The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-04-04
Crimes and Criminals,

Oliver Osaug, the scaler who was recently
arrested for making a false scale of logs with
intent to derraud the Northwestern Lumber
company, pleaded guilty to the charge be-
fore Judge Texter of Taylor county, Wis.,,
and wasimmediately sentenced to one year
in the state prison, the last day of the term
to be spent in solitary confinement. The
extreme penalty of the law for the offense is
five years in prison. Osaug seemed very PEN
itent, and the fact no doubt had much to do
with making his sentence comparatively
light.
John Herman loved Mary Yanchig, of
Wilkesbarre, Pa., but Mary's brothers OBJ
jected. White Cap notices. sent to the lover
to keep him away, had no effect. Marv's
brothers visited Henran's house one night,
took him out, tied a rope around his neck,
and. dropping him to the ground, dragged
him over the street until he was nearly dead.
He begged for mercy, which was granted on
conditions that he give up Mary. Der
brothers, Powell and Stephen Yachig, have
been arrested.
Mrs. Cannon, the wife of a settler living
near the Dakota line, was in Springview,
Neb., asking help in r~escuing her husband
from the Dakota Indians. Cannon and O
number of other men were captured by q
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cattle thieves. The committee finally released
them on their promise to lie ave the country
at once. Three Of them, Cannon and two
other men named Babcock and Remus, were
found ct their house and taken across the
Dakota line by masked men who delivered
them to q band of Sioux. The Indians have
been losing cattle for some time and there is
little doubt as to the fate of the three men.
Lizzie Myers, a pretty six%teen-year-old
girl, was abducted from her home in Stark
County, Ohio, by two Of her uncles Andrew
and William Maurer, and taken to Urichs-
vile, Ohio, where she now is. The girls STEP
father swOre out warrants for the arrest of
the two Maurers on the charge of abduction,
and the girl. There is considerably mystery
about the case, Adams, the stepfather,
cha reing that the object of the abductors is
to get hold Of q large sum of money which is
to be left Miss Myers upon the death of her
grandfather, John Maurer, the old gentle
man having recently executed a will to
that effect.
Henry Konning lives alone on his claim
near Hecla, South Dakota. One night some
person knocked at his door. AS he opened
the door a hot was fred from the darkness,
piercing his chest. He closed the door. when
another shot was fired, passing through the
door, but missing the intended mark.
Konning yelled for help, n frightened the
ton he walked nearly half a mile to o neigh
boris house, where q physician was summon
ed. A ball from q revolver lay near the skin
in the back, and was easily out. The victim
is still alive, but the physician expresses faint
hope for his recovery. Halyer Olson has
been arrested, charged with the crime. Rob-
berry is supposed to have been the cause, as
II pnninu woc In0wn f0 ho 20 n Ia rrro a. =, ~,,u
of money in his possession.
Barnett, who was arrested at the st.
James hotel in Toronto in the guise of q
priest, is believed to be the same man who,
as Father Mcdonald, stole $2,4s5 in Amer
lean and Canadian notes from O bullion
dealer in Liverpool, Eng, last October.
Father Mcdonald represented himself as
being about to take a number of youths to
Canada, and wanted about $500 worth of
American and Canadian money. He re-
quested that the money be sent to a Roman
Catholic priest. which was done, and the
money handed to Father Mcdonald, who,
instead Of handing over $50 in English
money, decamped n made good his escape.
Barnett said that his right name was George
Powell, and his home on Sturban street,
Montreal. Powell has perpretrated swindles
in the United States as Father Clarke.
A desperate whose name cannot be ascer-
tanned, was shot and killed by an armed
posse under the Sheriff of Clackamas county
Oregon. The desperate has been terrorizinr
the citizens of that county for several weeks
past. He Travelled boldly about the country
stealing horses and breaking into houses,
and, being armed to the teeth, defed arrest.
Several attempts were made to capture him,
but he made such q desperate resistance
| that he effected his escape each time. A few
I Hoe 11.~E tN shot .,~I rs01c 81 /.
| Since then the fellow has been ranging at
large, frightening every one, The sheriff,
with n posse, started in pursuit and over
took the desperate. He refused to surren.
der when the sheriff opened fire with Win.
chester rife. Twenty shots we're fired and
the ontlaW fell, fairly riddled with bullets