The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-06-23
A Chapter of Forgeries, Murders,
Suicides, etc.

Compiled from the Philadelphia (Ps) Ledger OF
June L.
Erastus Wiman was convicted in New York
yesterday of the charges of forgery upon
which he has been ON trial several days past.
| He has since been sentenced TO Sing Sing for
81 years.
Edward j. Mulligan, formerly connected
with q New York insurance company, was
arrested in Mont Clair, New Jersey, yester-
day, ON the charge of forgery. His stealings
are said to amount to 100000.
The bodies of George Brock, his wife and
their young son were found on Thursday in u
secluded hollow near Borden, Indiana. The
bodies were inclosed in a rude pen. built by
| Brock, to keep the hogs from devouring them.
1t was case of murder and suicide, Brock
having blown his head off with gun.
At Grand Rapids, Michigan, yesterday
William Henshaw, drunken painter, at.
tempted unsuccessfully TO kill his wife and
children. He then shot and fatally wounded
his father.in. law, Jacob Sutton, and blew his
own brains out.
Arthur Rock, aged Is, is under arrest in
New York city, charged with the murder OF
his father six months ago, and with the
threatening to kill his mother on Thursday
night. Rocks father disappeared January l,
and on March the body was found in the
North River, with stab wound in the side.
Theodore Lambert, colored, was convicted
in Camden yesterday of murder of the first
degree for killing William Kairer, a Camden,
New Jersey, baker, in December last.
The dead body of Daniel Beyles, of New
Hope, Penna., was found yesterday in Lam
bertville, NewJersey. Foul playi suspected.
Henry Curtis, % years old, shot and killed
Philip Morgan, As years old, in New York
Sunday morning, while endeavoring to pro-
tect his sweetheart, daughter of Morgan's s,
from the murderous assaults of her father.
Morgan was intoxicated.
VIM. r. Miller Of Huntington, Pa, was
drugged and robbed by Edward Couch Of the
same place and robbed on Saturday night.
Miller died and Couch has made full con-
fession.
Julius Leise. of Finleyville, Pa, was kill
ed by two brothers of woman he was visit
ing on Saturday night No cause assigned.
WICHITA, Kan, June l6-At Kingman.
Thursday night, when Editor Brown arrived
from the Populist State Convention, where
he bitterly fought woman suffrage, he was
met at the depot, taken from the side of his
wife, clothed in Mother Hubbard dress and
sun bonnet and compelled to march through
the streets before brass band. The friends
of woman suffrage did it.
Walter G. Allen, lawyer and real estate
operator, of Philadelphia, Pa, waived hear.
ing on Wednesday, and in default of $780,
900 bail, was committed to prison to answer
the charge of embezzling $685. 900, the prop
erty of Rev. John j. Hefferman, rector DIST
Marks Roman Catholic Church, Sheepshead
Bay; S5209 belonging to Thomas Farley, and
$4,000, the property of John Hamilton.
During quarrel among rival political
workers in Philadelphia, Pa, on Wednesday,
Martin Reardon, aged 80 years, was shot in
the thigh, and Joseph McNamee, aged %
years, and Alexander McGee, aged 30 years,
were stabbed. And will recover.
Sidney Plummer, colored, of Kettle Run,
New Jersey, was arrested on Wednesday, for
beating colored boy to death, on Monday.
After the flogging the man took the body
and threw it into creek.