The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-03-27
DAILY CRIMINAL RECORD.

A. w. Hogin. the broker who was shot
at Memphis Monday night by the woman
Doris Noble, died at st. Joseph's Hos
pital last night.
Decisions in the cases of ex-Secretary of
State Caleb Powers and James Howard,
alleged accessory and principal, respect
lively, in the Goebel murder, are expected
from the Kentucky Court of Appeals to-
day.
Charles K. Hollibaugh and Eric Bunton,
who were arrested at Buffalo. Wyo., two
weeks age n the charge of having muir
dered Arapahoe Brown, a wealthy stock
man, have confessed. Bunton is only eight
cen years old.
John S. Scanlon, freight conductor on
the Chesapeake & Ohio road, was shot and
killed by John G.. Goodin, a brakeman on
difficulty occurred in a caboose over a
trifiing dispute.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Dineen, each over
eighty years old are at the point of death
at their home near Fort Dodge. Ia, as a
result of an assault having been made o.
them by two unknown men last evening
Nothing was taken from the house, and
the motive of the attack on the ole couple
L. q mystery.
Suddenly becoming crazed, Clarence
Crawford, a ranch hand. living three miles
from Compton. Cal, on Monday night.
ron, killed w. c. Stratton. a rancher, at
tempted to kill Mrs. Stratton and ended
his own life. The murderer was twenty
three years old.
Hugh Brody, an aged miser. living near
Marysville, Ia, was robbed last Sunday
night of a sack of gold said TO have con-
tained over 5000. Three masked men ell
tered his house while he was ill in bed,
bound and gagged him and made a search
of his house. They found the sack. when
contained the savings Of a lifetime, and
made of with il. There is no clew. Mr..
Brody is over ninety years of age.
w. b. Duncan and his father-in-law. w.
h. Waul. were shot and instantly killed at
Liberty, Tex, yesterday. A difficulty
started between Duncan and Thomas
Branch and Waul and Wharton Branch,
father of Thomas Branch, interfered. Dun
can and Waul were both shot through the
heart and died instantly. Wharton Branch
was arrested and charged with the killing.
He was hurried 10 Houston on the first
train. Branch is a prominent attorney of
south Texas.
Mrs. William Cowan. aged sixty-eight.
whose husband died five years ago. was
Yesterday found murdered In her residence
al Gait. Ont. She was sitting I'm a chair.
Eer head was a mass OF clotted blood from
the effect Of blows administered by some
blunt weapon All around her were scat
tered blood-staine6 rags used by the wound
ed woman In an attempt TO stop the flow OF
blood. Mrs. Cowan owned considerable
property and il is supposed that robbery
Was the motive.
An attempt was made 10 kidnap Edward
McAvoy aged eleven years. OF Wilkes
barre, Pa, yesterday. Two men picked
him up I'm the yard Of his fathers house.
carried him to a surrey, placed a nandker-
chief saturated with chlorOfOrm over his
nose and drove away. The child became
unconscious from the drug and when he
revived ne found himself on tie back seat
Of the vehicle. which was then Earring
oyer a country road. Young cAV
jumped from the carriage. One of the men
ran after him. but the youngster's cries
attracted the attention Of the occupants
Of another carriage. which was passing at
the time. and the kidnapers. becoming
alarmed. whipped up their horses and dis
appeared.