The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-07-18
WAYS OF THE WICKED.

Henry Colwell of New York stabbed his
wife Louisa seven times. She will doubtless
die. Colwell attempted o commit suicide.
Near Brandenburg. ky.. Henry Watts at.
tempted to commit nm assault on twelve.
year.old girl for which he was lynched
Michael Eyraud. who was recently arrest
ed in Havana on the charge OF murder and
brought back to Paris, has made q full con-
fsasion to the police.
Joseph Shannon, o wealthy farmer of
Beaver Falls, Pa. was swniiei out of 50, 900
BY two sharpers. The game played was the
time-worn one with cards.
Henry Espy and wife, RESTING eight miles
rom Guthrie Ind T.. have been arrested,
charged with poisoning Il merchant named
Parr, in order to secure thedcadmnn' S stock
In u fight between filibustcrs and soldiers
on the Mexican side OF the Rio Granle near
San Antonio, Tex. seven of the soldiers
we're killed The tlibnstcrs escaped.
At Columbus. Ind, John l'atillot and his
wife Mury quarrelrd over n tri!iing matter
and separated. The wife took rooms at the
Western hotel. Petil!ot called Mt the hotel
and shot his wife dead.
During quarrel i.ctwecn j. p. Cool, md
Albert Blakenev. well known farmers near
Danville ILL.,, Blakeney struck Cook The
latter drew u kni and plunged it into
blakeney, intictinS fatal wounds.
Miss Mary Leonard of Chicago was fatally
shot by Joseph Dutton, who lives next door
She said she had found the blinds of Mr. but
toms house open and was in he act of clos
Ing them when the shot was fired.
l Mrs. Catharine Mcmahon, who was shot
by some unknown person while on her door.
step on the evening OF the 4th, in Philadel.
In 4: l.. ,y-i
they have clue which ma" lead to the dis
covery OF the person who fired the shot
Thomas Coyle entered the Lincoln Nation.
al bank in Boston and proceeding to the
cashiers window. smashed the class in front
Of the desk with t, brick. grabbed a pile %!
treasury notes. $3.50 in all. rushed into the
street, but was captured by citizen.
At Carlse, Pa. investigation resulted in
verdict that Mrs. kamp'"r came To erdeath
by poison administered By John Hamper,
her husband. A post,mortem examination
produced testimony damaging to her hus-
band.
Two brothers named Wilson. living in
Logan county, W. Va, quarraed with their
teacher, named Clark. Pistols were used,
and Clark and the elder Wilson fell fatally
wounded. Tie ounser Wilson was badly
hurt.
Robert l.. Wallace and Ignatz B. Lowitz,
who pleaded guilty to the larceny of 500
900 belonging to JOHN II. Wallace OF Wal
lacs's Monthly, the uncle OF the former have
been sentenced in New York to state S prison
for eight years and eleven months.
Dave Dillon boss truckman at New York,
was shot and killed by Edward Citterton. a
.s.. p Criterion claims that his revolver
as discharged accidentally while he was de-
Ading his brother Frank, who had been at
tackled by Dillon.
For the third time sentence OF death was
p.1sed on William kemmler. the murderer
kemmler was brought from Auburn to But.
/falo and taken into the court OF oyer and
tsrminer. and Judge Chids ordered that his
previous sentence be carried into effect at
Auburn prison, during the week of Aug. 4.
An old, smooth-iaced man about fifty
years old, who reSisted at the Metropolitan
hotel, New York. as B. Smith, Washington.
was found dead in his room at the hotel. 1t
10 supposed that he committed suicide. as he
had disposed ofeveryt thing that would lead
to his Identification.
The motion for new trial in the Baker
case was overruled by Judge Parish at Ash
land, Wis, and Baker sentenced to five
years in state prison. The defendant simply
said in reply to the usual question that he
but he had been convicted by 1000 he
would still say he was innocent The case
will be appealed to the supreme court.
A disastrous fire occurred at South Bend.
Ind, In q notion store called '.The Owl" the
cause OF which is rather peculiar. A mis-
chisvous lad, by means of sun glass. con-
esntrated the suns rays upon n pile of fire.
works within. The result was an explosion
which not only destroyed Il large stock of
fireworks but damaged the general stock
and blew out the plate glass front.
The friends of Miss Nettie Clark OF Provi-
dsncs, Il l., who was arrested in New York
on the charge Of forgery, were greatly sur
prissd when the event was published. She
was widely and generally favorably known.
She moved in tho most fashionable society.
She is IN accomplished pianist, having re
ccived q European musical edeation. No
cause for the fraud on the bank can be as
signed unless it was due to desire TO meet
Ayoung man named Simon A. Smith. who
has paid occasional visits to tho home of
Mise Clark, and who was supposed to be pay
ing attention to her.
James Medley md james Savage. the lat.
Ter eolorsd, and both ofthcm cold blooded
0urdsrsrs. have bssn set free in Denver Ait.