Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-01-16
pEvlLlSH DEEDS.

How a Gang OF Thieves Secured 1878 and
n Horse and Buggy from an Ohio Farm
er-C1tizens of Wheeling, W. Wa, En-
cited by Many Crimes. Threaten to Ex-
ecute Summary Vengeance-A Party of
Texas Cowboys Capture a Train of Cars
and Have Their Fill of Cum"
DAYTON, o., Dec. 25.-SiN masked men
entered the residence of an aged farmer.
Henry Jackson near Bowersville, Tuesday
night Jackson, his wife and three
daughters. and Miss Matte Sirgnv
were in the room at the time. The
robbers were armed with heavy clubs,
which they had cut in a neighboring grove
and upon entering commanded every one in
the house to remain quiet. jackson was
struck several times over the head withs
club. and when his daughter Louise pluck,
ly sprang to his assistance she was met BY
one of the men, who placed a cooked re-
volver to her head and threatened to blow
her brains out. The men then tied
the whole family to chairs with sheets
which they had torn into strips. They
attempted to compel Jackson to tell
where his money was concealed, and
threatened him with death if he refused.
One Of the men remarked that he knew
that the money was i'll the house, as he
had been under the bed the night be-
fore and heard Jackson talking about
u. VIZ uSNSo . otAAii "oc OiSIL
saturated with %coal-oil, and, after being
submitted to various fortunes, the robbers
thrcatened''to set fire to her clothing if she
did not disclose where the money was. She
finally told them that it was in a trunk.
After trying in vain for some time to open
it they released one of the young ladies,
who. under compulsion, tried to open the
lock. The men, however, had spoiled the
lock, and she was unable to open
it. Becoming impatient at the delay the
leader of the gang ordered the men to burst
the trunk. This being done they riiled it
of It's contents and secured $500 in gold and
S175 in currency. After the robbers had
obtained the money they compelled
jackson to tell where they could find his
best horse and buggy, and, leaving one
man to guard the family, the others Went
for the team. Soon they returned, gave the
signal, and the guard left. The family re-
NAMED tied to the chairs until nearly morn
in, when Mrs. Jackson united with
her hands. She released the others and
the alarm was Immediately given.
1t is supposed that the robbers came toward
this city. The horse and buggy We're found
near Nenia. The hand-car at Harbines
Station was stolen by them, and with it
they continued their flight toward Dayton.
a posse of men is securing the country
looking Tor the robbers.
WHEELING, w. Va, Dec. 25.-The three
shocking crimes of the past week have
strongly stirred up the people of this vicin-
desperate deeds. Peter %lieiner, who be-
anne the father of his twelve-year-
old daughters child-a capital crime
under the State LAWS at large, With
no apparent chance Of his capture. The
Workenou house, in the heart of the city,
was plundered by masked men, the inmates
horribly beaten, and $4,000 stolen, and no
arrests. \ defenseless farmer, Elijah Mar
ling. was assaulted by the same gang, and
subjected to ~tortures that shamed the Impulse
ton and left him Oh the verge of the grave.
Guenther Schncll, in cold blood, brutal
ly murdered his uncle and reputed
father. A jury found him guilty of volun-
tary manslaughter, and lie gets Oft with a
four years sentence. Men gather on the
streets and talk of the Cincinnati, riot. The
state OF feeling is such that if any of the
criminals should be caught the law would
be spared any further farcical exhibition.
Marling, the victim OF Monday
nights outrage, is in a critical condi-
ton. His body about the waist, loins
and thighs is one livid surface. The poker
used in the torture was Of inch-s1uare iron
and heated to q white heat. At every touch
it burned deeply, and i'll five places the
authorizations look as though the tiends had
tried to impale their victim on the heated
bar. The recovery of the old man is
not probable. Three details of police and
constables are securing the country in every
direction. Suspicion was directed to a man
named MCGOWAN, whose record is unSavory,
and to one Murray, who is alleged to have
told OF the affair before it was discovered.
Both were arrested on suspicion and placed
in security. but the nlaco of confinement is
not known. Sheriff Brown and q posse
have gone out ON a new trail, and impor-
tant developments are expected hourly.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Dec. 25.-As the
east-bound passenger on the Southern Pa
cifc was nearing the bridge crossing the
Pecos River Tuesday evening a num-
Der of torpedoes were exploded on
the track, causing the engineer to
stop the train. Six cowboys boarded
the train with drawn revolvers and COM
PEELED the conductor to stop at LaMytry, the
next small station, at which point twenty
more cowboys boarded and took possession
of the train. They were all more or less
under the influence of liquor and amused
themselves by shooting ont all the win.
dows, eNtinguishing the lamps. and terror
lZlng the passengers generally. AS the
train passed small stations the cowboys
would shove their heads out of the broken
windows and shoot and yell. a pass
ing freight train wa saluted in IL similar
manner. Several hundred shots were fired
and the roofs of the cars were riddlcd. The
cowboys robbed the train-boy of his stock
OF peanuts and candies. but SO far as known
nobody was shot. Judge Falon, United
Ststes District Attorney Evans and Sheriff
White were among the passengers. but
thought it best, not to make their presence
known. The rang left thn train 1t IINolup-