Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-03-30
THE BADGER STATE.
NEWS OF THE WEEK CONCISELY
CONDENSED.
Murder Mystery in SnowbanIx-Ex-Mai
Clerk COnfesses Theft of Mail Pouch
Bad Fire in Milwaukee-Cashier De-
clared Innocent Hanged by Friends.

The dead body of Andrew Swanson
Of Elgin, H., who formerly resided in
Kenosha County, was found buried in a
snow drift west of Kenosha. A piece
of an old suspender was found about his
neck, while another piece was hanging
from tree near by. The body had a
wound on the face and lie evidently had
been dead for four or five days. Swan
son sold a large piece of property ten
days ago and at that time woman from
Chicago came to Kenosha and imperson-
aated his wife and gave deed to the
property. Before the deed was recorded
the real wife Of Swanson came to Ke-
nosha and managed to break the transac-
ton and secured portion Of the money.
At that time Swanson claimed that he
had been forced to attempt to defraud
his wife by real estate spectators i'll
Chicago. The identity Of the fictitious
wife of Swanson has not been discovered.
Swanson had several hundred dollars
when last seen in Kenosha.
Night Cashier Brown Innocent.
Former Night Cashier Charles w.
Brown of the Racine office Of the Mil
waukee Street Railway Company, who
was ordered arrested by officials of the
company, who alleged that he had con-
fessed to having embezzled $1,000, was
acquitted by jury in the municipal
court after five ballots When the YER
dict was rendered the people cheerea
and applauded. Brown thanked the jur-
ors and was congratulated on all sides.
Brown was arrested Feb. / and, it Is
said, was compelled to pay to representa-
tives of the company $1,000. In the trial
it was proven that figures placed on the
earning sheets by Brown had been eras-
ed and others substituted. The jurors
condemned the company for arresting
Brown and prosecuting him without
prof Of guilt
Ex-Maii Clerk Admits Theft.
Postofiice Inspector f. p. Maher Of
Chicago arrived in La Crosse, having in
custody an eX-mail clerk, who is charged
with having stolen the registered mail
sack which disappeared mysteriously
from the Milwaukee train at New Lis
bon the other night. The prisoner was
dIIdlSucu UelOI0 OLdJcS OOuIt
Commissioner G. G. Prentiss and waiv-
ed examination. He has admitted the
theft. The postofIice authorities refuse
to give his name, but it is understood he
was discharged from the mail service
after working year on probation He
was making preparations to leave his
home near New Lisbon when arrested.
The prisoner was taken to the federal
prison at Madison
Fight Bad Fire at Milwaukee.
The building at Huron and Milwau-
kee streets, Milwaukee, occupied by the
Molitor Folding Box Company, the
Greve Show Printing Company and
Charles l.. Kiewert, brewers supplies,
was damaged by fire. Before the fire de-
partment arrived the flames had shot up
to the third story and broke through the
roof. Chief Meminger sent in a third
alarm, which brought three -fourths Of
the department into action, and by dint
Of hard fighting succeeded in holding the
fire in the building, in spite of fresh
east wind which threatened the whole
sale district on East Water street. The
loss is estimated at 100000 to $4,000