Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-04-21
The Criminal Record,

dynnmitcrs' camp, with quantity o
dynamite and bombs, has been discovcre
! In the midst OF IL dense woods, several mile
back OF the village OF Brockport, in Monro
county, New York.
George Schacier OF st. Louis, Mo-, ha,
been sentenced to be hanged, May 20 next
Tor the murder, Sept 10, 1889, OF Henry
| Grattan, who, Schaefer alleged, called tn,
latter Cray" George. There was nc
/, other cause for the crime.
| Harry and Howard Hoyer and Levin
| Bright, boys ID years OF age have been com
m;tted to prison in default of bail on the
charge of attempting to wreck passenger
| train on the Readins railroad near Read
| ing, Pa. They have made a full confession
Allen Harrison, OF Huntington, w. Va,
the murderer OF Bette Adams, who refused
to marry him. has been sentenced to be
hanged on Friday, July l 1892. A motion
for rehearing was considered ana over
ruled. An appeal will be taken to the SUI
preme court.
aeialcation OF funds Of the United
States National bank in New York city has
only just came to light although the
irresulnr;tN has been known to the officers
OF the institution for nearly six months. H.
Wiltsaw n bookleeper has been found
short S32 072. He is missing.
Miss May Benrdsley, of Ashb,, Mimi,
who is teaching in the Duran district in
Wikin county, that state, attempted to
punish IL rather large pupil for chewing
tohncco in school, when he struck her u
blow which stunned her. Assisted by
some OF the other pupils he then proceeded
to pound her severely.
The jury ut Huntington, w. Va, in the
case of Allen Harrison, who murdered Bet
tie Adams, l5.year-old girl, because she
refused TO marry him, hos rendered u Yer
diet oil murder III the first degrGe. the penal
ty Tor which is death. 1t wnsnn aggravated
case, and after committing the crime, Har.
rson tried to take his own life, but failed.
The charred remnants otscveral hundred
dollars in paper money was found at Tsh-
peming, Mich, II few days ago in the rock
dump near the Cleveland mine office, sup
posed To be money taken from the vault
the night OF Cashier GieasoH's death.
There is strong presumption Of s,icc and
that Gleason destroyed themoney toavert
suspicion.
George Gerry, a variety actor at the
Worlds thenter, Boston. Mass. attempt.
ed to kill his wife n few days ago ut their
boarding house by shooting her in the
the back, and as a result she il ia a dying
condition at the city hospital. She is
about is wears old and was engaged at
the same place. Jealousy was this cause
OF the shooting.
William Maier, who shot his young wife
dead in Wheeling, w. Va, a few days ago,
because she refused to kiss him, has been
captured. He started for Columbus, and
got fifty miles away, but for some unac.
countable reason, came back and went to
the cemetery and Was first seen standing
by his wife's grave. He was famished
having been without food FOR SIX days.
The S-year-old son OF Joseph swayne, o
wealthy resident OF Admission, Ala. was
stolen from his homo by tramp few
days ago. The little fellow was carried in.
to the mountains east of the city, where he
was found unconscious by some hunters
later on. He had been badly beaten and
was tied to II tree No trace Of the kidnnp.
per has been found. 1t is believed that the
child was stolen with q view OF obtaining "a
rausOln.
Fred Strauss, the dynnmiter who at
tempted to blow up the bakery OF John
Miller ut Fortieth and Clark avenues, st.
Louis, Mo-, Il few days ago because that
Individual refused to give him work was
quietly spirited away to the workhouse to
serve Il sentence OF thirty days Uuder the
cover OF secrecy he was allowed to plead
guilty in the criminal court to a charge of
felonious wounding, with the unders tnnding
that he was to receive II light sentence.
March William Raridon's body was
found near Marion, Ind, with the skull
crushed aud the pockets empty. Nancy
Il. Burke, Il domestic. filed an affidavit be.
fore Mayor Moore declaring the ntTobi.s
Hullnger had confessed to her on the Ath
OF March that he had killed R;lriion for
his money. and that she had not been dis
posed TO divu'ge his secret until the other
day, when n turtnne-tellcr detected some
thing on her conscience. and predicted
direful consequences unless she confessed.