The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-03-01
TBLEGRAPRIC NEWS.
THIEVES ROB A THIEF.

ctived here this n orning states that Wa
ton, who stole S35,O0G from the Pacih
Express Company at Dallas, Tex, la
been captured in st. Johns, n. B. Oni
$1,000 was found on him. The otfense j
not extraditable. Walton had, accordin.
to defective stories. been travelling soml
time with two gamblers. who, it i
thought, relieved him of a large portion
of his i'll gotten wealth. One of then
was arrested at Montreal couple oi
days ago with $4,000 in his possession
It is understood Walton was preparing to
go to Europe from Halifax, and that the
gamblers were preparing 10 rob LIN be
fore he took the steamer.
BLOOD ON HIS HANDS.
MC3lINNyHLE, Feb. 24-After a care
full session of five days the coroncr's jury
in the Scott murder case this evening
rendered a verdict of death by two gun
shot wounds fred by William Scott, the
husband of deceased. Numerous facts
seem to have tended to convince the jury
of the guilt of the husband. One witness
saw Scott pouring something out of a
vial into the fire. The vial was taken in
charge by the sheriff. The husband
stated that 1t was a patent medicine, as
tie label indicated, and that he had tried
to induce his wife to take dose of it but
she refused.
Physicians examined the vial and pro-
Iouaced the residue strychine. To sat.
lsfy the jury, rat was caught and par
ticle Injected under the skin and it was
killed IN twelve minutes. The accused,
IN his final testimony this afternoon,
s. ated that he had.taken a dose out of
tie vial and was pouring the remainder
into the fire.
A small account book was found be.
longing to Mrs. Scott. from which some
leaves had been torn out and were found
back of the barn. These two leaves con.
tanned statement supposed to have been
written by The deceased, that ran about
as follows: ~ thought had married a
good man, but find that be married me
for salve and for lust, and oh, God!
that I was back in McMinnvire to ny
once happy home. l pray that NAV be
able to do my duty while I stay here, but
that my days may he Short"
Scott was arrested at once AID lodged
in Jail.
DROWNED IN GRAY's HARBoR.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Feb. s4.-A te1e-
gram was received here to-day from
Grayis harbor, Informing H. Cox, of this
city, of the drownir g of his oldest son.
Perry. yesterday, by the oyerturning of
lis boat. Deceased was young man,
well known and respected in ard around
y anccuver.
The MONTANA TROUBLE.
HELENA, MoNT., Feb. ar
Judge Mediation to-day DE- ,e.,;o.
,nIlivan ,ha Dsmoo: ,cided the
slammed ,ba of;c -Atest in favor of
,lent votes -atic claimant. VINO
met q c.e oy virtue OF the fraud
= received at the notorious pre-
II. This is just what every one ex-
-cted. Sheriff Lloyd will probably re-
1uset to surrender the Office to Sullivan
and will appe i the case to the supreme
court. Republicans all over the state
ale holding mass meetings and indorsiDg
Il 9 stand taken by the Republican
n embers of the legislature. The Dem
ecratic senators are quietly sneaking
ONE and have but little to say. -;
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OPIUM FIEND ARRESTED FOR ROBBERY
ALBANY, Feb. 24.-G. s.. Walker was
uirested at Corvallis to-day tor Tobbing'
Eamon Smith of 5000 at Harrisburg last
Wednesday. Walker is an opium fiend
AID gambler. He was followed to Cor
Wallis by q. T. Scott, who, with the help
of Marshal Dunn, arrested him as he. was
al out to board train for Portland. He
made clean confession, duplicating
Ollie Biggs, of Harrisburg, and stating
that $500 of the money was concealed in
a woodshed at Harrisburg. He was
taken to that pl -ce this evening for ex-;
animation.
ROTTEN EASTERN BEEF SOLD IN SPOKANE
sSroKANE FALLS, Feb. 24.-Consider-s
able indignation has been aroused here
by the discovery that $4,000 pounds of
decaying beef had been sold to butchers
of this city and in; turn passed around
among various restaurants. The beef
was shipped here in a refrigerator car,
but got stuck in the blockad. and vas
sold to AN. Robinson by tie railroad
company for freight charges Robinson
has been arrested and his pre- iminary ex..
animation is being Eeld tonight before
Justice Curry.