The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-11-14
WAYS OF THE WICKED.

Mrs Foster, who was shot by her discard
ed lover. Willinm Decker. at Elmira. N. Y.,
has died. The body of Decker was ,ound in
field. He hud shot and killed himself
Van Abel, the confidential clerk of the l..
II. Harris Drug company Of Pittsburg, is
missing. and his accounts are 500 short.
For the past year lie has lived beyond his
means.
Bud Mccoy, tho leader ofthe notorious
McCoy gang. has been killed ncnr Tennis
Camp. Logan county, w.. hy n man named
Dempsey of tho Hatfield gang. Mccoy is
known'to have killed eight men.
At Troy n. v, Andrew Walaron, shoe
maker, struck his stepdnughter, Bridget Mar
tin. with an iron because he thought she did
not bring back enough beer, for which he hnd
sent her. She will die.
At Dalton. Ga, the two negroes charged
with the outrage and murder of Miss Baker
OF Barlow county, we're taken from the
officers by u mob and carried into the con II.
try. There is no doubt US to their .atc.
A man named Garrett as con 'cssesf the
murder Of Norris Watts. the wealthy young
Englishman killed at Mildlesborouch. XIV.
a few days ago. Garrett will probably be-
lynchcd.
Ex-Mayor Cottrcl of Key West who
few weeks ago terrorized the Florida federal
of1cinls, wns shot in the head and instantly
killed by Chief OF Police Gerald, OF MontSom-
cry, Ala.
John r. Murphy, Boston agent o John M.
Hummel & Co., leather dealers. Philadelphia,
has been arrested. charged with the embez
Element of over 3 90. 900 from his cmployers
He was held in 100000.
Charles Chuttley, the actor, 9th crwise
N...r CO. so
Robert McNcill. n young engineer whom he
suspected Of leing criminally intimnta with
his wife, has been convicted in New. York of
manslaugltcr in the first degree.
The dead body of Frank Mason. who killed
his brothers.in.aw, Charles and Matthew
Vann, near Westport, Cal. was found about
three hundred yards from where the mur.
der was committed Mason shot himself
through the head with n rifle, which was
found beside him.
At Fort Smith, Ark. an Indian who hal
grudge against Il white man met lin and
fired six shots as fast ns he could pullthe
trigger. The white man had trouble to
draw his gun, hut he got it out Mt Inst and
though wounded in three places he frel bne
shot which sent the retlskin to sleep with his
fnthers.
Two men knocked Mt the door of the Wells.
Fargo EXPRESS Office in Meadville. Pa. while
the agent was counting his money and max
ing up his report. He admitted themnnd
was at once seized. bound and gagged. and
they secured from the open snts money to
the amount Of frsm $4,000 to 5000.
They left him bound on the office tloor
In Clarksburg. Va., an alteration occurred
on the streets between W. F. Richards, OF
tile Clnrksburg Telegram, md Ed ward Bas.
set. son of Hon. John Bassctt. in whcl,
the latter was seriously, if not fatally
wounded, being shot in the back at the base
OF the spinal COLI M. tue affair grew out OF
al attack O' Richards through the columns
Of his paper upen tho private character OF
Mr.. Bnsset Sr.
4 feud which has been brewing for some
timcnear Cropwell. St. Clair county, Ala ,.has
broken out in earnest. Two prominent III m.
lilies are involved and many lives will proba.
lily he lost before it is ended. Powell Han.
cock WAS shot aud killed by George Norghcr.
Hancock's brother and friends are now hunt.
ing Noreher. with the intention OF shooting
him on eight. Friends have also rallied
around Norgtcr, and as the principals are
prominent men in their neighb6rhood and
have many friends, q bloody fights expected.