The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-01-18
Mans Wicked Doiurs.

Nike Shann0n who but recently had his
nose bitten off in u row in Ladow's restau.
rant ut Two Harbors, Mimi. was shot untl
killed by Frank Alger, u contractor. Shan.
non was under. the influence of liquor and
went into Algers house and caused a distur-
bnnce.
At Delaware, Pa, William Degan, alias
kely, the proprietor of u barber shop, and
BerHhnrdt Gehan were arrested for n,nnutnc-
turing counterfeit money. Beneath tho floor
i: iefer's outfit. Ina coal bin adjacent to the
= b,rfber shop there was found a canvass sack
filled with new wdollars.
IL is learned that Pinkcrton's detectives re-
covered only $500 out OF the 81 300 stolen
from Paymnster Mcclure by his purdercrs in
Pennsylvania. The remainder il supposed
to he in possession of Red Nose" Mikes nc.
complies, who have fled to Italy and who are
pursued by Pinkerton men. The murderers
divided the money among themselves at
PhiiadeIphia few days after the crime
The iail officials Mt Omaha say that Libbie
Biccller is becoming insune. Gen. GOWN,
her lawyer, says she was insane when she
killed Hurry King. and that she has been
steadily getting worse ever since. The coun-
ty physician expresses the same opinion No
one is permitted to see her except her at.
torney and the Jail attendants. Ali visitors
arc kept away from her cell, and aleeven ex.
cluded from the corridor in which her cell is
located.
james Stewart, who has long been sus.
peGtcd by. the police ut Fargo of being a
crook, was arrested on suspicion ofhaving
robbed the Moorhcad postofiee some weeks
ago. Tho clue that led TO his arrest was the
in the f,ostotfice witt, his initials on it which
matched torn handkerchief Stewart sent
to IL laundry q short time afterward He is
supposed to have cut his head with glass
while entering the rear window Of the post
Office, and tore piece from his handkerchief
to bind up the wound. :.
DR. J. H. Nyer, the Oldest dentist of Hazel
ton, Pa., shot and killed his wife and then
committed suicide by placing the muzzle OF
revolver at his temple and sending bullet
Into his braiR. The death of both was in.
stantaneous. The deed was evidently u pre-
mcditated double suicide by the doctor and
his WIFE, The latter was m invalid for a
humber of years and suffered considerably
fro m an incurable disease The doctor had n
lnrge practice. and all the money he made
was spent in attempts to obtain relief for his
wife from her maladv. They had M children.
Tho rostoffice in Grand Rapids, Mch was
robbed of $500 worth Of stamps and box
containing number of registered letters.
The janitor completed his work in the even
ing. and left a window open to air the place
: Five minutes later the deputy postmaster
entered to lock up the vault for the night.
He found the vault door open and the prop
erty gone. 1he.thief had evidently entered
through the window. taken what 6e could
10y hands on and left hurriedly. Seven
thousand dollars worth of stamps and half
dozen registered pouches were left undis-
turbed.
Adjective from Chicago arrived ut St.
Louis with requisition papers for Thomas ".
Ainss, who came there in a trunk after rob-
hing the Adams -Westlake Company of Chica::
go Of over ~ 900. William Mangler, man:
.ager Of the city department of the firm. come
down With the he-detectivc. Both proceeded to
the Office of the chief of police, where the
money taken from Vines was turned over to
them. They counted it out in Chief Huebler's
office and found that it footed up $3. .931.
Mr. Mangler states that $4,000 was the
amount stolen by Vines, 60 that the package
il 1929 short
Coroner Babbitt, of Birmingham, AIa., be.
gan the investigation Of a ease of suspected
wife and child murder which may rival the
Hawes horror 4 man living in u suburban
town is suspected of having poisoned his wife
.and daughter with rough on rats in order
that he might marry again. The bodies
the woman and child will he exhumed and q
post mortem held. No arrests have yet been
made, and the nun has NO idea that he is
under suspicion. He il making arrange.
ments for his wedding which il to take place
soon. His wife and child have been dead
about ten days.
Rev. Fielder Isral, pastor of the First
Unitarian church. was found dead in his
study in the church at Salem, Mimi, having
committed suicide by cutting bis throat with
razor while temporarily insane. He had
been unsettled mentally since the burning of
the steamer Maryland, on which hs was .