The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-12-27
Petty ~Crilninalities.

Peter Peterson, the man suspected of the
murder of the man found in a brush pile
near West Superior, Wis, was captured in q
camp near Ely, Mimi. He will be returned
as soon as requisition papers can be pro-
cured. The murder was q cold FLOODED me,
the victim being killed with an axe. Andrew
Dlgler, who was arrested at Toweron suspicion
OF being the murderer. was discharged.
John Sertel, ninety years OF age, an old
resident OF Joliet, ILL.,, committed suicide by
hanging himself with a small piece of tar
rope, attached to a nail driven into the
door caslngs about five feet from tho floor.
In order to strange himself the old man was
compelled to bend his knees, dying in a sort
of sitting position.
neGr Fundlay, Ohio, during which revolvers,
stones, knives and clubs were freely used.
Nearly every participant in the row were
more or less seriously injured. Leon Du
Comba, a Frenchman, was shot in the head
and is dying: A young man named Camp
bell was fatally stabbed. TIL fight was
started by Maj. Bright, a prominent and
wealthy farmer. There nave been no ar
rests.
Oberkampf, the alleged wholesale robber of
letter boxes, took the witness chair in his
own defense in the federal court at Chicago.
the gist of his testimony was that
he was innocent OF wrong doing, and
that the bushels Of letters found in his room
and the large number of checks which were
apparently taken from them were given to
him by amysterious man named McEdwards,
for whom he worked as a sort of a book
keeper.
The famous Olsen poisoning case, after q
dreary trial of several weeks, was concluded
BY the jury bringing in O verdict of guilty.
Much surprise was expressed at this result,
especially by the lawyers and friends Of the
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but the chain OF circumstances was strong.
The. motive for killing the woman was plainly
proven; the cOncealment of her death for one
year was proven, and also the fact OF Olsen
sending the decoy woman to the bank after
Mrs. Lndman's money.
Agents of the United States secret service
have succeeded in capturing three counter
sfeitersin a wild part of Mercer county, Pa,
They offered desperate resistance, and all,
three we're slightly wounded in the struggle.
They gave the names OF Reigelman, Thomp-
son and Martin. Nearly half a bushel Of
counterfeit coin. the dies and other counter
letting apparatus was captured with them.
After having their wounds dressed at Green
vile the trD, were taken to Titusville. They
have been Operating for a long time, md the
arrest ~isSFegaraed as important.
The little town OF Messina, Georgia ia agi-
3tated over q visit after the manner Of the
white Caps" from about two hundred men,
beers of d Farmers alliance" BE-. ThoInp.
son, a. Herchant, refused to agree to the
alliances requirements and was boycotted.
Thompson, by way OF retaliation, organized
q club Of negro labOrers who should demand |
higher wages from the farmers. A few nights
nE6 200 men covered every corner of the
own md surrounded Thompson's house.
Tllay dug an open grave, then pinned Grape
on lis, door, and left q note warning him that
he would he visited again.