsitOrs when his
bank was insolvent, has pleaded guilty
and has been sentened to one year ii
Joliet and to pay fine of $4,000.
Word comes from Chicago that Rose
Hill, Il sister of The wife of Thomas III
| Lyle, Il we'll known colored citizen OF
st. Paul, has been deserted by NJ
| itOmainC, of Port au Prince, with
whom she became acquainted at the
worlds fair and subsequently married
| III IOcdllty uedf Sey HOUR, 1uu.
knC Nn rs the Heather Nation" Gin
ton Jordan. whose young wife had TAX
en- refuge with her parents, shot and
killed Josiah Foster, his father-in-law
| Mrs. Foster, and their daughter, Miss
Cora Foster He then stabbed his
wife, who was trying to defend her
! parents, and finally shot and killed
himself.
| Ed MarbIey has been sentenced to
the Fort Madison QowO penitentary
! for three years for conspiracy with
others to deIraud w. i. Bowman,
/ book-keeper in the Farming uowa,
bank out of $4,000 by getting him to
| place the money on Markley, WHO re
presented himself us the champion
foot r;t>:er of the United States. Bow
rlan put up the money and lost it; and
i'll division OF the $1,000 at St. Louis
Il quarrel arose, which resulted i'll the
arrest of the ro@ues. The others are
to be tried at Fairchild in January.