Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-07-21

come down the street. McMahon
thinking that he was being held up,
fled instead of obeying Hanson COM
mand and received a bullet in the
back. He was taken to the hospital
and may recover.
Henry H. Robertson of Beloit, was
found guilty of forgery by jury of
twelve men, last Thursday morning.
The charge was that he had forged his
employers name to a check obtained
when the latter accidentally tore off
two blanks in paying Robertson for
his work. The defense made a special
insanity plea but the jury ruled other
wise.
That mysterious man six feet tall,
wearing black mask, a grey suit,
and tan shoes, entered the room of
Miss Elsie Sandroem and tied her to
chair, is the story told by the
young lady, to the GAINESVILLE police.
She states that after tieing her to the
chair and vainly searching the house
for money the mysterious stranger
went out the rear door. The police
can find no clue.
Jane Schmidt p years old, of Mil
waukee, climbed to the garrett while
her mother was busy preparing
dinner, and looked over the balcony.
She lost her balance and fell three
stories to the sidewalk. Her skull
was fractured causing death five
hours later.
Esther Simerson, of Edgerton, mar
rowly escaped death when she fell
from the seat of the Standard Oil
wagon driven by her brother, and the
wheels passed over her body.
Luckily she received only minor
bruises and resuming her seat was
taken home.
! John Chambers an aged resident of
Darlington had his leg broken by the
COW catcher of passenger train. He
was walking down the track at night
time, and failed to see the west
bound train.
Stealing three pigs and cutting
their threats was the crime for
which Charles White and William
Lang were sent to Green Bay re-
formatory for year, sentence. The
pigs were stolen from DR.. J. P.
West Madison veterinary.
Louis Goldstein, 10, of Madison, a
grocer's son, got into an argument
with Mrs. Frances Cohen neighbor
and competitor, and the next thing
he knew he was in the Emergency
hospital. He alleges that Mrs.
Cohen hit him with hammer.
The Farmers Savings bank at
North Liberty, Iowa, was looted just
before closing time last Friday after
noon, and practically all the cash on
hand amounting to $4,000, was taken.
Assistant cashier James E. Cypra
was alone in the bank when masked
men entered and gagged and bound
him at the point of a pistol. He was
discovered some time later by pat
ron. The robbers escaped in an
automobile and no trace has been
found of them.
Because her husband of four days
spent his time with other women and
left her alone, Francis Wilkey of La
Crosse is asking divorce from W.
H. Wilkey a dashing travelling sales
man. Mrs. Wilkey eloped to Winona
with the salesman last December but
the romance only lasted four days.
A 12-year-old boy by the name of
Connolly and an inmate of the ST.
Francis orphanage in Dubuque, fell
40 feet from the barn loft Tuesday
of last week and fractured his skull.
He was in the barn pitching hay
down through an opening, and his foot
slipping, fell through onto the floor
below. While the injuries are
severe, the brain is unhurt, and it
is thought he will recover.
Tim HeIexon, 500 brakeman, living
at Marshfeld, has fallen heir to half
in an estate of 100000 marks of
Norwegian money. His grandfather
died in Norway 25 years ago and in his
will it was stipulated that the will
should not be opened until the lapse of
Is years. The brakeman's father be-
ing dead, and there being but one heir
living besides Mr.. Helexon, he sue
ceeds to half, or about million and a
quarter in American money. Pittsville
Record.