The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-09-26

charging the gun. Mr.. Pitney received
the contents in his lower left breast
ranging upwards and passing through the
heart He staggered back few feet
when ne fe.l, ani Immediately expired
! The only witness was little boy acros:
the street. The charge of shot did moi
pass Nhrough the body although the mos
of it can be felt very near the Skin
under his left arm. Mr.. Pitney leaves
wife and four children. He was q
member OF the A. o. u. w. lodge.
A. A. Groves, living at the head of Nc.
Kay creek, was arrested on a very pecu.
liar charge and taken before Justice
Parkes. Groves is charged with shoot.
ing Indian horses and feeding them Ia
his hogs. He was examined today and
held to the grand jury in the sum of $3.50
Jack Jordan Alleges that he was at
Groves ranch when he was about to
shoot one of the Indian ponies. Jordan
begged him not to kill the cayuse, but
Groves said he must have something Cor
his hogs. He wouldn't xiii a white
mans horse, but the Indian ponies were
fit for nothing but to destroy the range,
and he had no hesitancy in killing them
Luke Minthorn's people were in the
mountains, and, so it is claimed Groves
Killed one of their horses. A couple OF
bags made of horse hides with the In
dams brand on them were produced in
court as evidence. 1t Is alleged Groves
mas Killed ten of the Indian horses and
perhaps more.-Tribune.
Shedd has al case that Is exciting gem
eral interest there and is causing a gem
eral feeling of Indignation, says the
Mountaineer. Baker, proprietor of the
warehouse, Is short about 5000 bushels OF
wheat in his accounts with the storers
IN the warehouse. There are thirteen
storers of wheat, all Of the old product
amounting to approximately 5000 bushels
receipts calling for the amount. OF ii
there Is only a little over 800 bushels
TO divide among thirteen men, Most OF
the wheat Is owned by three men, Hon.
Flem Smith having about 5000 bushels.
Frank Porter 23O0 and JAS A. Smith n
little less than 1000 bushels. The men
are in the city today investigating the
matter. 1t is possible Mr.. Baker will be
prosecuted criminally. AS the case is
similar to the Red Crown in some re-
spects the status Of that may determine
the proceedings. An assignment by Mr..
Baker is also reported to be contem-
p.ated. Men who will deliberately use
other mems property in this manner
cannot be dealt with too stringently. Mr..
John Edison was clerk of the warehouse,
but is not responsible for the shortage.
Yesterday afternoon when the south
bound local arrived at the depot in this
city the passengers and trainmen were
decidedly laxative and somewhat ex-
cited. The cause was found to be in the
fact that p. N. Skinner, prisoner under
charge of Sheriff Cathcart, of Douglas
county, had jumped off the train this
side of Irving. but had been recaptured
and was still the travelling companion OF
the quick witted officer. When this side
of Irving Skinner went to the lavatory.
but the sheriff being suspicious of his
prisoner, kept close watch on him. The
fellow raised the window, deliberately
crowded out while the train was in mo-
ton and dropped to the ground. Mr..
Cathcart immediately raised window
and fired two shots at him and then
rushing to the Platform jumped off, Skin
ner alightlng fell and skinned his legs
to quite an extent, tearing his clothing.
Being bothered with the handouts also,
and being subdued by the close proximity
of the buiiets to his head, he remained
where he was until Sheriff Cathcart took
him in charge again. The conductor, who
had learned of the situation in the mean
time, had stopped the train, and Sheriff
and prisoner both got on again to re-
sumo their journey TO Roseburg. Young
Skinner is wanted for forgery and was
brought from Walla Walla. He had been
acting as an agent for a building ana
loan association and had been bfklng
people and the company generally. The
sheriff proved to be cool-headed and the
prisoner rather foolhardy in the little
eseapade.-Eugene Register