The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-05-04
THE MANN TRIAL.

THE MANN TRIAL.
SANDY Hill, May 8.
In the Mann trial the defense offered in
evidence all resolutions Of the supervisors
passed eince 1854 to raise monies for the
county, to show Mann's authority for is
suing notes, admitted and also endeavored
to show that the monies ordered borrowed
were far In excess Of the taxes raised to
pay the same, and this deficiency was
made up by Mann and carried on his
books several years. They proved By sew
eral note holders that the notes held by
them were renewals Of the original bonds
bought several years ago.
BRUTAL MURDKR.
Last Saturday night Henri DeForest
was murdered and robbed at Santa Cruz,
Cal. Tuesday, two Msxicans, Francisco
Arias and Jose Chamalis, were arrested
and confessed the crime. The prisoners
were forcibly taken from jail last night and
hanged. Chamalis confessed that the muir
der was committed for the purpose OF OBJ
tanning funds to attend circus.
FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
This afternoon serious accident, caused
by the cars of construction train jumping
the track ON the New Atlantic City narrow
guagc railroad, occurred at Williamstown
Junction. Owen Sweeny was instantly
killed, Michael White died soon after the
accident and VIM. Welch died tonight at
the hospital. Charles Anderson was badly
injured, Frank Newman, James Redden
and Chas. Gray all wounded.
TEN PERSONS hurled UNDER LANDSLIDE.
MONTREAL, Nay 3.
A terrible landslide is reported on the
bnnk of the river Vcillet. . tributary of
the Batiscan, in the parish Of St. Genevive,
one hundred miles east of this city. At
the point where the slide occurred the bank
is eighty feet high. Over an acre of land
moved, burying saw and grist mill and
four houses at the foot of tho hill and
turning the course OF the river. Ten per-
sons were buried alive. The bodies of
Mrs. Massicotte, wife Of the owner of
the mill, her three children aged
3, 7, and IL, and Mr. Cloutier, father Of
Rev. Cloutler of Three Rivers, have been
taken from the ruins and are hardly recog-
nizable. The coroner n now holding an
inquest on the bodies recovered. The par
ticulars will not be known till he arrives
tomorrow.
FALL RIVER, May 3.
Four men were buried to-day by the
caving In of \ cellar. Owen Reilly was
killed and the others seriously and perhaps
fatally hurt.
Rev. Mr., Hurlbut. Methodist minister at
Hoboken, and all his family are seriously
ill from eating poisoned halibut.
Marchands mill, at Bt. Geneveivs de
Batiscan, Can, fell in Wednesday, crushing
five persons to death.
John H. Baldwin, Of Baltimore, promi-
nent In social and business circles, shot
himself dead on the street yesterday.
Cause, insanity. He served under Stone
wall Jackson.
The Union hotel, Northampton, Mass,
has burned loss $4,000.
Francis Perry's suit for $4,000 dam
for libel against Ed. Porter Is now on trial
at Boston. Both are prominent gentlemen
and members of the fame church.
A passenger train on the Keokuk and
Des Moines railroad, Wednesday evening,
jumped the track near 0ttumwa. Nearly
all of the thirty passengers aboard were
more or less injured. A tramp stealing a
ride was killed.
An iron plate yesterday fell on William
Allen at Roach's ship yard, Chester, Pa,
killing him instantly.
The two boys, VIM. Lesser and Henry
Dltzlk, arrested at Buffalo on the charge
of numbering Louis Schmand, were dis
charged.
Joseph Hayden Of Quincy, Mass, who
contemplated marriage tonight, was found
dead this morning in his room. A bottle
of laudanum was found by his side.