The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-11-16
Petty Cri,ninalitics,

Win. Cooke, broker aged 20 yeara, hung
himself ut Providence, r. L.. from a beam in
the basement Of his house. He is well known
and worth $2OO,OOO. Insomnia was the
cause of his suicide.
Joseph Dickcnhocf Of Akron. Ohio. aged
seventy, while carrying valise containing
$1,000, wns assaulted by highway men, who
knocked him down with sling shot. Dick
enhoef was rendered unconscious and before
he recovered the robbers secured the money
and escaped.
Fritz Craven, II wealthy fnrmcr of the town
Of fOak Creek. Wisconsin, and his son August
Is held ut the Jail on the charge of numbering
his father. The old man was found uncon.
scious in stable. His skull had been trac-
tured by some sharp instrument. The old
man never rcguined consciousness. They had
frequent quaricls.
An unsuccessful attempt to rob the Lel,.
anon bank in New York has just been dis.
covered. A tunnel 60 feet long wna dug I'm.
der the safc. The bottom Of the safe was
drilled but an error of an eighth Of an inch in
the calculations made the work on the inside
Of the safe. About $50, 900 would have been
secured had the attempt proved Il success.
James Rannan has been arrested on suspic-
ion.
"A shooting affair took place at Hastings
Neb., between two gamblers named kid"
Hawkins and Frank Fanstcr. which resulted
in the death of the latter. There hnd been
bud blood between the two men for some
time. Both were paying attentions to the
same woman. They met in snloon, when
both drew Ievolvers and opened fire. Faustcr
fell dead with three bullets in his body. Haw-
kins is in custody. He claims to have acted
in selfdefense.
detective Jake Loewenstein, n well known
officer, was fatally shot ut Chicago by his
wife. The deed was the result of quarrels
which the couple have been having for some
time. When the quarrel was resumed the
ut her husband. One passed through the left
side of the head, just above the temple. and
came out of the right side. This will in nl
probability. prove fatal. Another bullet
grazcd his breast, and another struck the
thumb on his right hand.
Robert D. Fowler, the well known board of
trade member and millionaire of Chicago,
was held to the criminal court on the charge
Of perjury. The case arises out of judg-
ment for - 500 rendered against Fowler
Bros. in 1886 in favor of John Boier, an en-
plOye Mt their packing house. who lost his
hand while working IA sausage making ma
chine, Mr.. Fowler denying ut that time that
his firm owned the property; but in another
suit last spring testiiying that Fowler Bros.
were, and always had been. The owners OF the
property.
While Alice and Emma Baker, daugh tiers
of prominent citizen OF Webster Groves, n
suburb st. Louis, were returning from an
evening call they were assaulted by three ne
groes. Grant Boyd, Will lStringer and Coon
Rhodes. One of the girls succeeded in bent
ing off her assailant sufficiently to be able to
scream for help. and tile negroes fed hut
we're subsequently captured. For some time
after their capture the lie of Emma, the
younger girl, was despaired Of. Next morn
ing Alice Baker was called upon to identify
her assuilant and us she did SO her father
attempted to shoot Rhodes but after one
shot was fired was disarmed.
Information has been received ofa fatal duel
between two well-known citizens Of Elmer
county, Alabama. at n place near Good
Hope. The men. John Ray md W. T. Wilk-
ersoli. purchased n large tract of land for
speculative purposes. When the surveys were
made, dispute arose as to who should take
possession of u certain portion oft. Blows
Afterwards they met and began firing at encll
other with pistols. Ray was shot in the
heart and instantly killed. WiIkerson was
80 bndly hurt that lie only lived long enough
to tell the story Of the shooting. Both men
were well known, Ray having been the county
TREASURER.
Three young men from Grand Crossing,
lil.,were in Chicago visiting friends, and were
on their way to the Polk street depot to
postoffice three men npnronched them. ex.
Ginning: Whats the matter with Cleve-
land?" Getting no response, one Of them
laid his hand on the shoulder Of Frank Day,
one ofthe Grand Crossing men and said:
We'll, what's the matter with Harrison"
At this the fellow hit Day knocking him
down. This created general fight, and in
short order Days friends Henry Wieland
and James Towan, had whipped their sssail
sstsi and they had Asd. Turning TO lock