The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-08-16
Criminal Doinss.

Dick Tate, Kentucky q sdefaulting treasurer,
10 said to have been Arrested at SCOTS
borough, Ala.
j. $. Howell, the noted murderer Of Mrs.
Hall and her three children, was sentenced
to Linneus, NO., to be hanged Nov. Is.
During u riot between strikers and Hun
garians Mt Pittsburg ono Hungarian and
Deputy Sheriff Sweeny were probably fatally
injured.
DR.. Linden, secretary Of the Casino, at
New York, is short in his acco"nts between
$4,000 and $4,000. Mrs. Linden has made
good the deficiency.
Andy Williams of Enslcy City, Ala, went
home and found William McCutcheon in his
room with his vile. He killed them both
with a revolver nd left
At n colore1 bnrber's picnic near Chicago,
Col. duncan imagined that Ed Bennett had
upon the crowd shot and dubbed Duncan to
death.
The prisoners confined in Fort Son Juan
de Ullon at Vera Cruz revolted against the
officials. The troops on duty ut the3fort.shot
twenty Of the prisoners and quelled the up.
rising.
Nathan s. Pinckney, cashier Of the Lake
Shore & Michigan Southern railroad in
Grand Rapids. Mich, is missing. About
81 200 of the company's funds have disap-
penred too.
charge of criminal assault, George W. Barn
hardt OF Branch county, Mich, has been re-
leased, it having ut last been proven that
he was innocent.
Hindern, n very popular clerk, was found
dead in bed Mt the fremont House at Bald
win Center, Wis, having hung himself by
shawl strap tied to the bed post. He was
single, 35 years old, and brother Of the
former sheriff of Grant county, Mimi.
i Extensive forgeries Of 1000 franc notes
have been discovered In France The forg-
ing has been going on for six months and the
notes have been extensively circulated. A
number Of persons have been arrested.
large rnilway contractor who is implicated
In forgeries has escaped.
A Ashocking story comes from Covington
county, Alabama. A widow and two grown
daughters and twelve-year.old son live
nenr n little place called McNeill Tho other
night three young men went to the house.
outraged the women, and demolished every
thing about the premises. They then went
to the house of an old negro near by, found
him sick. shaved his head. and bent him 80
that he died next day. His son saw them,
and asked them why they had treated his
father no. Their answer was four pistol
shots which killed him. The dispatches gave
no names. The place ia remote from tele-
graph.
Financial circles were astounded in Mime
npolis, by the announcement OF stupendous
forgeries committed by ]. Frank Colon, of
lockwood & Collom. The victim of the al.
legged forgeries. amounting, it is said, to
1921 400, ia John T. Bleisdell. Mr. Colon
lias for three and half years been the attor-
ney aud trusted friend Of Mr.. Blaisdell, and
the crooked work charged against him COW
era period of time extending over the pnst
indorsed $40, 900 note for Mr. Collom, and
since then has indorsed or permitted his
name to bc used Us security for several small.
Ier notes, which were discounted by the Se-
curity Bunk. No arrest hos been made,
aud M the probabilities for q settlement ore
i.ecoming more likely the alleged forgsr will
le apt to bridge over the difficulty and avoid
criminal prosecution.
most remarkable robbery occurred Mt
Luperne, Iowa. Two commercial travellers
u. H. RowelI. representing E. W. Bsckus
4 Co. Of Minneapolis, wholesale lumbermen,
and A. Catell of Grinnell. Iowa-were waiting
at the depot for a south-bound passenger
train. Tie two travelling men were the only
occupants of the platform. Three tramps,
tyith caution ond precision Of action which
shows premeditated assault, crspt on them
from behind and succeeded In binding and
ho orr Nnfn n tna hofor
knew vhat had happened. They then went
through them and relieved them OF about
345 In cash and two gold watches. Having
satisfied themselves that they had secured
all the valuables, they carried the victims
out short distance on tho country road,
where they left them and returned to board
the train Tor which the travelling men vers
waiting and escaped.
The southbound Fort Worth 4 Denver
mai and express train was robbed by six
masked men early between Cheyenne and
Tascosa, Tex. about 375 miles from Fort
Worth. The passenger coaches were dc.
tached from the locomotive and the engineer
forced to pull his engine ahead few yards
and then walk back and force the express
%ro .eaue ths
the express packages ond put out the lights,
and the thieves secured but three packages
Of express matter. which was but . small
part Of what was 10 the car. The mxil agent
wus next compelled to open his car and the
muil matter wns searched for vaiHables. The
mail agent managed tohide the most yslu-
abie registered packages. and the entire
amount Of msney secured in both cars will
not exceed $4,000. The passengers were
not molested. After the robbery the bandits
ordered the engineer to pull out and fred Q
parting shot at thet train. They then made
iheir escape.