The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-01-17
SINFUL SETTINGS.

Dr. kniffen and Miss Purcell, charged with
the murder of Mrs. kniffcn ut Trenton, N. j.,
were released, tho bail being 500 900 in each
case.
,ovsrs Belle aasen'' csstsr and sfes then
himself. He died at once. The young wom-
un's wound is probably fatal
At Cohoes, N. Y, Cerelas Villa, an axe.
maker, shot and fatally wounded his wife
while walking along the street. She had re-
fused to live with him.
William W. Wilson, prominent and pros
porous citizen of Spottsylvania county. Va,
and for many years justice Of the peace, COM
mited suicide by shooting himselfin the heart.
He was sixty-five years Of age.
A. p. Scoviile, IL nephew of Guiteau, the
assassin OF President Garfield, has dissap.
peared from Chicago md is thought to have
taken over $4,000 belonging to a building
society, OF which he was the secretary.
Miss Alice Jackman, the young heiress Of St.
Louis who was abducted few weeks ago,
but who was subsequently recovered by her
guardian, Dr. John g. Taylor, has been again
abducted in much the same manner as on the
first occasion.
William Proctor, n Springfield, ILL.,, insur-
ance agent, was arrested ut bloomington,
III. He made love to n widow eighty yenrs
old, and secured some valuable notes and
some money. He has wife and family at
Springfield.
Stetson Leach of Denver, general manager
OF the River and Rail Electric company, hos
been arrested, charged by Secretary Reed, of
the company. with forgery and the appro-
priation of 80 900 OF the concerns funds to
his own use.
Alice Jackman OF St. Louis, the fourteen.
year-old heiress, who figured In two sensa-
tional abduction cases and who claimed to
have been abducted by three men, has con-
fessed that her story was untrue and made
out OF whole cloth.
Isaac Schilansky, an aged Polish Hebrew,
was murdered in New York by Frank Bochu
and several other Italian tenants of the
house, who knocked the old man down and
beat and kicked him until he was insensible.
He died while being taken to q hospital.
Charles Sonmers, worthless sot, entered
the dwelling Of John Lston, ut Grand Forks,
early O ne morning, and demanded the latter's
money at the point Of revolver. Liston
had sold 20 acres of land the day before and
Sommers supposed lie had the proceeds with
him. Liston handed over his wallet, con.
tanning SIT and Sommers departed.
Bayard Handy. who says he worked recent
iy as sketch artist on the st. Paul Pioneer
Press, was arrested at Butte, Mont for alb.
sconding. He was employed in drawing and
preparing programmes for Morgan 6 Cusick,
proprietors Of Clarendon Hall. He had col.
lected much money in advertisements on pro-
grammes and left Morgan l. Cusick in the
lurch to the extent of $45, besides owing the,
Mining Journal Office $50 and Bickell & Swim.
son, job printers, $5S.
In the town of Leon N. Y, live John E.
Ward and Miss Georgia seeley. They were
in love with each other, but Georgia's pa
rents were not in love with John. They kept
the twain apart as much as possible. One
day the young man secured q writ
requiring the parents to show cause why they
should not release their daughter from the
restraints they had placed upon her. While
the hearing was in progress the two managed
to slip out Of court unobserved, and were
quickly made one. The legal proceedings
we're abruptly terminated.
A wliiskey riot occurred at Ekadori Iowa.
A search has been made under the prohibi-
tion law, and the officers were about leaving
town when they were fred upon by a crowd
OF drunken hoodlums, who had followed them
with wagon. Several shots were returned
by tho constable, but as fur as known no one
wns injured. The instigators OF tho riot