The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-03-28
polNos OF THE WICKED.

C., of hiring two negroes to murder
bis tather, In order that he might inherit his
estate.
Ransom Floyd, whose wife was killed by
burglars some weeks ago and who was sc.
verely beaten by them at the same time, hos
died OF his injuries at Weatport. N. Y.
At Ocnla, Fla, J. H. Burckfeld attempted
to shoot his wife. when Burehheld's fifteen
year-old son drew pistol and shot hisfather
dead.
Ex-Assemblyman Daniel ". Talmadge Of
Brooklyn has obtained a verdict Of $4,000
damages against the New York World for
libel.
Arthur Henry. the station ugent and tele-
graph operator Mt Harrisburg, Ohio. on the
Nickel Plate road. was murdered by burg.
lar.
At Toronto, Ont. Charles and Louis
schochcrcls beat Morris Goldstein nearly to,
death. The ormer are said to be nihiiste
and 1t rs thought Goldstein is a spy.
While in the woods together ncar Peekskill,
N. Y, Emma Lonsberry shot md seriously
wounded walter Scibner Both reusc to
make statement. They are young people,
and we'll known.
Alter n drunken revcl at "hole-in.the-
wall" saloon Mt Leon, Iowa, Steve Little
shot two OF his companions. Tart Fulton
and Frank Parsons. Fulton isfatally wound
cd and Parsons may die.
A gang O. tim ber thieves who have been
operating in and around Albion, Iowa, have
at last been captured. During the pnst year
one farmer has hud ten acres OF choice tim.
Der stolen and chopped off his tract.
Andrew A. Holt, Andrew A. Anderson, a
noted smuggler and pirat on Puget sound
for many Years, was fatally shot ON his sloop
near Seattle. while resisting arrest at the
hands of United States officers.
At Pleasant Hill, NO., Eli Stahlnecker,
aged seventy-two. drove his wife and chill
dren from home, dangerously wounded Con-
stable Prater, who attem pied to arrest him.
and then committed slicide.
1t is rumored that an extensive defalcation
he's been discovered in the Newark, N. j.,
of tile commissioners is mentioned as the
guilty person.
Another tramp was captured and strung
up until he was nearly dead at Greenwood,
No., on suspicion OF being the assailant of
Miss Atkinson. Several tramps have been
treated In q like manner, but the right one
has not been caught.
Agang OF diamond thieves supposed to
cohsist OF two men ond one woman, in the
last few days have robbed different Chicago
Wholesale jewelers. OF about $4,000 worth OF
fine stones. Tho police have descriptions Of
the thieves. but SO far have been unable to
locate them.
At Ashland, Wis, the jury in the Perrin
case, after being out sighty.tonr hours, filed
into the court room and firmly announced to
Iudga Perish that it-~ac impossible Tor them
to agrce upon verdict, the final ballot
standing six for acquittal and ak for con-
viction. Judge Parish discharged them after
making n short address,
I c. A. Searles and W. c. Paine was arrested
at Missouln, Mont, charged with robbing the
Northern Pacific express Office ut Brainerd,
Minn.. of &15, ,0Oo about year ugo. The
men have been living there for six months,
and were tracked by detectives. Both, previ-
Gus to the robbery, were in the employ of the
express company
Bernardino Verreani, accompanied by his
brother Clio and another friend entered an
italian boarding house at Tacoma, where
Vienzo Pompeo was talking to Mrr. Bialto,
the pretty young Italian landlady, and de.
iberately stabbed him to death with n still
leto. The assassin il still at large. Mrs
Bialto says the murder was unprovoked
Mrs. Bialt0s recently came from Chicago and
Verreani is also said to be from that city.
4 Nashville railroad train, wos shot and ser-
ously injured near Bay Minnette, Ala, by
Jake Daniels, a negro with whom he had IN
McCnrdy. after being wounded, fired four
shots at the negro, hitting him each time. and
= then stabbed him with pen knife. Daniels
u almost instantly. The conductors
6und is in the right breast.
At the Perrin trial ut Ashland Wis, Maj
Alfred Quaiffe and William F. Williams, OF
the treasury department. at Washington,
identified the roll Of money found upon Bak.
Or a. part OF the identical &C, 900 of new
$5 silver certificates which we're sent out by
the treasury department to the Merchante'
Exchange Bank Of Milwaukee by them sent
to the First National Bank OF Ashland. and
from there deposited in the Iron Exchange
bank at Hurley. This constitutes one of the
most damaging pieces of evidence that has
yet been produced against Baker and Perrin
Miss Jessie Q. White died by her own hand
at Joliet, Ill.,, the victim off lorg course Of
malicious persecution. For three years Miss
White hos been in receipt of anonymous le.-
terra, charging her with immortality and threat
sning her with death and oil manner of evil,
and in IL letter addressed tony dear ones at
home" abe said she was tired OF life and waa
going to kill herselft deny the letter writer
nineteen years old and much respected. No
solution Of the mystery regarding the letters
she received has been found.
The safe in butcher shop at Dubuque was
blown open and robbed. The money dra wer
contained notes, certificates Of deposit and
stock in several corporations to the amount
Of over $4,000. The burglars entered
through q window, which was pried open
with chisel The chisel aud hammer were
found in the shop. The burglars also forced
several holer in the door OF the safe in the
ofBce Of the National Iron and Brass works.
but were frightened of before accomplishing
their purpose This is the sixth safe cracked
in Dubuque within month.
An attempt was made to take the life Of j.
: b. skidmore Of Montana, by blowing him up
with giant powder. skidmore last fall jump
ID claim aud built q cabin, which he now
occupies. Hs WAS absent from The cabin q