McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1883-12-06
CRIME.

CRIME.
Intelligence was received at Pittsbure
on the 26th of bloody battle at the natura
gas well at Murrayville, Westmorland coun
ty, forty miles east Of Pittsburg, between
laborers at work In tie gas well and lot o
Milton Weston's men, resulting In the deatl
of one man and serious injury to foul
others.
The Central Pacific railroad company
and Wells Fargo express company have Of
fered reward of g 200 for each or either,
or $40, 900 for the whole party that robbed
the passenger train near Deming. 1t is be.
Mexican desperate, was chief Of the gang.
A Muncie, Ind, special says: Last
Saturday Rol Scott, after q two years. sep
aration from his wife, returned to her house
near Eaton, twelve miles north of here, and
insisted that she should live with him again.
She refused. He then stabbed her to death
| with knife, killed his own child, and then
took dose Of morphine, from which he
died.
A youth sixteen years old. giving the
name Of Arnold Wagner, armed with load
ed revolver, carving knife, clasp knife
and a number Of burglars tools, called up
on Inspector Byrnes of New York and in
formed him that he had been pursuing a
career Of crime and wished to give himself
up. The youthful adyenturer said he rob-
bed Captain Benjamin, of the canal boat
Curtis Park, Of Albany, n. Y, of s., 500 in
money and valise containing quantity Of
papers. He was locked UP until the Albany
authorities are heard from.
Isaac Davis, farmer living near
Youngstown, H., killed his brother, Jas,
in dispute over the division of the corn
jointly owned by them,
Nathaniel Lee, an aged and respected
farmer, near Madison, Ind, was swindled
out of So,5 by the three card monte game.
Patrick Kelley, of New York, was
arrested at Scranton, Pa, for passing coun-
terfeit money. A bag Of spurious coin was
found on his person.
DR.. Jas. C. Buck, prominent resi-
dent of Braddock, Pa, was sentenced to
five years and six months In the penitentiary
for completely in the Gordon gang of high
waymen.
The governor Of New Jersey offers
$500 reward for tho murderer Of Phoebe
Pauln.
Policeman Billiard, of Detroit, in at
tempting to arrest a man named Geo. Will
son, on suspicion Of stealing barrel Of oil,
which was found in his possession, was shot
by Wilson in the bowels. He died in forty
Wilson escaped. Billiard leaves
a sick wife and four children.
John T. and Peter McCarrier, were
in Sioux Pals, charged with set
ting the fire which on the 9th Of November |
burned the Commercial house and other |
property, amounting to $4,000 spite |
work for Capt. Willey's action in regard TO |
cutting telephone lines, is alleged rs the !
cause.
Theresa Sturla, sentenced to one
years imprisonment for the murder Of
Charles Stiles, caller Of the Chicago call
board. was released from the penitentiary
It Joliet on the 10th, having completed the
ERIN. The killing and subsequent trial
we're among the most sensational in the
criminal annals Of Chicago.
George Wilson, the murderer of
Billiard at Detroit, was arrested on the
9th, five miles below that city, on the OPP
,osite side of the river, in Ontario. He
urns out to be low character, and an hRb-
tual frequenter at dog tights and cooking
Mains. He has u wife and child.
At Cincinnati, On the 30th, Frank
Atkins, living Ia the northern portion Of the
ity, was awakened by firing, and found 3
street car standing still. As he approached
man stepped of the car, fred at him
md ran; Entering the car be found John
JoHerove, the driver, and VIM. Smith, the
conductor, bleeding and unconscious onthe +
loor. He drove the car to the stable and
allied surgeon. The men remained I'M
conscious, their wounds being in the abdo-
nen and supposed to be necessarily fatal.
Masked burglars visited the house of
saac Gale, rich farmer, near Owessa,
Michigan. intimidsted the inmates and
'obbed the house Of 500 and Two gold
watches, and then rode away with the FAM
ly horse and buggy.
Emil Kunn fatally shot Daniel James