The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-10-18
Criminal Doings,

In drunken fit Of jealousy Robert Bran.
ton Of Salt Lake City shot his wife fatally
and then shot himself dead.
An attempt was made on the life of Rev.
Father james Kelly of Oneida, N. Y, by put.
ting arsenic in the wine for communion pur-
poses. An emetic saved his life.
Walter B. Foster, who cmbezzled $4,000
from the Mccormack Reaper CO mpany Of
Rochester, N. Y has been nrrcstedin Toron-
to. His parents are wealthy.
ssmuel Mayhom, ono OF the Hatfield Mccoy
gang, under sentence Of death at Pikcville
Ky., is dying OF consumption. A movement
is afoot TO lynch Mnyhom, his enemies de-
zSurng he shall not die u natural death.
Allen O. Myers, of the Cincinnati Enquirer
sas sentenced ut Columbus, Ohio, by judge
David F. Pugh, of the common pleas court,
to fifteen days in Jail and u fine Of $3.50 for
scontempt of court.
Mrs. Nellie Montague, alius Sturtevant
one of the most notorious criminals in the
United States, wanted in Cincinnati and Buff
falo for stealing sealskin sacqu s,is under ar-
est in Chicago.
Attorney Crews hos filed in the Illinois su-
preme court petition for writ of habeas
corpus on behulf of Frank J. Woodruff, the
Cronin suspect. The petition is practically
the same as the one which Judge Baker
denied in Chicago.
William Mcdonald, clerk in Wholesale
drug store ut St. John, N. B., and well con-
nected, has been arrested on the charge OF
being the person who sent the poiso ned cnn-
DIV though the mail which caused the death
OF Mrs. McRea.
Henry Kern, who went to Winnipeg sever
al months ago from Fergus Falls, MINI.
shot himself through the head. The de
ceased followed his sons to Winnipeg, and
claimed he had been neglected by them since
arriving.
A tramp at Moorhead MIMI, giving his
nome US VIM. d. Payne, while stealing ride
on Manitoba freight train, was run over,
cutting off his left foot. DR.. Darrow ampu-
tated the leg just below the knee. He was
drunk when the accident occurred.
Customs Inspector Blanchley several days
ago shot a Mexican who wastrying to SNUG
gle abottle oftognila into Fl Paso from Paso
del Norte The wounded smusgler is in n
critical condition. and on the strength Of q
complaint that he was shot down without
provocation, the Mexican authorities speak
ofmuking it all international affair.
Deputy Sheriff Wood Arnold Fort Smith
Ark, has brought in Isaac Holt and Ellen
Burnett, who murdered Hollis wife in the
Choctaw Nation. Ellen Burnett was thedead
woman sister, and his relations with Holt
had been unlawful. Mrs. Holt upbraided her
sister, and the same night the Burnett woman
and Holt choked her 10 death. since which time
they have lived together us man and wife.
II. L. T.onick was arrested at Butte and
OF forgery. Lonick represented himself as
the agent of a syndicate of Eastern capital.
lists who were loaning money in the West.
lie flew high and played faro reckessly. lie
also got two gamblers to cash worthless
checks on the Second National Bank one for
$3.50 and the other for Fl 800. The forgery
was detected and he was traced to Butte.
Recently while Miss Lathen, of Oswe.
20, N. Y. was returning from her home
to the house OF Frank Huminston, where she
is employed, she was siezed by an unknown
man and dragged to the river bank near by.
Her ecreams for help alarmed her assailant
who choked her into insensibility and threw
her into the river. Her cries had been heard.
and she was rescued by several citizens. Her
assailant escaped.
At the Windsor hotel in East Grand Forks
thief entered one Of the rooms and stole
from Thomas HALEY pocketbook contain.
ing 500. HALEY roommate woke and saw
the tlici. but he escaped. The police arrested
All Parry, known az :'Scotty." who has just
finished q term in prison for burglary, and
he was identified Us the man who took Hail
ey's money. He was taken to Crookston for
triul.
Eugene Shippey, notorious horse thief o
La Grange. Pa., drove to Miller & Dewitts
farm jumped from the wagon and, taking up
o shotgun, deliberately shot and fatally
wounded the driver, Charles Tannery. He
then went to house near by and fred q
load of shot at II Mrs. Busy and her dauRht.
er Mary, the mother being mortally wound.
ed. No cause can be assigned for the act,
but it is believed that he was out of his mind
Tannery is reported dead. shippey was ar.
rested.
Henry Huffman and Lawrence Hunter, both
men forty-ive years of age, courted the
same woman, yonng widow named Lerzer.
Hunter was the favored suitor. Huffman
became Jealous and called on Hunter. The
men exchanged a few words. When Huffman
drew a revolver and fred. Hunter fell at the
first shot. Huffman stood over him and
fired second time. Huffman then shot
himself in the neck. killing himself Hunter
still lives, but cannot recover.
News from Hayneville, Lowndes county
Ala, gives an account of II DESPERATE due
there between Eaton Haynes, sheriff of the
county, and Watt Austill, u prominent citizen
In the duel Haynes was shot and wounded
in the shoulder, and Austill was shot in the
left arm, the bullet breaking his arm and
lodging 10 his breast. The trouble was oc
casioned by drunken friend OF both parties
who asked Haynes to drink with him, whicl