New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-12-26

themselves HniBe caps. IN Northern OkaO.
A reporter of a Chicago paper wasdetailed to-
investigate the facIs. The truth is that
these : White Cap" stories are destitute of
any foundation There is no doubt that in
some parts OF Indiana, and in two or three
Ohio counties bordering on the river, there
exist bands selfappointed regulators who
choose to call themselves White Caps and
who deal out a rude variety of Justice to
horse thieves, gamblers and lewd women.
but no such organizations are to be found
III Northern Ohio.
Henry Meredith, who shot and wounded
Phil DAILY, the gambler at New York, has
been recognized as a Lewis Carleton, who
violated his parole, and is wanting to COM
plete i've years of a seven years sentence
Tor forgery In state prison at Columbus,
ONO. Columbus dispatch says: Carleton
was received at the State prison from Gincin-
natl, April 1S, 1886, on a seven years SEN
tence for grand larceny. The board of man
ayers paroled him on Aug. 2,.1S86, but. he
d ad trouble with his employers, p. Hayden
% Co, IN Columbus, and was returned to
prison. On Aug 8, 1887, he secured another
parole, this time securing employment in
Simpson, s iron works as bookkeeper. After
working for this firm for three months he
disappeared. According to his prison record
he had a wife living in New York City at the
time of his Imprisonment.
in Iowa. Marshal Holbrook and posse eviet-
ed William Spainhower from a farm from
which his son had been elected q few DAYS
previous. Smell viii now push matters I'M
til every settler who has not made settle
ment is evieted. This will be followed by an
eviction of settlers on Welles' and Litchfelds'
lands for whom writs have been issued. Land
owners state that they are now thoroughly
III earnest, and injunctions will be issued
against all evicted settlers who have returned
to the farms. This will result seriously to
settlers, disobedience ofinjunction being con-
tempt of court, and all remaining on the
land will be compelled to pay a fine or be
imprisoned. Being without funds, a MAORI
ty will be compelled to accept the harsh al
tentative or go to jail.
The Winnipeg officials telegraphed Chief
Cauley, the man who was arrested on suspic-
ion of being the much-wanted forger of Vim
nipeg, would waive extradition and insisting
that he be held by all means until officers ar
rive with warrants. The prisoner has re-
tanned attorneys, who have applied for a
writ OF habeas corpus. The prisoner now
claims that his name is Allen and that he is
from Boston, but q certain woman at Fargo
states that she has received letters from him
since August in which his signature appeared
as George A. Gillette. From telegrams re-
ceiyed it is learned that the individual who
is wanted obtained 81, 500 in Winnipeg by
forgery.
Judge Ross in the United States court at
Los Angeles, CAL, rendered an interesting
decision as to the rights of Indians
living on their own reservations to exercise
their tribal laws and pass sentence OF death.
The case was that of Bill Whaley, Poncho
France, Scott Luke, Pete and Jason Chino,
Tule river Indians. charged with the murder
OF their medicine man, Juan Baptista, be-
cause twenty Of his patients had died under
his care and Indians believed he was SYSTEM
atlcally poisoning them. Judge Ross in his
decision stated that under an act of congress
OF 1885 alllndians committing crimes against
persons or property Of other Indians or 9TH
er persons within the territory of the United
Skates, are amenable to the laws of the
United States, whether living on their reser-
yations or not. The defendents were SEN
fenced to FIVE years Imprisonment and fine
of 81 eaech.
Deputy Sheriff Fl. &. Lyons arrived at Liy-
ingston, Montana, with V. B. Strong, Ehom
he had arrested for killing William Houx
q stockman of Hawk Creek, at that place
about fifty miles northeast of Billings Houx
being enamoured of Mrs. Strong had made
repeated advances toward and attempted J
several times to induce her to leave her hus-
band. without avail, threatening at various
tlneS 10 Kill OtfOng, on WnOm he ndQ CWlCe
leveled his Winchester. Mrs Strong each
time placing herself between the muzzle Of the
weapon and her husband and averting
bloodshed. On the morning of the 10Th,
Houx renewed his abuse and threatened the
life of Strong, wheu be drew his revolver and
shot Houx through the heart, remarking,
you have had the drop on me long enough;
this time have the best fit The coroner
left for the scene of the tragedy. The victim
n will OH T
thought a verdict of iustifable homicide will
be the result of the inquest.
The state troops have all gone home and
only a few deputy sheritfs are now guarding
the Jail at Birmingham, Ala. All excitement
has passed away, and no apprehension is felt
of any new outbreak. The coroner's jury to
investigate the shooting met and the session
was consumed in the examination of Mayor
Thompson. He testified that he did not con
slider the crowd mob, though many ofthem
wanted to lynch Halves. HIS thought many
were present out of curiosity Thompson
said he thought twenty-five determined Of
fcers could have driven back the crowd from
the mouth of the alley leading to the Jail
without bloodshed. He says the officers fred
first, and he could not say whether any shots
were fired by the crowd or not. The coun-
ty commissioners notified the coroner
and jury that they would not pay the cost
continue it by private subscription The
commissioners have not announced their rea-
sons for refusing to pay the cost of the in
yestigation.
A tragedy resulting in the death of four
persons and thefatal wounding of a fifth oc-
Cured at Fort Peck Indian agency. For
week Pretty Boy, one of the Yankton Sioux
tribe has been loaded with liquor. Selling a
stick of fire wood he dealt his squaw a blow
on the head which cut a deep cash in the
scalp and fractured her skull Not satisfied
with this, he jumped upon the PROSTATE
body of the squaw and made preparations
to scalp her. By this time crowd of near
ly a hundred Indians had gathered around
the couple In the crowd were a number Of
Indian police who rushed upon Pretty Boy
and dragged him from the body of the
squaw. This SO enraged Pretty Boy that
shaking off his captors, he ran to his tepee
and secured q Winchester rife He at once
opened fire on the police, instantly killed
two of them, and fatally wounded third.
He then proceeded to where his squaw was
lying, and, placing the muzzle of the rifle be.
tween her lips, fired four shots. Fin ding es-
cape impossible, he halted on the brow Of.
a hill about mile from the agency, and.
after seyering the arteries in his wrist with
his hunting knife. shot himself through the
heart, death being instantaneous