The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-04-05
CRIME AND CASUALTY

William Tigerman. who was found
guilty by jury in the United States
Court at Chicago of violating the natural
ization laws during the mayoralty CAM
paign Of December last. was sentenced to
four years In the penitentiary. Judge
Bum. in passing sentence. said
~The laws which you have violated
were made as safeguards to protect our
institutions Tho court hopes that In the
seclusion Of tho prison you will realize the
enormity of your ofYensa" Tigerman took
three young mon who had been in the
country but q few months into Judge
DUNES court and had them made into
voters
Nov York police made a raid on GRIM
inal operators and discovered the bodies
Of two infants Sixteen doctors were ar
rested
Frank b Earl was fatally shot in an
Albany, Mo. court room by Jacob Miller.
his brother law.
Sixteen of the Gravesend election
inspectors. associated with John Y. Nc
Kane. pleaded guilty and were sentenced
Two men were killed in q street duel
at Fleming. w. Va. Hoke Napier. WE'LL
known lumberman, was Overtaken by
Henry Collins a DISCHARGED employee COL
lins with an oath. demanded a settlement.
at the same time drawing a revolver Ma
Iier also drew his revolver and both men
fred at the same instant Collins was hit
under the right arm and died instantly.
while the ball from Collins revolver took
effect In Napier's abdomen. killing him in
q few hours. Collins was q quarrelsOme
man and a cousin to the notorious Collins
now serving life sentence in the peni-
tentiary for robbing the F. F. v. train last
year. at which time one man was killed.
Charles Mund and Albert Keefer have
been held under bonds for trial at Ham
mond. Ind. for robbing freight cars
William Zell the abscondIng secre-
tary and treasurer OF the Lehigh and
Wilkesbarre Coal Company, who ran away
with $03,0 900 on Jan. 10. has surrendered t.
the Now York police, having spent all the
money
james Gilday. a plumber. was killed
at San Francisco. Cal. by q blow from the
fist OF an unknown man.
Guy T. Olmsted. a discharged letter.
carrier. shot and mortally wounded his
most intimate friend, William Clifford, Il
letter carrier. Wednesday,. at Chicago At
the station Olmsted cried like q child. He
produced a hastily written letter of twelve
pages. which told of his friendship with
Clifford and their quarrels. and how they
had agreed to die together some day, listen
ing to Liszt RHAPSODY. "But my poor
VIII had to die without music" cried Ohm
sted. When brought into Lieut. Woods
Office Olmsted cried piteously. and declared
that he was sorry he had been deprived OF
life The letter indicated that OImsted
had prepared to follow tho homicide with
q suicide.
Charlie Young, an 11-year-Old boy,
whose parents live In Carbond ale. Pa, was
lodged In Jail upon the charge of train
wrecking. 1t is alleged that he and a
youthful companion named Arthur TAYLOR
threw switch and derailed train Of
Delaware and Hudson coal cars pas
sen-er train following the coal train mar
rowly escaped disaster from the same
cause The boys said they only did it for
fun.
1T is rumorcd that ten men were killed
by u premature blast
e-Mrs. Margaret eating. yed 20. OF Num-
Gle. Ind. has been arrested for passing
counterfeit money.
charles Hardin. accused of stealing
SooVoo lIoI1 Vic NcliS II hToO NoiI-
pany. has been arrested at Alma, Ark. He
had $4,000 when captured.
IF E. Edgar. New York bank clerk.
is accused OF embezzlins $1,000 Of the In .
stitution's funds
-LycurSus Ewing. proprietor OF big
hotel at Ewing. Ind. shot and killed him
self while respondent
Albert Youel was crushed to death at
Shadeland. Ohio, by the chisaney Of his
burned house falling on him.
III. C. huff and wife, married but three
hours, were killed at Pensacola. Fla, by
Thomas Trainor, the woman's former hus-
band