The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-11-01
Criminal Doines.

southeast of Aurora, ILL.,, committed suicide
by shooting himself in the head with a
City Marshal W. 7. Williams of Trenton
KY, was shot md instantly killed by ]. A
Smith, whom tho marshal was trying to
arresttor disordelly conduct. Smith escaped.
Robert McKennon was stabbed and killed
by an unknown man on crowded street in
Boston, They quarrelcd over the sum of 81
waggered on u horse race. Tie murderer
made his escape.
L. F. Morse, n detective OF Peoria, ILL.,.
has confessed to robbing notion house
OF 81 800 worth of goods. Tho store
was burglarized by Morse three times within
q month.
Mrs Mary A. Williams, vie of well known
tenor singer ofNewark, N. j., and very popu-
lar in society ut that place, while suffering
from melancholia in New York committed
suicide by taking rat poison.
While Hugh Mccullough, superintendent
Perkins cotton gin near Memphis, was sit
ting in his office he was fired upon through
the open door and his body riddled with bul.
let's. The assassin escaped.
At Easton, Pa, the Jury in the case OF
William H, Bartholomew, charged with the
murder of Aaron w. billiard, returned u ver-
dict of guilty of murder in the first degree.
billiards. vile is charged with completely in
the crime.
Tic urmed folanders who have been hold.
ing possession of the Polish priests house
at Plymouth Pa, surrendered to the au-
thorities, but again took possession of the
house and drove the priest out. Upon the
advice of Bishop O'HaIa, who wishes to pre-
vent bloodshed, no effort will be made to
oust the intruders.
Ed Ialloy and Ben Hart, two young men
pfNeilsville, Wis, were arrested on echarge
Of burglarizing the store of ]. d. Lowe
They waved examination. confessed
the crime, will plead guilty, aud were
bound over for appearance Mt circuit court.
Bail was fixed at 5000 each, in default Of
which they were taken to Jail.
Mrs. Joseph Warnold has been acquitted
in the circuit court of Sangamon county, ILL.,.
on the charge of numbering her husband on
June last Selfdefense was her plea. Wnr-
pold's estate, amounting to s15o.ooo is a
matter of contention among the heirs, and
the array OF counsel on ench sido resulted in
the most notable murder trial in the recent
history of the county. The verdict is in ac-
cord with popular sentiment.
The cornor's jury in the Chambers Bowman
tragedy ut st Louis rendered the following
unique verdict: Crank j. Bowman came to
his death by willful and felonous shooting !,
The testimony oil went to show that, jnst
prior to the firing of the fatal shot by
Chambers, Bowman reached for the pocket
where he usually carried a pistol. No pistol
was found in the pocket, and it is claimed by
the friends of Chambers that the pistol mny
have dropped out on the way to Clayton.
4 Mrs. MolIie Corvin, tho much-married
woman, was the cause Of whit may yet turn
out to be murder. At shelbyville, Ind; two
of her standardization H. Little, her
sixth, and Joseph Corwin, her eighth-met
near her house and got into quarrel over a
dress Little had bought her. Finally Cor
win rtruck Little with stone. cutting ter.
rible gash in his head and fracturng his
skull While this was going on, Littles
second wife, unknown to him. was speeding
on her way to Covington KY, with James
Neal. and with all OF Littie's savings, some
$500.
Pietro Baranovski, or Peter Baranski, was
hanged Mt the county prison in Pottsville
Pa, for the murder Of Mrs. Putlavitch and
Agnes Katch, ut Bushey Tract, on May II
1858. The crime was most atrocious one
and was committed for the purpose ofrob
berry. He murdered the two women with ar
az, and then set fire to the house to CONCEAL
his crime. He was arrested in o few days al
Aauch Chunk, Pa, and Mt once confessed the
crime, but said the killing was the result of O
quarrel with the women.
The trial of Reimund Holzhay, highway
man, murderer and general desperado, vii
occur at the term Of the circuit court to bt
held ut Bessemer, Mich. Prosecuting At
torney Howell will conduct the case for tn,
state Henry j. Gerphede of Chicago and T
c. Chamberlain Of Bessemer will conduct tn,
defense. These will be plenty Of money spen,
by the defense, and it is stronly limited that 9
large sum mas been raised by thugs ant
tQn9i6 of Northern Wisconsin and Michigan
to keep the champion desperate of the dis
trict from state prison.
While Cashier George c. Werner OF the Ger
man Savings bank, was counting his casl
at tNewark, N. j., two men entered the banl
and told him that q lady, who was seated il
Rcarriage outside, wanted to speak to him
Werner went out, followed by one of tn
ihen. Tie woman engaged him in conver
sAtiop about a proposed deposit of som
ttpst tdnds At the conclusion of the pnrle.
Werner returned to the bank, meeting on tn
way the second Of the two men. On reach
tpg his desk Werner found thai %, 900 il
bills had disappeared 4 package of p, ,O0'
Lad leen overlooked. The two men and tn
woman had driven off and escaped befor
the loSs was discovered.
= Omeer P. J. Morris entered q salool
owned by John Campbell in Ne,
York and compelled William Camp
BEN. the owners brother, to s'ace behind tn
bar o revolver that he had his pocke,
The officer then took the revolver from tn
: the receptacle where it had been placed, rt
marking, 81 will kill you dead" Repsat'n
his declaration he placed the revolver 4
y Campbell's right shoulder and fired, the bn
= entering Just above the collar bone and in
6ietinr serious II not an absolutely danger
i. ous wound. The officer claims the shootin
vas done in telt.defense, but II the testimon
ofths ten dttwalve persous who were ~ tn
,s karroon 10 "a ~ taken, tharc was not tn
ilghteat just ation for his assertion.
q hNstJ hal peiached Louisville that tho litt
a - Asua5lan Court House, in the moul
- = stass Of siege. Forty or Al
v peahs IN ~ osdse .psstv, undl
w u 80 =