Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-09-12

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frequent calls at police headquarters
and passed much Of her time In the
chiefs private ofilce When a charge
of dlsorderly conduct was made
against Miss weldman by her board
Inghouse keeper, Mayor Fritchley
took the matter IN hand, and de
tailed Sergeant McCann and two
policemen to make the arrest. She
was discovered In house Of ques
tionable repute, aud an attempt was
made to arrest her. Before the
policemen got her out Of the house
Weikert appeared and ordered the
men 10 leave. They refusedto obey,
and locked the woman 10 room to
get time 10 communicate with the
mayor. The policemen then took
her to police headquarters, where
the mayor locked her in dark pen
in the court house cellar This was
done while Weikeri was protesting
wildly. weiker, continued to make
every effort to secure the woman's
release He accomplished this In
the morning after the keeper left by
securing a key from the janitor Of
the court house. He unlocked the
door aud set Miss Weidman free.
The mayor discharged Weikert from
the force, and ex-chief he's left
town.
A MURDEROUs TRANP.
WHEATLAND. Cal, Sep. ia
brakeman on the sonthbound Ore
gon express, which passed through
here at o'clock yesterday morning
was knocked off the train by u tramp
whom he was trying TO dislodge from
the blind-baggage ear. The traiu
continued to Lincoln before the all
sence Of the brakeman was discov-
cred. The engine ment back for
him. The brakeman was found not
seriously hurt.
DEATH or A MURDERER.
MIDDLEsBoRo, KY, sept 12.-In
December last, Adam Lejoc, a noto-
torious outlaw, shot and killed a
man In "bllnd tiger" near this city
and made his escape. Since that time
officers have been searching for him.
Last Wednesday he was apprelien-
ded In the mountains and shot dead |
by Deputy Sheriff Thompson, Of
Claiborne county, while resisting ar
rest. Eejoc had killed nine men.
"sAM'L PosEN."
SAN FRANCISCO, Gala, Sept. H.
M. b. Curtis "Sam'l Of Posen" was
formally charged with the murder
Of officer Grant this morning. He
still Processes ignorance; he stated
this morning that he was member
of the knights of Pythlas, Odd Fel-
low and Masonic societies.
CRUSHED no DEATH.
AURORA, Mo-, sept. 12.-Floyd |
Brewer, foreman of the Floyd |
Crusher, to-day was caught in the
rollers and literally crushed to pulp.
So HOURS FOR FREIGHT.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Sept H.
The Southern Pacific has issued a
circular stating that the schedule of
the line north of Ashland has been
made to connect with the schedule
south of Ashland making a contlnu-
Gus service from San Francisco to
Portland in so hours.
ASSIGNED.
ROANOKE, Va, Sept. 12.--(arand-
berg and Morris, proprietors of a
wholesale clothing and notion house
aud Boston Boot and Shoe House,
have assigned, liabilities $4,000,
assets not known.
POST OFFICES.
WASHINGTON, Sept. l2.-The fol-
lowing fourth class post offices will
be raised to the presidential class,
October /, next: Forest Grove, Or,
and Lander, Wyoming.
THE pUELLo.
ALBANY, N. c.. Sept. PA duel
was fought here day or two ago by
Jesse Moore, of Berrion county aud
II. p Fletcher, OF Irwin county,
from the effects of which Moore has
just died. There has been bad blood
between the men for some time, and
when they recently met, each nc
companIed by friends, they agreed
10 fight with their fists. Afer Il
few rounds their hatred of each 9TH
er became too intense TO be satisfied
with such mild methods, and they
drew their revolvers. When five
shots We're exchanged, Moore fell
mortally wounded, Fletcher was
also wounded, but not seriously, and
fled from the state without delay.
He has not been apprehended vet.
Those new goods AT Mrs. Fiester's
are truly beautiful.