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Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1883-06-23
The ChebOygan Outrage.
SHORT WORK MADE OF THE PERPETRATOR
on A EIENnJCu CpJNE

SHORT WORK MADE OF THE PERPETRATOR
OF A FIENDIsH CRIME.
st. Ignace Republican. ...-..
The horrible crime of the Alpena brute
Till Warner, in ravishing the little g.
year old daughter of Norman Lyons, Of
ChebOygan. on Wednesday last, has been
expiated as fully as his miserable life in
this world could be made to atone there
for. He enticed the girl away, by lying
to her as to her fathers whereabouts,
and under the promise of taking her to
her parent, got her into the woods. Fail
ing In his Infamous purpose, he beat her
into insensibility, stabbed her in the
side, and left her for dead. She was not
found until next morning. Her life is
at present despaired of, tO-day's intelli-
gerce (received by Mrs. Jasper Bezeau,
the little girls aunt being that she Is
much worse. The brute was pursued
and caught within two miles of Macki-
nav City, taken to ChebOygan Jail, and
on Thursday evening taken thence by a
determined body of men numbering in
the hundreds and strung up at the rail-
road crossing near the jail. He was
lowered two or three times and asked if
he was guilty, to which he always re-
piled in the negative. The proof of his
guilt was his Identification by the poor
little child he outraged, also by finding
on his person safety pin which was
recognized as having been worn by the
child. He was allowed to hang all night
and in the morning was cut down and
put in box, with the rope still around
his neck.
The excitement i'm ChebOygan was at
fever heat until it was known that the
villain had been visited with the richly
merited vengeance of Judge Lynch.
Well done. ChebOygan men! The world
will honor you for your manliness,
though some may condemn. If ever a
man swung for dastardly crime, the
one you strung up deserved his fate and
hell's portion beside.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1883-06-23
MOB LAW.
It's Cause ana Remedy.
ditOr of the Post and Tribune.

To the editor of the Post and Tribune.
Reading an editorial in your issue of
the 10th concerning lynch Law has sug-
gested train of thought that with your
permission desire to present to the
readers of the Post and Tribune.
Mob law is a notorious evil; no less
under republican institutions than mon
archial. No intelligent man will gain
say this statement. 1t is, too, an evil
that is increasing in our land which we
boast is the home of people peculiarly
adapted to self-government. In days
gone by exhibitions of it were confined
mostly to the southern states and 'front.'
ier regions. In the former case 1t was
accounted for as the result of the demOr-
alizing influences Of slavery, which was
a system always built upon and upheld
by violence. In regard to such exercises
on our frontier line, they were charac-
terized as abnormal and likely to cease
when organized governments were es-
tablished.
But investigation of current events for
the last few years must compel one to
different conclusions. The tide of these
popular uprisings is setting nOrthward
and eastward like the terrible cyclones;
and in the older states where law and
order may be considered firmly rooted
system, such violent proceedings follow
fast on the heels of unnatural crimes till
it appears as though they would out
number the record of legal capital pun
ishments.
To one who loves his country the pres
ent outlook is not encouraging. There
is surely something wrong in our meth
ods of, legal procedure, and in this direc-
tion we must look for the cause of this
growing evil.
In my honest judgment it begins in
the legislature, the f0untain-head where
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1883-06-23
The Evening News of Friday 18th.

The shooting of N. L. Dukes, the law
yer, legislator, seducer, slanderer and
murderer, of Uniontown, Pa. by the
brother of the girl he wrOnged and the
son of the man he murdered in cold
blood, would certainly be a case Of justi-
fable homicide, If such case can be
imagined outside. the circumstances
which the law recognizes as justiica-
full If a jury could be found in all Penn
sylvania, or in any state of the Union,
who would harm hair of his head. Nor
will it be necessary for him to adopt any
of the usual devices of defense used in
such cases. He need make no plea of
insanity, emotional or chronic. He
need not personally or through counsel
utter one word of excuse for his act.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1883-06-23
SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE.

