Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-11-22

At Terre Haute, Ind, John Marshall,
cocoaine victim, attacked Police
Judge Walker with inkwell, saying
he wanted to commit a crime for
which he would hang.
Authorities of Dayton, Ohio, believe
that DR.. Oliver c. Haugh is feiging in
sanity to aid him in his defense when
he is tried for the murder Of his
father, mother and brother.
Gov. Douglas and a delegation of the
Boot and Shoe manufacturers associa.
ton went to Washington, to call upon
President Roosevelt in relation to the
removal of the duty on hides.
Bernard McGreevy, former presi-
dent of the defunct Ellhorn Valley
bank of O'Neil, Neb., who fed to
Mexico at the time of the failure of
| that bank. has been Tearresttd.
/ George Hughes, a mine foreman for
the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and
Mining company, was found dead on
the mountains near st. Nicholas, Pa
/ 1t is supposed he was murdered
At Detroit, Gordon r. Abel. aged
90, night clerk in charge or the marine
postoffice has been arrested charged
with embezzling letters containing
money He furnished $1,000 bail.
Gov. Mcdonald of Colorado has
denied requisition for John Larson Of
Idaho Springs for trial at Joliet, H.,
on the charge of embezzling $4,000
from the Independent Mining com
pany.
On the orders of the state board of
health special yarioloid wards have
been established in the state school
for the blind at GAINESVILLE with
trained nurses. There are fifteen
| cases.
William P. Thomas, &c. employed as
clerk in the Philadelphia postoffice
for the past nine years. has been held
in 1880 bail by United States Com
missioner Bell, charged with rifiing
| letters.
| George B. Reed, a prominent citizen
of Kent county. Delaware. committed
/ suicide in an unusual manner. Secur.
| ing a double-barrel shotgun, he sat in
bed and discharged the weapon with a
! broomstick.
! At Wheeling. w. Va, Sydney Wood
ney Jr has confessed that he am.
pushed and murdered Coon Conley. j
crime for which his father recently
was convicted, The tragedy was
due to a feud.
Tapas uozor, uvda taofffyi,o. H..
fore the New York insurance in
vestigating committc regarding the
| Equitable scandal maEes sensational
charges against Prick, Schiff. Depew.
Hartman and ex-Gov, Odell
The association of state university
presidents Endorsed the national uni
versity project, discussed alleged un
fair treatment OF Rhodes scholarship
hol Iers and gracefully lodged the
resolution cordemning football.
Governor Hanly Of Indiana wins his
fight on gambling by forcing Thorn rs
| Taggart and Lee Sinclair, proprietors
of he famous resorts at French Lick
and West Baden. 20 close their
casinos giving them until Dec. 10 to
do SO.
Al Chillicothe. Mo, the Wabash rail.
read station agent and eight travelling
men were held up by four armed rob
hers in the depot and about 500 in
cash and much jewelry was taken.
/ Enough money was returned to thu.
/ travelling men TO enable them to pro
coed to the next town.
While Mrs. II. A. Flooring, wife OF
Head Master Flooring of the Bethle.
hem, Pa., preparatory school. was in
the Kitchen of her home the water.
back of the stove exploded and a
riece of flying iron crushed her skull
instantly killing her.
A track walker for the Pennsyl-
vania railroad, known as italian
Charlie, was shot dead near Parkers-
burg, pa by Winfield Birely. a troll
! ley car conductor who mistcok him
Tor one Of two negroes who had rob
bed a Chinese laundry.
Al Mankato. MINI, Judge Cray has
refused 10 restrain members OF the
Blue Earth County Retail Druggists
tassc citation from reporting J. c, TAro