Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-07-30
Grimes and Criminals.


Frank Johnson, negro, was hanged
at the West Virginia penitentiary in
Moundsvile, w. Va, for the murder OF
Mrs. B. Martin at Gypsy, w. Va, on
March last.
David H. Friend was arrested at
Marshalltown, Iowa, On a charge OF
"bootlegging." He was caught, it is
alleged, while selling whisky to Iowa
Central employees.
II. Unger, seventy years of age, a
member of the firm of Unger Bros,
silver manufacturers of Newark, com,
mitted suicide. Grief over the recent
death Of his wife was the cause.
Santo Purquo, laborer employed
by the city OF Chicago, shot and killed
his wife and probably fatally wounded
Frank Retrando, whose attentions TO
Mrs. Purquo had aroused the husbands
jealousy.
James Freeman, aged fortyfive, en-
ployed at the Tamarack mine, went to
the street fair at Hancock Mich. after
drawing his months wages and was
later found dead. 1t is believed he
was waylaid and sandbagged for his
money.
A suit case containing stocks, bonds
and other securities valued at $4,000
and belonging to John Burford of Chas-
Itanooga. Tenn, was stolen by a thir-
teen-year-old boy The theft occurred
| in the federal building in Chicago
while Mr.. Burford was listening to the
trial of a case in the United States
court.
The New York police are searching
for some clue to the mystery of a
double tragedy whereby Ernest Dloc!S,
sixty-eight years old, is dead with !,
bullet through his heart, and his wife
Sarah, twenty-seven years old, is dead
from poison. The police believe the
wife first shot her husband and then
ended her own life, but no motive fol-
the supposed double crime is known
General.
The Naumkeag cotton mills at Sa.
lem. Mass, have resumed operations
on full time, giving employment to
l1,50o hands.
The wool market for Montana was
topped at Miles City 18 SIS cents fol
one clip and 1Slta cents for two others
Miles City will ship about 1000 ool
pounds this year.
Mrs. Susan Turner. wife Of Louis C.
Turner of Argentine, Kan, gave birth
to quadruplets, three boys and a girl
The girl died a short time after birth
\ but the boys are alive and apparentl,
healthy. The attending physician be
lieveA all three will live.
James G. Phelps Stokes, the mill
ionaire socialist, will run for the as
sembly from the Eighth district
which takes in part Of the lower Eas
side. It is announced that Mrs. Stoke.
will take the stump for her husb ban,
in the coming fight.
The suspension Of Cameron, curr,.
& Co. Of New. York and Detroit va
announced on the floor OF the stool
exchange last week. The Arm wen
into the hands Of a receiver iii Detroi
i last week Its liabilities at that tim
were given at a little more than ST
4 100000.
Leslie Garter, formerly president 9
the South Site Elevated Railroa
eomp eny Of Chicago and prominent i
financial affairs. has been adjudge
mentally incon tent to manage hi
sIsown irs. ccnservator win 5
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Virginia will soon be represented i
sta uary hall IN The national capift
by more than cheap plaster cast Z
Washing ton. The Virginia lagislatiy
II solalli N decided to- ask "a
bids Tor bronze statue Of Washin,
ton. This Is to be- companio
4 piece az .he Gen Lee statue. asssa