Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-06-16
The Criminal Record.

DIS excuse was tnat she was too young to
need money. Now she wants it.
The Criminal Record.
Sheriff Haynes left Ashland, Wis, for
Phillips few days ago t., take charge of
Poundmaster Hollinsworth. who was cap.
tured by Sheriff Hunt. Hollinsworth is
wanted at Ashland for cattle stealing.
A few nights ago burglars broke into the
office OF the Bodeau Lumber company at
Genesse, station OF the Cotton Belt eight
miles west OF Texnrkana, Ark, and crack
ed the sale. They secured 500, 100 in cash
and securities.
Melgord & Norman's store at Baldwin,
Wis, was burglarized a few nights ago.
The thieves broke open the money drawer
and took few dollars in cash and large
amount of jewery and clothing. The work
was done by tramps.
John Bower, n lumberman, committed
suicide in Brainerd, Mimi, by hanging him
self in his CELL using string torn from hih
blanket. Bower was 26 years old, lived in
Minneapolis and was in the employ OF the
Northern Mill Company. He had been
acting strangely on the street and was ID ck-
e0 up on wednesday.
Rev. John Parnell at Norfolk, Va, a
cripple, shot and fatally wounded r. Dav-
idson recently. They lived on adjoining
farms. The trouble grew over the sale OF a
machine and they went to law. On the
way to the court house they met and be-
gan quarreling. Davidson, it is claimed,
drew Il knife, when Parnell shot him three
times.
For rome oays rumors have been ahoat
charging Drs. Russell and Merke, OF Chippe.
wa Falls, Wis, with having caused the
death of Mrs. Mary Dallas by an operation
during childbirth. The remains were hum.
ed at the request of the woman's husband,
and the coroner's jury rendered verdict
that her death was caused by the incom.
potency OF the doctors.
A mine captain and another man were
killed few days ago near Marquette. Mich,
in riot OF striking miners at the mine.
-Four hundred men are out on strike and
more serious trouble is feared. The Gov
ernor has ordered the Marquette rifles to
be in readiness to report to the sheriff to
quell any further disturbances. strike
i also imminent at the Calument and
Hecla mines.
An assault was made on Deputy Sheriff
j. c. Fox while in the discharge OF his duty
recently at Bisbee, N. D. He levied on
some wheat belonging to Aug. Funke, and
while waiting for teams to remove it. Mrs.
F'unke protested vehemently against it's re.
moval and fell in fit OF Mysteries. The
husband and few neighbors fell upon the
officer and his companion. disarmed them
and beat them numerically. Fox arrived
in town with his head badly bruised and
bleeding.
A cod.booded murder is supposed to
have been committed at Spangle, state OF
Washington, recently. John Wyrant, an
aged farmer, living about four miles south
OF town, was the victim. He is supposed
to have been murdered aud his body placed
in the barn under some hay and then set
on fire. All that ia left are the charred
elements. 1t is believed the deed was com.
United for the purpose OF robbery. 1t is
said he frequently had large sums OF money
in his house. One OF his horses is gone and
it is believed that the robber and murder.
er made his escape on horseback.
A report has been received OF bloody
riot in the Polish settlement at Cleveland
Ohio. Father kolaszwsk was recently
compelled to submit to removal, and now
a portion o. the congregation is determined
to GUST his successor, Father Rosinki. A
committee waited on the latter to request
him to step out, and when he refused the
mob with an Infatuated howl charged the
dwelling, and bricks, clubs and knives flew
through the air thick and fast. The police
were summoned and succeeded in restoring
quiet; the wounded ia not known and as
they were dragged away it is impossible to
tell how many. More trouble is expected.
A letter from Arlanl Wyo., says that the
notorious Jack Bliss, king OF the rustlers,
WAS killed on the 4th inst. on the south
FORK OF Sinking Water creek by Deputy
Sheriff Trey; OF Red Lodge, Mont, and
posse. Bliss was barricaded in stone
| fortress 23 miles from the mining camp,
supplying himself will. food by pilaving the
miners's cabins. The officers took him
unawares. Bliss was n notorious rustler
and regarded as king by the cattle thieves.
Five weeks ago he was captured after a
desperate fight with q sheriff's posse and
jailed at Lander, Wvo., and escaped by
knocking the jailer down and has since been
terror to cattlemen.