The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-02-21
The Criminal Calendar.

Portland, Greg, is infested by an organized
band Of river pirates
Mrs Uhler, whose brother killed her para
mour, Haverstick, at New York, is dead.
Leander Anderson, charged with selling
liquor to Indians, was fined s25 by Judge Mel
son in the United States district court.
Skilled cracksmen stole from the Office Of Dr.
G. Brainerd of Cleveland the finest n1nisma-
tic collection in Ohio embracing every coin is
sued by the United States except seven pieces
The coroner's jury in the shooting Of gam
blers at Hot Springs, Ark, returned a verdict
that John Flynn came to his death at the hands
of Doran, the two Pruitts, Alison Howell, Lu-
cius Tanning and Tom Dale.
Walter Wilson, who disappeared on the eve
of his marriage at Montreal to young lady
there, and who is now in New York, has sent
no explanation to the family of his fancee.
The indignation felt in tho city against him for
his heartless conduct is very intense. The
young lady is ILL.,
A teamster named Robert Robertson entered
the room Of Anna Ford, in St. Louis, and COM
mcnced moving her furniture. Mrs Ford,
with the aid of colored man, elected Robert
SON. Tho latter got knife and re-entered the
house. when the woman shot him twice, NOR
tally wounding him.
Gov. Robinson of Massachusetts has discov-
cred a discrepancy of over SIT ,0OO IN the &C
counts of Gen. George W. Cram, state survey
or general of lumber. No fraud IS charged.
The detc ency is due to alleged n1isinterpreta-
ton of the statutes. Gen. Cram has held the.
Office since its creation in 1856.
The jury in the case of David C. Keller, pilot
of the steamer Sciota, sunk by collision with
the John Tomas July !, 1882, at Wing junction,
the 18th returned a verdict in the United
States court at Parkorsburg, W. Va, of guilty
of voluntary manslaughter, with recommend
to mercy. Fifty -four lives wero lost by this
famous collision.
Young Victor Andre, who was shot by his
mistress, Jennie Amy, in New York recently,
served in the Emperor Williams body guard
In the Franco-Prussian war. Victor CAME to
this country with party Of Germans, who
were invited by MI. Rufus Hatch to visit the
Yellowstone park.
A desperate fight occurred about twenty
miles from Matamoras, Mexico, between GUS
toms officers and guards and a gang of sn1ug-
glers, in which Maj. Palacias and one of his
mon were badly wounded, two snugglers kill
ed, and several wounded. The rest Of the
snlugglers fed, leaving behind 5000 in dry
goods, and number Of horses and mules.
The Miles City Journal gives particulars of
the absconding of Sam Camp, leaving large
number of creditors to mourn, among them the
laborers employed by him on the Tongue river
ditch, and Miles & Streyell $l2S.30; Leighton,
Jordan & Co., $780, }. W, Watson, $3.50;
A. W. Sleeper, 1885,, 81, making total OF 81 ,OO2
Hon. James B. Davis, member of the Texas
legislature, in wild frenzy supposed to have
been caused by excessive drink, escaped from
his room at the Junction hotel, Whitesboro,
Tex, late Monday night, the 18th, with nothing
on his person but undersarments. Every en-
ertion to lind him was without avail till Tues
day morning, when his body was discovered stiff
in death, lying face down in the road a mile
south of town.
Jasper Shearen was shot and killed by his
cousin and brother-in-law, George W. Rawley,
in Boyle county, Ky. The killing originated in
q, family fued, and was done in self de
year ago. and recently met. An ARRAY en-
sued in which Shearin was killed. The Rawley
5 family for the past thirty years have figured in
bloody affairs, in which no less than ten men
have been killed.
"a 4s6cently the associated press sent out re-
spdkt from Sioux City that the man hanged by a
IHYitilan6 committee at Bassett was not Kid
6 W3des the leader of the Nebraska horse thieves
Eghelae 14th the coroner's jury at Long Pine,
thetcoutty seat, declared it was Kid Wade
The remains Of the Kid were also identified by
continues in the Niobrara country. Several
prominent citizens have been implicated by the
death confession Of the Kid and have been no
tilted by the vigilant committe to clear their
skirts Immediately or leave the country.
Sheriff Carter of Cherry county, Neb., was
recently nOtlned by the vigilance commttee 10
leave the country Immediately. The vigilantes
claim he is in collision with the Nebraska
horse thieves beyond doubt Sheriff Carter
announces fixed determination to stay, denies
the charges made against him and has sworn
in posse of thirty men for his protection
The sheriff and his men are all armed to the
teeth awaiting the hostilities. The leader of
the yigilantes has posted up notice that no
man living can escape their vengeance, least of
all Sheriff Carter: Further Developments are
anxiously awaited