The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-01-10
az. and q after serving about year and half Of

and after serving about year and half Of
the sentence was pardoned by the governor.
startling revelation hos been made at
Illinois Station, o small town twenty-five
miles from Tahlequah, I. T. On the evening
Of Dec. % "Mannie" Rogers, colored gam
bier and whiskey petldler. was run over BY
railway train and fatally injured. Before he
died he made astateme ent regarding themur.
der in 1886, in the Cherokee Nation. of j. N.
Pyle and Mrs. William Kerr. The couple
were found murdered in their beds Mt their
respective houses one morning, their leads
having been crushed in by some implement.
John Stephenson. towards whom suspicion
pointed, was arrested, tried heore Judge
Parks. at Fort Smith, Ark, convicted and
hanged. On his denth he'd Rogers confessed
thnt he did the deed una,cd. Heswore that
he had been hired to do it by an enemy Of
his victims.
Gabrielle Oberhauser, a pretty and talent.
ed young crayon artist, shot herself dead in
New York in her apartments, where her
brother Otto also lived. These two lad be-
come alicnated from other members of their
family. Gabrielle had recently learned that
William Brill, wealthy glove manufacturer
who Ind been paying her marked attention
was about to marry another young woman.
This made her despondent. When Otto re-
turned rom walk he found his sister lying
dead on n couch. She had left letter. dated
Christmas day; thanking him for his kind.
ness to her ali his lie and begging him to
now become reconriled with his mother, and
to tell all the fnmily how she continued to
love them. She also left letter for Mr.. Brill
and ask ell Otto to odeliverit. "ie will perhaps
be glad to know that you are not his enemy I"
she added.
A peculiarly horrible death has occurred
ut kokomo, Ind, which created q great SEN
sation. George Tykle, an ccrentric carac-
ter. has been running IL bath house claiming
wonderful efficacy in his baths in the cure
OF all kinds OF malades. Among his patrons
was John Clark, an old well.to-tlo farmer liv-
ing near town, who was afflicted with paraly-
sis. He has been for some months taking
one or two baths n week ut lyklc's room,
ana 'fykle put him into II bath tub and left
him to himself, while he engaged in rcvclry
with some companions. Tykle finally went
to bed and forgot llis patient, whom lie had
left in hot bath with the gus burning be.
meath the bath tub He found Clark next
morning dead, with the skin all peeled of his
body, as well us portions of the flesh, He
was literally boiled to denth being poweress
to help himself out Of his awful situation. He
has family OF grown children and is about
seventy years old Tykie is in iail awaiting
I he result Of the corners inquest, which will
be held IN n few days.
A bold burglary was committed in pri-
vate house in tlie central portion of Chicago,
Mrs. j. W. Miller. who occupies the second
fiat S3 Sixteenth street. stepped out, leaving
nyoung servant ri in charge of the fiat.
The girl answered II ring of the door hell
Opening the door man placed his oct so
that tho door could not he closed. He then
drew IL dagger and ordered the girl to stand
aside: Sttpping inside he turned and boltcl
the door. Then holding the blade of tho
dagger close to her breast he ordered her to
sit down in chair, where he tied and gagged
her securely. The thief then started TO
plunder the establishment, breaking open
doors and securing $50 in cash and about
500 worth ol jewelry. He was finally
frightened away by n knock Mt the door,
making his escape by the rear staircase
Mrs. Shibley. the occupant of the upper flat
gained IN entrance and cut the gag off the
servants head. The girl was almost suffo-
Gated nnd suffered severely from nervous
prostration.