Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-07-12
Grimes and Criminals.

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Crimes and Criminals.
James o'Brien wac shot at Neche, D. T.. by
G. Nartz with whom he had quarreled.
q Brlen cannot recover.
man named J D. Jackson. formerly Of
Davenport, Iowa. was found near Winnipeg
with his throat cut from ear to ear. No clue
to the murderer.
Steven 0ieson a wealthy farmer near Alex
andria, Mimi, committed suieide by hanging
while under the influence Of liquor He has
been a member of a Wisconsin regiment
John H. Van Loan. the past ten years en-
pioyed at the Second National bank of Jersey
City went To the CatskiIls. shortage of at
least 81 400 has been discovered in his ae-
counts.
The CaFiboo British Columbia) stage was
held up by masked and armed robbers who
went through il II ia not known how much
plunder they secured, but Ii is not thought
that much gold dust was being brought down.
owing to the earliness of ths season The
government and stage company are offering
large reward for the capture of the robbers.
stage running between Madeira and Hill
dreth, California, was stopped by masked
men. They jumped from behind rocks aud
| compelled the express messenger TO throw
them bis gun. and then compelled him and
the driver to hand the express box contain
ing $4,000 in silver bullion. The robbers
escaped
The mystery concerning the death of Mat
thias Sehriener, who was burned to death at
thicago, has been cleared up. His wife Mary
Magdelene Schriener, has confessed to the
police that she poured kerosene oil over her
husbands clothing, and deliberately set FIRE
to IL. She says he was chronic drunkard,
and that for six months past she quarreled
With him every day.
Abraham Sewiky. a farmer was found near
the railroad track, three miles from Marsh
field. Wis, unconscious aud nearly dead,
Medical aid was summoned but he died IN a
few hours. He had n deep fracture on his
bead that caused his death. II is not known
whether death resulted from being struck by
a freight train or whether he was murdered,
but all circumstances point TO foul play.
Deceased always carried considerable money
and was well-to-do.
b. A. Duckworth of Mount Vernon. fndi-
ana, who is connected with tho Duckworth-
Williams mail case, walked up behind Col A.
a. Sparks, postmaster and editor of the
Mount Vernon Democrat, and struck him
three blows over the head with a dray pin,
INJECTING serious, IL not fatal injuries Duck
worth charges that Sparks sent his connec-
ton with the affair broadcast 80 outside pa
Pers. Sparks Is IN a critical condition and of
ficers are after Duckworth, who has alluded
arrest.
George McGee, a railroad fireman, entered
the saloon of William Horn at La Crosse,
Wis, and bought glass OF beer. He then
told Horn he owed him grud.se, pulled a re-
volyer and fired. The ball entered Horns
breast and passed downward near the heart.
McGeo fired two more shots The doctors
have but slight hopes of Horn, but be de-
ciares he viii live. There had been little
dispute a few weeks before. Metiee was
drunk and pleads ignorance of his act. He is
under arrest
In tearing down an old buiidingin Vino
ma, Mimi, an ingeniously eontriyed trapdoor
was discovered opening into a vault beneath,
IN which were found bones and remnants oi
old shoes and clothing The house WIS used
. q galnheqx house by George Raymond
1868, but left FIVE years after
.X<3 rumors began TO circulate
abssss 4heexistenee of the trap door
and yauit Was unknown to any of the old set
tiers, and il rs believed that they may account
for the Sudden and unpleasant disappearance
of more than one man who frequented his
place in those days, twenty Ave years ago.
At an early hour the other morning bur
glars entered the Office OF the Armour Cold
Storage and Packing company at Birming
ham, Ala. and, slipping up behind C. E. Az
cry, cashier, who had been detained at his
books.sandbagged him into Inconsistencies
took the safe key from his pocket, ransacked
the drawers of accounts and valuahles said
to aggregate $1,000 and put the books
and papers on the floor and set them on fire
The flames attracted the attention of be-
lated passersby who rescued Avery and saved
the building. Avery will recover. His as
sailants were blaek-faced white men or ne
groes.
A man who may justly claim TO the title OF
the champion t,igamist now occupies cell at
the Harrison street station in Chicago. He
living under the name OIL II. Wellinpton
with wife No 81. At least the poliee officer
from Detroit who was in Chicago n few DAYS
ago looking for Aljrieh said that The latter
had twenty.one wives living In different na rts
of the country besides the enc i'm Detroit and
the one with whom Aldricb was sInnose,l Ia
be living in Chicago He is known In Detroit
| as J. b. Brown. and is supposed to have a
wife living IN baltimore, Md
James Collins u plasterer killed LYMAN
Moore at Mimic. Dakota by stabbing him To
the heart with a ease-kpife' Moore and sever
al other companions went into a blacksmith
shop to drink ker of beer While drinking
Collins entered. but was Immediately ordered
out Upon refusing to 90 n row occurred
Collins drawing a knife and stabbinc Moore
and almost severing the hand of another.
The feeling against Collins ran high at Mimic
and threats Of lynching were made. Moore
was a sober. industrious man aud the only
support OF his widowed mother. Collins is N
married man living here, and peaceable when
not in his cups.
io.,a.,, al. c.s
ficers and two notorious desperadoes took
place at a gnsen corn dance near Eufsula. In
dian Territory. United States Marshall
Phillips and MeGiougblip attended the dance
with the expectation OF arresting some es
capped outlaws Secretiny themselves near
the dancing grounds they awaited their on.
portunity. About IL O'Clock two of the men
whom they were after. Wesley and Waite
Barnett, appeared. The officers commanded
them to surrender. when the two brothers
drew their pistols aud comInenced firing
Phillips was killed almost instantly. Ne
Glonghlin continued firing at thetesperadoes
until be was riddled with bullets Before he
died be fatally injured Waite Barnett.
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sho arc At Butte NJ r maxine contr,cts
With Rennet RES ~ tha Casa,de TnnnoI
Their rooms invaded at the st. Nicholas ho-
, ~ ae QUITE ~ pursiars. Uhe OF me burg,
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