The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-04-12
Crimes and Criminals.

Mrs. Annie Lawrence, aged seventy one
years, living in the Thirteenth ward, ALE.
sheny City. was found by her husband in
the yard with her throat cut from ear to eur.
She had let the house during the night and
committed suicide. There is no cause as.
signed for the deed.
Policeman John Manning of Bessemer.
Ala, went to arrest a negro named Sandy
Jones on o warrant. When Manning said
Sandy, want you," the negro replied,
No, you don't" neized Winchester rife
and shot Manning dead. Sundy fired
through the door ut three policemen outside,
md then dashed off to liberty. He has not
been found.
Larry Mcdonald and John Schneider, gov.
ernment employees working on the Mississippi
IN u small skiff in the middle OF the river
at st. Louis. The men clinched, and terri
ble struggle followed. Mcdonald proved tile
most powerful and Selling Schneider about
the waist threw him headlong into the river.
Schneider was drowned. Mcdonald rowcd
ashore nnd escaped.
The body of E. c. Mahr, n homestender.
was found in the sand hills four miles from
his home at Madrid. Neb. He had been shot
in the head and robbed. He went to lmpe.
rial. proved up on his claim, and borrowed
$500 on it. With $3.50 ofthis in his pocket,
the rest having been paid out in lmperinl,
he started for home. A neighbor who went
with him to prove up, purchased draft ut
Ogalala the day following the murder, and
has not been seen since.
The smugg!ing operations Of Allard &
Sons, Of Paris and New York, was the main
topic Of conversation at the office Of the
custom house at New York. Special Treas
ury Agent Simmons. who unear he'd the
swindle, is of the opinion that the evidence
that the firm smuggled hundreds OF thou
sands of dollars worth of dutiable goods
into this country in the seats of antique
rh0irs and quaint mirrors il conclusive. 1t
Ia not expected that anything further will le
done in the matter until Secretary Window
Is heard from.
Sheriff O'Neill, of Choteau county, Mon.
tana. arrested Charles and William Farrell,
JEFF Pruitt and another man on the Marias
on the charge of stealing sixty horses from
the Canadian mounted police. The Farells
territory to sell. The Canadian custom Of
ficers claim the payment Of duty was evaded
ON them and they confscated the whole
hand. The Farrels and Pruitt surprised
Lees camp on the night of Feb 16. recap.
tured tho horses and ran them back to the
Unlueu StdteH.
Rev. Charles Sidney Hurd, lately of the
Palmerston Unitarian chapel. Boston, com.
mitted suicide by taking opium in the Eus.
ton hotel, London. Mr.. Hurd wrote to the
Rev. Stop'ord Brooke, asking pecuniary as.
sistance. Mr.. Brooke made inquiries and
promised to pay Mr.. Hurd's passage to
Boston, although Mr.. Hurd was stranger
to him: At the inquest on the body letter
from Mr.. Hurd to Mr.. Brooke, was found
In this the unfortunate man thanks Mr..
Brooke for his kindness and apologies for
having troubled him. The letter concludes:
The sole way by which can escape my difi.
culties is through the gates Of death. am
the most unlucky mortal on earth. Give my
body to a medical school for dissection. Ny
brothers address is No. 4 Parker street,
Malvern, Mass.
1t looks as If Denver would furnish the
country with another sensation. At the re-
sent municipal election, Wolfe Londoner, the
Republican nominee, was elected mayor by
small majority. after one of the most cor
rupt fights ever known in politics. Voters
we're offered money at the polls, while many
we're assaulted ior not allowing themselves to
he hrihe,l The citizens committee, com
p,se of Republicans who declined to sup
mort their party nominee. held mass meet
~ nj which the present incumlents Mayor
Lee and Mr.. Lon1oner, were denounced, and
subscriptions were received to contest the
inte election. Among the speakers was c. l..
Rockwell who denounced Mayor Lee in most
un6tting terms This has aroused the ire Of
the mayor, and be sent word to Mr.. Rock.