The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-08-24
Criminal Doings.

Henry Merrill, who stole Lem Crnokera
horses at Warren. Mimi, wnscnpturr,l by the
sheriff OF Marshall county at Dominion iity,
Man.. and is now safely log,lal in tho Jail at
Warren. He had not disposcd of the lors,s,
ut the time of hin capture,
Thieves entered the house of Dick Kluge ut
Winona, Mimi. during the absence of the fnm-
lily and stolr Mr. KluGc's tin box, in which no
kept his money. They were evidently fright
rnc' away, for they dropped the box in tho
yard. open, and tho 800 it continued un-
touched.
Information comes from the ChOctaw M
tinn that family named Meyers, constituting
OF husbhlh wifi, and two children, were n,,ir-
dcrai ON the Red river about forty miles
above Drnison, Texas, ten days ago They
were from upper Racquet, Mich, and were on
trapping and fishing expedition.
Advic"s from the Choctaw Nation. I. T. say
that Charles Perkins. n noted horse thief and
murderer, shot and killed two deputy United
states marshn!s and one citizen at MnrsEnll's =
Ferry. on Red river: while resisting arrest.
Perkins escaIetl. There nro ten indictments
ngainst him for murder. He says ho will ncy.
er be taken alive.
Thomas NJ. lInincs, the defaulting cashier of
the Atlantic l. North Carolina railroad. was
arrested ut Chicago. The arrest was made
upon Telegram received from Washington
Bryan. president Of the railroai. 1t il not
nuO"h INV NhuCu tVOk IEOUl tIl0 COIN
pnny. When arrested ho was about to leave
Tor Milwaukee,.
wnrrint was sworn ont ngainst ono Lin.
dow ofJacksnn county Wis, for inhuman
treatment of his family. The evidence before
Justice Brlck"tt showed that he punished his
wife by tying her lnnds. and then sticking
rims in her arms from the elbow to the Shout
der until it was raw, nnd whipped her while
she was sick amd. He will live with tho
sheriff thirty days.
James II. Moore. who enys that his flther
is II merchant in Detroit, was arrested in
milwaukee, for trying to p,.ss IL check for $50,
TO which the signature OF the Jewett Il Slcr-
man CO. had been forged. lie cnme from
Ashland, and in the meantime has been dis
tiT'ating in tho company of W. H. Graham,
ac0wi.oy from Montiinn. who has been pay
ing all the expenses, Moore leing without
funds. Moor when arrested, tried to mike
it nppnnr that Grullum was responsible for
the forged check.
q. W. Gus. was arrested at St. Paul and tak-
en- +" bayfield,. Wi.:, charged with the e1nhcz.
Element of Sa,iOO from the White River Lum-
l@r company ut Mnson. Case was their book
keeper nnl resigned lust April. The discrcp-
unrs. was not discovered until lately, when
un expert l."kk@lnr discovered it. Cuse
w,s always Thought to le perfectly honest,
Ilrn,,l drinking hard. Wine and women ure
supIms,l I" have lrcn he cause of the wrong
doing. lie was pcnnile4s when captured.
.Jaurs II. Porter. the clever forger who
succeeded in 'l"irnm.ling til" First National
Bank nf Chicago out of about 81, 900 lins at
la.t Icon run To earth by Pinkerton detect
ivek after Il chase Of over two years and n
halt. Onr Of the best known aud most
tr,lste,l Of i'inkrrton's Chicngn men arrived
in st. Paul. over the Northern Pacific rond
from Portland. Dr., with Porter In custody.
lie w;ls arrested Oh u trcet eur in Portland
while going 10 work. hr hcing in the employ
Ut pnhl 4 Co.. manufacturers OF agricultural
implements. ns lmnkk-erer and collector.
Az s"rious sinl,.in.- ARRAY took place on the
: M,Syilla n,mlla firm. Dako,a, between two Of tho
Tn,mi"Hy"s. ". e. Elliott, II Frrnchmun. from
E",,;',nnn. and Thnnas Ery'lon. young
i.aSn''hhnnn. i.,n hnn. from NrS York. They had
.,.,n. n" "i;,,!''ng lmy. md were putting their
i,.I ~, VI the stable WHEN the quarrel which
a,e oi ,hn, mI Tnbbing nro,r. 1t uppenrs thut
~ '"' 'oss got lis teum in the stall be-