The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-04-26
Petty Wickednesses.

Washington Petit, living on farm about
thirteen miles from kearney, Neb., was ar.
rested charged with tile murder Of his father.
The tragedy occurred about sundown. Mrs.
Petit, young Petit mother, was in the burn
with her son and husband during the quarrel
: IN which the three were trying to get posses
SION OF n shotgun. During the scuffle Petit,
senior, who wns seventy two years old, was
shot in the neck and died in a few moments.
The coroner's jury which had been invcsti-
eating the Santa Fe railway iisastcr which
occurred Mt Lorenzo, III, by which Mrs.
Hartt, of Brook'ine, Mass, and her son and
niece were killed, and her husband and sew
eral other persons injured, has returned n
verdict charging gross criminal carelessness
against Conductor Fred Iluges and Engineer
Frank Converse. 1t is reported that the
sheriff has gone to Chilicothe to arrest the
men.
Charles Funk, cigar manufacturer OF
kanknkee, ILL.,, mortdliy shot his vie and
then killed himself. Funk was married five
years ago. Early last year Mrs. Funk ss-
cured Il divorce, and secured the custody of
their child Funk heard that his vile was
shortly to marry aguin. lie called and
threatened her lie, and later during ~ quar-.
rel knocked her down and shot her He then
placed the revolver to hs head and fell dead,
For telling his sweetheart that her face
"would stop a bigger funcrai,' August Der.
ring will have to lnngush 80 days in II l}nlti-
morejal Miss Watts liz the name Of the Young
lady upon whom Dcrring lad been for some
time lavishing his attentions Recently he
called on her and the conversat tion gradually
kerame Of different charac ter from that con.
ventiOnal among lovers. when Derring finally
mndc the uncomplimentary remark Miss
Watts ire was raised to the boiling poInt
She had Drrring arrested, and 30 days in
jail was the result
The mail car on the Lake Shore road was
robbed at Chirago before it had gotten out
Of the city limits. The thief secured the
pouch containing about 100 pieces of regis.
tered mail for Cleveland and was rifIiup the
contents in an empty car when detected by
Waterman. As the watchman looked into
the cur the man jumped out through the
door on the opposite side and escaped, He
had opened about II dozen registered letters
and got away with their contents. No guess
can be made as to the amount of loss. but
the Cleveland pouch is always n valuable
one.
Sylvester Hill, general agent for the Will
iam Deering Harvester company, swore out
warrant for A. r. Wendlandt of Good
Thunder Blue Earth county, Mimi, chare-
ing him with grand larceny in the first de-
gree, specifying that Wendlandt has appro.
priated II 500 OF the company's money to
his own use. Wendandt was formerly a
hardware dealer at Good Thunder, and
handled the neering machines there 4 wear
ago he was closed No trace of IL good deal
Of the machinery and money could be tound
md Wcndandt refused to make any disclos.
nres, saying that such would tend to incrim-
mate him.
A burglar worked series of aristocratic
mansions on Jefferson avenue, one of the
leading residence streets Of the city. At the
house of Treasurer W. Can,lerson, of the
Michigan Car Company, he took u hath and
then proceeded to entertain himself in the
larder with wines. He then went through the
clothing in the house. but got no money
The house OF President Charles B Hull. Of
the American Eagle Tobncco Company. was
next visited. The burglar ransacked boxes,
bureaus, d1essers. and the le.rder. but got no
money W. X. Muirs house WAS despoilpd OF
edlbies: At Mrs. Z. A. Ducharmc's mansion
lie made too much noise. ard was scared off
AFTER getting some jewery. During the past
week IL dozen houses in the same neirhbor.
hood have been worked
Masked men invaded the house of Chris.
tim Yonder. near Meyersdale, Somerset
County, Pa. and spent several hours tortur
ing the old man, who was inirm and in.
They hanged him to hook, took him down
and hanged linn up a. though he were an old
coat. and then secured $ls6 and left, taking
two of his best horses. The horses have
since been recovered at Pinkerton tunnel
At the time of the robbery and cruelty there
were five persons in the house, a hired man
and two servant girls, besides Mr. and Mrs
fonder. A neighlor gained an entrance.
and on the floor were the old man, his wife
the two girls ull bound and gagged. Ii Is
probnble that the old man was tortured to
compel,him to disclose the whereabouts o.
his money, and that they were oil gagged
and tied to aid the ruffians to make good
ther. escape.
John Stuart OF Paterson, n. j.. arrived in
Butte, Montana, in company with three
young men named Ti'p. Riley md Straight,
the first two coming from EImira, N. V, and
the lat ter from Buffalo. Stuart had about
81 900 which lie intended to invest in ga.
loon. The money was sewed up in bis vest