The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-02-15
Crimes and Criminals.

James X. Harley. an artist. aged sixty.
eaid to bc by his first wife related to Senato or
md Gen. Sherman, committed suicide at Bal.
timorc.
The sixteen year-old son of Mrs Mary Cor.
man, u willow, committed suicide by taking
q dose OF Paris green For years the hoy
had been addicted to drink. and when under
the influence Of liquor. developed IL suicidal
mania. When sober he was n model of indus
try and good manners.
Mr~. Irene Bishop of Wausuukec. Wis.
took an overdose of morphine and die,l from
i:s enpcts. She leaves a husband and several
children. She was IL sist,r-n- law of Thomas
Nash, en- superintendent of the railway mail
service.
In the examination of e. II. Lnngdon.
charged with hnrslarizins the Chicago 4
Northwestern depot ut Lake Preston, Dak,
aud the store Old J. Sweet iu Iroauois, XIV.
Langdon was discharged on u tcchnicalitv.
While another warrant was being made ont
he stepped out OF tl" court room, and. max
ing bleak. escaped in the darkness.
C: Il. Schall is editor Of the Dispatch and
The New Era denounced Schall severely.
schall took a Winchester nnd, meeting Lane,
opened the cditorialadebate Lane answered
witha revolver. The shooters were behind
doors and barrels. and no one was hit,
Schall's brother then tried to shoot lane. but
Ouuct ulS HlU sent l11m away
Both editors were arrested. Lane il from
Sedalia, Mo.
Tile suprrlne court Of Montana. decided the
appeal and motion for new trial in the case
Of George Godas, the half.brped murderer re-
gently extra'lited from Canada. 1t rcatfirms
the decision of the lower court, and Godus will
I've hanged on March 8. The crime for which
he IL convicted is the murder of n ranchman
named Emhody in the fall of 1887. Godas
received the news of he decision without show
ing emotion. He is kept in the county jal,
and the death watch is with him constantly
White Cap outrages nre becoming quite n
numerous quantity in Iowa, making their
appearance at Manly, Spencer. Usage. and
at other points. At the two former places
consta bles have been intimidatcd and threat
ened, and at the later place u card was at
tached to the door of E. &. Rice's book store
on which WIS written in red ink, language
too Insulting to lie reproduced. Ii is the
general opinion that these outrageS are per-
pstrated by individuals seeking private re-
venge. Sentiment is fully aroused to the
necessity OF stopping this disrcputable
work.
The Vienna correspondent of the London
Chronicle complains of the press censorship
in stopping his telegrams. Tho Brussels
correspondent Of the Chronicle alleges that
letter from the Vienna correspondent Of
that paper asserts that when the door of
Crown Prince Rudolphs room was forced
open the bod;. ofu beautiful young Bohemi-
nm lady was nlso found. Tie correspondent
asserts that the crown prince first killed her
with u revolver and then shot himself, and
that the body OF the lady WAS conveyed
secrst!y TO the seat of her family in Bohemia
Two other versions of the alleged double
trngedy are current and have already been
cabied abronl, hut the foregoing account is
most generally believed.
Another sensational story relative to the
death OF the Austrian crown prince comes
from Brussels. 1t is asserted that the honor
with high Austrian family, and that it wns
decided that the prince and IL son of the fam-
ily in question should fight u duel on the so.
called American plan, according to which
method dice are thrown to decide which OF
the duelists shall commit suicide. The dice
were thrown and Rudolph lost The time
specified for the suicide of the loser was three
months, and at he expiration OF that period
the crown prince fulfilled his engagement and
time mentioned Rudolph was apparently pre-
pairing for his coming death seems to give
color to the foregoing story.
Charles .. Starr and l.. B. Winnus. who
were arrested and brought to keoknk. Iowa,
for an attempt to wreck II Rock Island pas-
senger trsin on the night of Der 13, near
Belfast were on trial. Winans confessed he
crime and impliratcs Starr as the chief con-
spirator. Starr proposed to him TO place
the eur across the track near u culvert in or.
der TO wreck the train and then rob the l,o.l-
les OF the victims. Winnns al first refused,
hut upon lning threatened at the muzzle Of
u shotgun agreed 10 ussist by placing the ti-
Starr. wnA to lilo in ambush and rob the vic
Tins after the accident The deed was frus-
trated by u farmer. Starr is s,n OF
kor.us Star wealthy and respected farmer