The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-08-09
Criminal DOings.

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the bowels by Oliver White, another youth
of the SAM age, killing him almost instantly
1t was the result of a boyish quarrel.
Rudolph Sevic, the Chicago gunsmith al
! legged to be implicated in the dynamite plot
against the lives of Judges Gary, Grinnell,
and others, was leased on bail, the bonds on
various charges against him aggregating
BIG,
The body of Michsel Weisr was found near
the depot al Lake Linden, Mich, with his
head blown off and brains scattered 100 feet.
1t is supposed he suicided by discharging a
Hercules shell in his mouth. He was single
aged forty.
Masked robbers entered the farm house of
Conrad Doup. in Knox county, Ohio, beat
the old man with a club, bound him with O
! chalk line and then stole $4,000 from a
trunk in which Doup kept his money. No
clue to the robbers.
Gov. Martin, of Kansas, has decided that
the lawlessness engaged in by Stevens county
rected Attorney General Bradford and Brig.
Gen. Meyers to proceed there, Investigate the
situation and report to him as soon as
possible.
Chris Nelson, a railroad laborer, shot him
self in the head at Spokane Falls, W. T., and
died soon after. He came from Minnesota O
few weeks ago. The city authorities are at O
1O6o w Alo " " " htu hlO ! 4SCl
son was well supplied with money. He was
OF Danish extraction.
Frank Chleboun, whose testimony WIS
chiefly the cause of securing theindictment of
his comrades in the Chicago anarchist ere
venge" cases, was released On bail. Though
he was indicted with the Others, the charges
against him will not be pressed in considera-
ton Of his turning states evidence.
George Newman, q prosperous farmer Of
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q tree. He and his wife went to Charles City,
and while returning home got into e quarrel.
Newman Jumped out of the wagon Inc his
| wife drove home. This was the last seen of
Newman until he was found dangling from q
tree. 1t was unquestionably suicide.
George Townsend, who lives near Randolph,
Wis, came home drunk and commenced to
abuse his mother. His brother Emery told
him to desist sew eral times, but George paid
no attention to him, and, fearing that his
brother would kill his mother, Emery secured
a revolver and shot four bullets into him.
Townsend, it il thought, will recover. Emery
gave himself up.
State Senator Meservey, who had re-
turned home from the investigation of the
university troubles at Iowa City, was
stabbed three times in q personal encounter
which was bred in q political caucus. The
ex-postmaster, a Cherokee, was struck
by. Meservey and he retaliated with a
pocket knife. Meservey has a long scalp
wound and deep cut under one arm.
Two deputy sherifs were fatally wounded
near Conway, Ark, while trying to arrest
Fred Conway, q farmer. While the warrant
was being read to him the latter drew q
knife and stabbed one of the officers, who,
drawing his revolver, fred at Conway, but
killed the other deputy instead. The sheriff
has sent q posse after the murderer, but
those who know him say he can never be
taken alive.
Frank C. Bush, q lad of seventeen years.. is,
locked up at Chicago awaiting tlesaFrixaI ~
an officer from Madison, Wis, with the req.
uisition for him ON q charge of burglary. Re-
Gently Frank went to MadisonSs Ia visit n
friend named Harry Shaw, and vii fkherSas
there young Shaw, with Louis sFSsd Fred
Merrill and three other lads, brok4imt6N1
safe belonging to Merrill's father. TlS burg
lars realized $1,000. Bush left for Chicago.
The following day one of the thieves weakened
and the entire gang was arrested. Bush ad-
mits his guilt. ss y
A daring burglary was committed OF Du-
Eluth, Mimi, which very nearly caused the
death Of an old and respected resident Wash
inIgton Watts was awakened by a noise in
his bedroom, and looking up, he saw q man
in the act of leaving the Jumping out
Of bed, Mr.. Watts asked that he was doing
brutal oaths followed by crack ola revolver.
The bullet grazed Watts right eyebrow, in
ficting q slight wound, but be pluckily
sprang forward and closed with his assailant
before he had time to fire a second shot.
They both rolled to the foot of the stairs
where the robber managed to break loose and
get away. In the fall Mr.. Watts broke one
ofhis fingers, cut his right knee, severely and
| was otherwise bruised and hurt.
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