The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-11-02
Mans Wicked Doings.

&C. F. Wooten alias Arttakcr, of Nevada.
U. S.. swallowed ~ dose of opium end was
found dea, in bed Mt the Pritchard house ut
Victoria B. G. l[e left n letter to his wife
saying he had disgraccd himself and begging
forgiveness.
Sheriff McNnir of Mount Carmel, ILL.,. ar
rested at Oakland City. Ind, John and James
Sinclair. who are supposed to have fatally
beaten and robbed John Buchenburcer. n
prominent citizen of Mount Carmel who has
since died. One of the men is identified us II
notorious character who was recently re-
leased from the Indiana penitentiary.
Two soldiers at Jefferson barracks, NO..
under arrest for descrtion, escaped after
making deadly assault on Scntrics Wclch
and Kennedy. The dcscrters were Thomas
Lynch and recruit named McCorl. Sentry
Kennedy was cut down with an axe i. .',.
hands Of Lynch, while McCord beat Wei
to insensibility with the butt of a revolver ilc
will die.
Belle Chester, about sixteen miles from Lake
lfy MINI. was blown open Mr.. Casper, who
lives in the rear of the store. heard the ex-
plosion and scared the safe crackers away
before they secured any booty. Two men we're
seen to drive away in q spring wagon, to
winch was attached a gray team. 1t was
learned that the team had i,een stolen from
Zumbrota. The outfit has l,een recovered,
but the men have not been arrested.
John O'Brien, vicious. crazy tramp. WHO
hud been sent to the state insane bosDitnl
ut Madison, from Washburn county. Wis.
mur1eronsly assaulted John Castle the head
attendant. Other attendants ran to Castles
rescue and the maniac was subdued. Two
hours later he died, and then it was found
that during the struggle. in which lie had
been thrown against an iron seat, several
ribs had been broken and had pierced lung.
No blame attached to the hospital authorities.
A terrible tragedy was committed in n
strip Of woods on the mountain near Wilkes
bnrre, Pn; ! D: Mcclure: paymaster for Con-
tractor McFadden; who is building branch
road for the 1Iehigh Valley railroad, was on
his way to his work ACCOMPANIED by Il body
guard. Hehad $4,000 with him to pay the
men. He was shot by three masked men in
ambush and his body guard was murdered.
All the money is missing. Three Italians are
suspected OF the murder and robbery, and
posse is now in pursuit of them.
A most peculiar case of suicide occurred at
Greensbnry, Pa. Two domestics working ut
the residence of Mrs. T. j. Barclay and her
son-in-law. DIR. }. s. Crawford. mutually
agreed to commit suicide because neither Of
them had fashionable clothes. They visited
four different drug stores and purchased in
names were Maggie Lloyd, formerly Of Lat
robe. and Maggie Calvin. To Miss Galvin's
surprise, Miss Lloyd was fonnd dead in bed.
She was about 90 years ofngc. Miss Calvin
told the story of the compact, hut says that
she will not follow her companion.
TX. Everson of Mona. twelve miles south
of Austin. Mimi. was robbed mt his Residence
of $4,000 in notes and negotiable wheat
checks. He has extensive business interests
near Aberdeen. Dak., and had been there
making collections for several days. Two
men, suspected of the theft. came down to
Lyle on the train from the north and re-
turned on the early train. Their actions tx.
cited the suspicious Of the conductor. They
got OF Mt Austin and took the early train
nortl, on the Milwaukee road. The theory
Of the detectives is that Everson was followed
home by parties who knew Of his collections.
james 4. Greene was taken into Judge
Jnm'es"ns court NJ Chicago to rsrivc sen
ten asnrS for his ssii.contrssrh crime Of higamy.
Inc prisoners brother nn,i the judge held u
I EaSSonrrraatiom in which the former said that
ne was SURE his brother was insane and nessd
e cnS He promised that il the prisoner
vss 'st ~ oa his ewa rssoguisanrs h. weuld