Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-02-16
MISCELLANEOUS
49,
Weldon, the Assassin Briefly
.Sketched.
The Easiest Way Out Of the
Nuss Is to Write Him
Down Insane
That's What the Chief Bull
dozers Are Now Trying
To Do.
nIscELLAHEoUs
XELDoN. THE AssAssIN


Mobile, Ala, Feb. l6- Weldon, The
Packard asssssin, was sent 10 Mobile
las. Octobcf, recommended by mem
Der Of the house OF Clah,n & Co. to
take service with P. A. Pepper s Co.,.
a wealthy dry goods house here. He
Was engaged by Pepper and remained
until about ten days ago. After quit
tins, ho took to drink, and probably
90 that account, coupled with little
love nstrer, lid some Wild things
laet Sunday he informed ~ acqu ain
Isaace that he was going to kill him
sell and hsd already secured a room
:. Mandich' restaurant-
Tho las. seen 81 Weldon .. Pepper
& Cos. was the morning of the 18th
when he called and received settle
ment and bade the cashier good bye,
saying he was not going to remain
here he had something on hand. All
who knew him here say his resolu-
tion must have been taken overa a
drinking tAbk. While here he said
his fathcr was 4 Lutheran minister In
Philadelphia. He was never knowrf
to take any part or interest in poli
tics. An acquiantance says he hns
not jbeeu in coadi,ioo q responsibil-
ity for more than week.
ANTI DEMOCRATIC TESTIMONY.
d. NJ. Clifford, manufacturer Of
Davenport, was. before the senate
commission to-day. The only few
points clici,edhvere that spearing
and Li,tle6eld, in conversation with
the Witness, in New Orleans, stated
they had beer approached BY promi
nent democrats, among them Cover
nor Palmer, OF Illinois, to tell for
money what they knew about thc
returning board. Little6eld sid he
had been approached BY Palmsr and
could get ten thousand for squealing
The witness asked L,ttle6eld If h,
had evidence to support the state
ment Of frauds in Vernon parish whe1
Little6eld produced copy Of wha
he said we're Vernon returns. Th.
witness thought the paper didn'
amount to much. Littlc6eld said tn,
democrats would give 100000 ant
ISpearny said one hundred thousand
Was necessary to accept that night
he having been sum moned before tn
New Orleans committee and mean
to run away. If the witness didn'
want to 60 into the scheme he had
democratic friend who would and di
vide The proceeds. He said Judg
Davenport, Of lows, would msnag
matters for him.
Il. The Witness telegraphed Senate
Allison and the following af,ernoo
received reply and showed it I
them. 1t ran that itswas safe to cor
suit Howe and if that cannot be don
come on to Washington. They OF
I jected to the witness going to How,
J but he did SO and told Howe, whs
9 he had heard. Howe reptile
: that the committee were there m
would expose all frauds and the be-
thing witness could do would be
expose al he knew. The witne
was going to. Texas end suggested ,
Senator Wadleigh that he might he
from .istle6eld in Washington. 4
No NEW TERRlrosY.s si
Washington Feb. 1s-The bin
create Lincoln Territory out Of II
% Black Hills country viii be laid oy
till next session because the bill rat
lying the treaty with the Sio,
Indians has no. passed the hou.
and legislation being behind, it wou
Sc be impossible to secure the action
he the senate.
II, EMBARRASSED.
in New York, Feb. 1s--The yae
" club is SO embarrassed thaG It /
a.. voted TO give up its New York a