The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-01-11
Mans Wicked Doipps.

The man murdered nn, hidden in the East
Park. Philapelplia, on Christmas night was
positively identified by MIS-. koellcr, the Ho-
boken landasly. ns II tinsmith Named krute-
.emanc from Colorado who stopped ut her
hotel one night. Chief of Detectives Wood is
disinclinc,l to accept Standardization.
"pct' Ovcrton wns hanged in the presence
der of Frank IIeurscy, April IT, He confess
ed guilt and acted coolly oD the srnifold.
While the moose WAS being adjusted lie sai,l
TO the deputy: "fou are choking me- Don t
choke man and hang him too" Themur-
dercr OF Hcarscy WAS the result of dispute
about II wo,nnn
Police Officer Luke Burke. of Hyde Park
was shot and probably fatally wounded ut
=Cbicago by Thomas Reynolds, who was intoxi-
Gated. The latter, wlliic passing Burke in lie
street. struck him in he fnce and dra wing Il re-
volver, fired five shots at Burke, three of them
taking effect. The latter, in turn. shot his
assailnnt after chasing him several blocks.
severely wounding him.
A. j. HofIield left Holland, n small village
in Manitoba. for his home near Norquay,
carrying liquor. His wife aud three small
children ran away on his appearance. He
drove on TO NorIuay. and returning home
with neislhois to find his wife dead, with
her face icarrully mmtiated. He says he only
struck her with his hand The Christmas
dinner stood ON the table as prepared. un-
touched. lioiiicld has been placed in c,Isto-
dy ut Holland.
The Indians scouts under Lieut.. McComh
visited Oklahoma Station nnd arrested an
the "boomcrs" in that vicinity. The prison
ers were compelled to hitch up their wagons
and take everything with them and go With
the scouts to camp. The scouts disarmed
the settlers and drove them like so many
sheep. The men nrr still prisoners. and it. ia
snid, will lr kept in confinement for several
weeks und then be driven out of the terrific
ry.
Two suicides were committed at VictorIn,
+. {. Lansah Sam cut his throat in Jail,
where he had been committed for trinl for
stealing, and l. Thompson, II well known gun
smith, cut his throat from ear to ear. lie
has been desponient over business troubles
Thompson was lost last summer for seven
teen days in Alaska, during which time he
and Ills companions lived on fish. and when
found was in II lia|f.dernentetl condition. from
which he never fully recovered.
Albert Nic'9!as, serving q five years
term in the New York tenitentiary for
grand larceny. nearly killed Edward Coyne,
u fellow convict. with an iron bnr and then
tried to cut his thrnat with shoe-knifc, but
was ovcrpowerc'l hy Keeper Cooper. Nicho-
las has been worrying over His disgrace and
"n account of his wifcs delicate condition,
md wheu Coyne annoyed lin at his work
he seemed to so crazy. Nicholas is said to
belong to a respectable Chicago family.
The struggle caused much excitement
among the convicts.
Five tlamps who entered the village q
Burlington. Wis. Christmas day, begged
money of the citizens and purchased tools
became suspicious md the vlnge Officers
and merchants procured guns and watched
at night for TIL" supposed criminals. Not
witllstanding the prccnution taken, the fel-
lows blew open two safes securing $500 in
notes and $500 in money. They also enter
ed five private residences in the heart of the
village. The notes stolen were found in u
railroad yard. but the thieves escaped.
1t has leaked out that u meeting of the
> Christian church of Columbus, Ohio, the
troubles that have arisen because OF the
bad report concerning their new pastor. Rev.
s Erred j. Bell, which come from all places
where he has preached be.orc, cuIminated in
personal encounter between the pastor and
9 Elder Finn urged the dismissal OF the pas
tor and said lie had letters in his pocket
proving him first-class fraud. Rev. Bell.
wild with rage, lenped upon the elder, and
bearing him down between the pews, choke.l
him until he was black in the face They
were separated, and the meeting adjourned
in confusion.
Petro Dnervo. an Italian brisand who
robbed and murdered the Marquis Guilio
Snnduzzi at the !ntter's villa near Torrela,
Italy, IN $50, was arrested Mt Stamford,
Conn, and will he taken back to Italy, ex-
tradition papers have already been granted.
The marquis is very wealthy, and noted for
his benevolcncc. and was killed while heroic
nlly resisting three burglars, led by Dinervo,
who had entered tho villa and we're rihin:.
the strong box. They secured over 100, 900
francs. The affair made Il great sensation
throughout Italy. Two of he robbers were
caught in the mountains. They confessed.
md hpt Il, i vol IGpnf lint bn
the country.
Alex Gulick, inler Of the city prison of New
Brunswick. N. j., was sivcd from death mt
the hands of one Of 4 he prisoners by n man
who is confined in he JUL under sentence Of
murder. The man who rescued the keeper is
Gusti Nasco, a Hungarian who was convicted
of murder in the second degree. One of the
prisoners i'll the Jail named Ma'nifrey became
IGmcntcd. He assaulted another prisoner.
md when iailcr Gnlick ran up to interfere,
HNat'rcy seized Il big stone cuspidor, and
would have brought it down on the iuilar's
head but .asro was nenr and rushed up and
knocked McCaffrey down. Nnsco received
@everal cuts and bruises during tho strug-
At Akron, thirty miles north Of Sioux City,
Iowa, William A. Myers was shot through
the heurt and instantly killed by man
hnmed Wood nlns Swan. Myers and his
employer. man named Stalker, were in II
barn talking about Wood. whose character
is that of n tough. aud Myers made some
dcrosa,ory remark Just as Wood enterr, tho
door. Wood at oirc grabbed pitclfork and
n,n,c for Myers. who wrenche,l the fnrk from
him and drove him from the barn. following
him aDme distance. Myers then turned to 20
back to the barn, when Wood drew u revol-
vcr and fired the ball striking Myers in the
back and pnssng through the llsnrt. coming
out OF his breast Myers st, geercd II few
steps to wagon and caught hold Of II wheel
brt scsn released his grasp esd fsll dead;