The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-05-02
polNcs OF THE WICKED.

Steve Jacobs (colored). charged with barn
burning, was taken from jail in Fayett ttcville,
Tenn, and lyuched.
At Syracuse, N. Y, Joseph Kearney was
fatally shot bv his mistress, Lizzie Dear
Jealousy was the cause.
Randolph Dubois, who murdered his wife,
two children and motherin-law in the village
Of st. Albans Que, two months ago, has been
sentenced to be hanged June 20.
A negro who committed On outrage on a
respectable white lady near Ca meron, Tex,
was arrested and fully identified. Soon after
and shot the negro to death.
Lem Goldman, st. Louis stock broker,
has been arrested, charged with defraudingu
He IL nephew of Moses Fraley, the grent
wheat sreculator who recently failed.
The body of Florence Lillian Peterson,
who mysteriously disappeared from her home
at jamestown, N. u. March "a, has been
found in the creek u short distance from her
paren ts' home. There is talk OF foul play.
In Cleveland Mrs. John Schumacher. aged
forty-fve went to the attic pounded her
head with q hammer until almost uncon.
scious, and then hanged herself from q door
hinge.
W. g. johnson and bride of Chicago were
robbed on train near Mcfarland station,
Kan, of $500 worth Of jcwelry, and color.
ed winter named Babcock has been arrested
on suspicion.
In New York, young Frenchman named
Charles A. George was assaulted aud mortal.
~ injured by his mother-in-law, Croates
Reilly. She fractured his skull with on ax
and escaped. George had been quarreling
with his wife, when his mother-in. law inter.
fred.
Acting Mayor Irwin Gordon OF Nevada.
No., shot and dangerously wounded Sol
Simon, real estate dealer, in quarrel over
local politics. Simon was denouncing mug
wumps in politics, and said something which
Gordon construed us an attack on his Democ-
facy. He pulled his gun and fired, and was
trying to shoot again when by-standers seized
the weapon.
Sheriff Page. Of Neilsvills, Wis, captured
Dan Allen at Whatcom, WASH, and is on
his way back with his prisoner. Allen was
convicted ofmurder, made his escape from
the Jail in Eeillsviile some three years ago
and before sentence was pnssed. A motion
for new trial was pending at the time Of
his sscnpe. The capture causes considerable
excitement. as the crime was horrible and
Sensational.
Asa R. Waterman, manager OF Jacobs,
Lyceum theater, Brooklyn, shot and in
stsntly killed Peter Doran, twenty-nine
years old, in front of the play house. Water.
mans wife, who is a very pretty woman, is
an actress and Doran was in the act of es-
corting her homo when the husband fred the
fatal shot. Waterman was arrested, but re-
fused to make q statement. 1t is supposed
that jealously promped the murder.
T1hr
near Greencnstle, Pa., shot and instantly
killed his nephew, William Rhodes. The un-
Gle taunted his nephew about the latter's
to shoot HIM. Rhodes then stepped into the
house, got his gun and fired at his nephew.
The load struck the young man fair in the
forehead and blew the whole top of his head
on. The uncle is now in juil at Chambers
burg.
A woman named Celia Clay was ar
rested at New Orleans for street walking.
Her rcputed husband Harry Clay, remon-
strated with the officer. and was severely
clubbed. He was carried to the hospital in
Q critical condition. Celia after being placed
in . cell, set fire to her clothing, and when
discovered her body was almost burned to
crisp, and the flesh peeling of in strips. She
was removed to the hospital in dying con.
dition.
Noah Palmer, aged seventy years, mem.
ber Of band OF gypsies cncamped at Norris
vile, N. j., and who has been ON O protract-
ed spree, during a quarrel with his wife shot
her, killing her instantly. He then attempt
ed to shoot his daughter. who was sleeping
beside her mother, but failed. Then he turn
ed the pistol on himself. and put a bullet in.
% the back Of his head, inficting wound
nom which the doctors say he cannot recover
All the parties in the cncampment are in
charge of the police.
Dr.. ]. J. West has been arrested at Salt
Lake City. on a charge ofbigamy brought by
his first wife, who arrived from Portland, Or
West 10 a leading physician. with large and
lucrative practice. He is fifty five years old
while his second wife. Jane Everell is but
twenty. West at first said he beloved his
wits dead when he married Miss EverelI Lat
or be eaid it was o blackmailing scheme
ence with strong claims Of being wife No. j.
She has been with the doctor continually
since her arrival upon the scene.
A lot Of county commissioners we're arrest
ed for aetrauding the county on wolf scalpa
One OF the conspirators would present a
sack of scalps to the county commissioner,
who would authorize the issuance of scrip In
payment OF the bounty. The sack would be
placed where another member of the party
could conveniently steal it. who would In
turn present it again to the commissioners
In this way the one rack was presented over
and over ngain until bounty had been paid
to the amount Of 31G, 600 on quarter Of o
million scalps.
Ben Elsey (colored) was hanged in tie Jail
gard at Birmingham, Ala, for the mur1er Of
J. W. Meadows, arailroad conductor, id Ian.
uasy, 1889. In addition to this criml \he
murdered and robbed an old farmer ald biz
VII in Douglas county. Ca. about "a ysars
~ shot . policeman IN Atlanta, q ID III -.