The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-11-15
Petty ~Criminalities.

VIM. Cooke, q broker aged 70 years, hung
himself at Providence, R. l., from a beam in
and worth 5000 1000. Insomnia was the
cause of his suicide.
Joseph Dickenhoef of Akron, Ohio, aged
seventy, while carrying a valise containing
$1,000, was assaulted by highway men, who
knocked him down with q sling shot. Dick
enhoef was rendered unconscious and before
he recovered the robbers secured the money
and escaped.
Fritz Craven, a wealthy farmer of the town
of Oak Creek, Wisconsin, and his son August
is held at the jail on the charge of numbering
his father. The old man was found uncon.
scious in O stable. His skull had been trac-
tured by some sharp instrument. The old
man never regained consciousness. They had
frequent quarrels.
An unsuccessful attempt to rob the Leb-
anon bank in New York has just been dis
covered. A tunnel 60, feet long was dug un-
der the safe. The bottom of the safe was
the calculations made the work On the inside
of the safe. About $4,000 would nave been
secured had the attempt proved a success.
James Bannan has been arrested on suspic-
ion.
A shooting affair took place at Hastings,
Neb., between two gamblers named "Kid"
Hawkins and Frank Fanster, which resulted
in the death of the latter. There had been
bad blood between the two men for some
time. Both were paying attentions to the
some m They met in q saloon, when
both drew revolvers and opened fire. Fauster
fell dead with three bullets in his body. Haw-
kins is in custody. He claims to nave acted
in self defense 80
Detective Jake Loewenstein, q well known
officer, was fatally shot at Chicago by his
wife. The deed was the result of quarrels
uhSoh fhn prrplov,o IN hnnv, hnrsc~ rS- c~~o~
time. When the quarrel was resumed the
woman pulled q revolver and fred five shots
at 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 all
probability, prove fatal. Another bullet
grazed his breast, and another struck the
thumb OF his right hand. -
Robert D. Fowler, the we'll 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 a judg-
ment for $500 rendered against Fowler
Bros. in 1886 in favor of John Boier, an en-
ploye at their packing house, who lost his
hand while working a sausage making ma
chine, Mr.. Fowler denying at that time that
his firm owned the property; but in another
suit last spring testifying that Fowler Bros.
were, and always had been, the owners of the
property.
Information has been received ola fatal duel
between two well-known citizens of Elmer
county, Alabama, at q place near Good
Hope. The men, John Ray and w. Z. Wiki
erson, purchased q large tract of land for
speculative purposes. When the surveys were
made, q dispute arose as to who should take
possession of q certain portion oft Blows
followed, but the combatants were separated.
Afterwards they met and began firing at each
other with pistols. Ray was shot in the
heart and instantly killed. sWiIkerson was
so badly hurt that he only lived long enough
to tell the story Of the shooting. Both men
were well known, Ray having been the county
treasures.
Three young men from Grand Crossing,
i'll. were In Chicago visiting friends, and we're
on their waysto tho Polk street depot to
take the train for home When passing the
postofiee three men approached them, en-
claiming: Whats the matter with Glove
landY"p .ttGetting NO response, one Of them
laid his hand on the shoulder III Frank Day,
one Of the Grand Crossing men and said:
Wall, what's the matter with Harrison