The Dickinson press., 1893-06-24
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An insane mother i'll West Virginia
murders four Of her children and COM
mits suicide.
The man who attempted to blow up
the Montana National bank at Helena
confesses.
Macaffe and Parker, who killed Drug
gist E.yster at indianapolis, were sen
fenced to hang.
Irving Atkins, aged 10 years, COM
mitted suicide yesterday ut Dubuque,
Ia, by shooting.
August Chris, Charles Smith and
Charles Edwards escaped from the
Southern Indiann 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
Pittsburg Land Company, is believed
TO have committed suicide at Niagara
Falls.
Convicts in the penitcntiary at Colum-
bus, Ohio, tunncle1 under one of the
wallis, but We're captured while at
tempting to escape.
The grand jury Investigating the Bush
lynching at Decatur, Ind, indicted
OlitI1co bIlltOA, w NSoe oAAo
Thomas Att"rbury.
A mob took William Shorter colored,
from sheriff near Harper's Ferry, Va,
and lynched him. The negro was ac-
cused Of assaulting white girl.
Babe Hawkins visited Shelbyville,
Ind, to avenge the lynching of his
brother, and IL pitched battle between
members of his band and citizens took
place.
Albert Wilson, formerly Of Topeka,
Kas., Who killed Richard l.. Pcyton in
a dispute over a claim a year ago, was
convicted of mauslaughter at Tecun-
sch, Ok.
John Sontag, the notorious California
train robbcr, formerly of Mankato,
Mimi, is mortally shot in a 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 Il. Buford. who murdered
United States Deputy Marshal Le-
strange at Webster, in Sumter County,
FLA, in November. 1880, surrendered
and is in Jail. He made a full confess
sion.
Col Louis Ochoa was arrested by the
authorities of Brownsville, Tex, upon
the charge Of robbery and desertlon
from the Mexican army. When arrest
ed about $16,5OO belonging to the army
was found upon him.
The remains of Gustav Koenig, a
wer1-known young man. were found ly-
ing beside the 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
the cars.
Jim" Harrington, who had killed
twelve men, killed Il dog belonging to
r. A. Cunningham, Il cook at the Gem
mine, 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 frightfully
hacked and the recovery of either "a
considered improbable.
The grand jury is investigating the
Koesters family poisoning case at In
dianapolis, Ind. Annie Watsky said that
she, and not the suspected murederess,
Anna Wagner, purchased rat poison
from Druggist Borst the day the last
member Of the family died. The drug.
gist denies her story.
Twenty-four years ago George Nor.
ris was shot and killed at Wheelerville,
Ala. by his friend and neighbor. Rol,-
ert Hudson. The slayer fled the coun-
Try, 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 Amelia Chatham, and his arrest
followed.