The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-03-07

Seth Twombley and Henry La Cloche, en-
gineer and fireman, respectively, of n freight
train which, in September Inst, rnn into q
passenger train on the Rock Island road
near Chicago, causing the loss of seven lives,
have been acquitted.
Samuel Holman, postmaster ut Barton,
Ala, has been arrested for forging President
Harrison's name to letter which caused an
old colored minister to go from Alabama to
Washington, thinking there wns gov
eminent position awaiting him.
Il At Jacksonville Fla, an unknown negro
quarreled with Policeman e. j. Payne and
asked for the number of the officers badge.
The officer threw his coat open and exposed
1t when the negro fred three shots, Killing
the officer instantly
Eugene NcGinnis was shot and killed in
Philadelphia by John McManus during u
quarrel about dissolute woman named
Cross. The woman was the cause of q quar-
rel some yenls ago which resulted in the mur.
rel by James Kane of his brother, for which
James was hanged. McAianus is under ar
rest. He has a bad record. lie killed q man
four years ago and has shot two others since
then.
Mrs. Mary Frances Keller of sheboygan,
Wis.,, aged nineteen yenrs, seeks IL release
from the ties that bind her to Joseph Anton
Keller, who is sevcnty-six years Of age. The
complaint alleges that since her marriage
with Keller, which took place Oct. 1, 1887,
when she was but sixteen years of age, she
has been cruelty dealt with, md that his
habits nre such that she considers it unea e
to live with him.
Moi Daniel o Driscol. pension agent who
formerly lived in Cleveland, O., about yeur
ago was convicted of forging pension
roucher in the United States court in that
city. He was gruuted new trial which was
to have been begun on Feb. 4. In the mean-
time he was admitted to bail O'Drseoll' q
bond WAS forfeited. and it has been learned
that the forger had fled to Ireland. He will
be brought back if possible.
After Mrs. S. A. Ross lighted FIRE in the
cook stove mt Chippewa Falls Wis.,. nm explo-
sion blew the stove to atoms The woman
had moved away and escaped death. She
was seriously burned about the face md
hands and may lose one or two fingers.
The force OF tho explosion broke her little
girls ear drum. Ross is suspected Of the
deed, his wife having left him two years ago.
He was arrested and placed in jail'in default
of3l 500 bonds.
A desperate attempt to commit suicide was
made at Duluth, by girl named Nora
perior street saloonkeeper. Moore had for
souetime been manifesting an indifference to
the girl which seemed to have driven her to
the desperate deed. She perferred death to
the dissertation and took q big dose oflaud-
anum. Her action was discovered in time to
save her life with the aid of stomach pumps.
The girl will be taken care Of, and Moore will
probably be dealt with by the .authorities.
Since the arrest of ex- Postmaster L. ]. Full.
ton, of Casselton, N. D.. Irregularities Of a
more serious nature than Mt first supposed
have come to light. His pecnlations cover a
period Of more than n year and will amount
TO about 81. 900. 1t is charged that his meth.
cd was to take money sent to Europe and
United States points, and then intercept oil
letters from the parties to the sender, SO that
the non-reception of the money would not be
discovered: 1t is a great surprise to his
friends. He has q small family and he wa
q man ofgood habits.
A Young man named !. G. Wilson, employ
Cd as m operator in the Western Union
telegraph Office. failed to show up for duty
at Seattle. Investigation as to the cause led
to sensational Developments. deputy
sheri1 had arrivrd from West Virginia with
arquisition on Gov. Terry for the you na
mans arrest on the charge Of seduction com
mitted in Richmond, Va. Wilson since hil
arrival at Settle has become engaged to q
prominent young lady OF that city. Her
1tiends are shielding her name. Wilson ve
warned ofthe officers approach and has
skipped for British Columbia. He was or
rested in. Colorado, but was released on ha
beas corpus
Indictments we're returned by the grond
jury at Fort Dodge, Iowa, against
DR.. Fuller, E. F. Giberson and p. n
Keyss. charged with conspiracy in do
frauding number Of farmers. The alleged
offense was in frauduIently obtaining sigma
lures to notes in payment of orders for forest
trees. Its claimed that Fuller. who 10 ons
OF the most prominent and popular farmer.
In the county, travelled around with the trs.
psddlers and induced his friends to sigr
orders which it 10 alleged. were transformed
into promissory notes by unfolding an In
visible Zap at the top.
The continued absence Of o. c. Rinker, th,
utter failure Of all attempts to tracs hin
on Helena Mont, and the chain Of Gus
{ oRs circumstances conusctsd With his lis
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