Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-08-02
The Criminal Calendar.

John Miller. city cirrulator for the Chicago
Dolly News, committed suicide by shooting
himself in the head
Alex Woods. murderer who recently e.
caPed from Blaekfoo;. Idaho. and who was
to hars been hanged, has been captured at
Bozeman.
A man went to Mr.. Adams baEn at St
Vincent Mimi, and hiiched mp Mr.. Adams
horse and droveoG. There il no trace ofhim
yet, but thirty men are ON his trail lie is be
lieved to be in Manitoba.
A burglar enter the suburban residence of
Hon. Columbus Delano, ex-seeretary Of the
interior, at Mount Vernon, Ohio. and his
morse aroused the household. Mr.. Delano,
now in his eightieth year. drove the intruder
from the premises with revolver
Two dangerous eountcrfeiters were arrested
at PittSburg Pa. while attempting TO swim
die an odd man. They had SIS coo in spuri-
Gus greenhacks and a large number of dies
for quarter and half dollars. One Of them
offered the arresting officer 81 900 90 let him
go.
at Clayton. Ala The crime for which he was
hung was the killing Of another aged negro.
both being inmates Of the poor house at the
time The killing Was done at night with an
AZ and was most brutal They fell out about
some lightwood splinters.
III. W Moore and Mrs Norton the elopers
viii skip to Canada, and then sail for Lon
don. where Moore viii at once become the
London correspondent Of the New York
World, this position having been given hir:,
by Joe Pulitzer since theelopement Pulitzer
II Is well known, Is a good friend Of Moore.
During a drunken ruw which occurred at
German gathering at the house Of John
Meyer IN Nebraska City, Charles Hofmeister
bad his skull crushed 20 badly that be will
die. Jack Young received a shot through
his right arm and John Hart was shot in the
right side. His wound may result fatally
Meyers Was arrested.
Michael Cronin of Huron and William He'd
riugteeR OF Chippewa Falls Wis. drank three
pints Of whisky at Huron in their great JOY
at meeting each other. Before bedtime Cor
min shot Lexington in the breast, and the
victim is In a dangerous condition. Cronin
IL IN jab. lie says he thought il was some
body else he was firing at.
After John Klein Of GAINESVILLE. Wis, had
seen his wife safely to troin. she claiming
that she wished TO visit sister in Chicago,
be returned home and found ia his xife's bed
room letter from o. r Bradford a Former
admiser, asking her 10 join him at his former
home. Klein at once telegraphed to the Chi
eago police to arrest the couple ard intends
TO follow the case mp to the end.
Agsn9 ofroughs have been the terror OF Al
maCentef and MerriIlanWis, for some time.
but the sheriff happened at Alma Center when
they were on an unusual spree When the
ssloonkeeper refused to sell them more liquor
they upset bis billiard table and bar, and
were processing to do him up when the
sheriff dropped In on them and secured two.
Other arrests willfollow, with view Of breek-
ing mp the gang.
Eddie Guerin, who was captured by the
London police. Is Chicago thief He has
M. ~ =
was not very sucoessful as a thief though
daring. He is handsome fellow, dressed
well, and had prepossessing appearance.
He has served terms in penitentiarics in
Pennsylvania, Iowa and Southern states.
He bed this country last February. His
brother. Paddy Guerin, is a more eelsbrated
criminal. and is now in the Kentucky pen
iteniiary. THERE'S stu q younger broi he. who
promises to add to the criminal record OF
the family
Dyer Seaman. the notorious thief and des.
perasio. was given ten years in the pcniten-
tiaFy BY a jury at Chicago and his notorious
mistress, Aolle Mott. was given sever The
pair were on trial for the attempted murder
Of Policeman Nolan. S.anlan and the
woman had been guarding over their spoils.
Officer Nolan thinking "A murder was immi-
nebt, and mos draining who were the par
Elephants. burst in the door The two thieves
dropped their quarrel aud turning on the
officer wounded him frfghifully and left him
for dead They were captured later by In
epector Bonield
Eleven men boarded the west-bound ex.
press at Ashtalmla. Ohio. and they attempted
20 gnin possession Of it. At each door OF the
smoker the men took stand and defed the
passengers. Conductor Sheppard and several
drummers put ON a bold front and drove
them out Of tho car. The robbers then en-
de8yorcd to prevent the train being stopped
al Geneva. by Overpouering the engineer, but
did not sueceed. Tho train Stacked at GENEVA,
and a call was mnde upon the Citizens. Nine
OF the gang were captured. They are now in
the Geneva jail guarded by twenty-five
militia They appear TO be despcradoes in
stead Of tramps.
An attempt was wade al Cedar Rapids
Iowa, to abducf lmogene the twelve-year-
old daughter Of - w. Wheeler, chief clerk in
the special assessment Office Of the Chicago
stock yards. The girl was on her way 10
Sioux Fails. OAK 20 visit her sister Al
Davenport a woman by the nane Of Mrs.
Pheia Hoheffe approached the child and in
duced her 20 leave the trim and took her to
her room nj the Grand hotel where she kept
her confined, when the clerk of the hotel in
terfer-d. compelling the woman to give up
the child The police were informed Of the
erookeslness. bat shortly afterward the
woman. who IN the meantime had heea joined
by an unknown man, took the train Dorth
before she could be arrested
The stage running between San Lnis Obs,
Cal, and Templeton asrobbed by a masked
man. The robber covered the driver with q
revolver He then compelled the passengers,
six in number. aud the driver TO aiight from
the stage. and covered the heads Of all with
masks. The passengers were robbed ofabout
$500 altogether. There was one lady pas
sepger- Clothing was taken from her The
driver was then ordered 10 throw of Wells
Fargo's express box and the United States
mail bags. The box was chopped open and
the contents, which are supposed TO have
been about 81 900. was taken. The mail al
60 was opened and letters examined. The
robber then escaped
Henry Roman was deliberately and brutal
y murdered By Theodore Suffer at Chicago.
Roman had ben paying attentions 10 SUIT
tsrs SISTER. which the latter objected 20.