The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-10-05
GRIMES AND CRIMINALS.


Two crooks haillng under the titles of
DR. Thompson and Prof. Stephens, have
been swindling the gullible farmers in the
vicinity Of Racine. Wis, during the pas
week. with q cyclone preventive. The 80.
called preventive is simply Q lightning
rod attachment which can be connected
with any rod, and, in fact, is nothing bat
lightning attractor, having instead Of one
point dozen or more. Strange as it may
seem. many farmers were foolish enough
to purchase the preventive at $22 each.
David E. Akin, inspector of water meters
New York, has been arrested for completely
in fraud in the water register bureau, and
indicted for forgery in having altered tho
books of records. he was arrested on the
END inst. The commissioner Of public
werks officially states that $1,000 OF the
water rent has apparently been collected
and diverted from the city revenue. The
annual revenue from the water service is
now over 81, 600, 600. There are Z, 9lO water
meters IN use.
Cornelius Tobin threw lighted lamp at
Mary Monogan in South Boston, in Decem-
Der, 1877, killing her. He was sentenced
for life, but became raving m Iniac, and
after five years was discharged to support a
needy wire and children. He was haunted
by the memory, and he said by the ghost
IN glass of whisky, from which he died.
At a dance at DEVILS Lake on the 2Sth
inst, free fight occurred. pistols and
knives being freely used. Emmett Orr, as
sistant postmaster. who was standing in
the street, received ball from 44-caliber
revolver, penetrating his cheek and neck,
and lodging in his breast. The ball was
extracted, and the wound pronounced not
fatal. Several were seriously cut and in
jured. Too much whisky caused the row.
John Cooper who was shot down in the
streets Of Maros few weeks ago, by ].
Adams, policeman, died, and at the INQUEST
verdict was found holding Adams for the
unproveked murder of the old man, who
was an industrious farmer, who leaves q
widow and several children and considera-
bile property. Adams has been in Jail since
the shooting.
Crabb Fogg, farmer living in Canaan,
N. Y. was recently waylaid and nearly
murdered. A. J. Walker, an adjoining
farmer, with whom Fog had numerous
disputes, was arrested and charged with the
deed and held to await the result of Fogg's
injuries.
At Mount Pleasant, Utah, few enights
ago Pritchett was murdered while asleep at
his residence. Parties gained an entrance
secretly and held pistol so close as to
barn his face with powder. Prit,hett was q
Gentle, but it is not known whether he
had difficulty with the Mormons or not.
Mrs. Sharon Goodwin of Casselton, VT,
mother of the child mys teriously shot dead
few days ago has been arrested on snspic.
ion of firing the fatal shot. She claimed
that an unknown man did the shooting.
Ayoung man named Palmer, aged nine
teen, .as been arrested at Rock Island fol
stealing $500 worth of goods from his en-
p!oyers: Perkins e. Gray, crockery dealers
of Des Moinea.
Michael ). A. Sullivan, tried in New
York for the murder of Policeman Francis
J. Malon in June last, was acquitted on
the ground ofinsanity and sent to an insane
asylum.