The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-06-13
WAYS OFTHE WICKED.

Arthur Connolly, OF Pittsburg, shot and
killed his wife. He claims it was accidental
George Wilson, a horse Thief confined in
Jail in Mitchell, S. D., m de his escape by the
ruse O firing up a dummy in the cell, which
deceived Jailer Kocher.
The grand jury has indicted ex-State Treas
urer Hemingway OF Mississippi for the en-
bezzlement of $315,612 of state funds He
pleaded not guilty and furnished bail.
Ex-Recorder Anthony Gould Of Albany, N.
T., has been arrested, charged with embezz-
ing $4,000 from the City National bank
through collision with defaulting Bookkeep-
er Whitney.
Robert Wallace, accused Of stealing $50.
600 from his uncle, ]. H. Wallace, the New
York publisher, and L. B. Lowitz, who ran
away with him. have sailed from Havanafor
New ork, in charge of an officer.
The north-bound stage from Ukiah, Cal,
was robbed three miles out OF town by lone
highwayman. 1t is reported that the rob-
Der secured 81 600 from Wells-F Fargo &
Co. s box.
1t is announced that J. R. Hunting a
prominent citizen of East Williston, L. l.,
has misappropiated trust funds to the ex-
tent of $21 .OO0 He is a lawyer and justice
of the peace.
Frederick T. Mcleod, an ex-minister, found
guilty OF living with a woman in Chicago
when he had legal wife in Nova Scotia.
whom he married while preaching there has
been sentenced to one year in the house of
correction.
Patrick H. O'Brien, just as be arrived in
Ashland, Wis, was attacked by two men un.
der railroad bridge in the very heart o. the
city. One of the men struck O'Brien in the
q a thor flo1h 10
cts, securing about 500. O'Brien was Sc.
verey injured and is now in bed His assail.
ants escaped.
The Milwaukee police arrested Jurgene
Buck, st. Paul photographer, SO years old,
and Mrs. Hattie Schultz, comely woman of
20 years, the wife Of St. Paul furrier They
eloped from st. Paul Mrs. Shultz broke
down when put behind the bars. She said
that she cared Tor Buck and that she had
lett her husband because he had treated her
cruelty.
Mrs. John sigler and George Grazier left
Wooster; O., going to the home of Richard
Austin, brother-in-law residing near
Blackleyville. Austin. who is a weak, sickly
man OBJ ected to their presence, but Grazier
threatened to kill him If he did not keep
his mouth shut. At midnight party OF
about fifty went to the house and took
Grazier rom the side OF Mrs. Sigler and
administered heavy coat of tar and feath.
erS.
]. N. Officer, George Scott and J. H. Berry,
the remainder of the jesse James gang, can
tured at Jefferson. Wis, May 10, and taken
to Douglas County Missouri, have escaped
from Jail with six other prisoners. They
knocked the turnkey down with piece of
lead pipe and taking the sherif's orses, have
not been seen since Officer is wanted for
MN Is Il h,,m1 r1r~x II.
are wanted lor blowing up the county treas
urer's sa and robbing it of $4,000.
Peelcr ofLehigh Iowa, has been arrested
by the United States authorities charged
with queer kind OF counterteiting Peeler
invented machine by which be could extract
SIS worth OF gold from $50 gold piece.
and was becoming rapidly rich when dis.
covered. Alter seooping out the interior OF
the coin he filled IN the space from which the
gold had been taken with metal of correct
ring and weight, and had little trouble in
passing them. He scraped too much gold
out Of one coin and his scheme was discov-
cred.
lack T. Handley, editor and proprietor OF
the Huron Is. d. Herald Democrat, was shot
dead at his home by his son Fred, lad of
about sixteen years. They were putting down
q carpet when q dispute AROSE. and Fred
drew o small revolver and shot his father.
the ball entering the neck a little to the right
of the center, striking the collar bone, glanc-
ed upward and lodged in the base of the
brain. The boy was Immediately takeE to
Jail. Mr.. Handley was chairman ofthe Demo-
cratic central committee and we'll known
throughout the state. The affair creates
pro ound regret.
The following particulars are received of
the recent attempted massacre by Northern
Cheyennes near the Tongue river reservation:
One night not long ago about twenty In.
dams stole 5000 or 1000 pounds OF bee!
from james S. Ferguson's rancho. They was
discovered while departing with the beef, and
we're pursued by Ferguson and forty of his
men. The meat was recovered hfew days
afterwards Ferguson and six of HIS men were
returning to the ranch at night, when they
we're ambu+hed along the road by Indians
Ferguson vas shot through the heart, dying
instantly. One Of the men was shot in the
groin and died the next day. Two others re-
nsiyed serious wounds. The Indians have