The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-03-07
Grimes and Criminals.

George Bryson. who is accused of having
nun dered Annie LundStrum, was taken to
Boulder from Helena, where he will be tried
March IL. The ease promises to be some
what complicated and interesting. Many
witnesses has been summoned.
Charles Tierney, alias BigCharley. a rowing
gambler, during an alteration in asaloon at
Billings, Mont, struck one of the discharged
Rocky Park laborers over the head with the
butt of q six-shOoter, severity in;uFing one of
his eyes. Big Charley was arrested.
{ A. b. Cleveland, thirty-eight years old and
married, and president of the a. B. Cleveland
company OF Now York, wholesalers of seeds,
has been missing for three weeks. It is said
he provided himself cut of the county funds
and by loans with OyeT 100000 before
leaving.
Miss WelteP, who was made the victim of q
foul attempt at murder at West Superior, re-
gained consciousness, but denies any knowl-
edge as TO the identity OF her assailant. She
contradicts the first reports, however, by
stating that tho would-be murderer entered
her room anu struck at her with pair of
scissors. There is not the slightest clue as
vet.
Grace Irwin, aged thirteen, was lured from
her home in New York by a negro, who told
her that her teacher had met with an acct
dent and had sent for her. The story was
false The police have been notified of the
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has been kidnapped. She is very handsome
and looks older than she is. She is an or
phan, of wealthy English family.
In the outskirts of st. Charles, Mimi, Mrs.
Minnie Muller wife Of Robert Muller, locked
herself in a room and took dose of arsenic,
which proved fatal before q physician could
reach the spot She leaves two small chill
dren. Her father. Philip Shiman, is one of
the oldest ard most highly respected citizens
of the place. Domestic trouble is said to
have been the cause OF the rash act.
William Landgrar, lad about Is years of
age, living in Mankato, Mimi, was arrested
on charge OF larceny. On searching him
about $500 in money, a pair ofcuf buttons
and several lead 5-cent pieces we're found.
He had been making and passing these
pieces of of counterfeit money for some time.
He also belonged to gang that have been
/. RAISING raised bank notes, and had sue
ceeded in passing several 81 bank notes
raised to 50. He was arrested and tried and
was bound over to be tried bafore the United
States district attorney at st. Paul
Jack Cooper one of "Cattie Kate Max
Wells gang, vas shot and killed at Cheyenne,
WFo.. by Ed Westphaul, a ranchman who
has suffered by the gangs depreciation.
Westphaul threatened to kill Jack if he ever
caught him around the ranch on the Sweet
water again Cooper opened fire with his re-
yolyer and Westphaul returned it with a
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hind his horse, but the ranchman killed the
horse and shot Cooper as he was running. 1t
is believed that Cattle Kate and her party
will avenge Cooper's DEATH
J. W. Anderson, postmaster ct Collins, No
Mans Land, states that he had escaped
from that territory to save his life. Last
week q band of cowboys representing them
selves to be in the employ OF the Colorado &
New Mexico Cattle Company, rode into Col
Inns. small place in the west end of the Pub
lie Strip. and ordered the citizens to yacate
that territory within forty-eight hours I'M
der penalty of death. Hastily gathering to.
gethrr such of the postoffice's property as he
could Gerry with him. together with his
mother and brother, he fed to Boston, q
small town near the Colorado line. He says
there is quite a number OF refugees in Boston
WHO escaped from the wrath of the cowboys
Anderson tells of ten men who have BARR.
caded themselves in sod house and will
fight the cowboys to tn bitter end.
John Heller, German, lived with his fam
ilv, q wife and five children, on claim two
miles from Dickinson, Oak. He and bis Wit
had been having some trouble and HI