The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-12-19
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The hostile Indian ca mp is said to have
broken up and the Indians have scattered
among the Rnd Lands. They are stealing
horses and robbing houses.
Frederick Emmert, superintendent of tho
Flint 4 Pere Marquette railroad, has been
arrested charged with keeping upon the pay
roll the name of dead enploye and draw
ing the salary.
William Miller, an Indian Territory hors e
thef, established himseifin Dalum county,
IeS., us q preacher. and had just closed n
sermon when arrested. The congregation
was astounded.
Cecil Thomas, son ofMayor Thomas of
Palmyra, No., and Matt Rcntschlcr. IL trav-
cling man. have been arrested in Kansas
City. charged with numerous forgcries 70 r
small amounts.
State Treasurer Woodruff OF Arkansas is
reported $4,000 short in his accounts
He refuses to talk. and the truth will not be
known till the legislature investigates in
January.
Polk Wilson, q well-known character of
Chambersburg Pa-, has been sent to Jail for
eighty days for swearing eighty pro.ane
oaths. under the Pennsylvania ''Llue laws"
act of 1894.
Three counter:eiters were captured near
New Market, No.. recently, with their whole
outfit, aud 10000 in spurious money
The scoundrels have bacn circulating very
dangerous $50 counterfeit bills.
D. ". Morey, OF Morey & Craig. paper
agents Of Philadelphia. has disappeared.
leaving debts OF sG5, 900. Some OF his cred
itors declare that he has swinjled them, and
Ills partner is under arrest.
Frank W. Gregory. managing editor of
the Memphis Evening Democrat has been
indicted by the federal grand jury for violat-
ing the lottery law in publishing list OF tho
drawings
Premier Nercier and Mr.. Lc Blanc engaged
in heated controversy in the Quebec legis-
laturc and were prevented by friends from
engaging in fistc encounter 1t was q
most disgracetul scene.
A bloody fight between negroes and white
men ia reported to have taken place near
Littleton, Ala, resul,in. in the death of one
white man aud the wounlng Of another.
Several negroes were wounded.
The body of white man, on which vas
found card reading Death to in ormers "
has been found hanging to n tree in Dawson
county Co., it is supposed that lie is Il gov
ernment detective who has been locating
moonshiners.
Life imprisonment WAS the verdict rendered
against Manic Starr, the poisoner of the
Newlnnd family in Chicago. On hearing the
announcement she screamed and tainted
away in court, remained unconscious TOR
t1enty minutes.
At Cheyenne, Wyo, Charles Miller, the ff.
teen-year-old boy who last September mur-
dered Ross Fishbaugh aud Waldo Emerson
of st. Joe, Mo-. while stealing q ride with
them in a box car. has been found guilty OF
murder in the first degree.
Grof, Morshbach & Co., Cincinnati sad.
dlery firm caused the arrest of W. o. Cleve-
land, one OF their clerks, for embezzliEg
$4,000 or $4,000 He confessed to part OF
the theft. lie Claims to bc related to
ex.President Cleveland.
Diamonds valued at $4,000, and owned
by Mrs. Kirk B. Armour, hare been stolen
from the v',ults of q safe deposit company in
Kansas City The case is mysterious one
and the detectives have not the slightest
clue.
The organized band OF robbers who have
been operating in West Virginia. Maryland
and Pennsylvania for years past il about
broken up. Five of the members OF the band
are in the West Virginia p-nitentlary and
ten more are under arrest.
A band of White Caps went on n raid in
Harrison county. Indiana. They whipped
Ou tueiT Uute Uhck6 WItH nlckOry switches. q
man named Shuck, Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin in
Hith township. David Lowe AMI Fielding
Nckard in Washington township, and no,i-
tied dozen Others that they must reform
their morals or take the consequence
A short time ago Mrs. Martin Overbeck
was called from Omaha to Cincinnati by the
illness Of her mother. Overhe-k. who was
cashier for the Chicago Lumber company.
It IL sold. took an inmate OF a house of ILL
fame and went for drive. The couple visit
ed . road house north Of town and had n
royal time Returning in a hilarious condi.
tion. Overlook undertook TO drive across
the telt line track in front OF Missouri Pa.
cifc express trnin. His body was hurled high
In the dir, aud he vas so injured that he died
shortly atterward. Tie woman was unhurt
The defense in the Grinne.l murder trial
nov in progress in Elkader. Iowa, intro
duced some sensatio nal evidence. Samuel
Sthauer, who vas Cornell's fireman on tie
fatal night, testified that he knew of Cor.
nelis intimacy with Mrs. Grinne: that the
couple had system OF signnls. Mrs. GrInnell
putting light in her window when the coast
was clear. John Cassell. IL Iiveryman at Nc.
Gregor. testified that twice week he had
driven Cornell to Grinnell's house after the
arrival of his train Mt night and had seen
Mrs. Grnnel meet him at the door and let
him in.
Bob Neal, the mail carrier from NaShyille.
Tenn, to Friendship, had q desperate en-
counter between Crock ett's mills ani Friend.
ship with two highway robbers. Tho night
Was very dark: and the carrier was not
avars II tiY >sence until lie was ordered
nSSed by firing at them,
Vra7 I;urne,l the fire and
n The mail bags
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