Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-11-08
Mans Wicked Doiugs.

Louis Helm Slonaker, cashier ofSioux City,
Iowa, for the Chicago & Northwestern rail
way, was arrested at Toronto, Canada,
charged with forgery. He decamped recently
with 81. 900 of the e%ompany's funds-
Robert Nichols, who in 1888 tried to rob
an express ear by having himself put aboard
q train in a coffin near Black River Falls,
Wis, WAS fined $50 at Chicago, and fine sus.
pended on condition that he leave town.
AT an Indian dance in Adonah, Wis, two
young squaws overhearing some remarks
made by n married woman, Mrs. White Bird,
turned upon her and gave her a terrible
beating. The woman, who was enceinte, died
OF her injuries. Jealousy was the cause oi
the tragedy.
A small, pale-faced boy Of Is years was
on trial for murder at New York. His NAM
is Harry Rodgers. Some time ago he stabbed
William l.. Dunn in the heart. His eounseI
wishes him to plead guilty of manslaughter
The district attorney held that tho Plea must
be at least murder in the second degree.
The examination off. p. Scarles and G
II. Anderson and wife at Billings Montana
on the charge OF the murder of Lewis Sweet
resulted in the aequittal of the parties. The
hearing occupied three days and was made
as thorough as possible. Eonew information
as to the real perpetrator has been CLEANED
Reports OF Illegal registration in New York
are being supplemented by a few arrests
Justice Welde held William Z. Coulter, a ca,
driver, in $4,000 bail for registering twice
Michael Duane was held on tn,
same charge. He had only lived min,
lays in the place from which he registered.
A warrant for the arrest Of A. L. Knight oil
Bath Dakota, on the charge If attempted
rare, wac issued by City Justice Aekley OF
Aberdeen on complaint of Mrs. Hill, n mar
ried woman living at Bath, who charged
knight with assault while taking her to a
farm in the country where her husband was
at work.
Bill Short, a miner, shot and fatally
wounded Mrs. Alma Barnes, a widow, 19
years of age, at Litehfeld, Kansas. The
shooting occurred Mt a dance. and was
caused by the refusal Of the woman to allow
Short 60 escort her home. She died
On account of the threats OF lynehine
short was taken to Girrad. The woman
leaves one child.
Senaror ]. N. Castle and Capt. W. G. Bron
son, OF Saltwater, Mimi. the former brother
in-law of David b, Staples, under sentence o.
one year for shooting Charles f. Winship
went TO Freeport. ILL.,, and had a long con
sultation with j. A.. Grain, who was also
counsel in the trial, in the interest of Staples
AS a result Staples was taken to Joliet, II
was a matter OF great surprise as it was
thought a desperate effort was going to bt
made TO save the defendant from going to
the 2enitentiary.
"Red Nose Mike" was arrested at Wilkes.
barre, Pa, for completely in the murder OF
Mcclure and Flanagan, and gave bail.
pinkerton's detective refused to haye any
thing TO do with the ares saying that
Mike is not tht right party. TIE coal and
iron police, no, ever, say they haye i'm
portanr evidence which win make the prisoner
out to he the real murderer, and that he did
the work s~ingle-landed.
johnson and Buckley, former members Of
the police at Fargo. Oak, who we're arrested
u ;cw days ago on the charge of robbery, had
their preliminary trial be 'ore Judge Barnett.
A great many witnesses were examined, but
apart from the complaining witness own
testimony there was nothing brought out on
which q grand jury could have found an in,
dictment, and the defendants were dis.
charged.
Benjamin Bryan, a prominent grain and
stock broker OF Chicago, has been brought
to Atlanta, Ga, upon n rpqdisition of Gov.
Gordon, charged with larceny after trust.
The charge grows ont ofthe transactions OF
a branch house of Bryan 4 Louisdell, which
failed some time since, the losers charging
some crookedness in the firms transactions
Bryan claims this grew out of transactions
OF aloeal man in charge, for which the firm
was rot responsible.
Two of the striking switchmen at the
Northern Pacific yards ut Brainerd, MINI,
arrested for alleged interference with tho
company's business in handling freight. The
company has discharged all the strikers
and is filing their places with conductors
brought from other points. At a meeting
the conductors decided the switchmen were
wrong in striking and at oiice went to work
for the company, who hnve asked for the
protection Of the law to keep the strikers
from interfering with the new men.
s. Fl. Gilmore has just returned TO st.
louis from the Kings river district in North
ern Arkansas He reports a fresh outbreak
OF the Tcrry-W agoner feud in that section.
Last January three of the Terry brothers
and two of the Wagoners, fatker and son,
we're Killed. Recently Sam Meeks,a cousin Of
the Wngoners, went TO the Indian Territory,
and during his absence John and Miles Ter
Ty brought a charge ofhorse ste~alingagainst
md secured special appointment TO go
after him. They captured and killed nseks