The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-11-23
CRIME AND CASUALTY.

Chicago Tribune. was arrested in New
York. on his return from spain. for enl-
bezZl:nc ST.. 900
Charles Cooprider charged with the
murder OF Thomas kress at Brazil Ind.
has lccn found guilty OF ManslauChter
and sentenced to two years imprisonment
&C. H. Van. an advertising solicitor at
Memphis. Tenn, and hi. wife retired sun
day night In folding bed The bed by
some movement began TO close up. Mrs
Van started to leap out. but was caught
and badly bruised Her husband was
crushed so badly that he Will be cripple
for life. His spinal cord was strained and
he Is paralyzed in the lower extrcmtics.
1t i, thought he will die
Major X. W NcClaushry. eX -chief OF
Chicago police. has had a narrow escape
from being killed by crank DR.. Peter
X. Landgon, who has served two terms in
Joliet spent several days hunting for the
1jor and was finally locked UP a, Mon
month Land.on was armed with two re-
volvers.
A displaced manbo!e cover wrecked
crowded Milwaukee avenue grip car ut
Chicago Fourteen persons were injured
United States Marshal Gard OF Denver.
who hunted down Son,ag and Evans the
ARRANGED with Gen. Cock to run down the
Apache Kid for whose arrest a reward Of
SO. 900 IS outstanding. The Kid is now in
Arizona
The Jury in the Claire Robinson case at
Valparaiso. ind. for attempted robbery OF
the normal school safe. returned a verdict
OF guilty and fixed the penalty at three
year, in the penitcntiary at Michigan City.
Frank Floyd and Philip Scheig. who,
with Louis FLOYD. robbed the Bank of Min
ncapOlis OF 80. 000 arrived at SOuthamp-
ton on the steamship Saale and were i'm
nediatcly arrested.
J. NJ Breedluve Sheriff OF Henry
County. Tennessee. vas shot and killed Ivy
n negro named Coleman.
--Midd!etown, Ohio. is having a reign OF
crime that may end IL organizing a vigil
lance committee.
Fred Anderson, while fighting witt. his
brother at Paducah. n.y.. accidentally
sta bbcd to the heart Lee Holland. friend
Who slipped between the beliigclcnts.
Andc rsOn escaped.
john A. Drake. Treasurer OF the In
diana, Illinois and Iowa Railroad Conn
pany. wa, sand ba-gcd and robbed Of S.0.
900 in the Office OF the company on the
ninth floor OF the Eo,kery building, Chi
cagO. at O'Clock Wednesday morning.
MIR. Drake had the money in 4 little hand
shchel and Was preparing to 90 out on the
road to pay the employees. He had first
placed the cash in the valise and was
about to leave the office when two men
stole up behind him and felled him to the
floor by several hard blows on the head.
The Treasurer was knocked nearly inSensi-
BILE. and ere he could move finger in de-
Tense, he claims. the thieves tore the saChel
from his hand and rushed out OF the
office. slam ming the door as they went
They rode down in an elevator. very I'M
concernedly. ana made their ESCAPE. Mr..
| Drake MOTH cd the central station as sOcn
| as oSsihle. and by O'Clock every detect
| i've that In~ pec;or Shea could spare was
| put to work on the case. 1t was the most
| daring. sensational robbery that has oc-
CARED i'll Chicago in many years Occur
| ring as 1t did in one of the best-known
office buildings in the city. right in the
very heart of the business district, the
crime caused the greatest excitement.
The early hour selected by the thieves
| is all that prevented their immediate capt
! ure
| After four hours dcliberatiOn the Cor
| orncrs Jury at Battle Creek. Mich. rem
|
| Trunk inquest: 1--WE find that the said
/ collision was caused by gross disohed fence
OF orders given by The train dispatcher
and we also find that Conductor Ber,ran
n. Scott and Engineer Harry Wooley, OF
train No 6, are guilty Of criminal negli-
| gence in running past their meeting point
at which they had positive orders to stop
| The Grand Trunk Company was exouer-
| atcd from all blame in the calamity. the
| Jury finding that it had furnished first
| lass cars and all the latest improvements
.or safety.
Engineer John a. Schurg has been ar.
rested at Two liarbor> charged with wreck
| Ing the steamer Nevada two years ago
| The Nevada. which was loaded with 80
| tons OF bard coal. suddenly sprung leal
| In midlake and sank. 1t is claimed tina
| SchurE cpene 4 sca-cock and pun ed hr1
| full nf water he owners collected $40 90,
insurance. OF which Schurs is said to hav,
| received 5l.3D).
| II f. Mrt'ornich. President of the Nc
| Corinir> Construction Company. o. IT.
! Louis. vi~i1e / the Central Police Station u
| Chicago "Wednesday morning to cOmplai IT
of Il robbery I!e claimed that the nigh
before he had been held up Ivy three armed
men and shot at near his camp in Romeo.
| and that 1000 had been Sto.cu from him.
lie exhibited "A bullet hole in his overcoat
Inspector Shea took Mccormick in han(
and idle os half an hour wruns from tn,
man a confession that lie was mt robbed
| hut had lost til" money in drunken spree
| He had trumpcd up the robbery charge I,
cover his los, and fred Il bullet through
| lis own coat in "A weak attempt t. hood
wiul, the police ard lend color to his story
--Nurierous burglars broke into Jane
| Pruntv'> house at Chicago. shot and killet
Frunty. and wounded two other member
OF his family.