Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-16
RELIGIOUS MANIA.
LEADS A YINONIAN TO A FATAL Pts
Toll PRACTICE.
La Paige, the Josie Langmaid Murderer,
Successfully Swung Ofc--A Negro Friend
Hung for One of -Four NIurders--M isscel-
laneous Criminal Notes and the Disaster
Records of the Day.

Especial Telegram to The GLOBE.
WNoNA, Mimi, March 15.-About four
o'clock this morning young jeweler named
city, sprang out of bed, seized revolver,
woke his wife, babe her good-by, and shot
himself through the right breast. He will
probably die. He was not drinking man,
and the cause of the suicide is not known,
but is supposed to be due to domestic
trouble.
WNoNA, Mimi, March 15.-The cause of
the suicide of Mr.. Putsch, first ascribed to
domestic difficulties, is now known to be due
wholly to religious excitement. The mania
developed itself several days since,
but no one suspected any tendency
to suicide. He had recently been raised
three degrees in masonary, and seemed to be
was forcing him to reveal the secrets of the
order. He was still alive at six o'clock
HOUSE BURNED.
Especial Telegram to THE GLOBE
W1NoNA, March 15.-The house of
Charles Schultz, carpenter living in the
lower part of the city, was burned at mid0
night last night. Loss total; insurance 800
in Meridian, Of Connecticut.
SUFFERS THE PENALTY.
CONCORD, March 15.-La Paige passed the
night quietly, and, after confessing his double
murder, seemed greatly relieved. His con-
fession of the murder of Miss Ball was quite
minute, and he indicated on map where he
1o<1 %bo <o1>
Miss Lapgmaid. Warden Pillsbury stated
that confession of La Paige, telegraphed
last night to the papers, was bogus.
CoNcoRD, N. H.. March 15.-Joseph La
Paige, alsas Joseph Parish, was executed in
the States prison to-day for the murder of
Josie A. Langmaid, aged II, at Pembroke on
the 4th of October, 1876. Paige confessed
the murder of Miss Langmaid and of Miss
Ball, school teacher, at St. Adams in 1874.
WON'T DO SO ANY MORE.
ATLANTA, Ga, March 15-Gus. johnson
the murderer of the negro ferryman, Alfred,
was hanged at Rome to day. A tremendous
! crowd were present. johnson consessed to
! four murders.
poLYGAMY IN MASSACHUSETTS.
BosToN, March 15.-State detectives al
Tewkesbury yesterday arrested number OF
men on the charge of living in open poly.
gamy. An attempt is making to estab-
lish pelygamous colony at Tewkesbury.
| ANOTHER FIRE AT HOT SPRINGS.
MEMPHIS, March IA special from Hot
Springs reports another fire there this morn
ing. -Four wooden buildings on the east
side of Valley street, adjoining the recent
great fire, wsre destroyed. Loss 10000 OF
| $15,OOO. Among the sufferers are R. A.
Cartwright and Patsy Dugan, general store
MoLL1E CAUGHT.
PoITsvnlLE, Pa, March 15.-Martir
Bergin, Molly Mcguire and one of the
alledged murderers of Patrick Burns, ar
rived this morning from Canada.
MISSING FISHERMEN.
GLOUCESTER, March 15.-The schoone
Carrie B. Morton and crew, IA men, hav,
not been heard from since January 3d. ant
they are believed to be lost.
SENTENCE coMMuTEp.
MoRR1sTowN, n. j., March 15.-Colvil
Stewart, sentenced to be hanged for KILN!
q railroad fireman, has received commute
| ton to twenty years imprisonment.