Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-04-26
Crimes and crim,na,s.

Cameron. the defaultiug Winnipeg ban (
teller. is sale on the American side oil the
border and is willing 10 compromise.
The store Of Z. Lustig. at Spokane Falls.
was broken open by burglars, who had
earted away $1,000 worth OF general
goods. Lustig had Just engaged in general
merchandise.
The Prssideu. has declined to interfere
in the case OF Jack Grow, a Choetaw Indian
convicted in the western district Of Arkau-
sas OF murder in the Indian Territory, and
sentenced to be hanged April %.
An attempt Was made at Richmond.
Ind, to blow up the residence OF Mrs. Jes-
sic Craig with a dynamits cartridge. Mrs.
Hewitt and her Tour children were also
inmates No one was seriously injured.
Carl Rein committed suicide at Grafton.
d. T. BY shooting himself in the head with
n revolver He was fifty years old. His
family lives in Norway. Dependency
through lack OF funds was the cause OF the
suicide.
Rev. ]. P. Brushingham. OF the Ada
Street Methodist church, Chicago. against
whom charges Of iIlegitimate parentaze are
still pending. announced that he would re-
sume at once the PASTORAL charge OF his
congregation
j. \. Aston hanged himself in the county
jail at Weathsrford, Texas. Aston muir
dered his daughter, Mrs. G. ". Turpin,
near Poolville. stabbsng her 43 times.
Aston tore his mattress up and made a
rope. with which he committed suicide.
The store and dwelling house OF Henry
Diekman at Toledo. Ohio. was entered by
burglars. Diekman and his son were
awakened. and springing from the bed
grappled with the intruders The latter
pulled pistols and sired at about the same
time, Young Diekman fell to the fooI
fatally shot in the left temple.
James Ennis a saloon and boarding
house keeper at Clinton. Iowa. assaulted
q boarder named Lou Hardin with an axe
because the latter would not drink with
him. Ennis then shot at Hardin three
times without effect. One OF Hardin's ribs
are broken and be is seriously injured in
ternaty. Ennis is under bonds.
A family named Bingham, living on the
John Webster property, fifteen miles cas-,
oil Huron. spent night from home Dur
Ing the night some parties unknown Sc.
IRE to and destroyed the barn, contain
ing i've horses and two cows. also a lot o.
machinery. They also broke into the
house. scattered the contents OF a stra~
tick over the floor. ignited the stra~
and left it. The FIRE in the straw soor
went out The loss 10 So, 600.
Oven Cotton and C. W. Walton were ar
rested in New York for playing the saw.
dust game. The deteeiives saw +. Heurysi
farmer OF Columbia county, Ore. walk,
toward the men, sho stood on the street
They exchanged a few words. alter which
they walked away. The detective then
took them into custody. The farmer had
$500 in bulls in his pocket. Henrysi re
fused to divulge anything. Walton and
6orton were held for further examination
A terrible tragedy was enacted at Jean
nette. La l. T.. Provost.N. Provost, Sr..
and a. Demorell. all highly connected
voting poll. An alteration took place be
tween them and pistol shots were exehang.
ed. Nicholas Provost ST.. fell dead from
the eject OF one of them. while bis brother,
L L. Provost, was carried home mortaliy
wounded. Politicians had nothing to dc
with the trouble. IL is supposed to have
arisen from a family feud.
w. Fl. Hawley, one OF the leading drug
gists OF Danburg. Coma, shot and fatally
wounded HE brother -law. Virgin Bar
num-. He emptied a -ehambered re.
yolver, two shots taking siIeet- The shoot.
ing took place in Hawley's residence.
Havley is also suffering from a fractured
skull. the result OF a kick inflicted BY Bar.
Aa4A-s eAta - L0e "a 4tttt<1 W NV nc - 8D
custody. The shooting was the result ol
. family quarrel OF long standing. Each
charges the other with begianfng the as
sault.
Burglars catered the Phelps cottage, the
lodge and dormitories anil two private
rooms at Shattuek school at Faribault,
MIMI They secured about So worth
OF watches. iewelry. and money. j. W
Nouteith. ose Of the pupils and the son Of
the celebrated geographer, WAS the heavi
est loser. his loss being over $780, 10 ali
90 watches were taken, and $3.50 in mon
ey. besides twelve gold chains. two dia-
rnond rings. one diamond pin. one gold
ioeket. one opal pin. one diamond bosom
stud. and two gold scarf pins, one pair 81
sleeve buttons. gold. and two gold collar
buttons- Most OF the boys. although they
feel the less OF thsir property. laugh and
say ID : "a good joke that they could all
be robbed IN that manner and not know II
I'll moruins