The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-05-16

he was~ introduced to Charles McCarle, an ex-
saloon keeper, as a captain OF police,
McCarle, so O'Brien declares, induced him to
leave his money with Ward for sac keeping.
The stranger gave Ward 1915 to keep for
him, but when he returned for his cash Ward
did not know him. The saloonkeeper and
McCarle will explain matters to Justice
White.
There was a scene at the Grand hotel at
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, when q carpenter named
Welshone ascertained that his wife's son
Charles Scott, the fourteen year-old bell-boy,
had been abducted by his father, DR.. Scott,
a wealthy physician of Pittsburg. Mrs. We'll
shone, formerly Scott's wife. left him twelve
years ago, and has concealed her place OF
residence from him until recently. when the
father appeared and took the boy to Pitts
burg. The mother will endeavor to regain
possession of her child.
Contractor j. E. Mccormick has disap-
peared from Tacoma with about $50, 900 Sc
cured from friends. He met VIM. Squ;res, of
Seattle, and asked him to indorse his note at
the Pacific National Bank for $37,5 500 tor
about 10 days, until he could complete his
contracts and get some money on them.
Squires complied with the request. Nc
Cormick went to the bank, drew the money,
and subsequently took a train for New York,
where he formerly resided. His liabilities
will aggregate over $4,000 and he tool
upward of $4,000 in cash with him.
Troops B., E and G., First United States
cavalry, and a detachment of Grow scouts,
under command of Maj. Carroll, left Fort
Custer for the Tongue River agency to assist
Agent Upshon in preventing the Sioux md
Cheyennes from holding a sun dance and to
turn the Sioux back to the Pine Ridge
agency. Trouble is anticipated, as the In
dams cling to the traditions Of the sun dance
ence of leveled carbines. This dance is q
heathenish rite, ut which the young braves
attest their courage by submitting their
bodies to be hacked and mutilated by the
knives of the elders, mortal wounds being
frequently inflicted in this way.
Another case Of crime resulting from the
practice of insuring children's lives has been
discovered at Deptford England. In Feb
ruary q boy named Sydney Bolton, II years
OF age, died at Deptford. Suspicious of foul
play arising. his body was exhumed, when
it was found that he lad been poisoned,
traces of arsenic being discovered in the lads
stomach The boy was boarding at the
lime OF his death with q relative named Mrs.
Winter, who obtained insurance on the
boys life. In order to get the money the
forged the boys mothers name to
the receipt. It transpires that since 1888
Mrs. Winter has insured tho lives of 81 of
her relatives, and has driven rather q lucra-
tive trade in the business. Five OF her vic
times have died, and she has collected the
insurance on their lives. 1t is belle, ed that
she poisoned them, and intended to poison
all the Others whose beneficiary she was,
This wholesale murderess is at present i'll,
but her arrest will be made as soon us Dos.
sible.
At Lafayette, Louisiana, a party OF twen-
ty-fve or thirty men armed with Winchester
rifles surrounded the court house, while sew.
eral larger bands, also armed, remained Just
outside the town limits. These men, in
menacing tones, proclaimed that no negro
would be allowed to vote at this municipal
election. A large number of men with arms
were in the immediate neighborhood of the
court house square and at the several en-.
frances to the square,, armed men were posted
and negroes were not permitted to enter.
At $50 Sheriff Broussard offered to escort a
number of men at the north entrance to the
square, to vote. He attempted to enter with
these men, when there was u rnsh OF armed
men to the spot n shouts were heard
Shoot him, kill him. "Don't allow the
--- to go in" and the voters turned
back. The sheriff entered the court house
and the commissioners and clerk of the court
and sheriff who were holding the election
then closed the polls and retired. A sworn
statement by these officers was forwarded
by mail to the governor.