The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-09-26
The World OF Criminals.

The grand jury in the Hamilton case found
indictments for grand larceny and conspira-
cy against Mrs. Swinton, Josh Mann and
Eva Hamilton.
In the United States court at La Crosse the
grand jury found an Indictment against
Joseph Brazee for mail robbery, whereupon
he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to two
years in the house Of correction at Milwau-
kes. He is the son OF u hotelkeeper at Mad
ison.
Burglars raided four hotels and boarding
houses at Altoona City, Wis, securing about
$3.50 in cash and some valuables. The rob-
berries were very skilfully executed. There is
no clue to the identity OF the thieves, though
they were seen sneaking out of one OF the
hotels about daylight.
s The residence of William Pulze at Cedar
Falls, Iowa, wat found to be on fire. The
flames were soon extinguished, and upon en-
tering the building the dead body ofPulze
was found upon the floor. By his side was a
double barrelled shotgun, and q ghastly
wound in his side, showing where the cart
ridge took effect. 1t is supposed to have
been q case of suicide caused by family
trouble, as his family had left him only q
short time before. Deceased was sixty
years old.
The female horse thief who left Rochester,
MIMI, was arrested at La Crosse. The horse
was recovered. she having rode the entire
distance without O saddle. She gives her
name as Mary Hyatt. While in
Rochester she gave her name as Mrs.
Hempsted, and is described as about
Eve teet high, dark hair and eyes, weighs
about one hundred and twenty pounds, and
10 about twenty-five years old. The story
of her change of female attire to that Of o
is a large trunk in the American Express of
fee at La Crosse, for which she inquired and
told the agent she would claim in a few days.
The Hamilton case wss brought to a con-
clusion in New York by the conviction and
sentence of the Prisoner. The jury was
placed in charge OF the sheriff and retired.
Onehour after going out they fled into the
courtroom again, land every one scanned their
faces as il to learn the tate of the unfortunate
woman. The judge ordered the prisoner
brought back into court, and the clerk asked
the jury if they had arrived at a decision.
m 1%ni fss1e: , syssyth'n "M .a ss eSist' "9 W. Fs sns
the prisoner guilty as indicted" Mrs. HAM
ilton was whispering to her counsel at the
time, and as she heard the verdict announced
started and gasped, but in a moment recov-
cred herself and gave no other sign of emo
ton. d The jury was polled, and each answer
ed ''guilty"' as his name was called. Judge
Reed then sentenced the prisoner to two
years in the p~enitentiary.
Louise Shoemaker, a pretty blonde girl of
fifteen, disappeared from her parents resi-
dence in New Orleans over q year ago,a and no
trace Of her could be found until the present
time, when Sergeant Kenny, hearing that a
white girl was kept q prisoner in the rear ola
barber shop on Felicite street. kept by Gus
Reed, a negro, went to the place and broke
open the door, which was locked. As he en-
tered the rear o. he saw the irail form Of
Miss Shoemaker. naked except for q tattered
undergarment. Her fnce was pale as death
and her eyes shone with insane fear as she
rushed toward the sergeant and, clinging
ffantically TO him. cried p~iteously: rSaye
me, save moi Kenny with difficulty per-
buaded her that she was now in friendly
hands, and the half-crazed girl finally be-
cams quiet. Aseistance was summoned,
clothing provided and the girl properly ear
Cd for. She states that Reed had kept her
locked mp for nver q year, subjecting her to
constant outrage. Reed was 500 arrested
and locked mp. The girls much emaciated
and apparently halsstarved,