The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-07-13
Crimes and Criminals,

and instantly killed on Fort Thomas
car at Cincinnati. The .,olice have
been unable to find the person who
fired the shot.
Insane from i'll health and worry.
William Bowman of Peoria, H., drove
his wife from the house at the point of
a revolver and then shpt himself, dy-
ing within an hour.
Jennie Anderson, stepmother, has
the charge of beating six-vnar-old Elsie
Anderson 10 death. The woman failed
to kill herself in Jail.
Investigation of the miners riot at
Bradley, Ohio. shows that one man is
dead, two are fatally injured while
seven others are seriously wounded
as result of the encounter
Two Italians were murdered, and
one of the murderers is in a critical
condition from injuries inflicted by a
mob as result of a brawl in a min
ing camp near Grove City, Pa.
The foreign bank OF NJ kasimir &
Co. at Homestead, Pa, has closed its
doors. The alleged disappearance of
the cashier and reported shortage of
from $1,000 to $4,000 are given as the
causes for the suspension.
Charles Benson, aged twenty-six, son
of a wealthy farmer near Bertrand,
Neb., shot and killed Mrs. Anna Wal
lin, housekeeper at the Benson home
and then killed himself. No cause is
known.
George Campbell was shot and killed
in a duel with Frank Vader, ranch
man at Pitkin, Colo. The men fought
on horseback. Vader was uninjured
Vader says Campbell stole a horse
from him.
Miss Lucy Lloyd, aged thirty-four,
confessed that she choked her sister
Miss Dolla Lloyd, aged thirty seven, to
death at their home on g. farm near
Nebraska City, Neb. The dead woman
was insane.
Using nitroglycerin for the purpose
yeggmen blew the safe in the store of
Kruger & Peterson at Plains, Mont,
and carried off $500 in currency, be-
sides large sum in checks and other
negotiable papers.
George Wheeler of Higbee, Mo-,
shot and killed his wife, and after seri-
ously wounding Mrs Bathena Stur-
geon, turned the weapon upon himself
inflicting injuries from which he died
The tragedy followed family quarrel
The Bradley mine at Wheeling, W.
Va, was the scene of riot in which
one miner was killed and number
wounded, as we'll as several guards.
The trouble, it is said, was started by
the guards, who. 1t is claimed, were
drinking.
An old quarrel in the village council
at Pomeroy, Okla, resulted in battle
in the council chamber between Mayor
Webster and Councilman Long. Both
We're badly injured in the fight. Longs
face was cut open six inches by the
mayors gavel.
Thieves entered the pest house
south of Casper, Wyo., and carried off
quantity of bedding. The authori-
ties are on the lookout for the burglars
and their loot. 1t is feared that an
outbreak Of smallpox will follow the
footing of the pest house.
Dominick G. O'Malley, one of the
owners of the New Orleans Item, who
was convicted on charge Of criminal
libel and sentenced to pay fine OF
$500 and to serve eight months i'm
| prisonment in the parish prison, has
been pardoned by Gov Blanchard
Domestic.
The next festival of the Northeast
ern Saengerbund viii be held in New
York in 1909.
Howard Elliott, president of the
Northern Pacific, denies that he will
resign from the position.
Portsmouth, N. H., Sunday unveiled
a G. A. R. statue of Maj. Gen. Fitzjohn
Porter. 1t was the anniversary of
Malvern Hill battle.
After an illness of one week. Harry
West, president Of the Pennsylvania
Mutual Life Insurance company, died
at Atlantic City, N. j.
State Senator R. w. Miller of Madi-
son. Ky. died of paralysis. He was
thirty-seven years Of age.
An unknown friend gave Oberlin
| (Ohio) college 1914 at the last mo-
ment and secured 100000 promised
| by Andrew Carnegie If the college
raised $750,000 more.
Mont Tennes, gentleman gambler"
Is going to run another gambling boat
out Of Chicago, in opposition to the
City of Traverse, owned by the Smith
| Perry-White combination.
| Former Gov. Richard Yates of Hi.
hois has filed his declaration of can.
didacy for the United States senate
under the new primary election law
with the secretary of state.
Mrs. Mary Banney Sterling, wife Of
Rev. Paul Sterling, rector IF Trinity
church. and Known during the Civil
war as the idol Of the Union Troops
at New Orleans" is dead st Melrose,
Mass. She had been an invalid for {,
long time.
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