The Penn's Grove record., 1899-06-23

Bloodhounds faiied to locate the muir
1erer OF John BuhRud, the wealthy recluse
whose mutilated body was found in his
home near Auburn, Neb. All his treasure
Is missing. 1t Is believed the miser finally
lid tell the thieves where his money was
hidden to escape torture and that they
then killed him.
John T. Holmes, President OF the State
Bank at Burr Oak, Mich, and one OF the
wealthiest men in the county, made an I'M
successful attempt q few days ago TO shoot
his wife. Holmes then went to the bank
and was noticed to be acting strangely.
lie was questioned as to his taking poison,
but denied it. He SOC had commissions,
and died In q short time.
The smaller magazine at Fort Pickens,
nine miles from Pensacola, Fla, blew up a
few days ago, having caught fire from some
unknown cause, and was completely
wrecked. Private Wells OF Battery H was
killed aud four men were badly injured,
one having his arm and leg broken. The
yineer and ordnance property was de-
stroyed.
The jury in the ease OF Edward J. Stub
oleneld, charged with the attempted rob-
berry OF a Missouri Pacific express train
near Sedalia, No, in November last, found
Stubbleleld guilty and fixed HIS punish
nent at ten years Imprisonment In the
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IN the employ OF the Missouri Pacific as a
conductor.
Johnson's Island, Lake Erie, which was
famous rs a prison for Confederate sol
Tiers In the Civil War, has just been sold at
auction for S45, 900. TIL island lies In San
husky Bay, a few miles from this city OF
INIT name.
Miss Catherine Graham. Of Evansville,
Ind. a niece OF Governor Bradley, OF Ken
lucky, obtained a judgment In the Superior
Court at Evansville against David Gill
1ert, O merchant, for $4,000. She sued for
f25, 900 for breach OF promise.
Fire in Aliens wholesale grocery at
Omaha, Neb., a few days ago damaged
stock to the exteut OF 4i06, 900; insurance
S $40, 900. The building is damaged to
he extent OF s15, 900; covered by insurance.
- magazine filled with pow Ter which the
aremen were moving to q place OF safety
exploded, and eleven nremen, including
he chief, were injured, W seriously.
William A. Fischer, a builder and con
tractor. OF New Orleans, La, shot his
Young wife and then killed himself with
The same pistol. The wife will recover.
Fischer had been married only seven
weeks.
Baron and Baroness de Bara, who were
convicted In Chicago on q charge Of using
he mails In conducting a fraudulent bust
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was given three years in the penitentlary,
and his wife was sentenced to one year in
The penitentiary and ono year In jail.
About eighty foreign insurance compan'
les recently indicted and fined heavily In
Franklin Circuit Court on the charge OF
oonspiring together to fI insurance rates
won. In the Court OF Appeals Mt Frankfort
KY, a few days ago, in a decision reversing
The Judgment OF the court below. The nne'
assessed against the companies In FrankiiI
County alone aggregated over $4,000
and, in addition to this, indictments wert
found against them In nearly half the coun'
les In the State.
Fred Schatz was killed by his wife a
Rocky Ridge, Ohio. The couple were mar
ried two years ago, but had lived aparI
since last December. Schatz went to cal
an his wife to efe t a reconciliation. AS HI
sntered the room where his wife was sh'
struck him with a club, and he fell to IN
door, He died in fifteen minutes. Ih'
woman was taken to the Jail at Fort Gin
ton,