The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1906-09-14
CRIMINAL NEWS.

Henry w. Herring, cashier Of the
Milwaukee Avenue State bank Of Chi
cago, which closed it's doors some
days ago, has been arrested and will
be refused his release on bail unit!
MS connection with the disappearance
OF nearly $1,oO0,000 of the banks
funds is cleared up. Paul o. Stems
land, president of the defunct institu.
ton, is still a fugitive.
Officials Of the First National bank
OF Birmingham, Ala, have announced
that Alex R. Chisolm, paying teller of
that bank, is 100000 short in his ac-
counts. Chisolm is under thirty years
OF age and is a son of Colonel Robert
Chisolm, special attorney for the Unit
ed States government. His family is
one of the most prominent in the
South.
Frank Kowalski, for five years pay
Ing teller of the Milwaukee Avenue
State bank of Chicago, which failed
recently, shot and killed himself at
his home in that city. Criticism by
neighbors and lifelong friends, who
accused him of share in the down
fall of the bank, is believed to have
driven KowalsM to his death.
An indictment charging the Stand
ard Oil company with receiving re-
bates in the form of non-payment Of
storage charges to certain railroad
companies was returned by the fed
eral grand jury at Chicago. The in
dlctment contains nineteen counts,
each count constituting a separate
charge.
Conclusive evidence has been I'M
earthed by State Bank Examiner
Jones that Paul o. Stensland, the fugi-
tive pres dent Of the Milwaukee Ave
nue. State bank of Chicago, has been
guilty of highly criminal acts in con-
Quoting the business of the institu-
ton of which he was the head.
The federal grand jury for the
Western district of New York has re-
turned indictments. against the Stand
ard Oil company of New York, the
Pennsylvania Railroad company and
the Vacuum OIL company of Rochester
for violations Of the interstate COM
merce law.
George Hall has been convicted at
Charlotte, N. c., Of conspiracy in con-
nection with the lynching at Salisbury,
that state, CT the three negro muir
derers of the Lyerly family and was
sentenced to fifteen years in prison.
Lewis Feltz of Milwaukee became
demented on Chicago, Milwaukee
and ST. Paul train near Sparta, Wis,
and before he was subdued seven men
we're seriously injured, two probably
fatally.
The banks of the Chicago Clearing.
house association have offered a re-
ward of $4,000 for the apprehension Of
Paul O. Stenslaad, fugitive president
of the Milwaukee Avenue State bank.
Clinton Wray, secretary Of the I'm
ion Trust company of Pittsburg, has
been arrested at Toronto, Ont, &C
cused of having stolen over S125.000
of the company's funds.
Mrs. Emma LIE Deux has been sen.
fenced al Stockton, Cal. to be hanged
Oct. ~ for the murder Of Albert II.
McVicar, miner with whom she had
been living.
The srand jury at Boston has re-
turned indictments against seventeen
ice dealers and six ice companies
charging conspiracy to fix the price OF
ice
Mayor W. II. Denny of Wiliiston.
one of the most prominent men in
Western North Dakota, has been
found guilty of receiving stolen horses,
John Donahue, wealthy farmer,
was shot and killed ut his home near
Coyvillc. Kan, by his wife. whom he
had attacked with butcher knife.
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