The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-09-06
The World Of Criminals.

James M. Newbaker was nssassinated as
he was entering lis house as Satartia, Miss.
He i IS riddled with bullets Newbuker was
appointment politician and u candidate for
the Legislative nomination ut the last county
convention. An attempt was made aboutn
year ago to assassinate him.
A deputy United States marshal ut st.
Joseph No., arrested q farmer named Rob.
inson for disposing OF counterfeit money. To
the deputy marshal he confessed that he was
one OF gang of the agents for the counter.
letters whose den was recently raided near
Dayton, Ohio. He stated that $50, 900 in
counterfeit $40 bills had been distributed
around St. Joe.
A bold case of kidnapping occurred at Chi
cago on South Water street, one of the busi-
est thoroughfares in the city. Henry Rossn.
berg, peddler Of vegetables, drove into the
street named and went into market to buy
his supplies, leaving in his wagon his two
cons, aged ten and five years. While he wus
gone an unknown man appeared and, lifting
the younger boy from the wagon, ran rapid
ly away with him. No trace ofths child has
yet been secured.
Benjamin Adams was arrested ut Kansas
City on charge OF obtaining money under
false pretenses. II is allcgeded that hs sold
the agency in four Missouri townships for .
patent farm implement to four different Mis-.
souri, farmers for $500 each, and failed to de.
liver the goods to any one of them. He was
committed to Jail 1t is believed that Adams
is the individual who hns been vlctimizing
Kunsns farmers in u similar manner.
Judge Mcconnell at Chicago decided that
all the defendants in the Cronin trial must
be tried together, with the exception Of
Frank Woodruff. He said that in view of
Woodruh-s . confession it would he ma nifestly
unfair to allow him to go on trial with t he
Others All tho defcndants took exceptions
to the ruling of the court refusing them sep.
nrate trials, and the Judge granted twenty
days in which to file bills of fexception. The
att orneys for the various defendants then
ex pt ssed themselves as ready to proceed
with the trial.
desperate attempt was made ut Chicago
to oassassinate Gus klallre. the tinsmith, who
identified Martin Burke as the man for whom
he sollered together tin box, Mayo, which,
it 10 supposed contained the clothing of DR..
Cronin. He was walking eastward to his
home on Ohio street. When with within u
block of his home he was assaulted by ten
or dozen young men. They knocked him
down, beat him about the head with some
blunt instrument and threw him over low
fence to the ground below, a distance OF II
feet. He struggled to his feet, calling for
help. and ran toward home. His brother
and the servant girl heard his screams and
they ran out toward him. His assailants
sprang over the fence after him and pursued
him almost to the door.
A great sensation has been unearthed at
the state prison, at Juckson, Miss. The mat
ricide Irving Latimer. whose crime und trial
attracted widespread attention, has been
detected in u plot to blow up the prison, and
"a quantity ofexplosive has been found with
in the prison walls. Jumper" or chore
ni,.n was detected in getting package near
the north wall which had been thrown over
by outsiders during the night. A watchman
got the package, having traced it to Lati-
tlner. 1t contained u package of Hercules
powder one of the most powerful explosives.
From other, but reliable, sourcesit is learned
that Old prisoners have made use of Latin.
er's money and secured outside influence tn
execute the scheme, which would, il entirely
successful, have destroyed the prison and let
300 convcts loose. This scheme has been
contemplated for the past year and did not
originate with Latimer.
There is great excitement ut San Juop
Capistrino, Cal, over the Kidnapping OF
Marie Hobona, aged seventeen, by the noted
bandit Sylvester Morales. Morales was seen
carrying her away on horseback and Wig.
orous pursuit was organized. The bandits
horse gave out and he entered the stable o
Henry Charles, intending to steal u horae
Charles was in the stable and was shot dend
The father Of the abducted girl accompanied
the officers to the scene Of tue murder TO en-.
deavor to find some trace Of his daughter.
He said the girl hYd never seen Morales un.
til q few days ngo, when he came to the
house at San die Quito where shs was in bed
lie compelled her to dress, mount the horse
aud ride away with him. Once they were
seen at San Juan and were rhase.l by mn
officer who captured one horse and the girls
clothing. The ,lesperndo WAS last seen with
the girl going toward Trabura canyon. He
is q desperate man md swearx lie will not
he taken alive. An extra posse has gone out
10 help the sheriff.
Near independence, Kenton county, Ky,
PIT. Beers, q farmer afty-eight years old