The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-11-23
Petty Crfnlinalitics.

}. G. Howard was arrested Mt Helena, NJ.
T., on charge of being concerned in numerous
fbifglaries lnst spring. He was traced ly
stolen wearing nppure which he had sold To
'nnoceht'partirs.
During.a political quarrel Mt Linn. Ohio,
in THE groin Ivy Nicholas Nicholas Mctiricvy
is st.l living, but his wounds are believed to
sbeEital. Nicholas has Eeen arrested.
IL. Walden wns arrested ut Henderson,
ky.. for obtaining money under false pre-.
tcnsps. He was The agent of u firm of book
publishers, and on the strength of large lists
offoreel subscriptions the firm advanced
him quite sum OF money, upon the receipt
of which he skipped out.
Sarah d. Fnrrnr of Krcnc N. H., aged
nineteen. n student in the freshman class OF
Smith college, northampton, Mnss., jumped
from the Massachusetts Central railroad
bridge into the Connecticut river IL distance
of sixty feet, and was drowned. Her father
died recently nnd il is supposed that melan-
choly had unsettled her mind.
W. A. Schumacher postmastcrat Carbon.
hill Alabama, wns shot and instantly Killed
by his wife, WHO was only IL years old and
to whom he Ind been married only short
time. Schumacher had hecn drinking
heavily since the election. He attacked his
wife and threatened t o burn her to death in
OIL She disarlned him onne and when lie
attacked her second time she drew a pistol
and shot him through the heart She then
attempted to shoot herself, but was prevented.
Schumacher was one of the most prominent
citizens Of Walker county. Mrs Schumacher
has been arrested.
An attempt was made 10 burglarize the
safe in the Bank of ofCumherlnn1, Wis. but as
the outer vault door was locked and the com
binatIon broken. it wus supposed tn lr IL
failure. An expert from ST. Paul opened the
vault. The inner vault doors. together with
tho safe and burgiar-proof chest, we're blown
to shnpeieSs fragments. \ large sum of
money was exposed, but fortunately only
$2s5 in coins and some other vul,,abrs were
taken, the lust explosion having ruined the
outer vault lock and prevented entrance
The loss is about S1.4OO. No clue TO ti.c
perpetrators, though they are known to be
professionals.
(. Gov. Leslie of Montana issued papers ask.
Ing the sccretary of state to make n requisi-
tton upon the Canadian government for I lie
person of George Godas. now under arrest at
Edmonton, Northwest Territory Go las is
q halt-hreed Cree Indian, who escaped rom
the Helena iail last August while uadcr con-
yiction, and awaiting sentence for the mur-
der of f,lrPier named Embody las, winter
He was pursued after his escil,e was diAnv.
ercd. but c!udel the officers and crossed into
Northwest territory, wlier" he was arrested
q few days ago by mounted police. Godus
was convicted OH c,cumslnntnl evidence,
md when lie escaped the court w:,s consider.
ing motion for ~ new trial.
A shooting affair occurred four miles west
Of Big Stone City. Dakota, hy which
Richard McNal' lost his lite. G. W. Slntio,
account: He owns land adjoining tho iarm
Of Mrs. Waite. whose husband is employed on
the Northern Pacific Isiilrund Mrs. Waite
was in need OF II man to take care of stock
md do outside work on the farm. Mr.. Shat
to took mnn ior the position TO tho White
farm. Aftertllepart had hndsurpr, Siatto
asked Richard NcNnb. Il nnn who had hccn
for short time in the position nffnrln labor
or. to hitch up his horse. He repiie'l tha. e
didn't have to. wherruron Shatto told him
1t was all right he would do it himself. Me-
Nab went out of tho house. In :ewminutrs
Shntto started for the barn, and, as he
stepped out of the door. q shot fired by Me-
1 hatto remembered havingsccn Il arevolveron
Ashelf in the house. and retiring to th.
:. \use, put il in his pocket. As lie emerged
from the door the second time NcNab com
manded him to hold UP his hands. Shutro
compiled. md asked him why he wanted to
shoot him. 10 which lie made no reply but
fired at him. Sllatto then fired and killed
McNub.
Miles u. French and his wife Nellie were mr.
rested ut Bridgeport, Conn, by Pinkcrton
Detectives as they were about taking train
for Boston. French llns bren employed the
Inst three years by the Bridgeport Copper
company, his business being to extract Sill
scr from copper orc. For some time past he
has been carrying on system OF stealng the
silver thus obtained. The company had no
menns Of knowing the exact amount 0f sill
yer taken from each ton of ore. which French
we'll knew, and they trusted to his honesty.
When ton Of ors would sxrsed the average
V ~s2}d appropriate the sxeess to biz eSh
eD6 ~ aseA Sstaa 80 hyshS ksnsS ANY,