The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-04-07

o Leading cIrizen says mo assault was
committed on the child. - Dr. Armstrong.
leading physician, who examined the
girl since the hanging firmly believes in
the innocence of the victim of the law
less mob. The sober, second thought is
generally against the lynching.
In the criminal court at .Independ-
ence, Mo-, the prosecuting attorney ask
ed a dismissal of the indictments against
John Bugler and Creed Chapman for
berry, saying that he had been convinced
at st. Joseph that they were innocent.
The court granted the request. The
jury took vote and was found to be
unanimous in favor of conviction. Land
then made a new confession that his
former statements were falsehoods. and
he will be convicted OF perjury and bur-
glary, while Bugler's friends swear VEN
geance against him.
Hungry Cheyennes and Arapahoes,
representing all factions of both tribes,
gathered about Agent Miles, Tuesday,
and submitted their ultimatum of beef
or blood. The agent telegraphed to
Major Randall at Fort Reno, and was
advised that the trouble could bebridged
over for few days by borrowing cattle.
The rapid exhaustion of the appropria-
ton made by congress forced reduction
of one-half in the amount OF meat issued
to the braves. and they have eaten their
ponies and killed their breeding herd.
The only solution of the problem is q
further vote of money from the treasury
vaults to feed the red paupers.
The Mexican Central railroad, which
is being constructed by Boston capital,
has reached Celaya, 1872 miles from the
capital, and by widening a narrow
gauge line the rails will be laid to ira
puato this month. On the Chihuahua
division 122 miles have been completed,
and on the Tampico division iron has
been laid for 20 miles. President Nick
erson thinks the line can he completed
in 1888 from the City of Mexico to lei
Paso del Norte. The relations of the
road to the Mexican government are en-
tirely satisfactory.
The steamer Golden City, when APP
preaching the wharf at Memphis Thurs
day morning, took fire from lamp and
was burned to the waters edge. The
crew numbered about sixty, and there
were about forty passengers on board.
About twenty persons leaped off on a
barge and were saved. The loss Of life
is believed to be twenty-five. Stoves
circus had been taken aboard at Vidalia,
La, and nearly all the cages and wagons
were burned. The steamer was five
years old, and cost $4,000. Among the
lost were the wife and three children of
Captain KOuntZ, a noted steamboat
owner. Robert Kelly, the second en-
gineer, remained at his post and was
cut off by the flames.
Cornelius j. Vanderbilt, one of the
sons of the late commodore, shot him
self at the Glenham hotel, in New
York, Sunday, and died within four
hours. 1t appears that he suffered for
years from epileptic fits, and been con-
stantly attended by a companion. He
had visited Hot Springs without bene-
| fit, and but recently returned from So
journ in Florida. His financial affairs
are said by friends to have been entire
| ly satisfactory to him. 1t will be re-
membered that he contested the will of
his father, and received 81, 000, 600 or so
from his brother William to compro-
mise the matter. He was 81 years of age.
Jesse James, the notorious train-rob-
Der, was shot dead in st. Joseph, Mo-,
Monday morning. Since November last
he has resided, with his wife, in q small
shanty in the southeastern part of that
city. Two of his gang, Robert and Char
les Ford, have of late been living with
him and arranging for raid, which was
to have commenced Monday evening.
When Jesse laid off his belt to wash his
hands, Robert Ford sprang up behind
him and sent bullet through his brain.
The brothers at once surrendered to the
authorities and announced themselves
as detectives. James shanty was al
most an armory. A photograph of the
dead robber was taken at the under
takers. Dick Little was taken from
Kansas City to identify Jesse, and rec
OgniZed him at once. The Wailing
widow at last confessed that the corpse
was that of Jesse James. There has
been standing reward of $4,000 for
the bandit, dead or alive, and from mys-
terious hints thrown out by Governor
Crittenden it is fair to presume that the
raider was trapped by the state authori-
ties. The mother of Jesse James reach
ed st. Joseph Tuesday, and had an af-
fecting meeting with the widow and
children of the bandit. After viewing
the corpse with streaming eyes, she was
taken to the cOrOner'S inquest. III. III.
Craig, police commissioner of Kansas
City, testified that Robert Ford acted
under his instructions, but Charles was
not commissioned. The jury held Rob-
ert Ford for killing Jesse James, and
charged Charles with completely. Mrs.
Samuels, the mother of the outlaw,
created sensation by vigorous de-
nunciation of Dick Little as a traitor.
The remains will be handed over to her
for interment. Robert Ford engaged as
a detective in July last, and secured his
brothers assistance. Bugler, one of the
James gang now on trial at Independ-
ence, Mo-, says that the Fords were in
the Winston robbery. Governor Crit
tenden has sent five men to identify
Jesse's body, when he will divide $780,
coo reward between the Fords and some
officers who have worked up the de-
struction of the bandit.