The great West., 1890-05-09
DOINCS OF THE WICKED.


Louis wells, aged 20, committed suicide at
East Des Moines by cutting his throat with
penkni.e. The cause was family troubles.
/ Fred W. Newburgh, who has just been de-
posed from the secretaryship of the Columbus
Baseball club, is deaulter to the sum Of
$4,000.
Henry Sayles, the "boodle" alderman, who
has been in Canada for some years, has sur
rendered himself in New York. He gave bail
and was released.
A human head, supposed to be that of Hi
ram Sawtelle, for whose murder his brother
is under urrest, has been found in the vicinity
OF the tragedy near Biddetord, Me.
Rev. T. A. Lange, belonging to the Metho-
dist Mission of Canada. was stabbed to death
by two burglars at his residence in Toxic,
China.
j. Monroe Shellenberger, the Doylestown,
Pa, lawyer who ran away several weeks ago,
after swindling clients and farmers in Bucks
County out OF nearly $15O,OOO, has returned
from Tacoma, WASH, and given himself up.
Mrs. Calvin Myers was arrested at CoYing-
ton, KY, charged by Edward Hathaway
with the embezzlement OF 81, 700 ofhis money
She claims to be the heiress of Peter Goelet
Of New York.
/: John Low, a German tenant on one of
James McMannis' farms near Winamac, Md,
had trouble with McMannis and hired Michael
Connor to kill McMannis. Both have con-
1essed.
Supt. Pierce Of the Bush Electric Light
Company of New York has been acquitted of
causing the death of Henry Harris, who was
killed by coming in contact with an electric
light.
Joseph Schwartz, the noted pawnbroker of
Kansas City, has been arrested on an indict-
ment returned by the grand jury charging
him with grand larceny and receiving stolen
property.
cuse, N. Y, from the effects of pistol shot
wound She claimed before losing conscious
ness that it was an accident, but it is thought
she Intentionally shot herself
W. B. Lindsey, assistant postmaster at
Helena, Ark, is short in his accounts So, 5OO
While an inspector was in the office Lindsey
secured skif and escaped down the N;ssis-
sippi
On passenger train near Clay City, KY,
Burt Akers, drunken section boss, fired
several shots at Jerry McMullin and his vile
were wounded seriously, and Miss Lowry, q
passenger on the train, received probably
fatal wound.
Charles Smith, proprietor of the leading
cafe in Pierre, s. D., suicided by shooting
himself through the head with revolver He
was one of the oldest settlers in Pierre Do
nestle troubles are assigned as the cause.
he was formerly from Waverly, Iowa.
James Laird has procured warrants for
the arrest OF President Pfeiffer, of the Bank of
America of Philadelphia, and Charles Men.
jos. manager ofthe West Philad elphia branch
OF the bank, for receiving $3.50 dedosit when
they knew the bank to be insolvent.
4Suit has been commenced in the supreme
court ef Iowa for the May term by Reuclaer
Drew against F. Hubbard, prominent farm
er Of Grant to wnship, asking IS, 900 damage
for the alleged seduction Of Mrs. Lucinda
L Drew, plaintiffs wife. Mrs. Drew obtained
divorce several months ago. All parties
are prominent in social circles OF Creston.
Pat Riul, the notorious Wisconsin horse
thief, who has served several terms in tho
penitentiary, was arrested at La Crosse bv
Sheriff Scott for stealing horse at Seneca,
Craw ord county, on the night Of April ~.
He sold the horse in Jo Davis county and
came here to squander the money on q notori-
ous woman Of the town. with whom he is in
fatuated, and at whose house he was arrest
ed.
Prosecuting Alto rney Crisp, OF Lathrop,
Mo-, issued warrants against all the wom-
On who took part in the recent crusade
in that town. A warrant was sent to Clay
county for the arrest of Mrs. Anna Carmi.
chael, the wife of the Baptist minister and
leader Of the crusade. They were arrested
and gave bonds. The charge 10 malicious
destruction Of property. The arrests have
caused great excitement. and the women
threaten to wipe out every saloon in the
county. Twenty-one women and one man
were arrested.
Twelve anarchists were arrested in this
city. Among those taken into custody were
the Marquis de Mores, his secretary, NJ Mon
dacq. and N. Provost, secretary, Of the Hair
.Dressers' union. The police discovered in the
house OF Marquis de Mores printed docu-
ments designed to incite workingmen to dis.
order, and found in NJ. Dnmont' house q Sc
cret press manifesto urging the troops to
mutity. They also ascertained that certain
anarchtsts intended to throw dynamite in
order to effect q bloody revolution on May
day. The arrests were made in consequence
of these discoveries. The Marquis de Morse