The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-11-05

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Mrs. Bill Young After Her Husbands
Observation-Disclosures
| ANOTHER CLERICAL LIBERTINE.
BALTIMORE, Md. Nov. IA Lowell. Md.
paper publishes an account of a scandal that
has been agitating the people of that village
Tor several days. It charges that Rev. VIM. B,
McNeer, pastor of the Lowell Methodist Episco.
pal church. has fled from the village after hay-
| ing borrowed considerable sums of money
from residents, promising to return it in a day
or two. Since his departure, the particulars Of
q scandal have been widely discussed. IN
which an undue intimacy between the minister
and young lady member of the church was
| alleged to have existed. Recently the ladv
gave birth to child, and its paternity was in
dicated by its being placed on the steps of the
pastors dwelling, neatly done up in a blanket.
Finding things getting rather hot, Mr.. McNeer
| led. leaving his family Of interesting children,
Action will be taken upon his case at the com-
ing session of the conference, Of which BROTH
er McNeer is member. =.
! a,t JEALOUSY AND SHOOTING.
BOSTON, Nov. 2.-Jealousy between two
young lovers, at the south end, came near
causing, yesterday afternoon, the tragic death
OF both. For some time past, Levi T. He'll
| brou and Carrie N. Shaw, the former % and
the latter II years of age, have held the rela-
tive position of lovers, and like most illicit
lovers connection, it has resulted in jealousy.
Yesterday, Levi sent a message to Miss Carrie,
asking her to call at his store. She went, and
young Imam pulled whisky bottle from his
pocket and invited the girl to drink. She re-
fused, whereupon, taking deep drink him
self, ne whipped out revolver and blazed
away, the ball entering her head, near the ear,
and Embedding itself near the Jaw. He then
hred twice at himself, one Of the balls passing
Into bis forehood, making however, only q
superficial wound. Both are at the hospital.
not dangerously injured. On her way to the
hospital, Miss Carrie begged to be carried by
the scene of the ARRAY, because she said. If
the fool was not dead she wanted to laugh at
him.
CONFIDENCE OPERATOR AND FoRaER.
MILWAUKEE, Nov. 2.-David Pierce, who
wrote the house of correction article which re-
Gently appeared in the Sentinel and created
such sensation, has been identified as none
other than Dan Pierce, the noted confidence
man, check raiser and forger, we'll known in St.
Louis. 10 officers who questioned him he adj
mitted that he sailed vessels both on fresh and
salt water. He has served q term in State
prison at Joliet. ILL.,, which accounts for his
institution displayed in the Sentinel article.
The discovery created quite sensation in po-
lice circles.
.. BANK DEFAICATIoN.
MONTREAL, Nov. 2.-Dempsey, manager of
Nelson's bank at Ingersoll, Ont. has become a
defaulter for $4,000. The oank is secured for
more than half. =.
FIRE DAMP EXPLOSION.
SCRANTON, Pa, Nov. "A tremendous ex
plosion of fire damp occurred in the Delaware
Hudson mines at Mill Creek, Pa, this
morning. George Wsssie, Daniel Rupp and
j. Kinney have been taken out dead. Two
men are yet in the mine, believed to be killed.
The dead bodies of Zach. Thomas and D. Jen-
kins have been taken from the mine. The
men were all dead when found and their
bodies fearfully mangled. The remains were
hoisted to the surface amidst weeping and
lamentations of the frienos and relatives of
the unfortunate men. It cannot be definitely
ascertained how the catastrophe occurred. It
is thought, however, fame from one of the
miners lamps came in contact with the gas.
CONTEMPLATING GANG ARRESTED.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 2.-The gang of counter
letters Teported couple of days ago as having
been arrested in Andrew county, this State,
have been lodged in Jail at Kansas City. Their
| names are David Balm, w. G. Balm, Edward
Balm, Jesse G. Lewis, Thomas Gladman and
Geo. G.: Riley. Deputy United States Marshal
e.. E: Dickson worked up the case and was as
sisted in making the captures by Deputy Mar
shall Allen and VIM. Starr, sheriff of Andrew
! county. Geo. Riley and Ed. Balm were arrested
| while casting dollars, and their mouldsland ma
terial captured. Northwest Missouri is flooded
| with spurious dollars and half dollars made bv
| this gang, and they are said to be good counter
| feits, but little light.
THE YOUNG LYNCHERs -.
Warrants were issued Yesterday for the ar
rest of all persons known to have been engaged
| in the lynching of Bill Young, at Luray. Mo-
last Wednesday. Detective Lane, who wa
very active in procuring evidence against
Young, is said to have been the leader of the
| lynching mob, and several citizens of Luray
are among those to be arrested. The warrants
were issued at the instance of Young's wife.
| J. 9. Coffman, one of Young's lawyers from
| Ohio who was at Young's house when the mob
! surrounded it, and who has been missing since,
appeared yesterday at Memphis en- route home
| 1t is said that he admits an attempt was made
| to bride the Jury in Young's favor. e>
THE ALLEGED DoRNBoRD POISONING.
The grand jury at Belleville, Ills, for some
days past have been Investigating the alleged
poisoning by Alice Dornbord of her husband
last January, near Lebanon, Ills, an accoun
| of which appeared in these dispatches about
two weeks ago. and yesterday, by their direc-
tion, the body of Dornbord was exhumed, and
the stomach and other organs subjected to
chemical analysis.
SHOT IN ABowL1Na SALOON.
PETERSBURG, Va, Nov. 2-Last night James
NJ. Young shot and killed George Henton in
q bowling saloon. Henton was playing q
game of ten pi rs when Young entered the
saloon and made some insulting remarks, at
the same time drawing pistol and shooting
Hehton as he was in the act of drawing towa,d dis
him. Young was arrested. The murdered man
is q brother Of ex-senator VIM. E. Henton and
Capt. Drnray A. Henton, Commonwealth g
attorney this city. Young is about ~ years of
age, and son OF Mr.. J. F. Young, we'll known
citizen of this place. The two young men
were until recently bosom friends.
T.. DISASTROUS FIRE AT DUBUQUE.
J. DUBUQUE, a., Nov. 2.-The most disastrous
fire which has occurred here in several. wears
broke out this morning in the office of W. w.
Carr Co., and spreading to their sash, door
and blind factory, planning mill, warehouse and
vast piles of seasoned lumber, thence to the