Cost of criminals falls as Wyoming cuts prison transfers
Wyoming penitentiary commissioners in Laramie report a major cost reduction for the year ending March 31 1888. Total prisoner costs shrink as Lincoln prisoners are replaced by Joliet transfers saving the territory about 13370 per man in transport and 146 per year per inmate. The board predicts further cuts and credits the retrenchment to shifting all prisoners to Joliet and shrinking Lincoln occupancy. The trial of Packer in Lake City draws intense public interest with debates over potential execution and chances of conviction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Penitentiary Commissioners For
Wyoming
Laramie City
BH. Nagle
Cheyenne
J. H. Frinfrock
Thomas Lanktree
Evanston
Detroit
United States Penitentiary
Charles Williams
Moses Reader
R. K. Paine
Lincoln
Joliet
Uinta County
Sweetwater
Carbon
Johnson
Albany
Laramie
Lincoln Penitentiary
Packer
Lake City
Preston Nutter
General Adams
Otto Meara
Supreme Court
Cattle Drives Planned by Schreiner and Lytle Firms
Kerr County cattleman Captain Charley Schreiner and partner John Lytle anticipate driving about 25 000 head this season plus 12 000 by Lytle & McDaniel, making them the largest drovers ahead of Smith & Elliott. Cattle span Kerr Kimball Edwards Mason Llano Gillespie and Bexar counties with 3 500 head per herd. Prices per head range from 12 to 21 dollars depending on size. About three fourths of drives are contracted at Dodge and Ogallala. Total Texas drive estimate reaches 175 000 with around 10 000 staying in the Panhandle for speculation. Schreiner doubts western trail closure within two years due to high rail costs.
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Charley Schreiner
Kerr County
West Texas
Fritz
Charley
John Lytle
Lytle
Lytle & McDaniel
Smith & Elliott
Schreiner
Kerr
Kimball
Edwards
Mason
Llano
Gillespie
Bexar
Dodge
Ogallala
Texas
Panhandle
Fort Worth
A Soldier's Lot Not a Very Happy 1e
Fort Laramie parties are urged to seek justice through proper channels rather than the press. The paper warns soldiers to endure firsthand hardships and not to renew enlistment if unhappy, suggesting personal fault or post procedures as remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Laramie
Yellowstone Park plans cattle ranching and bonds debate
In a frontier capital dialogue Henry F. Douglas and Rufus Hatch discuss Yellowstone Park scheme. Hatch travels to Europe seeking bonds while partners outline cattle ranching on a large scale, disputing park grazing and hotel profits at Mammoth Hot Springs.
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Mr. Hatch
Europe
Henry F. Douglas
Fort Yates
Rufus Hatch
Hobart
Yellowstone Park
Hatch
Niagara
Union Pacific
Teller
Stock Notes on Western Livestock Trends and Developments
Missouri holds 2,000,000 sheep with 150,000 to 175,000 slated for roundups as Dodge county crews prepare. Southwestern Kansas and Indiana Territory roundups begin May 21 amid broad stock industry conventions. A Montana company plans refrigerated cattle shipments east with Northern Pacific support. An experimental farm near Washington City will study animal diseases.
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Kansas
Indiana Territory
West
Caldwell Post
Miles City
Montana
Northern Pacific
Washington City
Alfred G Packer Guilty in San Juan County Murder Case
Denver April 13 A jury at Lake City found Alfred G Packer guilty of murdering five companions in San Juan county in 1872 A motion for a new trial will be made claiming the murder occurred on an Indian reservation denying jurisdiction.
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Denver
Lake City
Alfred G. Packer
San Juan
Bismarck Flood Threat Grows From Ice Gorge
The gorge broke below Stevenson this evening and the river rose by about thirty feet, threatening Bismarck as ice could clog the bridge and flood adjacent low lands by tomorrow morning. The town faces significant risk as water levels surge and excitement rises.
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Bismarck, Dak
Stevenson
Bismarck
Brady to Be Hanged in May after Dublin Murder Verdict
The judge finished the charge at 3:13 and the jury found Brady guilty of the Cavendish and Burke murders. Brady was sentenced to be hanged. Dr Webb moved to arrest judgment arguing the jury was not legally formed. the judge denied the motion and the execution date was set for May 14.
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Dublin
Brady
Cavendish
Burke
Webb
Newhall House Fire Testimony in Schiller Trial
Milwaukee April 18 Linham chief engineer at the Newhall house testified that J C McKerny and saloon keeper Adam Roth sought to have him swear the fire was caused by a gas jet at the bottom of the elevator shaft to exonerate Schiller. It was shown Schiller owed over $4 000 and tried to borrow 500 dollars from Dr Crocker before the fire.
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Milwaukee
Schiller
Linham
Newhall House
J. C. McKerney
Adam Roth
Dr. Crocker
Iowa Farmer Kills Family Then Ends His Life
Charles Smith, a farmer north of Earlville, Iowa, killed his two young sons with an axe at the barn, then shot his wife at the stove, and wounded his two daughters who escaped to a neighbor. He later died by suicide with a butcher knife. No motive is given.
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Dubuque
Charles Smith
Earlville
Iowa
Smith
Hermit Inn signs raise a cheer in desert cabin
A New York World correspondent recalls a Cheyenne hermit who tends stage horse relays in a waterless, barren area. His shack displays witty notices such as Hotel de la Starvation and Fifteen miles to water, with other stark signs revealing a quirky, hopeful humor despite isolation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
Cheyenne
Hell
The Old, Old Play In Buffalo Attorneys Scene
A city gentleman hires Buffalo lawyers to handle business and learns that Isaac W. French escaped leaving double the I O U s he owed. French once lived in Cheyenne and was an army sutler at Fort Sedgwick near Julesburg, linked to Adams Green and Co whose creditors remember him.
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Buffalo
New York
Isaac W. French
French
Cheyenne
Fort Sedgwick
Julesburg
Adams, Green & Co
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Fairbank
Thomas Graff
Berry
Bradley
Graff
Hophef
Mammoth Hot Springs
Missouri
Dodge County
Pittsburg Stockman
Pittsburg
A. Packer
San Juan County
Wall Street
Fraser & Chalmers
Office & Works, Cor
Union & Fulton Streets
Chicago, Ill
Col
Butte City, Mont
Chambers Building
the Stockgrowers’ National Bank
United States Depository
Capital
Thomas Sturgis
Henry
W. C. Lane
Vick-Presiden
E. A. Abby Asst. Cashier
Davis, Creswell
Blake Street
Worthington
Haxton
Atlas Engine and Boiler
Peel Valve Company
Luke Voorhees
Stebbins, Post & CO
F. E. Warren & CO
H. P. Snow
Board of Education
S. Bon
Great Shoe House
Wyo
Burt
Leather & Findings
Teller City
Wichita
Atal
Geaira
Oeloth
Manny
Spu
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