The Position of the Northern Tribune
Endorsed.
From the Bay City Tribune.
The apparent increase in the instan-
ces of resort to lynch law and the wreak-
ing personal vengeance is justly ex-
citing the anxiety of good citizens.
Several recent cases of the kind estab-
lish the fact that the southern and bOr-
der states are not alone the location of
the spirit which leads to such Occurren-
ces. A man was lynched in Michigan
last week, and in Pennsylvania a son
avenged the death of a father by shoot
ing his murderer. The cause of these
terrible occurrences is not far to seek.
Had there been an adequate punishment
provided for the wretch who committed
the outrage at Cheboygan, and certain
ty that the punishment would be inflict-
ed, there would have been no mob to
violate law and order to administer
justice. The man who did the hellish
deed was adjudged unfit to live, not
alone by the community at Cheb0ygan,
but by every other community in the
state. And it is known that for the out
rage there is not a penalty which fills
the measure of the general judgment
upon the offence. And mOreyer 1t is
known that the law is uncertain, justice
slow, and too often is pushed aside by
bribes, or other improper influences
There is a constant liability on this
account that such resort to private
punishment as that at Cheboygan will
occur in other parts of the state. There
is no provision of law for furnishing the
crime as the general Judgement holds
that it deserves, and there is no certain
ty that any Punishment at all will be
inflicted. Young Mutt killed Dukes be-
cause, besides numbering his sisters
reputation, Dukes had murdered Nuts
father, and the court, instead of securing
the punishment of the crime, let the
muluClOl SO llcO, tuo Jul huuluS SOh-
trary to the evidence and receiving the
condemnation of the judge. The COM
munity having determined that Dukes
deserved death, Mutt executed the SEN
tence. Similar cases will continue to oc-
cur as long as the courts fail to act
promptly and juries can be induced to
pervert justice. While there is such un-
certainty it need not be expected that
the people will always wait and see
what will be the result Of trial before
acting. In aggravated cases they will
act precisely as they did at ChebOygan
and have done in numerous other cases.
There is no lynching in England because
crime is punished by the courts with the
certainty of conviction, and there exists
no need of resort to personal ven
geance. There would be no lynching in
the United States il the courts performed
their offices with the same reliability.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1883-06-23

man by the name of Warner sue
ceeded in cOaxing the little eight year
old daughter of Norman Lyons, of Che
bOygan, into the woods on Tuesday night
last and ravished her and then stabbed
her in the right lung and left her for
dead. The people turned out in search
of the child, and the father found her
about daylight the following morning.
The scOundrel was pursued, arrested and
taken to ChebOygan and lodged in Jail.
1t having become evident that he was
the villain, about 500 men assembled at
the Jail on Thursday night, Overpowered
the sheriff, took the prisoner out and
hung him. Right. The little girl will
probably liye.-St. Ignace Free Press.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1883-06-23

His act is approved in advance by COM
munity which believes in law as much
as any in the world, but which believes
in justice as the great end and object Of
law. Il The law
failed utterly in the attempt to punish
him. A stupid jury acquitted
him in the face of overwhelming
edidence. Society will regard his
slaughter by the son and brother of his
victims as merely an act of delayed JUS
tice which the law should have antlci-
pated.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1883-06-23
From the Evening News of Friday, 18th:
Deserved His Fate.

GREENvILLE, S. c., June 15.-F. w.
Floyd, wealthy young man, drugged
and seduced the daughter of Constable
Kay, then kept up the intimacy with
her. Last night Kay went to Floyd and
demanded that he marry Miss Kay.
Floyd refused, and 10 shots were ex-
changed, Floyd being fatally wounded.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1883-06-23
Rooms to Rent.

Suitable for a small family. Situated near the
depot opposite G. Mills grocery store. Terms
reasonable. Some choice lots for sale, small
payment down, balance to suit purchasers
Apply TO G Mills or GEORGE NORTON.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1883-06-23
A MEXICAN HOUSE,
INDIAN RIVER, MICHIGAN.
Henry Rogers, Proprietor.

House enlarged, rewly refiited, pleasantly
situated, opposite railroad depot. Table first
class; charges $l.0O per day. Patronage of the
public solicited.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1883-06-23
Important Notice.

have for sale building Mmber Of all kinds
which / will sell reasonably and deliver any
where in town. Those building will advantage
themselves by calling on me at once.
j. T.. NICHOLS.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1883-06-23

Wheeler has just received large
stock OF glassware and crOckery.
The crowd goes to Clements; look out
for big advertisement next week. No
room this week.
Go to Wheeler's for choice maple syrup.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-07-04
Masked Robbers.

