Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-05-05
The Criminal Record.

a mob at Nashville, Tenn. recently
marched to the Jail and took the tiend Eph
Grizzard and hung him and afterwards fill
ed his body with bullets.
During quarrel at st. Louis, Mo-. few
nights ago over the difference OF ) cents in
the price OF a shave, William Callahan was
fatally shot by Charles Crotzer.
A sensa tonal suicide at San Francisco,
CAL, is that OF Katie Coggshall, - year
old girl OF respectable parents, who ended
her life because OF disappointment in love.
A man giving his name as A. F. Avery
and his home as Rochester, N T., has sur.
rendered to the Memphis officials. saying
heis defaulter from the Rochester & Pitts.
burg railway, of which he was the local
freight agent. to the extent OF $1,000 He
lost the money, he says, on races. Roch.
erter dispatches confirm the mans state
ment.
Sheriff Luna, who has held that position
for ten years, came to Texarcana, Ark,
few days ago in the company OF friend
named Hollis. Money, which Luna fur
nished, was spent most lavishly. HIS bonds
men caused his arrest. Hollis was also ar
rested, and on his person was found nearly
u,
three days Luna had spent over 1000 OF
the county's money.
A Texas murderer when told his fate
few days ago after vain attempts for q re.
preve, said: "I've been expecting such a
decision for some time" He then asked
when he would be executed, and, on being
informed that sentence could not he carried
out for thirty days, was much displeased,
saying: 'Oh, well that will throw it into
warm weather and it will proba bly, be much
nicer" Smith also expressed Objection to
being executed with Massey, a condemned
negro.
Edward Brown, alias "Vaquero Bill"
and Charles Ballinger and his partner are
in jail, Brown ut Tucson and BAllinger at
San Bernardo, Cal, on charge OF horse
stealing. The detectives are satisfied that
the men were concerned in the robbery OF
the Southern Pacific express near Ceres.
Cal, Sept. last and the shooting OF De.
tective Harris, who was dangerously
wounded Requsition papers will be issued
forthwith for Brown, who will be taken to
California.
Considerable excitement exists at Jack.
son, Miss, over the reports OF alleged cruel
treatment OF convicts. William Fosselman,
white convict, who was picking cotton for
the state in Washington county, was whip.
ped nearly to death by u negro overseer.
Joshua Maiden, colored, also suffered
similar punishment. These two cases have
been brought to the attention OF the peni-
Tertiary board OF control and a full in.
vestigatiun by the governor will be had
Startling developments are looked for.
Sheriff Grundysen OF Crookston, Mimi,
has left for Cloquet. Mimi, in response to
telegram which stated that the sheriff OF
Carleton county had in his possession a
man answering tho description OF one OF
the murderers OF Justice Wood, who was
mysteriously murdered at East Grand
Forks last summer. Ever since the time of
the murder the sheriff has been keeping a
sharp lookout for the men, they being
known to him. The murderers confessed
their deed to party in DAKOTA, who gave
the officials a description OF the men.
William Henry Pope, an Eoglshman,
was arrested few DAYS ago by order OF
the British consul at Chicago, at his BROTH
er.inlaw's farm near that city, where he
has been living in concealment. The OF.
Tense alleged against Pope il the embezzle.
ment on Sept. 13, 1890, OF several thou
sand pounds from Pope, Fish & Co., OF
oirmiuenAn, England. rope was director
OF the company. After committing the
crime with which he is charged he fled to
Australia and thence made his way to
America. The arrest was made under in.
structions from Lord Salisbury, the offense
beihg extraditable.
News has just reached Little Rock, Ark,
OF murder committed at Gum Springs,
five miles south OF Arkadelphia, Ark. Up.
on investigation the body proved to be
that OF D. D. Tucker, q white man, who
has recently been teaching school at DON
aldson and Dallark. ark. The murderer
severed the head from the body with some
very sharp instrument and then threw all
the remains into q small branch, where
they were discovered by negro, who re.
ported his find to the proper authorities.
There is no clue to the murderer nor the