Democratic Sentinel, Volume 11, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 August 1887 — THE NEWS GRIST. [ARTICLE]

THE NEWS GRIST.

Important Happenings in Every Quarter of the Civilized Globe. The Very Latest Intelligence Flashed Over the Telegraphic Wires. THE VERY LATEST BY TELEGRAPH. CHICAGO IJOODLKHS. The Robber Commissioners Take the Witness Stand—Mike McDonald's Dig Brother Sentenced —Dr. St. John Arrested. In the omnibus boodle trial at Chicago, on Monday, the examination of witnesses for the defense began. A number of persons testified to the good reputations heretofore borne by several of the defendants, their evidence going to show that people often enjoy good reputations who do not deserve them. Four of the defendant County Commissioners took the witness stand and stoutly denied that they had ever received money to influence their official action. Their statements are generally discredited. Judge Shepard overruled the motion for a new trial in the case of Edward McDonald, and formally sentenced him to tliroo years in the penitentiary in accordance with the verdict of tfio jury. When asked by the court if he had anything to say why sentonce should not. ba passed upon him, McDonald quietly replied: “I have nothing to sty, your Honor.” “Without further ceremony, then, I will formally sentence you.” said the court “You are an intelligent man, and it would bo mock-* ery for me to explain to you tho full import of tho verdict 'therefore, I command that you bo taken hence to the county jail, and from there to Stato's"prison, where you shall be imprisoned for the term of three years.” McDonald heard tho sentence'without flinching, and looked intently at the Judge , while he was speaking. Dr. St John, a prominent Chicago physician, charged with aiding McGarigle to escape, was arrested and held to bail in $2 >,OOO. McGariglo is in London, Canada, where he expects to be joined by his family. He boasts that he will bd back in Chicago “a free man” within ninety days. Ex-Warden Charles L. Frey is still in jail, having been unable to secure bondsmen. His bail has been fixed at SI,OCO on each indictment, or $16,00.) in all. THE PRESIDENT’S PLANS. Probability that He Will Begin His Western Trip the East Day of September. An Associated Press telegram reports President Cleveland as saying, that he— Felt it to be an absolute necessity that ho should in every case request those cities which proposed to send delegations to Washington convoying invitations to \isit them on his Western trip to forego that formality and forward their communications by mail. He has a full appreciation of tho cordial spirit which prompts such courtesy, aud which is most gratifying, but it seems to him unnecessarv that such journeys, for such a purpose, at this heated season of the year, should bo undertaken. It is probable he will leave here the last day of September and go direct to St. Louis, and from there to Kansas City, St. Paul, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Chicago; Nashville, and Atlanta. The St. Louis and Atlanta dates being fixed, it will not be practicable to deviate much from this programme. The journey will be made by the ordinary route of travel between the citieß named, and the disposition of the President will be to see as much of tho country and the people on his route as will bo consistent with limited time and positive engagements.

The Criminal Kecortl. At Bridgeport, Conn., George Wlielstein shot his wife fatally in a fit of jealousy and then committed suicide. At Portsmouth, Ohio, the jury in the case of Alf McCoy, the saloon-keeper charged with the murder of Dr. Northup, prohibitionist, returned a verdict of murder in the second degree. Fletcher Franklin, a member of the old Jesse James gang, while being pursued by a Sheriff’s posse, near Craig, Mo., shot and killed Anthony Delong and Gideon Bostwick. Franklin, his brother Con, and Harrison Stone had escaped from officers, having been arrested for horse-stealing. A CHRISTENING at the house of William Mullen, in Brooklyn, was broken up'by the advent of a brace of desperadoes, who attacked the merrymakers with knives. A pitched battle followed, resulting in the killing of one man, the fatal stabbing of his sister, and the wounding of a number of others. The tragedy grew out of a feud of several months’ standing between Mullen and his assailants. At Jersey City, Joseph Schlimmer, aged 18, shot his wife Lillie, 16 years of age. It had been agreed that the couple should not live together for two years, but the murderer had endeavored to persuade the girl-wife to leave her parents’ home. Failing in this, he met her in the street with her mother and grandmother, shot her dead, and fled. Trouble Among Iron Workers. More trouble is reported from the Pennsylvania iron region, which has already resulted in the closing of a number of mills, while the indications are that before many days the re will be a still larger number. Wirelets. Another “trust” has been formed; this time by Western distillers. It Is known as the American Distillers and Cattle-Feeders’ Trust Joseph W. Drexel, the famous New York banker, has presented to the Union soldiers, through Commander-in-Chief Fairchild, the cottage on Mount McGregor where General Grant died. The overflow from the floods in the Savannah Biver has destroyed the cotton and corn crops in the Savannah valley. Bailroad property has been much injured. Part of Augusta is submerged. -- .