Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-27
CHASE MURDER TRIAL.

CHASE MURDER
Especial Telegram to the Globe
oHiPpEwA FALLS, Wis, Dec. 26.-Chase's
trial for the murder of young Goodhue was
called this morning, and jury obtained at
4:5O this afternoon. Court then adjourned till
tomorrow at o'clock. Intense excitement
exists. Court room jammed.
FIRE AND FROST.
DUBLIN, Ont. Dec 26.-The house of John
O'Brien, near here, burned, and his wife, son
and daughter persisted. Himself ard other
members of the family, walking through flu
rious storm to the nearest house, were badly
frozen.
VALUABLE BUSINESS HOUSES BURNED.
CHICAGO Dec. 26-Six Of the most valuable
business houses of Gardner, ILL.,, burned early
this morning, probably through the efforts of
an incendiary. Loss, $75 0OO.
CHRISTMAS SHOOTING.
CHICAGO Dec. 26.-Two young men, named
McFadden and Scott, quarreled at Marcelline,
near Quincy, Christmas. while attending
Christmas festival when McFadden drew
pistol and shot Scott through the heart. Re
has not yet been captured.
ROBBED HIMSELF.
Charles L. Otto, jeweler at Peoria, reported
to police there this morning that he had been
robbed of $2,8u0 cash and $4,000 in goods.
Investigation indicated Otto himself as the
thief and ne was arrested. his brother being held
as an accomplish. Otto is young German
who moved In the best German society there
THE EXTREME PENALTY.
CHICAGO. Dec. 26.-The trial of Mrs. Melinda
Mack, indicted with hired man, Frank Dick
inson, Tor the murder of her husband, closed
this morning, with verdict Of guilty from the
jury with the extreme penalty Of the law
States prison for life-fnr the woman. Dick
,nson will be tried later He turned State.
evidence during the trial and testified that
Mrs. Mack had killed her husband with stick
OF hrewood and persuaded him to help carry
the body to the barn, where it was placed I'M
der the feet of the horses and the animal
backed over the body several times to give the
appearance of having been kicked to death,
he also swore that improper relations had ex-
listed between himself and Mrs Mack for sew
eral months. The case excited much atten-
ton
TRAIN ROBBERY IN MEXICO.
CITY or MExIco, Dec. H-Robbers attacked
the train for Vera Cruz near Publa on the
l4th. killed The baggage master, wounded the
conductor, and escaped with S27. 900 of silver
BRFATHITr OUTLAWS ARRESTED.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Dec. rs The Courier.Jour.
nails special tonight from Camp Taylor, in
Breathitt county, dated the 23d, says: Judge
Randall has opened court. Three of the LItties
were arrested; also Alfred GrambrilI, whose
imprisonment ia designed to quiet things. The
arrests we're made by the State guards. More
will follow.
RAILROAD SHOPS BURNED.
MIDDLETON, N. Y, Dec. 6.-The repair shops
of the Oswega Midland railroad burned to.
night, with two locomotives a large amount
of lumbor and valuable machinery and tools.
Loss SO, 500.
MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE.
CHICAGO. Dec. 20.-The managers of the
Fidelity Safety deposit vaults were somewhat
disturbed this afternoon by the unusual alb
sence of George A. Blake, assistant custodian,
who for some years has been toe Only man pos
sessing the combination of the special deposit
branch of the vaults. Up to late hour to-
night he has not been found and suspicion,
which, however. may have Foundations is
entertained that he may have violated his trust
and absconded. The amount of property in
the special vant is matter of speculation. 1t
might have been a very large or a very iusig-
nlhcaut amount.
the West Side tonight, and confessed that un-
der financial pressnra he had distracted pack
age OF the value OF about S 900, intending to
return it. The vault opened and the con-
tents, with this exception, were intact.
COUNTY RECORDS BURNED.
ST.. LOUIS Dec ga Globe Democrat special
says: The court house at Maysville, Dekab
county, Mo-, burned yesterday morning. All
the county records excepting those of the cir
cult court clerk and treasurer were destroyed.
The value of property consume is said to be
worth 100000.
CHURCH FESTIVAL SHOOTING.
special to the same paper from DeSoto,
No, says Monroe Gay shot Aaron McFete
through the heart killing him instantly, at O
festival of the color ed Methodist church at
that place last night The murderer was com
mitted TO Jail.
Sr. LOUIS, Dec. z6.-rhe counsel for f. J
Redemyer, who was convicted few days ago of
numbering Franz Vose, an old German last
June, moved the court to-day for a new trial
which was refused, and Judge Laughlin sen.
fenced tae prisoner to be hanged on the 18th Of
February next
CLOTHING FIRE.
COLUMBUS, o.. Dec. 26.-A fire in Landyer L.
Sons clothing store, Neil house block, at noon,
damaged stock to the extept of So, 600 by fire
and water No insurance. The stock was in
the hands of the sheriff, who had rallied to have
the policies on the stock placed in his name,
The Neil house had a narrow escape.
ILLICIT DIsTILLERs RAIDED.
NASHVILLE, Dec. 26.-Latest reports from
the revenue raid in Fentress county is to the
effect that ,rty-six illicit distillers have been
arrested and bound over to the United States
circuit court, and illicit concerns valued at
$4,000 destroyed.
Ex-coNGREssMAN FROZEN TO DEATH.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 26.-Ex-Congressman
Owen Jones, started from his residence at
W1nnewood, last night, to visit neighbor,
and was found before midnight frozen to death
by the roadside. Deceased represented the
Fifth Pennsylvania district in the forty-tifth
Congress.
SPEEDY JUSTICE.
SAN Francisco, Dec. 26.-Victoria, British
Columbia dispatch says: On the 18th of De-
cember, John Boyd killed in cowardly man.
ner, Thomas O'Brien at Fort Wrangle. Alaska.
The citizens tried him by jury of his own Sc
lection, found him guilty, and hung him the
next day.
New York World" Competitors Bounced.
New YORK, Dec. 26-The trouble in the
New York World office with compositors is
thus stated: They heard this afternoon that a
reduction in wages OF. substituting new and
non-union men was contem plated, and COM
mittee waited Mr. Huribut. Tt got no
decisive answer. At half-past 10 to-
night the compositors were all discharged
peremntorily by the publisher, and batch of
new hands marched into the composing rooms. .
A strong force of police was hand and no
| trouble occurred. The old hands left in a
body. Much excitement prevails. The World
j doorway Is guarded and the stairWax.is lined