Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-11-22
Petty C-riminalities.

During a political quarrel at Lima, Ohio,
Richard HeGrieyy was stabbed three times
IN the groin by Nicholas Nicholas. AcGrsevy
u still living, but his wounds are believed to
b fatal. Nicholas has been srresfed-
II. Walden Was arrested at Henderson,
Ky, for obtaining money under false pre-
trsrses. He was the agent d firm Of book
publishers, and on the strength Of large lisfs
Of forged subscriptions the firm sdrabesd
him quite a sun Of money, upon the receipt
Of whiS be skipped out
Sarah b Farrsr, of Kesne, y. H, aged
rinefsen, a student IN the freshman class Of
smitt college, Northampton. Mass, jumped
from the Massachusetts, GehtEa3 railroad
bridgEs into the Connecticut river. a distance
OF sixty feet. and was drowned Bef father
died raeentiy. and IL is supposed that meian-
eAc.y lad unsettled her mind.
W A. Schumacher, postmaster at Carbon
hi Alabama, was shot and instantly killed
iby his wife, who was only IL years oh, and
10 whom be had been married only q short
time. Schumacher he'd been drinking
heavily since the eiectioR- He attacked his
wife and threatened TO burn her 70 death in
oil. She disarmed hjm once and when he
attacked her q second time size dfew . pistol
aad shot him through the heart. She then
attempted 10 shoot herself .but was prevented.
Schumacher was one Of tbs most prominent
citizens Of Walker county. Mrs. Schumacher
has been arrested.
An attempt was made TO burgiarize the
safe In the Bank Of Cumberland, Wis. but as
tbs outer vault door was locked aad the CON
binst6on broken, IL was supposed 70 be q
failure. An expert from 81. Paul opened the
vault. Tbs inner vault doors. together with
the safe and burglar proof chest, WEIR blown
20 skepesess Fragments. A large cum Of
money Was exposed, but fortunately only
$2S5 IN coins and some other valuabIes we're
taken, the last explosion having ruined the
outer vsak lock aud prevented entrance.
The loss j. about SLIGO. No clue to the
perpetrators. though they are known 70 be
professionals
Gov. Leslie of Montana issued papers ask
ing the secretary Of state 10 make a Teqnisi-
tios upon the Canadian government for the
person OF George Goass, now under arrest at
Edmonton, Northwest Territory. Godas il
a hal breed Cree Indian, who escaped from
the Helena jail last August while under con
Fktion, and awaiting sentence for the muir
der of a farfner named EDbody last winter.
He was pursued after his escape was diseoF-
cred. but eladed the officers and crossed into
Northwest territory, where ne Was arrested
. feE days z by mOunted police. Godas
was convicted on cirgmstantial evidence
and when he ESCAPED the court was consider
ing a motion for . new trial
Asbooiing affair occurred four miles west
OF Big Stoae City, Dakota. by which
Eicharl aieSab lost his lie. c. w, Rhstto.
who fred the fatal shot. gives the following
aceounfs he owns land adjoining the farm
OF Mrs. Waite, whose Neutrality-suspicious. on
the Northern Pacific railroad. Mrs. Waite
wee In need Of a man 10 take care OF stock
and do outside sork on the farm. Mr.. shat
10 took q man for the position TO the Waite
farm Afterthe party had had supper, Shatto
asked Richard NeNab. a man who had been
[n~ n et~-z @sraa ~ 4ta s.a.f@s4a @ffo.-a A. -
er, to hitch up his horse. lie replied that be
didn't have to. w~herpapon Sbafto told him
il was all right. be wo1id do il himself Me-
Nab vent out OF the house. In d sex minutes
Ehattc started for the barn, and, as he
stepped out Of she door. . shot fred by Nc
Nah within six seet Of him JUST missed hiB.
Sbatto remernbereS having sces a r~evolyero on
a shelf IN the house. aud retiring 10 the
house, put il in bis pocket Ar he emerged
from the door the second slime SeSab com
msnded him 10 hold mp his hands Shatio
complied, and asked him why he wanted 10
shoot him, TO whieh be made no reply but
fired at him Shatto then fired and killed
heNab.
Miles A French and his wife Nellie were ar
rested at Bridgeport Conn, by PiBkerton
detectives as they we're about taking a train
for Boston French has been employed the
last three years BY the Bridgeport Copper
company, his business being to extract 81
yer from copper ore. For some time past be
has beck carrying on a s--stem of stealing the
silver thus obtsiDed. The company had 20
means Of knowing the exact amount Of ID
yer taken from eaeh ton Of ore. which French
well knew, and they trusted TO bis honesty.
When a ton CT ore would exceed The average
be would appropriate the excess "a his own
use He soon began to spend money freely
and lived far beyond his salary. which esused
the firm to Investigate matters. This re-
suited In bis arrest. He OF bis wife. or both,
made frequent trips TO Boston, Providerce
and New York, where they met agents and
disposed Of ths1r pIuBder. When arrested
they had about $1,000 worth OF silver in
barr. IL Is thought that French has stolen
from $4,000 to SIS 900 in this manner.