The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1883-09-29
CRIMES AND CRIMINALS.

A Newman special to the Constitution
gives an interview with the boy, White,
who was stolen by ..OgLetree. now so motto
| rfous for stealing boys. The Constitution
previously gave the de- aiIs of Ogletree's abb
| dnotion Of charles T1ldnn from Atlanta.
and of three other boys in HARRISON county
all al whom he subjected to beastIy treat
! u,pot be ore they escaped, The abduction
of Joe Alien White aroused the country
and numerous parties were In pursuit OF the
rascal. A few days since he was SO closely
pursued that he tied the boy in a fence cor
ner and moved out himse,t. When found
the boy was nearly dead from Rsght and
want of food. He said the man al
preached him August %, telling him be
owned a saw mill in Tennessee and wanted
him to work. His story of rambling
through swamps, repeated Chastisements
and personal abuse batied description.
TIE county will still be secured for Ogle-
tree who manages to keep ahead.
On the 10Th inst, as Mr.. Latin, the jail
er at Msnkato, MINI. went into the county
Jail to lock the prisoners in their cells, he
was seized by four stalwart prisoners, one
being the negro who was recently arrested
at St James, Mimi, foistealing a watch and
money. He grappled with the negro AMI
threw him on the floor when he other
prisoners came to the negrs's assistance,
and pulling Latin off they all made their
escape. Mrs. Marks th Sheriff wife, hap.
ened to be on tside the corridor, and at
tempted to close the door, but failed, The
four were pursued by the jailer, who over
took and captured one man, the other
three making their escape. The three at
large are the negro and two fellows who
were arrested at Mapleton. Nina, a couple
o: weeks ago tor disturbing the peace and
resisting all officer.
A tragic shooting affair occurred at Glyn
don, Mimi, on the Goth inst. Frank NJ.
Chase was shot by He ry Rems, as the re-
suit of a quarrel about matters in the form
er neighbOrhood, where they both lived
prior to the shooting. Rems ami George
Chase, the victims brother, had a hostile
meeting, in which the latter was stabbed
slightly by Rems. Rems went to a hard
ware store ana borrowed a loaded revolver,
then renewing the quarrel and involving
Frank in it, was led 10 the deadly ACT by
The mingled passion Of revenge and drink.
Three bullets penetrated c lase's vitalS, and
death was almost instant. The mus Cerer
gave himself up and has been sent to Moor
head, MINI. Both men have families.
A desperate affray, well nigh fatal in re-
suits, occurred at Tracy, Mimi, on the 23d
inst. John ana Will HarrigaD, under the
Influence of liquor, went to Luther's board
ing'house and kicked ups general row, being
Joined by Joe Kitchie during the melee. The
assault turned upon a Swede, whose Maine
canDoa be learned, and the poor fellow was
fesrsuiiy maltreated, the trio knocking his
face into Jelly and seriously wOunding him
in various places. The S gede may die, but
it is believed he will recover. The brutal
trio were arrested.
David Z. Akin, inspector of water meters
New York, has reen arrested for completely
in fraud in the water register bureau, and
indicted for forgery in having altered the
books of records. He was arrested on the
22nd inst. The commissioned of publ
works officially states that 1880 OF the
water rent has apparently been collected
and diverted from the city revenu The
annual revenue from the water service is
now over ST., 800, 600. There are 1910 water
meters IN use,
AW. Fieldburgg, q printer of Milwaukee,
Wis, arrested recently, charged with at
tempting TO outrage a fve-year-old girl on
the South side. Fiel Iburgi is a Scandinavian,
and is thirty years old. He Vas arrested in
Bay View a lew hours at, committing the
crime. 1t is believed he was under the in
huence of liquor when he made the at
tempt, as he bears the reputation of being
a peaceable, respectable citizen. The vic
tim of his attempt is in a very precarious
condition.
Robert Bruce, a hostler, attacked James
Ryan, a sailor, in the street at Elyria, Ohio,
a few nights ago, presumably to rob him of
500 drawn during the day. Ryan's dead
body was found early next morning, with
an ugly gasn in the neck and no money On
his person. Bruce was arrested, and adj
mits the murder, but pleads selfdefense.
No money was found on his person.
The Lake Benton News is authority for
the statement that the man LoySlace. for
overcharging whom on q pension claim M.
r.. Mathe VS. and @. w. Andrewg were arrest
ed by United States Marshal Denny, is not
at all an injured individual, but one who
has been guilty of fraud and breach ofcon-
t, act. The trial will doubtless elicit all the
facts.
The grocery stores Of J. F. Bruce d Bro,
and George W. Huntly at Madison, Wis,
were entered recently by burglars, who
broke out real windows. From the former
about $50 were taken and FROM the latter q
nominal sum, together with q lot of cigars,
gloves, a revoly.r, etc. No clue to those
committing the crimes.
@Crabb Fogg, q farmer living in Canaan,
N. J. ~as 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.
Achild eleven months old, daughter of
Theron Goodwin of Castleton, vt. was shot
dead in bed with its mother. The mother
CLAIMS that an hour before a shot was fred
at her through the window, aad later some
one entered the door and killed the baby.
Mrs. Kate Scheller, complained to the