The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-31
SINFUL STRINGS,

SINFUL STRINGS.
Snyder Lockwood of shokana, Pa, who
believing himself on his death bed, confessed
to forgeries amounting to $50, 900, has dis
appeared. His arrest had not been made on
account OF his illness.
Jim July, alias Starr, the husband of the
noted female outlaw, Belle Starr, who was
lynched few months ago, was fatally
wounded while resisting arrest near Ard.
more, Ind. Ter.
Ira Gale, foreman of the Bad River Castle
company, killed two Mexican sheep herders
in Colfax county, New Mexico They were
tresspassing with their focks on the prop
erty OF the cattle company. warrant has
been issued for his arrest.
Oscar E. Park, cashier at Marshall Field &
Co.'s retail store in Chicago, has been arrest
ed, charged with embezzlement The amount
CT his shortage SO far discovered is over
$l,OOO, and IL expected to reach a larger fig.
ure.
Charles Thornton, of the firm OF Hampson
d Thornton, who built the Mexican National
galway, killed the superintendent of the
venegas railway in Mexico few days ago
In quarrel over settlement Thornton is
under arrest.
Clyde Crane, aged twenty-five, third sot ol
"ex-Postmaster Crane OF Maquoketa, Iowa,
was found in the barn of neighbor, Capt.
Plat, with bullet through his brain. He
thad been discharged from the Office of the
ADAMS Express company, and.left home in
"a respondent mood.
The general term of the supreme court has
aaffirmed the conviction of John Most of New
York, and his sentence to one year a i'm prison
"mcnt In the penitentiary. Most was con-
victed oi using language tending to incite
riot during speech ut an anarchist meeting
RheId i'll November, 1887, to express indigma,
zion al the hanging oftheir Chicago brethren.
AN appeal was taken and Most was released
= or bail.
Sergt Will Ziebath of the regular army. a
= son ofex-Gov Ziebach of Dakota, was ar
: rested at Sioux City on acharge of desertion.
Some days ago he was sent out from Fort
Randall, where his company is stationed, to
seek q deserter. He got this far, and meeting
Ifien"a was iured over to Covington where he
made the acquaintance OF q woman of easy
virtue and staid longer than he should. 1t is
tiouGht ne mad no idea OF desertion.
! d. Wilson's store at Mortified. Mimi.
:. WINS entered by two burglars one night. and
$Sa worth OF goods, besides some cash was
(, taken. The-snow on the ground enabled the
= Officers to track the thieves and capture them
twelve miles west of town. Both men were
heavily armed and drew revolvers when an.
. preached, but were oyerpowered before thew
could shoot. The prisoners gave their names
as Will Carl and George Ellsworth. Carl has
been connected with the Salvation Army at
Northtcld. ~
~ During confirmation services at st. Johns
Episcopal church in Philadelphia the congre-
sgation was startled by the actions of an ap-
parently demented young man who arose
Jnnn bis seat and, pointing a, revolver at
Bishop Whitaker. who was taking part in
sthe services, fred a shot at him.. : Immediate.
~ there was great confession, but it was quick
" seen that no harm had resulted from the
shot. An officer was hastily summoned, and
the, would-be smurderer taken into fcusfody |
Thosmaniacs hume was David Alexander. he !
sis an ardent Prohibtionist, and Bishop |
wMtakers attitude on the liquor question |
him.
rsAadrew Newland who, with Henry Guinup,
as Charged with an attempt to wreck the
vesabule fast express on the Omaha road a
fewmiles north Of Black River Fails. wi.
'haa. made full confession. The crime was
committed tho morning of April 10 1887
Newiand was arrested q month ago md
xuinup was captured in st. awrence county.
n. T., few. weeks ago. In his confession
Newland aaid that he and Guinup planned tn
wreck the *rairk and in the excitement of tho
moment robbed the express car and possen-
gsrs. when the attempt to wreck the train
faiIed they fed. Guinup was arraigned and
lle6ded guilty to the charge Newland vaiv.
"a exAmipation, and IVES bound over to the
circuit court.
B. Ps~Hutchinson, or "Old Hutch" of
Chicago, has agnin been robbed, and one of
his settings clerks in the board of trade
named StQner ia now in Toronto, across the
lar the embezzler of IN amount ranging
from $25, 900 to $4,000. Mr..
Hq&chinsap. is not the only victim. W..
oickfps0n / Co.. another firm ON the same
Moor Nth HutchinsoAsin the board building
he'd clerk, Bert King in their employ Who.
Y y alleged, was in tho conspiracy and Mr.
Bickinson Is a loser Of an amount which 10 ,
lei3cusly estimated at from 81 900 to Is. 600 !
H. clerk like Hutchinson's has also taken F.;
y his heels, and Mr.. Dickinson saws that ,
3laakHo are now together in Toronto. The ,
|jpaliA1. has been going or for some time. !
10, until the accounts ct both firms are !
etles. there ia no. way, Of arriving at the !
ITAct. amount Is
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