The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-12

yards, where the threshing =; crew in
charge of Charles Patterson Of Edgerton
was waiting for the night train. The
crew numbered six, and they were held UP
within a, block Of the station. The robbers
came upon them suddenly with ugly look
ing guns, and as the crew was unarmed
the order to hold up their hands was COM
piled with and Mr.. Patterson lost S37 and
a gold watch while the others were robbed
of smaller sums.-Mrs. Annie L.Metcalf
of this city died yesterday on a North
Western train while on her way home
from Chicago, where she had been to un-
dergo an operation for tumor. The opera
ton failed to bring relief and it was her
wish to be brought home, but she was
too frail to stand the journey. The fam
lily moved here from Sibley, Iowa, some
time ago.-Mrs. C. J. Cawley entertained
large party at whist this afternoon in
honor of Mrs. Cooke and Mrs. w. F.
Birkenhauer, both of Minneapolis.
SIOUX CITY, IoWA-Mrs. Scott, the
mother of Ethel Scott, the girl who eloped
| with her music teacher, Professor Wilbur
Long. says that as soon. as she finds
| where Long is she will get the law after
him, and if that won't hold him, she will
kill him. She also has announced she will
| hOrSeWh1p the reporter who wrote the ac-
count of her daughters elopement. Long
and the. girl are supposed to be in Den
VERA suit which threatens to involve
! the existence of two life insurance COM
panies was begun here yesterday when
the National Life Insurance company of
| Chicago sued G. E. Mabie, formerly pres
| ident3 of :, the Iowa Life Insurance COM
1 panys for $4,000 on a promissory note.
! Mabie two years ago turned the assets
of the Iowa Life Insurance company over
1 to the National Life Insurance company
Il and the $4,000 note represented the es-
4 timated difference between the assets and
i liabilities of the Iowa company. Mabie
! Is now connected with the Mutual Reserve
1 conpanyffof New York, but 400 shares OF
! the iowa Life insurance company, owned
by him, were attached yesterday.
ALEXANDRIA,, MlNN.-District court
| fs"in session this week with Judge D. B.
Searle. on: the bench. The grand Jury re-
turned indictments against Andrew ia
i cobson and Gustaf A. Larson for murder
In the first degree for the killing of Mag
nus Johnson. last March; against John
Franklin for adultery, and against Victor
Alstead for assault in the second de-
gree, being an attempt to commit a Grim.
i inal assault: The trial Of Andrew Jacob
4 son was begun Wednesday afternoon -anC
sixty persons were examined before q
i jury could be obtained. In this case Lar.
son confessed he committed the crime, bu,
1 says Jacobson planned it and threatened
i to kill him if he did not murder Johnson
Larson has not yet pleaded.
F. DUBUQUE, IoWA-Captain Craugh O.
the night police, and Officer Phil DUN
ply engaged in a bloody fight on MAR
street The latter was badly used up ant
to add humiliation to injury, was sen
to police headquarters In the patrol wag
on. Captain Craugh has preferred {
charge of intox1cation against Dumph,
and he has been suspended from duty
, pending the hearing.-Property owners OF
Angela street, have engaged an attorne,
, to fight the. collection Of the special as
sessment' levied against them for thu
Improvement of that thoroughfare.
WINNEBAGo AGENCY, NE1-Fre,
Harms, the hunted murderer Of Sheriff
| strain OF Monona county, Iowa, appeare,
at the home of John Little Wolf Wednes
day afternoon. This is the first time h
{ has been seen since the posse disbande,
on Sunday. Little Wolf was away fron
: home when a haggard man, carrying
2 shotgun, appeared--and asked for food