Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-02-23

The first of the Mansfield, Pa, rioters
to be tried, Joseph Balecheck, was ac-
quilted.
Burglars broke into Pawnbroker
Kahn's fat, New York, and stole dia-
monds and other jewels worth S1O,-
900.
The First National bank of Watkins,
y. Y, has suspended. The cashier
absconded with $4,000.
John Warning was arrested at Eos
toria, Ohio. charged with assaulting
Miss Bertha Tilland, of the salvation
army.
Deputy Treasurer Armstrong was
convicted 1T kohomo, Ind, of embeZ-
cling $4,000
-Four hard characters bored their
way through iron and brick out of the
Jail at Erie, Pa.
Thomas Miller, a farmer, was found
dead in the road near Thompsonville
Ill. He had been murdered.
Twenty indictments for swindling
were found against James Thompson
and Jesse Arnold, bankers at Columbia
City, Ind.
NJ. III. MacDonalds and T. 2. Searls
resOrted to firearms to settle a quarrel
at Rush Springs, Kan. Both will die
Six burglars bound Agent Church
at Sparta, ILL.,, and robbed the station
Of the Mobile and Ohio railway.
John White and John Hayes, sup
posed to have committed many robbel-
les at Freeport, Ill, have been arrest
ed.
DR.. VIII Nolin. who killed John and
Will Turner at Harlan Court House,
Ky, has been indicted for manslaugh-
ter.
Mike German, express robber, caught
at Salem, Ohio, will return to Sultville,
Pa, without a requisition.
A black sloop which mas been used
for the' purposes Of robbery along
Long Island sound, has been captured
with a lot of stolen goods on board.
George Polk and Walter Cribbes were
arrested at Hartshorne Ind, r. for
the murder of Alexander Laneir at
Birmingham, Ala, in October.
George Walker, the murderer OF John
Terrell. was sentenced at Pittsburg
to twelve years in the peniteltiary.
Charles Williams was convicted On
two counts and James Robinson on Il
single count of violation Of the Kansas
, liquor law.
John Hart, the Rockford murderer,
was sentenced to be hanged Friday,
March IS
| J. Clayton, living in Cumberland
county, KY, was tortured by robbers
until he revealed where his money was
hidden.
Robert Marler was hanged at Pine
vile, Ky. He, with two others, had
fred into a passing train, killing a
! woman,
Henry Renken is said to have en-
bezzled $4,000 from the Farmers
and Merchants bank of TalmSge, Neb.,
recently suspended.
Thursday the postoffice st Newport
News, Va, was robbed. The safe was
cracked AID $3.50 in money and $4,000
in stamps stolen.
Bruce, Bob and Charles Plunkett, ac-
cllsed of robbinS and numbering an
aged couple, We're lynched in Van
Buren, county, Ark.
Stephen Benson, John LubuEa and
William Lllbura were arrested at
Spokane, Wash, charged with robbing
John Lipstoe Tuesday night. Lipstoe
is in a critical condition.
Michael Mcmillan, a tramp, while
making murderous assault upon Con
ductOr Hibbs of LOrdsburg, n, NJ, OH
the Southern Pacific railroad, was
shot and killed by Brakeman Deal.
! Albert II. Smith, eastern business
manager of the Haverville Paper com
pany of Massachusetts, is missing
! from Railway, N. J., and is believed
| to be an embezzler of nearly $4,000.
In the Ton2bs police court, New York,
| III. J. Warner, Of New Orleans, the
son of d wealthy business man, was
held for trial ON the charge of forgery.
He attempted to pass a check on the
Corn Fychan"a hank for S15N