The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-06-26
Not Southern Outrages.
Complied from the Associated Press Dispatches as
Given in the Daily Papers

| In Philadelphia, Pa, on the 18th instant,
the lifeless body of Mrs. Mary Rodgers, aged
As years, who had been reported to the police
as missing since the 9th instant, was found
under the cellar stairs of her residence. 1t
was stated that more than SG0 in money and
gold watch and chain had been taken from
| Il bureau. The police are looking for Charles
Adams, aged II years, Il nephew OF Mrs
Rodgers, who lived with her. and who disap-
peared upon the finding of the body. Her
husband is in custody. Robert Soly, aged
81 wears. went to the home of his tather-n-
law. in the same city, where his wife and %
months old son resided. and. calling the lat
ter out to the roadway, shot and killed him.
The father then fired bullet into his own
temple and dropped dead.
Belle Rollins, aged years, died at South
Royalston. Massachusetts,, on the 18th instant.
She was criminally assaulted on the day be-
fore bv Gilbert Peters, a teamSter, who is IN
custody.
Mr. Holly, New JERSEY. June lS.-A
sensation was caused today by the arrest Of
Newbold Prickett, IL well-known resident of
Southampton township. on the charge of hav
ing attempted to commit an assault Oh Mrs.
Frank Folks. neighbor, whose husband was
absent from home on business. Prckett Is
widower with three children.
Joseph f. Kelley, the confessed murderer
of Cashier Stckney, of the Somerville IN.
H. Bank. writes that life has no more inter-
est for him and he wants to die.
DERBY. CoNNECTICUT, June 2O.-Certain
young men of this place have been initiating,
in small but highly successful way, the
deeds of gangs of criminals. The arrest on
Friday night of Alton Smith. fourteen years
old; William Meehan, eleven, and James Cor
bett fifteen, has resulted in an exposure of
IL startling array Of youthful daring and de-
pravity. and dozen or more arrests are eN-
pected. The most remarkable feature of the
affair is the thorough organization of the
young outlaws. They acted under regu.
larlv -adopted constitution and bylaws and
divided their plumber in shares computed ac-
cording to set rules. The prisoners have
made full confession of their misdeeds. I'M
plicating several other boys.
B. Frank Bannister. assistant teller at the
Home National Bank of HOlyoke, MaSsa-
chusetts has confessed to miSappropriating
the bank funds to the amount of $4,000.
Benjamin Prathcr. late Chief Clerk of the
Indiana House of Representatives, is under
arrest at indianapolis on an Indictment charg-
ing him with embezzlement of $500 from the
Commercial Travellers Mutual Accident As
Socaion Of Indiana. of which he was form
erly secretary. Prather claims money due
him from the association will offset the claim
against him.
William Wrgerle. - years old. and his
wife. tatharine. 80 years old. were caught IN
the act of making counterfeit dimes i'll their
home. in Brooklvn New York on Sunday,
by United States Secret Service officers.
complete counterfeiting outfit was found i'll
the house. as well as good limitations of dimes,
to the amount of $40.
ton M Il
Methodist church at ChcStertom. Indiana, was
| arrested in Segun, Texas. on Saturday,
charged with the murder of Miss Susie Beck,
member of his church, with whom he eloped.
NEwBrRGm, y. V. june 2l.-William
Gardner, Il farmer residing in the Plattekill
Mountains. near Marlborough, was found dead
in his cornted on Sunday. He had been in
| stamtv killed by the discharge Of Il shotgun,
three of the shot being found i'll his heart.
The murdered robbed the house, taking 500
in money and TWO silver watches. and then
took Gardner horse and wagon and drove
away.
WALTHAM, Mass, June 21.-Maone |.
Wilson. of this city, shot and dangerously
wounded Maggie Hines, a domestic employed
| in the boarding house Of Mrs. MouIton. Will
sons mother Wilson then went into his
own room. and, placing the revolver at his
! ntau. ulScndTScu inc hllllHS
| instantly. Wilson was about 81 years OF age.
! Miss Hines was about 80.
Lambertville, New Jersey, is becoming
notorious as IL place where 'holds-up are
! frequent. Five took place there in less than
| Is hours this week. Nineland is also coming
to the front as II dangerous place to live IN
owing to the frequent burglaries and sandbag
| gings by professionals.
Two colored men knocked a white woman
down in Philadelphia, Pa, on Monday, beat
her into inSensibility and robbed her.
At South birmingham. Mass, ON Saturday
! last, Il riot of such serious proportions between
Il number of railroad hands occurred that it
was found necessary to call out the militia to
subdue them. Several policemen were badly
| beaten.
A house i'll Pittsburg, in which several
Italian laborers were sleeping, was blown up
with dynamite Wednesday morning; one man
| killed.
Near Easton, Pa, Wednesday morning, a
house in which widow resided. with four
children, was wrecked with dynamite. but no
/ one was seriously injured.