The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-02-28
The WaHs of the Wicked.

In the case lanes Andrews, marshal Ofthe
sown of Hawardpn, Iowa, charged with the
murder of ChnrlesO 'COnnOr a brakeman on the
chicago & Mort hives tern railway, by shooting
aim on the night Of August p last, the jury
returned a verdict against Andrews of man
slaughter.
The preliminary examination of Maggie
Page, for poisoning her husband, at Butte,
Montana, resulted in holding her to the grand
ury on the charge of murder. Both were
ow characters. living in low dives, and led
1isreputabe lives, drinking and quarrpIing.
Page was sick, when his wife gave him q
glass OF whisky, telling another woman in the
house "He will not bother US for awhile"
Page died and the doctor pronounced death
due to opium poison.
Sheriff Knight returned from Butte county,
OAK, to Deadwood with Charles Stewart,
arrested for horse stealing, and Lewis, the
prisoners who escaped last October. The
latter made hard fight and fired twice at
The officers with a rife No one was hurt
The officer returned the fire so promptly that
Lewis threw down his gun. John Wilson,
homestake train robher. who escaped recent
iy, was captured in boulder canyon by Dep
atty Sheriff Smith Wilson had gone into q
sabin, where he worked for two days bero re
le could got his~handcufs off. He had moth
ing to eat and suffered greatly from the Sc
Vere cold. Heis now in Jail.
Mrs Olive E. Friend, her stepfather, Will
liam E. Howard; her mother, Emily Howard
and Orin A. HaIstead, the parties charged
with conspiracy in the Electric Sugar Refining
company frauds, were arrested in Milan and
brought to Ann ATboT and placed in Jail Mich.
In the latter part of January last in New
York, three indictments were returned against
the parties for obtaining money under false
pretenses. These eindictments were kept pro-
Ound secret, acquisitions were obtained by
District Attorney Fellows from Gov. Hill, and
on these acquisitions warrants were issued by
Gov. Luce Feb. l. EAe trouble has been
since that ittook timeto get Howard into
Michigan. He was staying at Windsor and
would not cross the river. Mrs Friend re-
turned TO her home ut Milan. She had been
traced within reach of the warrants several.
times, but was not arrested because they
could not get Howard. Howard, believing
thut no criminal action could be commenced,
and that he could defend civil suits, returned
to Milan, and the arrest of the entire gang
followed.
Joseph Buffoni who has kept barber
shop in Boston tor some time past, was ar.
rested on a charge of numbering Joseph
Marsolo, i'm Italy, OIL May % last. 1t ap
pears that in May 1888, the godfather o
Buffoni, whose name was Natalie Pedro, haC
quarrel with man named MarsolO about
o woman. To settle the dispute it was
agreed to fight a duel with stilettos outside
OF Messina where all the parties lived On
the morning of May %, the principals anG
some friends including Buffoni, went to tn,
place agreed upon. A desperate battle wal
fought, and Pedro was being worsted, wher
Buffoni drew q revolver and killed Marsolo
Buffoni left Italy for the United States. Sine,
arriving here he has been a suspected person
Letters we're found on him that prove hi
identity. Several of these are from his moth
er, advising him to lead correct life il
Boston and keep out of the hands of tn
police She also refers to the murder. Buffcn
eonfesses the crime and will be taken.