Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-03-22

Hughes yesterday was found guilty OF
the murder of ner husband. Punish.
ment was fixed at twenty years inn
Prisonment
At Bedford, Ind, Mrs Cora Benton,
injured in q collision, was given a YER
dict by a jury yesterday for $4,000
against the Baltimore and Ohio South
western Railway.
At DeadwoOd, S. D., Richard Calvin
vas fatally shot by E. P. Farnham, gen.
eraI manager of the Queen Of the Hills
Mining company. Farnham is alleged
TO nave shot in self-defense.
Charged with using the mails to de-
fraud with an endless chain plan, b.
C. j. Beauchamp was arrested in
Burlington, VT, on an indictment is
sued by the federal grand jury.
Fire in the hold of the German
steamer Wildenfels, lying at dock in
Charlestown, Mass, did 100000 dam
age to cargo just arrived from the
far east AMI valued at 81 100000
Louis Brastad of Stoughton he's be
gun proceedings for divorce from his
wife. Lota Alma Brastad, who was
said to have been the accomplica Of
James Walsh, the Chicago Rallies
At Denver Frank Dulin, who was
shot three times by George Shissler
when going on the police ambulance
to the aid OF Kaysil and his wife,
II. hnt
died
The general endowment fund of the
Lawrence university was increased by
the receipt of check for $4,000 from
the estate of Samuel Jones of Natick,
Mass, formerly prominent in Wiscon-
sin.
Isaac Selby. the aged preacher from
Australia. who several months ago shot
at Superior Judge Hebard of San Fran
cisco while the latter was on the
bench. was sentenced to seven years In
prison.
Senator Alexander Hargis and his
brother Judge James Hargis of Breath
1T county were brought to Lexington.
Ky, and placed in Jail The Harglses
were indicted for the murder of James
Cockrill
Former Senator David B. Hill argued
the appeal OF Albert T. Patrick in Al
bany. n, Y. from the judgment con
victlng Patrick Of the murder OF Will
lam Marsh Rice the New York multi
millionaire.
At Lexington. Ky. Ed Callahan.
sheriff Of Breathitt county, indicted
with the Hargises on the charge of
c aspiring n kill James Cockrill, sur
rendered himself tG the authorities
and vas placed in jail
Police superintendent Melvin H.
Campbell Of Allegheny, Pa, was found
guilty by a jury of accepting brides
from unlicensed saloon keepers and
immoral resorts. This is the first of
l25 graft cases to be tried.
Peabody supporters In the Col RADIO
subernatorial contest propose that the
legislature seat Peabody under a dis
iinct understanding that he will resign
in ar hour and turn over the office to
Lieutenant Governor Mcdonald
Officers of the unions engaged in the
strike on the New York subway and
s.eyated lines are accused Of having
been bribed by the companies 70 precip-
itate the labor trouble, 81 that the
men might be beaten decisiyely
ST. Louis relatives of Mrs. Nancy
Jane Milburn whose body was found
in the sea near Ocean Grove Park
+ Cal. have asked the St. Louis police
I To search for persons alleged to have
+ been connected with her death.
AT Marion, Ind. an attempt to assas-
sinate Charles NJ. Hayes. aged %. was
made in Converse, near here. the
woud.be assassin shooting through a
window into the mill in which Hayes
was employed The latter escaped
injury
Jacob Nauderzee OF Sioux Center. a
senior in the University of Iowa.
AMI John Hardesty. senior in Drake
university have qualified for the
Rhodes scholarship. C. W. Ross of
Decatur. H.. student at the Univer-
sity Of Iowa, is also eligible.
Joan Arnold said to be an agent OF
the Kentucky Lottery company. was
arrested in Milwaukee. charged with
violating the state laws against lot
teries. Arnold IS said to have sold the
! tickets throughout the state as shares
Of stock in an oil company
The special committee of the Equit-
able Life Assurance society recon-
meEded TO the board of directors that
the pojicy-holders OF the company be
given the right to elect a majority OF
the board, or twenty-eight out Of the
Efjytwo directors.
proposed merger Of coal. iron and
steel properties in the Birmingham
tAial district is favored in the
south where it is believed consolida-
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