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Criminal Doings. 3 Conrad Fuchs. Jr., secretary of the Adam Schultz Brewingcompany of l'incinnati, com mitted suicide by shooting. ause unknown. Clawson. a real estate L. L. with dealer four of Wichita, Kan., was found dead iH bullet wounds in his body. Foul play suspected. A. S. Perry of Jacksonville, Fla., after chil- nttempting to poison his six illigitimate dren by a negro woman, drank poisoned a riot over a woman whisky During and died. Greensburg, between a number of Hungarians near Pa., one of the men was beaten NO badly that he died two hour laters. The burglars who killed John Lawerence at Montevallo, Ala., while robbing his store were captured. One of them has made a confession. They were found hiding upin a tree within filty feet of where the mur. committed. Near Monticello, Ky., n negro who out raged a twelve-year-old girl was caught and tied to n stake, A rail pen was then built around him, coalo WOH then pored overhint and upon the rails, a match was applied and the negro burned to death. Al Shepard, n farmer aged fifty-five, living five miles east of Rock Rapids, lowa, com. mitted anicide. He left the house ostensibly shoot prairie chickens.and did shoot two. He then placed the gun to his forehead and Fiblew the topo his head completely off. nancial troubles and grief over the death of his wife are assigned as the causes. A discovery has been made at Racine, Wis., which may explain why Patrick Cooney, "the Fox," cannot be found. A bottle close ly sealed waspickedupin thelake, which when opened was found to contain the following note: "I Patrick Cooney, to clear all others of Cronin murder, say L a My body you will in personal the grudge. killed him thehands find for the lake." The note was placed in of the police. / Among the passengers from the north to Huron, S. D., was "Ordway" Johnson, of Aberdeen. When the train reached the platform, he walked directly to C. Boyd Barrett. editor of the Aberdeen Republican, and knocked him down, then kicked him head. while falling, cutting ugly gashes on his Johnson was mad because of an article in Barrett's paper reflecting upon him. An mense crowd saw the assault and denounce Johnson severely Billy Johnson. nged twenty-three of Deu of his sweetheart. Jennies because of her attentions to Shrock, ver, became jealous Charies in the Wood. Johnson and the girl met yard in the rear of her father's house and quarreled, he accusing her of nfaithfulness. The girl ordered lam away from the house Johnson pulled his revolver. and as the girl ran towards the house he fired. The ball entered her back and passed through her heart. The murderer than ran to his room and tired a ball through his heart and another through his head. News was received from Franklin, La., in the Third'congressionaldistrics statingth Deputy Sherriff Jacobs, Republican,lus been shot. Jacobs had been troublesome and officious at the poll. Neither the commisBioner-nor bystanders knew he was adeputy sheriff. No nnouncement to that effect had been made, when he left the court muttering thrents. He drew his pistol and made murderous assault and was shot down before he could fire. The wound is not necessarily fatal. No disturbance whatever followed. William Kemble Lente, a prominent railroad man. committed suicide at Seville, Pa He first slashed his forearm with a razor. then took a large dose of morphine, and ended by discharging a bullet into his brain Lente was thirty years old and Of the late Dr. Frederick D. Lente of New York, forfrom whom he had inherited a princely tune. It is said that nearly all of his inheritance has been either lost or tied up in such manner that it was unremunerative, and a that a fear that he had involved others in his reverses drove him to desperation and suicide. The private bank of L. S. Brooks at Len has been closed by riff its from TO nox, owing Iowa, depositors $25.000 the she $30, 000. For some weeks the rumors of its unsound condition have been current. but the proprietor and his cashier have constantly denied these reports, and, it is stated, received $13,000late Saturday afternoon 31st just., since which time the doore have not been opened. Write of attachment were sued out by Ridgeway and Worth, creditors and when the sheriff went an be found just cent stamps in the make of the bank, inventory vault. The town is ex- three twocited over the event, as many of the depositors are poor people or tradesmen who cannot lose their deposite and continuetheir Brooks and his cashier. Bester, under arrest, and business. both Many there threats great indignation against them. of violence have been made. but they are very securely guarded by the sheriff. Max Jacobson. one of the cleverest of European sharpers, was arrexted at Chicago for extensive embezzlements on the Fidelity and Casualty company of that city. During the racing season the company learned by accident that Jacobson was risking large sums in the pools. After that the young man was closely watched. Glaringi inaccura were soon discovered in his books. and n systematic investigation was begun and Jacobson was proved to be 11 lorger and confidence man well known in Europe. and t to baeebeen released only a year after serving four years at Joliet for forgery. Jacobson was arrested just as he was stepping on a
