The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-01-03
polNos OF THE WICKED.

Miss Sarah F. Nichols, awell known society
lady of Lowell, Mass, hns disappeared. She
went out to post n letter and has not been
seen since. In her room was note saying:
"Forgive and forget"
At Lebanon, Mo-, James Carter, seventeen
gears old, was struck on the head with a
rock by William Jennings and instantly
killed. The murder occurred at Christmas
party.
Slcott. the absconding TREASURER of the
house of representatives,, hos been frequent
visitor at the house of his raranour's sister
in Montreal, but his present whei eieabouts are
unknown.
Gus Seelig, railroad switchman in New
Orleans, ordered James O'Keefe, carriage
driver aud another man to leave his prem
ises. O'Keefe refused to go. Seelig then took
up his gun and shot O'keefe dead.
Lucy Weller. the sixteen-year-old daughter
of Prof. Rich Weller, committed suicide ut
Los Angeles, CAL, by swallowing chloroform.
Her father is native of France. and was
one Of the editors OF the Paris Temps and
wealthy.
Alexander Blackburn, formerly private
in Company !, Seventeenth United States in.
Mt Leavenworth, Kan, was cnticed to an
outhouso and knocked in the head and rob-
bed. lie cannot recover.
Henry A. Cablcr passenger conductor on
the Louisville & Nashville railroad was pro-
bably fatally shot by an unknown tramp he
had elected from his train Mt Old Deposit,
Ky. Cnhler vas similarly shot by u tramp
O year ago.
John Barbee, aged seventeen, and Edward
Davis, aged eighteen, became involved in q
dispute at Meadevillc, Mo-, which terminal
ed in Bnrhee disembow weling young Davis with
q knife. The murderer is son Of tho owner
of the Meadville planning mill.
Er,ma Cole, aged thirty, OF WindfalI, Pa.
~as arrested for making and circulating
counterfeit money. Miss Cole says she was
taught by a friend how to make the counter.
felt money with plaster OF paris moulds, and
that she only made 81
The entire board of common council of
Elizabeth, Nj, we're fined 800 ea ch and
taken to Jail + or contempt OF court in refus-
ing to satisfy Judgment against the city.
The aldermen paid the fine later and were
releaaed.
Lewis Hansley, colored. near FELTON,, Del,
objected to the young man who was paying
attentions to his daughter Sarah, and threat
ened her with chastiscmcnt if she continued
to receive his visits. Sarah, who is d very
bright mulatto. concluded to get rid OF the
old man. and mixed Paris green with the
molasses he ate on his buckwlieat cakes
causing lis death after intense suffering.
Sarah was lodged in Jail. She admits her
guilt.
JamesJ. West, ex-editor of the Chicago
Times, ex-president of the Times company
and still n claimant in civil suits for a con-
trolling interest in its management, was con-
victed of the crime OF overissuing the stock
of the company with intent to defraud, and
sentenced to pay fine OF $1,000 and TO he
imprisoned in the penitenttary for the term
of five years. Charles E. Grahm, West's
private secretary and e1secretary of the
company and his alleged confederate and CO.
defendant, was acquitted.
bold attempt was made to assasinate
Bob Ford, noted as the slayer ofJesse James.
Ford, accompanied by friend, entered Can
not's gambling house in Kansas City. Kan.
Just across the dividing state line, and snt
down at faro table. His entrance caused
some comment among the players Mt his tn
bic. and the fact that the notedBob Ford wss
fn,he hous soon circulated though the room.
As Ford leaned back in his chair q gambler
caught him by the head and tried to cut him
across the neck. but the blow was arrested
by Ford's friend, and the gambler escaped.
Mrs. Paul Rubert had her head blown off
by burglars in hsr husbands jewelry store Mt
Farentum, Pa. while attempting to prevent
three desperadoes from carrying off tray OF
diamonds and jewelry. Her husband, who
was in the back yard at the time, heard the
shot and Immediately ran into the store to
find his wife lying dead on the floor. He
picked up revolver one OF the murders lett
behind and spraifg through the window after
them, He shot several times at the burglars
but they escaped. A large posse are now in
pursuit of the williams, and If they are caught
will likely be lynched
A drunken affray which cost two lives hap
penefl at Hartley, small town in Delaware
neur the Maryland line. Fred Mas and
Alexander Dill, who run wheelwright and
;blacksmiths shop ut Hartley, were earousing
thero with several friends, among whom were
George Peterson and John Hovey Of Dover.
Peterson, who il also blacksmith, taunted
Mas with the assertion that he did not
know Ms business. This nngered Mas, and
he struck eterson, and general fight
ensued Peterson cut Mans with razor. the
bin de passing through HE left lung. Peter.
son also slashed Dill's throat in fearful
manner Mans died in few minutes and
Dill ..!i:.s-.
The Sydney Herald Of Nov. snys that,
according to letter received from Capt.
Woodhouse, OF The training schooner Elma
Fisher, Bout Steerer Nelson, Of the schooner
Enterprise of sidney and three of the native
crew Of the Enterprise were killed and eaten
by tho cannibals Of the Solomon islands.
Tue Enterprise were trading among the ISL