The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-03-08
The Ways Of the Wicked;

Policeman Louis S,lic shot an.l killed
himself AT his home in Milwaukee. He had
been unwcl and was temporarily insane. al
though u''ic to attend to his duties the day
before He leaves u wife and child, and was
twcn,y-s;x years old.
Alfred N. Lay, aged twenty six. son of en-
Congressman Lay, committed suicide at
Kansas li;y by taking two ounces of laud-
anuin. The young man was in good
circumstances. and it is supposed that his
act was caused by temporary insanity.
The sheriff Of MeHdorno county, Cal, has
captured two men supposed o be the parties
who held up both Mendorino stages on the
night OF Ian. j. En rh men were armed with
rifles and revolvers. On them were founi
names Of Charles Manning and H. ". Ham
Ion.
j. +. clark. Il druggist. was nssussnated
nj Chicago while ut work in his store corner
Of Harrison street and Hermitage avenue
The victim was s!ot in tie back. IL bullet
penetrating his heart. No one saw the deed
dom" Pcol l,l vi.g nbout the store heard
a cry for help. then tile shot, followed hy
hurrying foX, fails The pcrpetra, or and his
motives are unknown.
Word wis received at Little Rock, Ark.
that Edward McMerioi, known ms the king
Of the Moonsliiners." had been captured on
Brush creek, Scarcy county, after desperate
fight with II sl'erh aposse. McMeriot yielded
only when his rist o had l,ern shot from his
hand and hi, body pnnctur.1 with buckshot.
Several of the posse were wounded. The Of
fcers claim that the capture will break UP the
moonshiners in that section.
Inspector Byrnes of New York,
rec ived u warrant signed by Re-
cor.ler Smy;h for the arrest O Henry :. Ives
and G crsc X. Stnynor on IN Indictment for
grand larceny in the first degree found by
the araIi Jury. The warrant was served OH
the warden of LUDLOW street jail Us the lie.
tainer, with instruction that il the million
airc d..rniants should b. able ut any time to
s'cure bail in the evil suits on which they
are now held. they are to be turned over to
Inspector Bvrnes
There was somewhat of IL sensation in the
general SESSIONS court in New York when
Judge cowiAg. in charging the grand jury.
urged tn IN r'icularly to loo Ok up q certain
cuse whrie parties were supposed 10 be guilty
OF grand !u.eny. Many people take this o
mean Ives and Staynor, who are accused by
the Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton people OF
misapprprating nearly *3,O00.Oo0 The
grand jury wenr into session shortly aFtar.
and it was rr,norc,l that indictments had
been found against both Ives and staynor.
County Treasurer Jones NJ Lane had ab-
econded from Crclevi'le. Ohio. and was n de-
fainter in the sum Of $25,OOO. His absence
mel at the court house, gave credence to the
rnmor. aud soon there were ntout exacger-
ate,l statements OF the shortage yuryinr
in amount from S2G.00O to s1OOO0O. 1t
was not entirely unexpected. for Mr. Lane
w'sa frequent patron of the bucket shops,
and hn< o. late spent much time and money
in the company of lewl women.
Judge Dudley Kennedy committed suicide
at the Putnam hou New York by taking
poison. He had !,een involved, it is said. in
legal troubles with the banking firm of Fisk
& Hatch, over the sum OF $23, 900, which he
pni.i for shares Of Central Pacific stock. It
was guaranteed that the stock would go up
70 100; butt it did not. 1t fell; instead, nnd
proceedings against Fisk & Hatch, but late.
ly it is said that these proceedings we're dis
continued. for what reason cannot he learned
Tie financial loss led to Kennedy's ending
his lie.
Mrs. Lizzie McAulay and hor two children
were found dead in bed together at Chicago.
In the womans mouth was rubber tube
connecting with the gas jet. The gas was
turned on full, indicating that Mrs. NcAuley