The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-12-05
his punishment for life at the peniten-
tiary. The verdict was quite satisfac-
tory to the people here.


tiary. The verdict was quite satisfac-
tory to the people here.
Pipestone, Mimi, Nov. 26.-Henry
Hanson, s. years old. was found dead
upon his farm four miles west of this
city last evening. 1t is thought he
was murdered. and the coroner is in
vestigating the case today.
Sparta, Wis, Nov. 26.-The United
States express office at Cashton, near
here, was robbed last night Of 81, 200.
There is no clue.
This is lively fusillade of continu-
Gus crime, but that'is not all. Here
is another:
Portland. Ind, Nov. 24-Rumors
concerning the financial troubles Of
Neal Bros. & Co.. the largest milling
firm in Eastern Indiana, proved true
today. The failure is one of the worst
ever known in this part of the state.
Although no statement has been
made, it is expected the debts will run
from 800, 900 to $l50,000, ,cithoM q cent
Of dssets IN sight. The plant has been
turned over to Rufus Neal. The cred
itorS include every grain dealer in this
section, besides hundreds of farmers.
Great excitement has been caused
and many threats are being made of
vengeance.
Wallace and Barton Neal. the men,
bers Of the firm. were arrested late
this evening by Marshall Mahan, on
the charge of embe zzlement preferred
by Mrs. Sarah Frye, of Westchester,
who had her wheat crop in storage.
1000 each to await their trial tO-mor-
row.
All these arc crimes reported in one
paper, of Nov. 26 And the day before
we have another catalogue, from
which we clip the following:
Sioux Falls. S. D.. Nov. 25.-At 6
O'Clock last evening the jury in the
Rev. Il. c. Wilson rape case went out
and at ! o'clock this morning they
sent for Judge Jones. and a verdict of
not guilty was rendered in the case.
This has been one of the most sensa-
tional and stubbornly fought criminal
cases in the history of the state 1t
was charged that on November 20,
1892, Rev. Wilson, who is a Methodist
preacher at Beresford, assaulted Eva
Moulton, thirteen-year-old girl. He
was tried in Canton in March, 1893,
found guilty and sentenced by Judge
Atkins to fifteen years in the peniten-
tiary, and served four months, when
he was released on $1,000 bail by the
supreme court ordering new trial.
The verdict of the jury is quite gener-
ally upheld here.
And here is another item:
Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 25.-The latest
developments in the affairs of the
wrecked Capital National bank, which
President Mosher wrecked last year,
going to the penitentiary for five years
tiOn made by the receiver for permis-
sion to be made party to the proceed
ings relative to the equitable and
legal ownership of Mosher's holding of
stock in the gas and insurance COM
panieS, the Western Manufacturing
company and the prison contract. 1t
is alleged by the receiver that at the
time Of the failure. as at present, the
books of the company showed that
Mosher owned 500 shares of stock in
the Western Manufacturing company
and $3.50 shares of old stock in the
gas company. The court is asked to
subject this stock to his judgment.
The receiver hopes thus to recover
half a million.
And here is choice item:
Lansing. Mich, Nov. 25.-Detectiv
Savile, OF the Philadelphia Pinkerton
force, has made a most important ar
rest here. in the person of Robert r.
E. Harvey, who posed as Reuben Glib
son, and has conducted swindline
opera lions under no less than twenty
aliases in different sections. Under
the name of II. D. Baker he bought a
small fruit farm at Vineland n. j.,
where he took his wife year ago and
from which point he operated. He
broke Jail at Bellair, Md. Oct. I.
where he was detained on two charges
of forgery, securing $4,000 from the
Hartford National Bank of Bellair by
depositing genuine draft for 81, 1O(
and some forged drafts, amounting in
all to $S,OOO The bank let him have
81, 900 cash and cashiers checks on
s., 800. In 1892 he secured several hun
dred dollars from the Twin City bank
of Elmira. n. Y, and secured $4,000
from the Quinsigmond National bank
of Worcester, Mass, last June under
the name of Frank Moulton. He
Served two years for embeZzlement in
Santa Clara prison. California, and
three years in the Albany peniten-
tiary for several smaller forgelies at
Washington. ID. G. The detective has
been on his trial since his escape from
Ecllair, going to Nebraska, back tC
New York, and thence here, where he
found him living quietly under the
above alias, rOOming at a private
house and taking his meals at res
taurant He offered no resistance
He has a bad sore on his hand, where
he had attempted to remove tat
tooed figure, but has the initials "R
H." upon his arm in India ink. He j:
not known to have committed any de
precautions here, but assumed to be {
Prohibition orator, and canvassed fol
advertisements in religious hymn
book
And here is another:
Terre Haute, Ind, Nov. 25.-Beside!
being penman, b. F. Pitzel was of al
inventive genius. After being arrest
ed here for forgery about year ago
and later released on bond, he left The
city, forgetting to call for some paper
taken from him when arrested
Among the papers is deed for ;
patent issued to Benjamin f. PitZcl
The document was issued Sept. %
1891. and is numbered AGO, 1Sl. Their
is no doubt as to its genuineness, as i
bears the proper seal and signature!
of Cyrus Bussey and w. E. Simmonds
secretary and assistant secretary O
the interior deDartment