The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-04-19
Crimes and Criminals.

William B. Donahec who claims to have
studied law in Hon. Grover Cleveland's Of
fee in Buffalo, has been arrested Mt White
Plains, charged with grand larceny in OBJ
tanning money on a fraudulent mortgage.
Judge Prendergast of Chicago found Will
lam Wilson guilty of interfering with the
Judges and clerks of election and sentenced
him to 300 days in jail. His offensa wus
stealing tho ballots utter they had been
counted.
:. Mrs. Annie Lawrence, nged seventy one
years, living in the Thirteenth ward, Ale
gheny City. was found by her husband in
tile yard with her throat cut from ear to ear.
She had LEFT the house during the night and
committed suicide. There is no cause u.s.
signed for the deed.
Policeman John Manning of Bessemer,
Ala, went to arrest negro named Sandy
Jones on o warrant. When Manning said
SANDY, want you," the negro replied
NO you don't" seized Winchester rife
and shot Manning dead. Sandy fired
through the door at three policemen outside
and then dashed off to liberty. He has not
been found.
John q. Thompson, the missing postal
clerk of Columbus, Ohio, who LETT Detroit
suddenly when he learned that the authori-
ties knew of his whereabouts, is now mt tile
British American hotel Windsor Tbomp.
son is son of the late John q. Thompson,
the we'll known Ohio politician. The penaty
for bis alleged crime is from one to ten years
in the penitentiary.
William Kintella, capitalist who is buy.
ing real estate at the Canada 500, was held
up by gang Of footpads. composed of H
O'Neil, J. Neville, ]. Doyle and DriscoIl, oil
from Ottawa, Can, and W. McKenna of the
500, Ont They brutally assaulted him with
clubs and revolvers, and after relieving him
of $500 and gold watch. left him for dead.
All the gang have been arrested.
One night man stepped into the Gate
City house at Gary, OAK, and asked Mr..
Barton, the proprietor, to step to the door,
saying n man wanted to see him. As he
stepped to the door four toughs attack
him. lie was badly beaten about the herd
and face and had one rib broken. He b, oke
and soon ended the riot. The men had been
drinking heavily. Two of the men have
been arrested.
Postoffice inspectors arrested Harry d
Darby, a register clerk in the postoffice in
Washington, for stealing valuable registered
letters. When arrested Darby had $40 in
his hand which he had Just taken from let
ter. The letter was mailed to Harper's Fer.
ry, ", Va. contained $246 and was ad.
dressed to the United States treasury.
After removing $40 Darby was about 10
rescal it. He is an old employe, having en-
tered the Office us carrier in 1880.
Sheriff O'Neill, of Choteau county, Mon.
tana, arrested Charles and Wiliiam Farrell.
JEFF Pruitt and another man on the Marias
on the charge ofstealing sixty horses from
the Canadian mounted police. The Farells
drove these horses into the Northwestern,
territory to sell. The Canadian custom of.
f,prx claim the payment of duty was evaled
ON them and they conRscatei the whole
band. The Farrels and Pr,,itt surprised
Lees camp on the night of Feb. 49, recap.
tu,ed the horses and ran them back to the
United States.
The Mechanics and Traders bank of New
York did not care to make any statement
concerning it's suit for $3O, 900, began in st.
Paul to recover on two promisory notes
made by n. Mcfarland and indorsed by
powns & Finch, The more important cred.
itors Of that firm declure thnt the firm had
their bookkaeper, Mcfarland, nuke two
pr0mssory notes for the $50, 900, which the
ilrm endorsed. Their representa tiOna, it is
added, were that they were perfectly sol.
vent and had capital Of $4,000. While