The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-12-12
wIcKEDNEssEs.

WICKEDNESSES
At Marshulr ILL.,, J. b. Gooch, o merchant,
and William Roseberry. saloonkeeper, en-.
gagged in shooting affrny. Gooch will die
and Roseburry ia seriously wounded.
Albert H. Smith, the forger und member OF
the firm Of Mills, Robson & Smith of New
York, has been sentenced to seventeen years
in the penitentinry.
A satchel containing several thousend dol
lars belonging to the United States Express
company was stolen at GAINESVILLE, Ohio.
There Is no clue to the thieves.
At Louisville, ny, the money set aside to
pny 225 men at Lithgow's foundry was stol-
en-. The amount of the loss ia -, 2,4SO, There
is no clew to the thiet.
speat6 fhs hha rs. qHs4;s %nsef'sS S1se en-
ths division Of money which they had just
taken from n drunken man.
Near Sewell. W. Va, robbers bound and
gaggel widow named Carey aud robbed
her Of $1,000. The robbers escaped after
killing man named Mason.
At Jersey City, N. j., four more OF the bal
lot box suffers. Frank Whalen. John ].
Miller John Green and Patrick ]. Kennedy,
haveS5een found guilty.
William Lyttleton Long, under Indictment
Sh 4ss'W AotA bOt tOIkcTleb 0mUuuuIuk u
nearly $4,000 has disappeared. He was
released on his own recognizance when n it
was thought that his forgeries am oun ted
to only few hundreds.
In Chicago, Joseph Mesik fatally shot his
brother.in-law, James Hogar. and then ut
tempted suicide. Mesik will probably die.
The cause of the shooting was the continued
abuse by Gesik of his wife, who is Hoaar's
sister.
n. 8. Wharton, the broker recently arrest.
cd in Philadelphia. was arroigned in police
court in Chicago, charged with forgery. It
ia charged that he forged notes to the cunt
Of $4,000 The hearing was continued to
Dec 0.
The fire in the Jefferson barracks stables,
st. Louis, burned sixty. six horses and mules
and oil the provender. The sentry who was
on guard Mt the time Of the origin of the fire
was placed under arrest. The fire is sup
posed to be the work of an incendinry.
fight occurred recently at village near
Bistritz, in Transylvsnia, in which several
pointed to the village church and the wom-
en- OF the place opposed his installation on
the ground OF peraonnl ugliness. riot
arose. with the n salt stated.
Near New Athens. ILL.,. Berry Todd a
bachelor, supposed to be wealthy, was tied
hy burglars and lighted candles placed mt
his feet to make him divulge the hiding
place of his money. Todd became nncon.
scious and the burglars left. He IL not
fatally injured.
At Chcngo come iend fastened from the
outside the door to Herman Fatzey's shoe
shop pou red kerosene under the door and
lighted two pop bottles filled with kerosene in
the doorway. The flames were making rap
-. Al
burst open the door and succeeded In extin-
gushing them. Fatzey. his wife and six
children were sleeping up stairs. The buck
door vas also Uncovered to be fastened.
Litchdcli. Minn., was shocked at the sui
eide OF its mayor, H. S. Branham. lie was
.sick, and had been confined to his room only
"a few days, but his illness was considered
quite serious, having assumed the form # q
delirious fever. Mr.. Branham being alone
for few mOmentA, in some manner seized O
pistol and inflicted on himself a death wound.
Although only thirty-6ve years of age Mr..
Brdnham was widely known in business aud
financial circles ~ one OF the ablest and
hrig htest men in Minnssota.
G. A. Miles, Of Colon, Mich. brstally fog.
ged thirtsen-year-old girl for having eaten
onions. and, as he said, made her presence
in the school offensive. This act mado his
ther complained oi him ior assault, and
local justice fned him 412. After the Hns
had been paid q committee OF citizens watt
cd upon lr. Miles and told him that he
would be thraslled within an inch Of his
lie Il he ives found in the town after two
hours, or iths ever came back. He LETT at
once.
Mrs. Martin Losee, aged eighteen, at
tempted suicide at New York, by shooting
olf To- 1~kk l..
sldsred dangerous. but the doctors have
hopes Of her recovery. For long time shs
refused to give her name. but finally gave
her nnme as above, and said she was tired OF
life. because she had married q man who
proved to be o criminal and who had desert
cd her. By strange coincidence her hus-
which she had been taken, under treatment
for IN abcese. He was much affected whom
be recognised tbs bleeding girl 90 his wife.
In broad daylight at Chicago. Joseph
n. Asisr. cashier Of the Allerton Pack.
ing company, was held up In his own
ofacs In tho packing house BY two un.
known men Of gran ger.like appearance
and relieved Of e3.200. 1t was pay day at
had been brought as customary from the
bank to the cashier the two strangsrs enter.
I'd the Office In an instant the e0shisr was
looking down the muzsle Of . big revolver.
He Was commanded to empty the money In
to canvas bag which was held out along
side the revolver. Eighteen hundred men
were working in the packing house Of which
the ONCE is q part. Backing. out, the rob.
lsrs thrust jimmy through the outside
latch Of the only door to the Office, e6ectual.
~ barring the egress Of the cashier or team.
sfer. A buggy in waiting at the curb dashed
o6 with the thieves. and all trace oi them
was lost before the polies could b. reached
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