The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-04-26
CRIME AND CASUALTY.

The down stage from Angels Gimp.
Cal. to Milton was robbed by masked
highwayman. three miles from town.
Wells Fargo's iron box was opened and the
contents taken The robber got s., 600 in
silver
Tho law Office Of Miller. Winter &
Elan. at Indianapolis. was the scene OF u
sensational shootin, Tuesday. ". Il.
COPELAND. OF Madison. Ind. shot Addison
G. Harris in the arm. infictin- a painful
wound. He also shot w. IL Brunin,. Of
Madison. In the face Mr.. Harris is one OF
the most prominent lawyers in the State
and is one OF the Iron Hall attorneys.
AT Nashville. Mich. the bank OF Barry
& Downing was robbed Monday night OF
81 900 belonging to the proprietors. $500 in
stamps kept there by the postmaster. and
probably other smaller amounts in private
boxes The door of the safe was left un-
locked and the burglars had only to blow
open the inner and lighter door There IS
no clue to the perpetrators
Alex. Johnson, "A Richmond Va. nero.
was whipped by White Caps until he was
almost dead
Ell Morrell. partner OF Bandit Chris
Evans. was sentenced to life impr isonment
w. f. Hahn, who escaped from the PEN
itcntiary at Michigan City Ind, was cap
tured in Mauch Chunk, Pa
Louis Piante, for whom detectives are
in Denver to take back to Toronto. where
he l. wanted on charge OF robbin2
Chinaman. confessed sunday night that
he and Clara FreiericAs burned their
house in Denver for s.. 600 insurance
las al hey
rife explosion shortly after midnight. Mon
day, which shook the city like an earth
quake Three stores with brick fronts. on
the northwest ,rner OF Spring and Fifth
streets. were entirely demolished. AS far
as can be learned nobody was hurt. The
stores we're occupied by restaurant cigar
factory and a Japanese cur1o shop The
cause Of the explosion is unknown. The
loss will probably be $4,000
The ceiling OF Riverside school In Point
St Charles a Montreal suburb, collapsed.
Three children were crushed to death and
several wounded.
Two street ears have been held up by
highwaymen in San Francisco within four
days.
Louis knorr committed suicide at
Boston. He recently left his wife in Chi
cago and started east in search OF work.
Ed Alexander was fatally stabbed in
the back by Dick Carroll at Odin, Ind A
dispute over the relative worth of two
schools was the cause. Carroll was ar
rested.
George W. Southgate, Superintendent
of the Pensacola (Fla.) water works. was
drowned by the capsizing OF a boat.
Tho steamer De Ruyter. which sailed
from Brighton Mardh IL for Boston, has
been posted as lost She carried crew Of
twenty-eight
Gov. Pattison, of Pennsylvania. signed
warrants for the hanging OF James Newton
Hill, OF Allegheny, and James i. Carpen-
ter. of Juanita. Thursday. June IA.
Henry Montgomery. u notorious negro.
was hanged by unknown parties one mile
north west of Lewisburx. Teun. The negro
had recently been released from jail for lar
ceny and had lately threatened to burn the
houses Of several white men.
Mrs JEFF Gullett. the wife Of IL promi-
nent farmer OF Masoffin County, kentucky.
has been arrested and placed in jail
at Salyersville. charged with having
strangled to death her 1l-year- old step
son.
--Macnus Larson, u sailor OF the steamer
Fiske. fell into the hold at Duluth. MINI.
aud was instantly killed.
August Loessler. 6a years old. was
found dead-evidently murdered-in the
basement OF tho building at New York
where he was employed as a Waterman.
Three men wero killed and fourth
fatally injured by the explosion OF a
boiler at the keokuk electric light plant
Wedne ,day morning. The victims are: J.
f. Sterritt Patsy Keefe. John Rowan.
and Charles Jones. The men were
working about Il portable engine outside
the building, used to operate wcllborer,
when the explosion occurred. and were
blown 100 feet All we're frightfully
mutilated. The cause Of the explosion Is
unknown.
John Bergman. a lake fireman. was
probably fatally stabbed at Buffalo An
other lake fireman was badly beaten in the
same locality. The assaults are attributed
to ill-feeling against nom union men.
Il L. Merrill. assessor and collector Of
FL Paso, Texas is missing. and shortage
Of seq. 900 has been discovered.
Andrew Scenta. aged 80. and his wife
Hannah. aged 60. were found dead in bed
at Boston. having been suffocated by gas
The jet in the room was found open and
the gas escaping. The police are inclined
to regard it as case OF suicide.
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