The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-03-18
Crimes and Criminal.

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six months, committed suicide at Phil
adelphia by taking carbolic acid. The
motive is unknown.
Alexis Churkoff was convicted Mt
Philadelphia for murder in the first de-
gree for the killing Of George E. Has
so, on Dec. 5 last.
Will Sidell, a young waiter at Fort
Scott, Kas.. is alleged to have eloped
with Alice Dennis, aged sixteen, and
officers are now looking for the couple.
The court at Abilene, Kas., sentenced
James McNaspy, the Harrington broker,
to three years in the penitentiary, on
one OF several charges Of tampering
with and forging notes.
Robert Little, eighty years of age,
engineer Of the two refrigerating
plants on the American line steamer
Paris. was arrested by secret Service
officer, charged with smuggling.
William Gwinne Of Maryville. Mo-.
was arrested recently on the charge of
having sworn falsely to secure insur-
ance money on property which he
claimed was destroyed by fire. but
which was afterwards found to have
been hidden about his place.
Mrs. William Streeter, a young mar.
ried woman Of Cedar Rapids, Iowa,
While in a fit of dependency, took a
strong dose of morphine and carbolic
acid with suicidal intent, dying in ter
rible agony.
William Wilder was sentenced to
the penitentiary for twenty-five years
by Judge Thompson in the circuit
court at Galesburg, ILL.,, for the MUIR
der of Charles Anderson. Wilder
pleaded guilty.
A mock trial was held in q saloon at
Paris, ILL.,, and Ed Newson, a negro,
was sentenced to be shot. One of the
1okers, thereupon, fired five blank cart
ridges at him. He ran from the house.
returning in few minutes with q re.
volver and nortally wounded the bar.
tender, William Van Gordon. He then
gave himself up to the police.
Sporting Notea.
George Barrett, the jockey, is dead
at London.
Jim DAILY, the Buffalo middleweight.
has gone to San Francisco in search of
match with Alex Greggains.
There is talk of match between
Billy Rotchford of Chicago and Pedlar
Palmer, in London during Derby week.
Matt Matthews has issued a chal-
lenge to meet Dick Burge Of England
for $1,000 side. Matthews will fight
in America or England.
Joe Elms, the colored American box.
err. is to be given another chance with
Johnny Simpson before the Olympic
club Of Birmingham. Elms was worst
ed some time ago by Simpson.
Jack Everhardt, the Southern light
weight, is in Chicago. He is looking
for a match with any man in his class.
Everhardt is willing to box either Tom
Tracey or George Kerwin at Chicago.
In a twenty round contest between
Will Curley ond Billy Murphy, the
Australian, for purse of 1915 and q
side bet Of $500 at Gwynett's circus Mt
New Castle, Eng, Curley knocked the
Australian out in the twelfth round.
Lord Chesterfield, the San Francisco
steeDlechase winner, appears to out
class all the Jumpers on the coast. His
sire, Chesterfield, was bred in Victoria,
Australia, in 1876, and is now owned
by DIR. Brownhill, Lakeville Cal. He
is royalty bred.
John H. Minds, ex-captain of the
University Of Pennsylvania foot ball
team, is an inmate of the university
hospital, with muscular rheumatism.
His right knee is swelled to twice its
natural size and is twisted out of it's
normal shape. Since he has been at
the hospital weight of ten bounds
has been kept constantly on his knee.
just how serious the case will be can
not be told.