Messrs. Townsend and Lewis, the
Philadelphia gentleman who were IN
Helena Il week n two ago, and who
were members of the party which "
igated the Missouri from Stubs Ferry
to Benton last week, had little expert
ence with road agents on their way from
Benton to Fort Maginnis. They were
riding peacefully along in their wagon,
not paying much attention to what was
in front of them, when on looking up
they saw six horsemen, with
chiefs tied over their faces, in front OF
the team. The robbers surrounded them
and after nosing aroundthe wagon a lit
tie rode quietly off into the brush with
ont molesting the travellers. tits thought
thatAthe masked rascals were watching
for the Observation-Disclosures.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-07-04
"Thad'' Stevens Contempt.

When "Thadu Stevens was a young
lawyer in the Pennsylvania courts, he
once lost his case by what he considered
a wrong ruling Of the Judge. Disguised
he banged his law books on the table,
picked up his hat and started Tor the
door with same vigorous words in his
mouth. The Judge feeling that his dig
nifty was assailed, rose impressively and
said: .'Mr. Stevens Mr.. Stevens stop
ped, turned and bowed deferentially.
sMr. Ste yens,p said the Judge, do you
intend by such conduct to express your
contempt for this court?" and Stevens
with mock seriousness answered: Xxx
press ny contempt for this Court! No
sir. I was trying to conceal it, your
HonOr.n
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-07-04
Reason Enough for PaWning his Watch

The other day a Detroit p~awnbroker
received a call from a young man with
the tan and freckles of the country on
his face and nose, and an old fashioned
bull's-eye watch in his hand.
"Vhere you lif?n asked the broker.
ooh, out here a few miles,
"Vhere you got dot vhatch?"
ut used to be dads, but he gave it to
me.u
The broker looked him all over with
a suspicious glance, and asked and re-
ceived his name, and then added:
"Vhy you WANTS to pawn dot Watch,
ell on
"Well, I needed a little money
dot looks suspicious to me, und l
guess [ call der boleece."
Suspicious! Police!!' repeated the
young man. "Say, mister, if you don't
know the difference between a thief sell
ing his plumber and a young mau in
town with his gal, and that gal wanting
peanuts and candy and SODA water and
Street car rides until she's cleaned him
out of his last cent, you'd better go and
start a sheep raneh.'
'sOh, dot vhas it, eh: Vhen [ gift you
tree dollar. Dot makes it all ash blaln
as der face on my nose, und L hope you
hat some goot times. Here-tWo und
one make tTee.0
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-07-04
Old Tecumseh'g Farewell.

In speaking Of his plans for retiring
from his Office in the fall, Gen. Sher-
mar had the following to say to a WASH
ington interviewer Judge Waite and
I will make a tour OF the Western from
tier, and Iwinreturn here in October,
arrange the@ofIice, the papers, maps, ETC.,
and turn them over to Gen. Sheridan.
He will take possession Nov. /. before
congress meets. Mrs. Sherman andthe
children will also go away when | Go,
but will go East, to spend the hot sea-
son. The lease for my house here ex-
pires Jan. /. but [ have assigned the
unexpired time to Gen. Slocum, who is
a member of congress, and will occupy
it two wears. Mrs. Sherman will return
here in July and pack up the furniture,
and have it shipped to st. Louis. My
house in st. Louis, which has been oc-
cupied by Geo. D. Capen, a most excel
lent tenant, has been turned over to me,
and / already have mechanics at work
making certain changes
When asked for his reasons for prefer
ing st. Louis as a place OF residence, the
general said: when [ made up my
mind to retire from the army, |
| determined to leave Washington. 1t is
full of hollowness, hypocricy and snob.
berry. I declare it as an indecency ano
| shame the way families are invaded here
by newspaper reporters. There is nc
home privacy whatever. You cannot
do a thing in Washington that a re.
porter is not at your door to find out 81
about it. I said to Ellen: You and tht
children select a home somewhere away
from Washington. [ will take you t.
Yonkers, New York, or St. Louis, o.
anywhere you want to go, but decide
the matter for once and all tlme.' Ate
due consideration, they settled on St
Louis, and | said: Now. that ends it
We will have no more discussion. St
Iouis is the Dlace.'O
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-07-04
How He Looks at It.

