The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-01-04
Petty CrImlnallties.

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Adam Bubb. aged seventy five years, en-.
!oonkeeper in Jersey City. hanged himself in
his bedroom one morning Business troub
lec led TO the suicide
The jury in the Wagner poisoning ease on
triai at st. Cloud, Mimi, after hcing out
twenty-one hours, returned verdict of not,
guilty. They stoodsi to six. when two OF
them voted for acquittaI. and gradually the
rest came over in twos.
Trouble broke out airesh at BREWER, NO.,
the scene Of the recent mine troubles. The
negroes we're the aggressors and not only
dii they grow buisterons, but attempted in
timidation by the free use Of firearms The
military acted promptly, and Ave of the ring
leaders are in the guordhousc.
On Christmas afternoon Fount Horner,
nged 90, bPGnfne crazy with drink, and. oh
tanning acl1b.ra through the streets knock
ing down md severely injuring several peo.
pie The last nun he struck. Edward Aimcs.
drew Knife and killed his assailunt. Aimes
wns arrested but was afterwards discharged
James Warner, aged fOrty-tive, and his son
John, aged eighteen, residents ncnr Wilkes
bnrre, Pa,, had u quarrel. The father made
,aluDge With an axe at tho hoy. but the
Sittcr dolged and run into the house aud
barred the doors The father going to the
FONT door,, commenced to batter it
-, down with the axe, when the son poked
mshot gun into the opening and sent load
of buckshoot into his fathers breast, caus-
~, Heath in few hours
A quarrel between Mrs. Frank Stevens
and Mrs. Burchtiell at Somerset Kentucky,
pnded in a stabbing ARRAY. Mrs. Ste
sns rented patch of ground to Mrs.
BurthAeld. The lutter fell behind in her
rental u quarrel was the result. One duy
Mrs. Burchfeld was in her field with her
children. Mrs. Stevens approached and, aft
er u few words, pulled from the fold of her
dress bowie knife and s,tvugcly attacked
Mrs. Burclifield, stabbing her in the breust
mud under the left shoulder blade. Mrs.
Burchfeltl's little children rushed to their
womnn turned on them, cutting both severe
ly. Mrs. Bnrchileld's wounds will prove ia
tai. Mrs. Stevens was arrested.
The jury in the case of Baueriesen, chief of
the dynamitcrs Mt Aurora, Ill.,. who had been
ON trial at Geneva ILL.,, for several days, has
returned verdict Of guilty and fixed his
sentence Mt two years. 1t was evidently a
prayed by caunsel for Bnucricsell. The
prosecution of the cases against Baueriesen's 4
cocOnspirators in the state courts and
ngainst Baueriesen and his confederates in
the federal courts will depspa somewhat
on the "ction of the appellate court in
go, Burlington & Quincy Ituillends company
say that they had hoped foE lunger time,
but they are nevertheless plcast at the yer.
diet.
The London Star publishes 1l1absr of in
terviews with the physicians wlI6 Bye given
testimony Mt the coroners inQHtSk in the
cases ofthe previons East end ;murierers,
with the conclusion thMt the Popular stran-
Cling was work Of the Whitechapsl fiend 1t is
now believed by many that in the former
murders, wherein the bodies of the victims
were so horribly mutilatel, one or two as-
sistants were employed to do the cutting, and
this bcliefis held to explain much Of the
mystery surrounding these deeds. The
utmost vigilance is observed by the police in
the Whitcchapel district owing to the popular
belief that the butcher will attempt to cele.
brnte Christmns by the commission of deeds
more horriole than any ofhis previous crimes.
An outbreak of bad temper led Mrs. Annie
Dietzel to commit suicide in New York. She
was the mother of three children. Mrs.
Dietzcl has been regarded as q model wife and
mother, despite her occasional exhibitions
band, and the family life was happy enough
at most times. A Christmas tree was set IN
In one Of the rooms, and Mrs. Deitzel was
planning to make it an attraction for the
children son Christmas day. On Sunday
evening the eldest child vas fretful, and Diet
ritnte,l Mrs. Dietzel, and she swallowed
dose of Paris green. Before her husband
discovered what she had done her courage
and anger left her, and she returned to her
home, penitent and sobbine, to tell What she
had done. 1t wns too late then to save her
life, md she died in great agony.
Sheriff Estis Of Madison, Wis, is using
every endeavor to hiring the murderer OF
William Christ ensou, cheese. maker of the
town OF Primrose, to Justice. 1t hardly seems
possible that John kuhni, the murderer, can
eScare, ao good n description of him has
been obtained. From evidence before the
juryit IL believed the crime was committed
in covering up all traces. I'ecoming alarmed
left the scene, going to his brothers' about
half mile away. He told his brother that
Ire was going to Chicago and perhaps to
Switzerland. Word from Sheriff Estis at
Monroe says that kuhni sailed from Phia-
delphia Dec. 10 by steamer Lord Cough, of
the American line. First landing in Queens.
town, lie bought a ticket 10 Gasle Switzer-
land, by way Of Liverpool. The steamer will
touch Liverpool in II few days.
The. Truckes (Cal.. express car of the east
hound overland trains was robbed two miles
east Of Clipper Gap. Bob johnson. express
messenger. says he was sitting at his desk,
and his helper was sorting out packages to
be left at Colfax when suddenly the glass
transoms over two doors, one on each side
Of the car were broken simultaneously and
two revolvers were thrust through, covering
both passengers, johnson was compelled to
open the door and let one robber in, being
ordered to keep one hand held up. The 9th.
er reached inside nnlatched the door, letting
himself in. He then covered the messengers
while the first robber took from the safe ali
the coin packages, which he placed in a
game pouch slung across his shoulders. The
robbers then jumped from the train. When
the train stopped at New England Mills the
messengers gave q description Of the robbers,
, who we're disguised ani we're both young
men, They were apparently well acquainted
with the route and with both messengers
Descriptions we're telegraphed in different
directions from Colfax and two tramps were
held as witnesses. The amount OF the loss
;s not known hut is believed to reach into
the thousands, one account placing it at
100000.