Morning journal and courier., 1889-01-01
0 FROM ALL QUARTERS. AN INSANE MANS FREAK. He Shoots The Officer Sent To Arrest Him. WAR ON THE WESTERN UNION. End Of The Long Bur|ing-
 ton Strike.
IMPORTANT FOREIGN NEWS.
Full Confession Of The
 Philadelphia Murderer.
SHOT THE OFFICER DEAD.


 How An Insane Man of Dover, N. H.,
 Resisted an Officer Sent to Take
 Him to an Asylum-The Murderer
 Captured.
 DOVER, N. H., Dec. 31.-George A. Pray, special policeman, was killed tonight at the house of John B. Huckins, six miles out of the city, where he had gone to arrest Charles H. Tanner and take him to the in- sane asylum. In 1884 Tanner, who is forty years of age, was adjudged insane and sent to the Concord asylum. Soon afterJ. B. Huckins was appointed his guardian, and through Huokins' exertions Tanner was re- leased from custody. Since then Tanner has led quiet life up to two weeks ago, when he became violent and Huckins decided to send him back to Concord. He asked Mar shal Fogarty to send out two strong men to arrest Tanner at the supper table, bring him to the city for the night and then take him to Concord. Instead of so doing George E. took with him William Robinson, and they arrived at 6:30.
 Tanner was sitting by the fire and as Pray went in the latter told him he had come to arrest him. 'What for?" asked Tanner. 'sTo take you to Concord" !" replied Pray.
 
 and Robinson foilowe.... When half way up Pray stopped. Tanner had gun in his hand. Quickly he brought it to the shoulder, there was a loud report and Pray fell back into Robinson's arms. Tanner then went into chamber, locked the door and jumped out of the window without hat or coat and made good his escape. The off cers and Dr. Srackpole found Pray, the en- tire charge of buckshot having passed through his heart. Officers at once began searching for Tanner in the woods, while some went to hls fathers house six miles off in Burlington. Tanner has a wife and three adult daughters. Pray leaves widow and three small children. He was thirty-four years of age.
 Excitement over the crime is very great here At Il p. n. there were 800 people about the station waiting to see Tanner broughtEin. The gun used WAS old long muzzle- loading shotgun. Tanner was seen two hours after the murder by Horace Felix | CT, four miles from Huckins' house. He had rifle in his hand and he said he was going ! to Burlington depot to kill his wife. He I called James J. Grifin's where of his | daughters lived and wanted to go in, but MT. Griffin, seeing the rife, would not un- lack the door. Officers Willard, Fody and Wilkinson were in hot pursuit, and late to- | night they found Tanner in his fathers barn | and arrested him. He was brought here and 1 locked up. Officer Fody brought back the ! rifle.
 Another Dakota Town Swept by Fire. BorT1NEAU, Oak. 31.-Fire was discovered in McArthur Brothers drug store, in the business center of the town, at an early hour
 this morning and was soon beyond control. There being no apparatus other than buckets with which to fight the flames, those who
 were able rescued portion of their effects, but many of the business men were forced to
 stand by and see their possessions consumed. | Fully two.thirds of the town was destroyed | before the town burned itself out. The total
 loss will approximate $75,000.