The Dickinson press., 1890-04-12
CRIME,

Diamonds to the value Of S. 200 were stolen on
Thursday from a Denver store by two thieves.
While one engaged the attention of tho clerk the
other secured the booty and disappeared,
Robert William Mccoy, (~colored) was hanged
at bonneville. Ca, Thursday for the brutal muir
der of an aged couple.
All of the northern Wyoming sherifs are at
full cry on the trail of a desperate gang of whole
sale horse thieves. The freebooters. finding
themselves closely pursued, cut the telegraph
wires. The thieves have reached Montana with
200 head of Wyoming horses.
George E. Newland and wife of Englewood, q
Chicago suburb died Saturday. Investigation
showed that rat poison had been mixed with
their food. The servant girl is under arrest.
Monday morning early, a daring and successful
attempt to break jail was made by a number OF
prisoners confined in Jail at Spokane Falls. The
jailor was overpowered and twenty prisoners
escaped. Only three have been recaptured.
William Rose, who was sentenced to hang Fri
day at Redwood Falls, MIMI, has been respited
by an order from the supreme court, granting
sixty days for his attorneys to perfect appeal
papers.
Frederick Kimball. teller of the Peoples Saw
ings bank at Worcester. Mass, disappeared tues
day with about $4,000.
Tuesday James Monroe Shellenberger, one Of
the best known men in Bucks county, Pennsyl-
vania,~ disappeared, and is about s3o, 1000 holt in
his accounts with various estates of which he
had charge.
Tuesday the Shurlocks, Days and others. repre-
senting both the Howard and Turner factions,
at Louisville, KY, held a pow WOW, both sides
agreed to suspend hostiIities and forever bury
the Ratchet. 1t was also agreed that should any
more bushwhacking take place both sides w.uld
turn out and hunt the assassins.
Details of a fraud in connection with the fail.
ure of Sherman & Marsh in 1897, Just came to
light Tuesday. Marsh was the financial manager
and when he SOW failure was unavoidable he
drew out all the money possible and placed it in
the hands of C. H. Lane, a New York broker,
who gave him receipts for the amount of $3.50, 600.
When the crash came Marsh claimed to have
been specializing in stocks and showed the re-
ceipts az proof. Lane in the meantime left for
Europe and Marsh followed intending to divide
the spoils. Lane, however, had other intentions
and kept out Of Marsh's way. Detectives were
placed on their track by creditors and Lane wa,
made to disgorge s15,0 QUO of the Doodle.
Four murderers were strung up in Pennsyl-
vania Wednesday,. At Easton, William Barthole-
NEW hanged for numbering Aaron billiard, hus-
band of his paramour. Zach Taylor swung at
Waynesburg for numbering q stockdealer for his
money. Alfred Andrews was execute at Belle
fonte. His dsstardly crime was outrage and
murder. For efrectually disposing of a rival,
Charles Carter, a negro, met his fate at Cambria.
Elmer L. Snarkey was again sentenced at Col
umbus, Ohio, to be hanged. The date was fixed
Aug. /. His crime was the murder of his mother.
Cashier Tweeton, of the Fosston, Mimi, Ma
tional bank, absconded on Wednesday with
$4,000. 1t has been learned he bought a ticket
for Victoria, B.. G. His sureties will make up the
deficiency,