The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-01-18

passenger, barely escaping with bis HE. Hs
was sixty.two years old, and has bsen pas.
tor OF the First church since 1887, coming
from Baltimore. He was prominent Ia
King lodge. Washington Royal Arch chap.
chaplain ofthc gand lodge Of fMassachusetts. u.s.
Advices from salmonville, Aris., says
james Lassiter, foreman Of the chihuahua
Cattae company scamp on the Bonita. tribu-
tary OF the Gila river, has arrived, and
brings news Of trouble between the company's
men and some Mexican sheep men from
Apache county, which resulted in the killing
ofat least three Mexicans. 1t states Mexi.
cans have been grazing flock Of sheep near
the company's range, which brought on
trouble, and that the Mexi.an ambushed
some Of the company's men. 1t seems, how
ever, none Of the latter were killed, while II
IL probably all the sheep men met their
deaths. An under-sherid and coroner have
gone to the scene Of the trouble.
A very serious shooting affray occurred in
bratnerd, Mfnn., In which Policeman Lewis
was seriously II not fatally, wounded. He re.
ceived htt injury in attempting to arrest two
young toughs, Fred and John McNaughton,
who were severely beating u man by the
name OF st: Clair. against whom they had a
to give Ct. Clair a benting early in the
evening but had been stopped by others, Mt
which time they drew revolvers and threat
ened to shoot anybody who interfered. ST.
JAR however Was gotten away from them
and pus 70 6ed u . reon over the saloon-
yponS dtecossa1ns st. Clair's whereabouts
tAsy went 70 his room. forced open the dnor
and began to beat him numerically, when
Policeman Lewis interfered and was shot by
Fred McNaughton for his pains.
At Bellevue hospital New York there was
told story Of cruelty ut sen which seems
almost incredible. and in which the facts
may. have been exaggerated by the victims
excited mental condition. The story was
told BY Ernest Heider, Il German lad Of six.
teen. lie said: Last March Capt. Freese
agreed to take me on his vessel ms cabin boy
mud l lett for London with him. Scarcely
had We left the dock-at London when Capt.
Frcese began to ahuse me. Without appnr.
entcause he would beat most numerically
With the end OF n rope several times n day.
When the captain got tired licking me he
would throw the ropes end to the mate,
mandet him to beat mo. Strips of skin aud
flesh we're torn off my legs aud shoulders The
food received washorriblc do not kno "
howl lived on it. The meat was actually rot.
ten: When the snlt waves struck nv torn
flesh the pain was terrible. was shown no
mercy. would have jumped overheard on
~ the captain and mate watched me too
closely.
A man named Jones went to Helenu. Mont,
from Butte He bought !. lot IN the residence
for it next day. jan. 2. That day he went
to the First National bank with the man he
bought the lot of and presented draft on
the Traders National Bank of Spokane Falls
for So 500. He told the cashier that to save
the trouble Of Identification he had his sigma.
ture sent over from the Butte bank. The
cashier found tile signature all right and re-
fcrred to the records, where he found the
same signature in connection with business
done in November, when Jones hnd drafts
cashed for several lurgcamonnts. Thecashier
at once cnshcd the drafts, Mt Jones' request
returning 5000 to pay for the lot on tho pre-.
septation of the deed and paying Jones
81 600 in cash. Jones left town that day
and has not been heard of since Next day
the seller of the lot called at the bank, de.
posted tho deed and received 5000. Jones
having previously requested tho cashier to
hold the deed until he called for it. Then the
bank received notice from it's Spokane Falls
exchange that tho draft in question was
originally made out for $25, and had been
raised to $4,000.