The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1883-12-12
Caucus Notes and Other Inter-
esting Proceedings at
Washington.
Shot by a Woman-a Warning
to Slanderers and black
MailerS.
An Iowa Murder Trial and a
Short History of the
Murder.
Articles OF Incorporation for
New Railroad Into Montana
Filed at Cheyenne.
Montana's Cattle Interest and
an Exceptionally Good Win
ter Expected.
Conviction of the Extensive
Fund Fraud Swindlers
in Chicago.
Shot b. q Woman.

FAnfDArlr, Dee. 4.-Another shootin;
afiray occurred this afternoon between
and ) o'clock on the premises of K. Stat
ford On Second street. The victim il
Milan y. Pond and the assaulting party
Mrs. Mary NJ Swarts. Pond was at worl
packing hay when Swarts and his wifi
drove up. Mrs. Swarts got ont o
the buggy and went where the mel
were working. whcrenpon Mr.. Pond, WHIT
had heard that she intended to shoe
him, started towards Staffard's. Mrs
Swarts followed. and asked what he was
afraid Of He replied that he had heart
that s..e intended to shoot him. Sht
said she intended rothing of the kim
but simply wanted to talk with him. liz
stopped, and after 4 moments converse
ton see drew revolver and fired two
shots, both taking effect. Mrs. Swarts
was Immediately diSarmed and taken t.
the county jail. Mr. Pond was conveyed
70 his home and physicians s,'mmond
One shot proved to be a flesh wound ii
the back. The other, though not neces
sarilv fatal. is considered very serious
being in the right side of the abdomen
and the ball has not vet been found. In
IN interview with Mrs Swarts tonight
she says Pond has been traducing hel
character and has been the cause, through
his vile ISLANDERS, OF the separation be-
tween her husband and herself; had rob-
bed her of her home and happiness, and
when he attempted to deny it. and lay il
to her husband, she became so exasper.
ated that she drew the weapon and fired
Mrs. Swarts is possibly thirty-fve years
old, and the mother of five children
They have lived in Faribault many years
Mr.. Pond. the wot,nded man, is an old
and respected citizen of Faribault, and
denies the charge as base fabrication.
CHICAGO. Dee. I'm the superior court
to-day q decision was rendered that the
section of the criminal code which pro-
yides that money lost at gaming may be
recovered in an action for debt is uncon-
stitutional, because civil proceedings are
embodied in the law. The constitution
provides that ''no act shall embrace more
than one subject, and that subject shall
be expressed in the title" This law has
heretofore acted as decided check on
proprietors Of gambling houses in this
city. as business men had recourse
against them for losses Of REGULATING en-
l.loyees.
WASHINGTON, Dee. Gan old member
of the House said this morning that the
new men were seeking positions on the
ways and means, appropriation and jul
dietary committees: in tact they wanted
to be connected with all important COM
mittees. 1t is generally conceded that
Mr. Morrison, Democratic member,
will be given the craftsmanship of the
WAYS and means committee, and Mr..
Randall the Craftsmanship Of the appro-
priation Dmmittee. As associates of
Mr.. Morrison on the ways and means
committee are mentioned the names of
Hewitt, Thicker, Curtin, Gcddes, Herbert.
Seymour or Mayhurs, Cox or Hurd
Democrats and Kelley, Kasson and
Hackett (Rcpublieans) The Democratic
members unanimously favor Morrison's
election to the ways and means chair
manship on the ground Of the opposition
being SO expressed by the protectionists
that his appointment so closely following
Carlisles election to the speakership
would precipitate the tariff issue Of 1884,
and added the gentleman, it is not the
province of the speaker, nor for that
matter, for Congress either, to foist po-
iitical issues upon the country. Speaker
Carlisle receives three hundred letters a
day, but is diligently keeping his own
counsel in respect to his purposes.
LONDON, Dee. Gen. Pryor to-day re-
Quested United States Minister Lowell to
apply for a respite for ODonnell, with a
view Of obtaining time to set on foot pro-
ceedings for the commutation of the
death sentence. Lowell will apply to the
authorities at Washington for instruc-
tons. Russell, O'Donnell's counsel, will
wait upon Lowell tomorrow and submit
to him LEGAL grounds on which he based
his application for the communication of
O'Donnell's sentence.
NEW YoRK, Dec. 1.-THE arrest in
Philadelphia of John kolbs, on the sup
position that he had some hand in the
nllr,ler Of Phoebe Pauliin, led to some
remarkable developments. 1t now APP
pears that he had no connection with the
Orange Mountain crime. but that he was
the man who murdered Fannie Durham
near Perth, Amboy. five months ago. In
his confession, kolbs says that he wrote
Fannie Durham letter, asking her to
meet him in Amboy. She arrived June
81, late in the day. He found her under
the influence Of liquor, and subsequently
she was arrested for disorderly conduct.
kolbs procured her release and the two
went to tavern. remaining over night,
but occupying separate apartments. The
next morning they walked to a dense
woods. where he made an indecent pro-
pcsal to her. She declined to accede to
his request, unless he would promise to
marry her. In the quarrel that ensued
he struck her lie the back Of the neck
When he discovered that he had killed
her he tied rope around her neck and
carried her further into the woods, plac-
ed the rope around the limb of a tree.
and left the body swinging free from the
ground. He then returned to his work.
TUSCALOOSA, Iowa, Dec 1.-The district
court opened to-day. The most impor-
tant case for trial is the State of Iowa
against Pleasant Anderson, for the MUIR
der of Christopher {. McAllister last
November The evidence against the
defendant is largely circumstantial, and
he claims an alibi. About $50 witnesses
have been called, and the case will proba-
blv consume two weeks in trial.
On the night of Nov. 6, 1882, Christie
pher c. McAllister was murdered at his
fathers house, one mile west of Blakes-