The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-06-07

at Noorhsad, Ainn., next Friday, was in.
formed byhis attorney, Taylor Crum, that q
stay Of proceedings had been granted in his
case. He was highly elsted, and almost
,xept for joy. Attorney Crum expressed
never hang. The general expression in the
city is somewhat divided. While NO one
sympathtxes with Brown, q large number OF
prominent citizens think the death penalty
is too severe. Sheriff Jensen completed the
scadold and tran which ars to Ike put nm in.
side the Jail. The death watch will be taken
of.
At an curly hour on Memorial day after.
noon Capt. c. Henry Witthaus committed
suicide at his home in New York by shooting
himself He had returned from the parade il,
his uniform ofthe Old Guard at noon. and
went to his room to prepare for dinner. At
l o'clock his brother went up stairs to call
Of blood, dead. He had first shot himself in
the left temple with q small revolver and tho
bullet glanced off, Then he took n larger re-
v0iver nnd shot himself in the right tenlple,
This shot finished the work. The ::suicide
had an uncle who committed suici,ie some
time ago. he was very wealthy and thirty.
nve years Of age.
On the goth inst. well dressed young man
named j. c. White, q stranger in town, pre-.
sented Cashier Heslett, Of Clark & Laribee'
bunk at Seattle, W. T. with draft ON them
drawn by the Commercial National Bank Of
Portland for 1900. Az o letter of advics
had been sent Clark 4 Lnrabie, with the
signature of White, the draft was honored,
The next both banks heard of him was
T when letters ct ofinq9iry were received from the
s Larabie, asking II draft had beenissued
by ). Z. White for $500. giving the number
reply was sent that the draft had heen
raised $55, and advising that the draft pre-
sented was forgery. The First National
here also on the same day received an in
quiry if draft for 81, 500 had been issued by
draft was for only $25, and that the one prp.
sented had been raised
While handsomely dressed woman, an.
parently about twenty.four years old, wus
walking along one Of the principal avenues
OF Wichita. Kansas, she was overtaken by two
men in carriage. They drove rupidly up
to the sidewalk, and leepinR out caught the
lady by the arms and commanded her to
get into the carriage. She refused and com.
menced crying for help. The men hastily
forced her into the carriage and drove rap.
idly away. The frantic cries of the woman
caused George H. Blackwilder, vice president
of the board of trade, and l.. NJ. Clapp, a
member Of the school hoard, to look out Of
their windows. They reported tine matter
the lady's indentity was gained at one Of
the hotels. where it was learned lady an
swering the description given arrived the
day before and claimed to be Miss Rebecca
keinhart Of CINCINNATI She paid her bill
Tor three days, and had with her only
small grip. She left the hotel about noon
ior q walk, and has not returned.
Information comes from Jefferson City,
Mo, ofthe suicide of lady, supplemented
by the attempt of her husband to take his
own lie. The parties were I.eim Gruber and
vile, recently from Switzerland. 1t appears
that Mrs. Gruber took dose of rough on
rats with suicidal intent. She informed her
husband and neighbors while suffering from
it's effect what she had done. saying that as
she had no children she had grown tired of
living and had taken this method Of ending
her life. She lived only few hours. The
next d1y her husband shot himself with a
rifle. The ball struck the forehead, but
glanced upward without penetrating the
skull. Seeing that the shot had failed of its
intended purpose, Gruber ran to the river
nnd .eapel into the stream. A neighbor,
who saw the whole affair, but who was not
close enough to prevent it. followed Gruber
and leaped in after him. caught Gruber us lie
rose to the surface of the water for the sec-
%s @ nnS setsy q t IT, s ths con-
sidered dangerous He assigns us the rea.
son for his rash attempt, thatlife had no
and that lie desired to end his troubles.
Both Gruber and his wife were well respected