The herald., 1897-10-04
A GROCER AND A TAMALE MAN
FORCIBLY DEPRIVED OF HARD
EARNED MONEY
Oregon Officials Fight Pitched Battle
With Cattle Thieves-Sunday's
Record of Crime
Associated Press Special Wire.

10 o'clock tonight two masked and armed
men entered grocery store at Second
and o streets, kept by a Frerrhman
named Feraut, and one of them robbed
the till while the other stood up Feraut
and two men who were in the place with
him playing cards. They then compelled
the men to give up what little money
they had about them. The robbers se-
cured in all about SIS. Shortly after
ward tamale vender was held up in the
outskirts of the town by two men and
robbed of few dollars. The latter job
is supposed to have been the work of the
same pair. When they left Feraut's $
place they started toward the river, but
doubtless soon changed their course and
went eastward. One of the men in Fe-
raut's store fired two shots at them as
they were running, Off,
These are probably the same two men
who a week ago entered saloon on X
street at 2 o'clock in the morning ara
robbed the barkeeper of $50.
A FIGHT WITH THIEVES
BAKER CITY, Or. Oct. 3.-Sheriff
kilburn and posse engaged in battle
with two cattle thieves about o'clock
last night on the Lower Powder river.
In all,about forty shots were exchanged.
1t was dark when the sheriff and his
men came upon the bandits, who had
with them eighty head of cattle. Both
sides opened fire and Fred Hull, one of
ha cb
Both escaped in the darkness and Hull
rode to this city, where he called doc
tor to dress his wounds. He was con-
fined to his room today. His partner,
Earl Wheeler has not yet been captured.
1t was the plan of the thieves to drive
the cattle into Idaho and exchange them
and then drive the strange cattle back
here for slaughter. The thieves ara
members of a gang which has operateG
extensively in this section.
REWARDS OFFERED
GUTHRIE, O. T., Oct. 3-The Chicago,
Rock Island and Pacific Railway COM
pany has offered a reward of $500 each
for the capture of the five men who held
up ard robbed its passenger train at
Chickasaw on Friday.
A score of deputy marshals with blood
hounds are securing the country Tor the
Jennings, gang Of outlaws, which is re-
sponsible for the robbery. 1t is be-
lieved the gang has doubled back and
will strike a Santa Fe passenger train
at some point in the strip country. Al
Jennings, the leader of the gang, was a t
one time prosecuting attorney of Cana
dian county.
A MIXED-UP MESS
WATONGA, o. T., Oct. 3.-H. F. Horn,
a farmer, was shot and fatally injured
by an unknown man while he was driv-
ing to town with a load of wheat. Six
shots were fired at him and three en-
tered his body Four men were in the
attacking party. A divorce case and a
claim contested are said to be mixed up
in the matter. Some sensational arrests
are promised.
AN AGED CRIMINAL
GUTHRIE, o. T., Oct. 3.-At Buck
Falls, in the Creek nation, John Wilson,
aged 65 years, married a 16-year-old
girl, and in the absence of Henry Grouse
from home the couple went to live in the
latter's furnished house. When Grouse
returned and attempted to eject them
Wilson shot and killed him and then took
to the woods. He has not been captured.
A MURDEROUS MOTHER
SCHUYLER, Neb., Oct. 3.-A physi-
clan summoned hastily to the home of
Frank Davis, nine miles north of here,
this morning found four of the seven
Davis children and the mother dead, a
oh IN dy-ipe n
sixth very i'll. Strychnine had been put
in their coffee, apparently by the mother,
but for what cause is not known.
Mr.. Davis and his eldest son left home
before breakfast. When the meal was
prepared the rest sat down and early in
its course the mother made some such
remark as: Eat good breakfast and
Well all go together"
One of the older sons, frightened at the
remark, did not partake of the meal
THE PISTOL FOOL
VISALIA, Cal, Oct. 3.-Those who
find diversion in playfully pointing pis-
tol at a friend, from an alleged sense of
humor, had another object lesson here
this afternoon in the killing of Austin
Orr 12 years old, by his half brother
ONoi NiNC SloNi dSGQ ~. STOW Hdu
loaded his pistol only a few minutes
earlier and laughingly pointed the weap-
on at his brother. The pistol was unin-
tentionally discharged, the bullet enter
ing the lads head near the left eye, kill
ing him instantly.
STREET CAR HELD UP
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Oct. 3.-Two men
at the points Of revolverS stopped q ca
Bile train one mile south of the city on
the Summit street line on the last run
tonight, secured what small change the
conductor had and escaped. Gripman
N. j. Israel did not comply with the or
men fired a shot at him. No damage
was done and the conductor submitted
to having his pockets searched. There
were no passengers on the car. The
robbers were young men.
AN INDIAN AFFRAY
SANTA ROSA, Cal, Oct. 3.-Early this
morning an Indian named Albert ia
sen was seriously stabbed by other In
dians in quarrel at Knapp ranDh. Two
arrests have been made
KILLED HIS DAUGHTER
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 3.-Enraged
by the waywardness of his daughter
and her flippancy when he pleaded, with
her to abandon the man she loved, Loui,
Kieve, commercial traveller, twice shot
his eldest girl, Bessie, at the roome of
the family, 1873 Fourth street, tonight.
The first bullet entered the left cheek,