Mr.. Gilbert S. Pierce, of the Chicago
Neus, thus describes a battle between a
reader and a newspaper advertisement:
The first time a man looks at an adj
yertisement he does not see 1t.
The second tine he does not notice 1t.
The third time he is dimly concious OF
it.
The fourth time he family remembers
seeing something of the kind before.
The fifth time he half reads it.
The sixth time he turns up his nose
at it.
The seventh time he throws down the
paper impatiently.
The eighth time he calculates, there's
the confounded thing again"
The ninth time he wonders if there's
anything in it. ),
the tenth time he thinks it might suit
somebody else's case.
The eleventh time he thinks he will
| ask his neighbor il he. has tried it OF
| knows anything about it.
The twelfth time he wonders if the
| advertiser can make it pay.
The thirteenth time he rather thinks
it must be a good thing.
The fourteenth time he happens te
think it is just what he wanted.
The fifteenth time he for q long time
resolves to try it as Don as he can affore
it.
The eighteenth time he sees painfully
how much he is in need of that particu
lar article.
The nineteenth time he counts hi
money to see how much he would hav'
left if he bought it.
The twentieth time he rushes frantic
ally forth and buys it.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-07-04

greatly to their material benefit in the
way Of attracting capital to them. AS
the exposition opens the first days OF
August there is no time to lose. Maiden
can send her contributions by way OF
Junction, but those from the Barker
country must come to Benton, and we
trust some one will take sufficient in
terest in the camp to attend to the mat
ter. Prof. 0. G.. Morrison would be just
the man to collect a handsome lot of
Barker ores and fix them up IN fine
style. We trust the citizens out there
will press him into the service and thus
have the camp well represented at Den
yer. AS soon as the promised blanks
come we will mail them to Barker.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-07-04
Goodbye Trade Dollars.

NEW YORK, June 29.-Nearly all the
business men, including l%iquorand cigar
dealers, to-day refused to take trade dol
lars. 1t is expected that this general
action will drive that coin out Of the
city in a veryshort time. The Merchants
Exchange brought about the change.
The bullion dealers are not willing to pay
over IS cents for a trade dollar, except to
fill out of town orders.
News was received to-day showing
that the movement in this city has ex-
tended quite generally throughout the
country. There are t~hirty-fiye million
Of these coins out, which the govern
ment will not take except as bullion.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-07-04
The Benton and Billings Stage Line.
From Saturdays Daily. -

From SATURDAYS Daily
Tomorrow L. G.. Power d Bro. take
possession of that portion OF the Mar
tinsdale stage line between Fort Benton
and Okla, and will then own and controi
the entire line betWeen~tials~eitX and
!, Billings Walter Burke, the .superln-
tendent, is now busy stocking the new
portion of the line, and within a Few
days will have it in ship shape through
out. The drives will be shortened up,
and to accomplish this new stations are
being built at Pine %coulee, Buffalo creek
and perhaps elsewhere on the line.
While here last week Mr.. Burke pur-
chased q head of fine horses which are
now being distributed at the various sta
tons. New Concord coaches Will be
nut on at once and in every particular
the line will be first-class, and equal TO
any stage line in the west. Hereafter
this will be a popular route to and from
the railroad, as it is SO much more al
rect, and that quick time will be MADE
there is not much doubt. Its the IN
tentioh Of the company to have 1lfst-
class accommodations along the route Il
they have to provide such themselves.
"a large stable will be built on the corner
Of Washington and Power streets, TINS
city, for the accommodation Of the stock
oisaslaI Tine and the one to Barker.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-07-04
She Would Make no Discount.

A few weeks since, a railroad collision
on one of the roads leading out OF New
York killed, among others. a passenger
living in an interior town. His remains
were sent home in good shape, and a
few GAYS after the funeral the attorney
of the road called upon the widow to
effect a settlement. She placed her fig
ures at SIC, 900.
30, that sum is unreasonable replied
the attorney. "Your husband was near
" fifty years old"
Eyes, sir.D
"And lame?.o
Yes
"And his general health was poor?
stQuite poor
And lie probably would not have
lived fifty years."
.Probably not, SIR
saThen it seems to me thattWO or three
thousand dollars would be a fair COM
pensation.n
1.-TWO or three thousande" she echoed,
AWhy, sir; 7 courted that maj ten
wears, ran after him for ten more, and
then had to chase Rundown with shot
gun To get him before a preacher. Do.
YOU suppose that I'm going to settle for
the bare cost Of shoeIeather and ammu-
nition..'
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-07-04
Iowa Republicans.

