The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-10-03

Michael Grogan, q lnborcr is suffering in
Jersey City l'ospitol from burns received
week ngo. His injuries will prove fatal.
Grogan accuses his sister. Bridget Mellan. Of
pouring kerosene oil over his person while lie
wos drunk and igniting it. While he was en-.
veloped In flames and screaming Tor help, he
says. his sister snt in corner of the room
and laughed al him. He was assited to
tear Oft his burning clothing by hia ncph.
ew and daughter who we're attracted by his
cries. His sister has been arrested.
Three hundred spectators witnessed the
whippings ut Newcastle Delaware. Six ne.
Groes and TIVE whites for various larcenies
received from 5 to 90 lashes encll. Ono Of
tho negroes, George Cooper, came to the
post wearing patent leather shoes and mob
by trousers and took twenty lasbcs without
exhibiting much unensiness. Frank Stan
ton, white. nfter his twenty lashps, coolly
drew cigar from his pocket and lighted it.
Besides the whippngs. George Cooper, col
ored burglar. John Byus. colored, convicted
Of murderOus assault. md Samuel Long, for
forgery, each stood one hour in the pillory
A laborcr named Heiner, while on his way
home ut Doylestown, Pa., in company with
his wife from visit to his brother, was way.
laid and shot to death. Heiner and his
vie was walking on the track when two me n
confronted them. The woman was told to
go home md mind her business, the men
saying that they had business with her hus.
band. They pushed her aside and she fled
to lsusl Valley md informed her brotler-in.
law. When they returned Hener's body was
found lying on the track. Eight hundred
dollars in money contained in n belt worn by
the dead m1n was missing. The murderers
escaped.
Quite sensational affair occurred in the
streets of Washburn, Wis. Mrs. Logan and
Mrs. James were walking down bayfield,
street and coming upon DR.. Jacobs, whom
they thought had been making remarks
about their character, pounced upon him and
succeeded in disfguring him b eforc their fem
inine fury was satisfied. 1t is reported that
q horsewhip wns also used with damaging
effect and revolver was flushed promiscu-
ousiy. lhe same women cOrnered another
man in the Eau Claire House and while cne
OF them stood watch the other went for her
husband. The husband appeared on the
scene with rifle. but was promptly disarm-
ed. Justice Jacobs fined the women and her
husband $40. No other arrests were made.
A celebrated murder case was decided in
Pekin. ILL.,, in the ncluitta oil OF James ConneIl.
who shot and killed Andrew W. Wallace. of
Dillon, last April. Connell rented land of
Wallace, who was very quarrelsome man.
Connell went to take possession OF the ground
under the lease. Mr. Wallace was on the
'arm with n pistol in his hand. His arm was
Mt his side, but the pistol wns pointed ut the
defendant. Wallace refused to talk and Con-
nell jumped over the fence into he yard with
his gun in his hand, hoping therefore to inti-
midate Wallace and thus lie able to tnlk the
difficulty over. Az soon MS ho had gotten III.
to the yard he saw that lie had made mis-
take. The two men 81 ood for u few seconds
looking ut each other. when Walluce. with
out raising his arm. turned his body slightly
and fired ut Conncll. The Inter tllon fired
the fatal shot, thinking his Ito was in dan.
ger. The jury was out an hour and returned
a verdict ol not guilty.