The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-08-10
Criminal Doines.

""' Eiih"oItn o l-nlWfte lnd., the lS-
yrar-old SON Of DR.. Ellsworth, was shot in
tlc bowels by Oliver White, another youth
OF the same ,lgc, killing him almost instantly
1t was the result Of II boyish quarrel
Rudolph Scvic, thu Chicago gunsmith nl-
legged to tn Implicated in the dynamite plot
against the lives of Judges Gary, Grinncll,
AMI Others. w:E leased on bail, the bonds ol,
various cflurEes ng,tillst him ngg1.r,t inc
$1G,OOO.
The body of Michael wcisr was found ncur
I'll" depot ut LAX. Linden, MicI, Will. lis
head blown off aud brains scattered 100 feat.
II is supposed he suiciinl by tlisclarging n
Hercules shell in his mouth, lie was single
ngel forty.
Masked robbers entered the farm house of
Ionrai D"up, in Knox county. Ohio. heat
the Old man with n club, bound him with
chalk line and then stole 81 900 from n
trunk in which Doup kept his money No
clue to the rohlrrs
iov Martin, OF knnsas has decided that
the lawlcssnss engaged in l,y Steven sco,lnty v
people must stop. Accordingly he has di-
rcrtei Attorney General Bradford aud Brig
tieii. Meyers to proceed there. investigate the
situation and report to him as soon as
possible.
Chris Nelson, q railroad lalorcr, shot him
self in the head ut Spokane Falls, w. r., and
died socn utter. lie came from Minnesota Il
few weeks ago. The city authorities arc ut II
loss to know how to find his rcativcs. Mel
= son WAS well supplied with money. He was
of fDanish extraction.
Frank Chlcloun, whose testimony was
chiefly the cause OF securing thcindictment Of
his comrades in the Chicago anarchist "re-
vcnge' cascs. was released on bail. Though
hc was indicted with the Others, the charges
against him will not be pressed in consi.lcr;l-
tlon of his turning states evidence.
George Newman, II prosperous farmer of
Lloyd cnunty, Iowa, was found hanging from
Il tree. lie and his wife went to Charles City,
Newman jumped out Of the wagon and his
wife drove home This was the last seen Of
Newman until lie wns found dangling from a
tree. 1t was uliqucsti"nnby suicide.
George Townsend. who lives near Randolph.
Wis, cnnic home drunk nn,l commenced to
nf'usc his mother. His brother Emery told
linn to drsist So vcrnl times, but George pni,l
no attention to him. and, fearing that his
brother would kill his mother, Emery secured
Il revolver and shot four bullets into him.
Townsend it s thought, will recover Emery
gave himself up.
State Senator Mrsrrvcy. who lud re-.
turned home from the investigation of the
university troubles at Iowa City, was
stabbed thra times in II personal encounter
which was bred in II political cnncus The
rN-pnstnastcr, 81 Cherokee. wls struck
by M"s"rv"y and he rtaliatc with u
pocket knife. Mcservcy has IL long scalp
wound AMI deep tut under one arm.
Two deputy hhcrfTs were fatally wounded
near Conway. Ark. while trying to arrest
Fred Conway. a farmer. While the warrant
wis lming read to him the latter drew u
knif" and stabbed one Of the officers who.
drawing his revolver, fired at Conway, but
killed the other deputy instead. The sheriff
has sent 81 posse after the murderer. but
those who know him say lie can never lie
taken nlive.
Frankie. Bush. II lad Of fscvcntcen yc,,rs. liz
locked np at Chicago awaiting, tho arrival of
III, officer from Madison. Wis. with tn. req
uikition for linn Ou Il charge of burglary. Re-
Gently Frank went To Madison to visit a,
friend nnmei Harry Shaw. and while he w;,s
there young Shaw, with Louis Reed. Fred
Merrill and three other lads broke into II
safe belonging to Mcrrill's father. The burg
lars realized - 900. Bush left for Chcago
The following day one oftle thieves weakened
anul the cntir gang was arrested. Bush nd-
nlits his guilt
A daring burglnry was committed at Du-
lmtl, Minn, which very nrnrly caused the
death nf an old and respect cd resident Wash
ingtOn Watts was awakened by u noise in
his bedroom. nni hooking up he saw II man
i'll the act of leaving th"rooln Jumping out
of he'd. Mr.. Watts asked what he WINS iong
there. The only answer was n vollcy of
brutal naths followed hy crack off revolver
ilicting slight wound. hut he pluckiI;.
sprung forward and closed with lis nss;,il,nt
before he had time to tirs II second shot
They both rolled to the foot of the stairs
where the rObl,rr managed to break loose nd
get away. In the fall MIR. Watts broke one
ofhis fingers, cut his right knee severely and
was otherwise bruised and hurt.