Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-03-09
A LONE HIGHwAYMAN.

WAS made last night to rob the Red
ding and Weaverville stage, about
mile out Of town. by one man. Th
driver, L. Graham, was shot, per
haps fatally. Both barrels Of the
Wells, Fargo Il Co.'s messenger
gun refused to work, Four passen
gers were on the stage. No one wa
injured except lhs driver, The rob
Der did his shooting with . pistol
Had the messengers gun not missed
fire, be would undoubtedly have
killed the hIghwayman, The officers
are in pursuit, aud posse Of oitizen'
are securing the country this morn
ing.
A MINISTER'S DISGRACE.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, March 0.-Rev
II. &, Galbraith, the Methodist
Episcopal mini.t0r Of Browndale,
Mower county, Is charged will
placing the only daughter Of f. NJ
Drown, a respectable farmer, in 8
critical condition. The girl has
been making her home with tine
family of the preacher for some
time to take advantage of the vii
lage school, aud the scandeiOus iu-
telligence has just come to light.
The pastor has resigned his charge
mt the church and Is said to have
come 10 st. Paul. He has not yet
been found here however.
Galbraith Is As years OF age and
has n wife and several children. His
matrimonial record has been varied,
and he IL at present living with bis
second wife, A vigorous effort Il
being made by the church people
and his friends to smother the
matter, but II is intimated that the
girls father will push the case. in
conversation with Il gentleman from
Brow nsdAle It was learned that Gal
braith Is making arrangements to
leave the country.
A COwARDLY ACT.
HELENA, Mar. o. Carl Teichert,
of the Atlas saloon, quar-
relied yesterday morning with his
landlady, Mrs. Grady, woman
sixty years old and cripple. The
row resulted IN his firing at her with
/, bull. dog revolver. The bullet en-
.ered her breast aud lodged In her
back. There IL but little hope Of
recovery. TeiOhsrt walked down
own and going to the sherltfs Office
gave himself up and Is now in Jail.
rhe citizens are very indignant, but
threaten no violence.
MCDONALD A MURDERER.
PORTLAND, Mar. "a. J. Me
Donald, the barber, who nearly
Kicked Frank Boyce TO death in
rhompson's beer dive on First street,
between ID. and Il, on the evening
" January 5th, became murderer
yesterday In fact. as well as In intent
rhe victim OF his brutal assault
lied at Good Samaritan hospital at
lalf past 3 o'clock yesterday after
loou, aud Mcdonald must now face
he charge OF murder.
A cowARDLY RUFFIAN.
NYACK, n. j., Mar. 9.-At |
''olock yesterday morning Joseph
Stors, = young unmarried man u
his place, entered the residence of
Mrs. Bridget Arinstroug, for the
purpose OF robblng her. lie was
discovered by the mistress of the
louse, who tried Ia seize him. At
he same time she made al out
~. Storrs shot the woman tVioe
II the neck aud as she lay GA the
loor the oowardly rufiian brutaily
licked her in the side. Mrs. Arm.
trong's daughter Eliza appeared an
he scene aud StorS fired at her,
he bullet taking effect In the chin.
Ie then fled from the HOUSE. The
anghteF, badly wounded as she
'as. Tan y iong distsoce in her
light clothes for physicians apd the
olice The polies arresteI Storm
ithin an hour afIer~Ard. His ca.
niuation will occur to-morros.
he people are much excited over
'e affair and bitter kellug Agalns,
orrs prevails IL Is thought the I
isTlcs ~ tbs ladies will not prove
tai
CniNANAN AsSAHLFgn.
CHicAG0. Mar y john Lee. .
llnsman. was 81 up0n hy a crowd