DIES MONIES, June 27.-The Republi-
can State Convention was called to or
der at 10 o'clock a. DC. d. B. Henderson
was elected permanent chairman. The
resolutions are lengthy and take decided
grounds I'm favor of temperance and
nrotecucon. The following are the can
ties nominated for the several State
as Governor, r. b. Sherman; Lieu
at-Governor, HI. Manning; Judge OF
me Court. Judge Reed; Superin-
at of Public instruction, Professor
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-07-04
THE RIVER PRESS
Merchants National Bank.

The report of the condition Of the
Merchants National Bank, OF Helena,
published to-day, shows its business to
be very Furnishing and larger than at
any time in the past. VIZ have need to
mention but one item, hat of indlvld-
ual deposits, which foot up the total OF
,s429, 321. 95, to show the prosperous con-
dition of this institution and the conf
dence placed in it by the people of Mon
tana. The associated bank, the Bank OF
Northern Montana, at Fort Benton, IS,
we are happy to state, equally prosper
0IlS.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-07-04
The Denver Exposition.

In receipt of a letter from John
Hrritorial commissioner to the
lining exposition, in which he
an urgent desire to have the
5tricts adjacent to Benton well
Il at the exposition. MI.
miners Of each district would
me well posted man to receive
Il, label them, and fill out
hich / will send you tomorrow
Il do me a great favor, and 1
.eavor to the best Of my ability
lent them impartially and TO
\ publicity to the resources Of
mineral section.
d most important matter and
.ceive immediate attention. "a
pIay Of the ores and minerals
Barker, Maiden, Montana and
N districts in this section would
III possible advertisement these
uld have, and might result
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-07-04
County Institute.

FoRT BENTON, June 10Th, 1883.
A Teachers Institute will be held at
the school house in Fort Benton on the
lst, I'd and Sd days Of August, 1888. AL
teachers residing in this county, holding
certificates, are required to be present.
J. w. WHEELocK, III
Co. Supt. Pub. Schools.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-07-04
The Jersey Lilly.

New York, June 29.-Morris Green
wall of Melbourne, Australia, has con-
cluded arrangements with Mrs. Langtry
for a sixteen weeks engagement.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-07-04
Saddle Horses For Sale.

The undersigned has a large number
of good saddle horses for sale at his ranch
on the Missouri, near the mouth Of the
Marias, and IS prepared to sell horses
cheaper than anybody, having bought
the band at an extremely low figure.
CHAs. ROVE.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-07-04
Information Wanted.

The undersigned desires information
as the whereabouts OF one John Casey,
who was last heard from at Benton n
year ago while working for John Evans.
Address II. j. CASEY,
Medicine Hat, N. w. L.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-07-04
Smallpox Among the Indians.

WASHINGTON, June 29.-Advices to-
day indicate a general outbreak Of small
l5ox among the Indians, and commits
sionef Price was ordered to supply
vaccine virus to be sent to the threatened
nninfa.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-07-04
Proposals for Wood ana Coal.

Hostetter's Stom-
ach Bitters meets the
requirements of the
rational medical phi
losophy which at
present prevails. 1t
is q perfectly pure
vegetable remedy, m
bracing the three i'm
portant properties of
q preventive, a tonic
and an Alternative. 1t
effectually fortifies the
body against disease,
~invigorates and re-
vitalizes the torpid
stomach and liver,
and effects a ~salutary
change In the entire
system.
For sale by all
Druggists and Dealers
generally.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-07-04
Sheep shearers Wanted.

Wanted Immediately two sheep shear
ers. Apply to GEO. III. MULLERY,
Grand Union Hotel. Fort Benton.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-07-04
Letter List.

The following is list of letters remain
ing in the Benton post office for the week
ending June 80, 1888:
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-07-04
.6'
Notice.

: w. G. Pomfret is ne longer in our enI-
ploy. GREENWOOD, BONN 9 Co.,
June %, 1883. Helena, M. L.