The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-04-18
po,Ncs OF THE WICKED.


Teller I,imhnll of Worcester. Mass, who
1ieved to have started for China by way of
the Canadian Pacific and the steamer which
sails from Vancouver.
A coachman named Gotleib Benson blew
out his brains in the pnrlor Of Millionaire j.
n II. Putrock Mt Omaha in the presence OF
the servant girl, who had refused his offer OF
marriage.
Il. A. Culver OF Cleveland, Ohio, locked him
self in his room in Denver hotcl took a bot
tie of morphine, and then blew his brains out.
Dependency over n lack OF money is sup
posed to be the cause.
James Monroe Shcllenbergcr, one OF the
bestrknown men Of Bucks county, Pa, has
disappeared, md it is stated thnthc is about
$4,000 short i'll his accounts with various
estates OF which he had charge.
John O'IIarn, aged eighteen, was shot and
killed Mt PittsDurg hy one of a crowd of five
negroes whom y llara had adeXpostulated with
for pushing u lady OFF the sidewalk. Martin
Faher was shot in the shoulder, but not seri-
ously. injured.
The trial of Ruben Smith, tho desperate of
Lamar county, Ala, on the charge ofrob.
bing mnil and express train of the Mobile &
Ohio railrond near Butekaturna bridge, has
begun in the circuit court at Wayncsboro,
Miss
James Sloan. white, and Robert Bergen,
colored, engaged in an alteration over n aet-
tlement at Greenwood, Ky, when Sloan drew
arevolver and tried to shoot Bergen, but the
weapon missed fire. John Sloan, brother
ofJames. came in and followed the negro to
q saloon. where both had guns, firing began
simultaneously, and both John Soun and
bergen were killed. Sloan was n member OF
one of the best families in the county.
Joseph Fenscb, who for tie. past eight
months has been wanted ut Ashland Wis,
for the brutal murder OF his wife, July Is,
1889, was captured ut Butternut, Wis. He
was confronted by Officer Tart and Mr. and
Mrs Brunner, the uncle and aunt of the
murdered woman, who in spite of tho fact
that Feusch had shaved off his mustacho
and cut his hair close, positively identified
him. Two other men also swore that lie wis
Feusch.
Dakota, Minn., was the scene OF q bold bur
glnry. Entrance to the residence of NJ. c.
Harrington, postmaster and merchant, was
effected through one OF. the windows. They
wrecked large sa e, md carried off the whole
money belonging to Mr. Harrington. and
e1GO belonging to the post office department,
500 belonging to Il grain buyer there, six
800 checks payable.to bearer and an un.
known amount of postage stamps. The
whole aggregates about $1,000. There is
no clew.
The river ut Arkansas City has been on a
stand for thirty-six hours. SO that no dam
ages has been done here by the cutting ofthe
levee at Red Fork. An eye witneas of the
cutting has made affidavit before the United
States commissioner giving the names OF fiji.
teen whites and eight negroes concerned in
the crime. The men will be prosecuted Grim
inally by the s.vee board. and civily by the
planters and others who have suffered Losses
on account of the crevasse. The Catfish cre-
vase 10 1000 feet wide, and still widening.
Mary Lahey was arranged at Fall River,
Mass, for a disturbance of the peace ut the
Fall River .almshouse.. Tie prisoner said
that shocking condition of affairs exists at
thahjpstitution: TINT inmates are abused,
things are unclean, that an idiot boy Is con-
fined in q room tied to astake, wnllowing in
filth and treated like beast. She says she
was confined in the lookup for some petty
offense, and that the air in the cell was so
vile she had to smash the window to keep
from suifocating. The Judge ordered an in.
vestigation.
twas discovered at " Worcester; Mass, that
Frederick kimball, teller of the Peoples Sav.
ings bank of that city, who went away on a
short vacation for his health, took with him
about s5O,OO0 in frst-c!ass securities be.
longing to the bank. 1t ia not vet known
whether kimball is also defaulter. A let
ter was received by Mrs. kimball from Mon
treal, Canada, which had been sent by Kim.
ball to the postmaster ut Montreal to be re-
mailed by him to Worcester. The bunk has
assets of over s., ,000, ,OOO and will not be af
fected.
A man named Willard Williams, nick.
named Cray Kelly" went to the house OF
Judge Clinton Texton of Medford. Wis.,, and.
addressing Miss Maggie Pritchurd, q neice
OF Mrs. Texton, said, ''Are you Maggie
Pritchnrd?" She said, "Yes," and he then
said: "Yon must die" and fred at her killing
her instantly. He then shot himself He Is
still alive. but will probably die. Miss Pritch-
ard was one OF the leading young society
cause of the tragedy is not known, except
thut it be due to insanity.
A clue that may lead to the detec:
ton Of tho murder of Mrs. Mettimun Las
been discovered at Leavenworth. Kan.
1t seems that at 10 o'clock on the Saturday
before the murder was committed man
named Benson called at the house Of the Met
timans.. He was met at the gate by Mrs.
Koutzahan, and inquired to sec her mother.
Leaving him in the front ynrd she went in o
the house and she said her mother returned
to where Benson wns waiting. Mra. Metti.
man said to her daughter, MAY, you had
better 60 into the house." Benson bears OIL
upsavory reputation. He has disappeared
and no trace of him can be found.
2 osss has been decided in Indiana which
practically declares slave marriases illsgs sl