Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-06-27
AN EPOCH or
WiCkEDNESS
Police Court Presents Busy Scene
These Days.
Iancaster's Naughty People Being Culied
Out to Make Room for Better Ones.

The paths of a number OF Lancas-
ter's populace have not led in pleas
ant places for the past few days. Some
Of the unrighteous have been reaping
the harvest OF that which they had
sowed and all has not been peace and
contentment within the city's walls.
To simmer the matter down to cold
|. facts there's been wedding out OF
questionable characters and before
the curtain is rung down and the
uprooting ceases all the bad people
within cur gates will have been ex-
ported to Green Bay, Waupun, Wau-
kesha or Milwaukee and only the
Iood ana true who can trod the
Straight and narrow path will be al
lowed TO remain.
The chapter Of iniquities opened
Sunday. One d. S. Graham of Rewey
Or residing in that locality, came to
Lancaster on purpose to see the
sights-and he saw them. Graham
had little bunch of money, was free
with il. and soon found friends. But
alas Here he erred in choosing COM
panionship and fell in with John
Grange. commonly termed London
Jack, 8 who has passed greater por-
tion of the last S65 days behind the
1f bars of the county Jail, and who long
ince disposed OF what conscientious
cruples he ever was endowed with.
farmer Graham made the acquaint-
Ayance Of Cranage Saturday eve and a
Id pleasant little excursion was then and
~ there planned for Sunday morning.
BY appointment, the two met Eliza
5beth Ginger and Mary Becker, two
| married women of the city, at or near
L the water tower in the northern part
y of the city, and all four proceeded in
Il Graham's one-seated turnout to the
Il Whitcomb schoolhouse where they
y alighted and passed goodly portion
n tion Of the day enjoying the pleasure
EN of each others company and COM
4 municating with nature like two pairs
Of doves.
\ About p. m the party returned
LILO the city and the women were left
lit the outskirts of town while Gran
c Nge and Graham proceeded to the,
,ntral thoroughfares and opened an
thibition of horsemanship. They
owe a poor, tired horse about town
such a pace that eye-witnesses
III lplained and Marshal Budworth
ted after the pair. About P. m,
~ ..e unprincipled wretches were
4 checked in their wild career near the
at;rand Central. but only by looking
Vito the muzzle Of the officers revolt
y yer. whom they attempted to run
! over when ordered to stop.
The prisoners were taken to Jail
and shortly after Graham came to a
realizing sense OF his situation and
weakened. He wished to go home
and soon commenced shedding croco-
die tears deploring his luck. At his
earnest solicitation Justice Wheeler
was summoned. they plead guilty and
received sentences fine and costs,
each Or jail Graham fortunately
had money left. but Grange none, so
the former kindly came to the rescue
by paving both fines, and both we. e
released.
Cranage wanted a continuation Of
sport but Graham believed he had re-
, ceived his moneys worth and 50 the
two parted. Thus ends the first
epoch.
Sunday evening at eleven O'Clock
or Whereabouts. Grange falls in with
John T. Daily, whose career hereto
! fore has been somewhat checkered.
and the two meandered to the home
,of Mrs. lima Belscamper, situated
near the fair grounds. Mrs. Bel
seamper was alone at the time, her
husband being absent at the home of
4 son. and she knew nothing of their
entrance to the house or of the
approaching danger until both men
stood over her brandishing knives.
threatening her all sorts Of dire con
sequences should she cry out or re-
fuse to comply with their requests.
Terrified beyond expression she knew
not what 10 do but after gaining COM
posure grapplea with her assailants
and attempted to thwart them in
their evil designs. large. healthy
woman, she put up quite light bur
stood no show with the ruffians and
finally thoroughly exhausted was
Obliged to yield.
After accom- plshing their desires in
this line.the rnarrauders added to their
CRIME by ransacking the house and
\ Parloiniug what money they could
N find. and departed. The mean work
= zad al been done in the darkness
~ only from the fash OF an occasional
Lmatch strnck and on he morrntr