The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-06-26
Not Southern Outrages.
Complied from the Associated Press Dispatches as
Given i'll 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 $50 in money and
gold watch and chain had been taken from
bureau. The police are looking for Charles
Adams, aged q years, "a nephew of Mrs.
Rodgers, who lived with her, and who disap-
peared upon the finding of the body. Her
husband is in custody. Robert Solly, aged
50 years, went to the home of his father-in-
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 lSth instant.
She was criminally assaulted on the day be-
fore by Gilbert Peters, teamster, who is III
custody.
Mr. Holly, New JERSEY. June 1S.-A
sensation was caused today by the arrest oil
Newbold Prickett, a well-known resident OF
Southampton township, on the charge OF hav-
ing attempted to commit an assault on Mrs.
Frank Folks. neighbor, whose husband was
absent from home on business. Pnckett is a
widower with three children.
Joseph E. Kelley, the confessed murderer
of Cashier Stickney, of the Somerville IN.
H. Bank, writes that life has no more inter-
est for him and he wants to die.
DERBY, CONNECTICUT, June 20.-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
II o1o on1 Eop
bett fifteen, has resulted in an exposure of
startling array of youthful daring and de-
pravity, and dozen or more arrests are ex-
pected. The most remarkable feature of the
affair is the thorough organization of the
young outlaws. They acted under a regu-
larly 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 Incorporating
the bank funds to the amount of $4,000.
Benjamin Prather, late Chief Clerk of the
Indiana House of ~ representatives., is under
arrest at indianapolis on an indictment charg-
ing him with embezzlement of $4,000 from the
Commercial Travellers Mutual Accident As
ISOLATION of Indiana, of which he was form
erly secretary. Prather claims money due
him from the association will offset the claim
against him.
William Wegerle, So years old, and his
wife, Cathariue, 80 years old, were caught in
the act of making counterfeit dimes in their
home, in Brooklyn, New York, on Sunday,
by United States Secret Service officers. A
complete counterfeiting outfit was found III
the house, as well as good limitations of dimes,
to the amount of $40.
William T. West, ten years ago pastor of a
Methodist church at Chesterton, Indiana, was
arrested in Seguin, Texas, on Saturday,
charged with the murder of Miss Susie Beck.
member of his church, with whom he eloped
NEwBuRGH, n Y, June 2l.--William
Gardner, a farmer residing in the Pattekil
Mountains, near Marlborough. was found dead
in his cornfeld on Sunday. He had been in
stantly killed by the discharge of n shotgun,
three of the shot being found in his heart
The murdered robbed the house, taking Sl0C
in money and two silver watches, and then
took Gardner's horse and wagon and drove
away.
WALrmAM, Mass, June 21.-Maone l.
Wilson, of this city, shot and dangerously
wounded Maggie Hines, a domestic employed
Ill lHe DOdFuluS -HOuSe vi MIS- houltpu' w n
sons mother. Wilson then went into his
own room, and, placing the revolver at his
head, discharged the weapon, killing himself
instantly. Wilson was about 81 years OF age.
Miss Hines was about 80.
LambertviIle, New Jersey, is becoming
notorious as place where ''holds-up' are
frequent Five took place there in less than
AZ hours this week. Vineland is also coming
to the front as dangerous place to live in
owing to the frequent burglaries and sandbag
gings by professionals.
Two colored men knocked white woman
down in Philadelphia, Pa, on Monday, beat
her into insensibility and robbed her.
At South birmingham, Mass, on Saturday
last, a riot of such serious proportions between
number of railroad hands occurred that ii
was found necessary to call out the militia to
subdue them. Several policemen were badly
beaten.
A house in Pittsburg, in which several
Italian laborers were sleeping, was blown ur
with dynamite Wednesday morning; one man
killed.
Near Easton, Pa, Wednesday morning, q
house in which widow resided, with foul
children, was wrecked with dynamite, but nc
one was seriously injured.