The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-12-20
poINos OF THE WICKED.

DoINoS Vt "lSNEO.
Albert I'cvoir. tried at Ha,lson for killing
James Mcdonald, is convicted OF murder in
the first degree.
T.. Is. Hcmmingwny,a Il druggist and private
banker of Binghamton n. V, hus dsap-
pcnrr'l, aud is said to huve taken $75, 900
belonging to Others.
Molic Brown, Il prisoner in the Kansas
penitentiary, struck +, $. Hanks, one OF the
guards. on the head with the sharp edge of n
iIu'chet. incting probably mortal wound.
g. Brchtcl. proprietor OF u shoe store in
Scotia, n. Y, was mortally wounded by four
whom lecluel surprised while they were
bur2larizing his store.
James Donhaue was shot and instantly
killed by William Boathr in Il saloon quarrel
in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Bouthc was ar
rested.
Recently n mob attacked the China inland
and Methodist Erisco: al missions at kau-
kang and destroyed both chapcs and an
opium refuge and stoned the officials who at
tempted to interfere.
The bookkcepcr Of the Farmers and Me-
clianirs bank at Fort Worth, Tex, forgot to
lock the SEE, and Waterman Charles Wal.
lace sent FOR his friend Lee Reilly. itieliy re-
srondcl with IL bag. and $4,000 in silver was
ofthe plumber recovered.
At crowcll, Il small town in the interior of
Neh,aska. {. q. Pu'sfcr, II grain dealer, was
shot and instantly killed by parties unknown
willie oil his way from his Office to his house
He was in the habit of carrying money. Tie
object u! the murder is supposed I o have been
robbery, II is not known wlethrrany money
was taken ar not
The sheriff of Ashland county was called
TO West Superior by dispatch stating that
Dan Iiitchie who murdered II young RAILROAD
man named Billy Armine II year ago, aud
who escaped from jail several months ago,
lius been captured. The murder of Ar,nine
was Il cold hlrode. affair. and lnrgc re-
ward is offered for I:itchie's arrest.
A constable and posse of 10 men cap
turcd Chris Farst and Chas. Sbephur.l in the
brush uluns the Elkhorn river in Nebraska.
The men are charged with murder ofC. i.
Pnlsfer. the grain dealer at Cromwell. Both
confessed the crime, and were taken to Fro
mont. where they are row in Jail. They
were followed by IL mob with Il rope. but
were safely landed on tlctrain under IA guard
OF II me
A fellow claiming to he physician has
succeeded in la,lly fleeing n number of citi-
zcns OF Nauvoo, III. He made great protes-
sions Us cure all and succeeded in securing
n number OF patients. lie presented them
with II contract to sign, which they did with
out hesitation The doctor lr in Il few days
aud now the "rontrarts' have turned up in
the hands of mnorrnt purchasers as notes
for amounts varying from 50 to 80.
Tie urhcr the investigation into the a.
fairs ofW. II. FurSi imam. the lefaulting bt ok
er and money lender, agent of Hudson. Burr
4 Co, otBlOomington ILL.,. proceeds, the worse
it looks. The work OF checking up the loans
made by The nhsconder is nearly completed
and the dca !cati Is already 81 ~, 900 with
some transactions vet to hear from. Hud-
son, Burr & Co.. /, few days ago offered II re-
ward Gi $1,000 Tor the arrest OF Furstmu
and have scattered his portraits far and near
So far not u single trace has been discovered
A special from Lancaster, o.. soys: A
young man named Charles l.. Crlppeii, met
tragic death. He and his father had Il room
ON the fourth floor ofthe Tallmadge House
and retired early. About ! O'Clock next
morning young Crirpcn aroused his fnth"r
By talking in his sleep. His father shook him
to awaken him, when with II bound the Young
man lcaped through n window that had been
left open for ventilation, clearing the balrony
and aIishting OH the stone fngging. He was
killed.
At Mur!reesboro Tenn, in the law Office of
Leland Jordan, Frank B. Selph. young
attorney, shot and instantly killed Edwin f.
Fletcher, of that city The difficulty grew
out OF Il recent article whicl, appeared in the
Free. Press. As near MS eau bs learned, Mr..
Fletcher accompanied by his stepbro, her.
Morgan Perkins. went to the Office of Seph,
demanding an apology or rptractiou of
the article. Sclph it appears. was first badly
hurt by Il blow on the head which knocked
him down, and while prostratcd and being
severely punished. he drew his pistol and fir
ing struck Fletcher Under his lett inw, the
ball coming ont near the left temple. The ex-
citr,nent is intense. All the parties concerned
drr highly tOnnecte'l.
Tie people of Big Horn basin. johnson
rourty. have broken up Kettle Jacks gang
ui thieves and cut throats by lynchng eleven
OF them and driving the remainder OF them
out ufth country. Kettle Jack and his
companions arrived in that region about n
year ago. After being reinforced by n mum.
hrr OF desperate characters they began to
plunt.rr settlers. Farmer Jones and two sons
pursued the gang and made a fight for some
OF their :, olcn property. hut wcr" shot down.
People living in the basin. some 800 in
number. lived in mortal terror of Kettle
Jacks band. Jack male cnptive of and
forced into marriage the daughter of Il
hading citizen. The fnihcr headed II rcscu
ing party, but the lts''uers were de Gated with
tleloss oi two killed nnl llialn-dozcnwoun,led
Jack grew bolGcrnnd bolderuntil he i,izen.
de,e; mined to wipe out the outlaws. They
succeeded in storming the camp oi the des
pcrndocs md lynching followed.
Casper Clispy was mnchinist twenty
sn years old and loved Mary Anson, aged
xSsntS:tEo, Q daughter o! John Ahsop ejst