Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-03-21
Crimes and Criminals.

Rome tnaL the conditions or these Ia
borers is most distressing.
Crimes and Criminals.
Dr. Oliver c. Haugh, the Dayton
murderer, now in the annex of the
Ohio penitentiary, will be electrocuted
on April 6.
Lawson Emerson, former clerk OF
the supreme court of Ohio, was indict-
ed at Columbus on the charge of en-
bezzlement of $3,153.
Alonzo jolly was killed by John
Collier, his son-in-law, who WAS hur-
riedly taken away from Pana, H., as
mob violence was threatened. Family
troubles caused the tragedy.
Horace G. Mcdowell, president Of
the Farmers Bank of Canton, Ohio,
shot and killed himself at his country
home. He was known throughout Ohio
as breeder and buyer Of high-class
sheep.
Sam Miller, retired farmer OF
Charles City, Iowa, attempted to muir
der his wife. He is in the county JAIL
He Is a drinker and is quarrelsome.
His wife is in serious condition, but
may live.
Richard Kennedy, Jr., twenty years
old, of Scion, Ohio, struck his father
with baseball bat, killing him in
stantly. His father and mother were
quarreling and the son came to his
mothers rescue.
Leaping head-first from a window
ledge on the thirteenth floor Of the
Traction building at Cincinnati, Ger
strude Hanish, aged twenty years, a
stenographer, committed suicide in
the sight OF hundreds.
When the case on preliminary hear
ing charging Harry Macke with as
sault upon tifteen-year-old Ruby Long
was called at Webster City, Iowa, the
complaining witness did not appear
and the case was dismissed.
Unsuccessful in his efforts to affect
reconciliation with his wife, from
whom he had been separated, E. M.
McNair of Port Arthur, Tex, shot and
killed Mrs. McNair, wounded her
mother and fired five shots into his
own breast.
Domestic.
Frank Gotch won from Farmer
Burns at Chicago in two straight falls
at catch.as-catch-can.
The Standard Oil company has adj
vanced the price of all oils 10 cents a
barrel, the new price being Sits.
The Harvard observatory has re-
ceived a cablegram from Nice an
nouncing the discovery of new com.
ct.
The Indiana legislature has adopted
concurrent resolution favoring the
election of United States senators by
popular vote.
Agitation against emigration is ac-
tive in Madrid. About 100 families
sailed recently from Malaga for the
Hawaiian islands.
The South Chicago employees of the
American Shipbuilding company have
gone on strike. Between 800 and 900
men are affected.
The Bulgarian national assembly
has adopted an extraordinary credit Of
$6,400,0o0 demanded by the govern
ment for new ornaments.
Anthracite operators have agreed to
make the usual 50-cent reduction in
the price Of coal on April i, when the
new spring schedule will go into ef-
feet
Knoxville, Tenn. by a majority OF
nearly 2,0c0 votes, has decided that
the saloons must CO. Six months will
be allowed the saloons IN which to
close.
The Illinois senate has adopted a
resolution accepting the war collection
of Mrs. John A. Logan and providing
for place In the capitol and state ar
senal for the trophies.
The Union Pacific railroad has an
nounced that work on the Athol hill
cutoff near Cheyenne. Wyo., would be
discontinued on account Of legislation
8entailing a cut in rates.
Sir William Crookes says that the
story from America about the weight
Of souls is absolute nonsense. DR..
Salesby said that it is new and most
imbecile version Of materialism.
The Missouri senate has passed a
bill giving the secretary Of state author
ity to revoke the licenses of foreign
corporations which remove suits from
state to federal courts without the
written consent OF the other party to
the suit.
After spending four hours at his
farm south Of Cedar Falls, Iowa, show
Ing q prospective renter about the
place. Charles H. Foote, seventy-tiye
years old. returned home and before
he could remove his overcoate dropped
dead. Heart failure, brought on by his
exertions. Is believed to have caused
his death.
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