Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-08-14

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General Head Breaking---The Days
Criminal Calendar.
THIEVES AND TRAMPs BAeaED.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.l
W1NoNA, Aug. 13.-During Monday afternoon
and night the police here bagged twenty hard
cases, professional thieves and tramps, among |
them noted rough named Dublin Jack.
RoBBERIEs.
The depot at Stockton was broken into Mon |
day night. and the money drawer and ticket |
cases ransacked. The thieves also broke into
the postoihce and stole So worth of stamps.
DARING TRAIN ROBBERY.
ATcHIsoN, KS, Aug. 13.-One of the boldest
and most daring train robberies that ever oc-
Cured in the West took place about 80 this
morning, obout mile below Winthrop
junction, opposite this city. AS train No. 4,
on the K. c.. st. j.. g. G. b. railroad, south
bound, left Winthrop Junction, Co nductor
Brown noticed four men get on the platform
between the baggage car and first coach. Not
thinking anything wrong, at the usual time ne
left the baggage car and started to so through
the train. The first persons he met were the
four men standing on the platform.
As he stepped on the platform
the acting leader pulled out two revolvers
into the baggage car, at the same time ordering
him to hold up his hands. AS they entered the
Car from the dark end the first they met
was Griffith, baggage man, and he was ordered
to hold up his hands while pistols were held on
him. young fellow named Mather, who was
in the baggage car, was then reached and given
| the same orders. Frank Baxter, express agent,
was sitting in a chair In the lighted end of the
his bills i'll his lap, express safe open beside
him, busy with his work. He had not noticed
the scene that was being enacted IN the car.
His first knowledge of danger was
q revolver thrust in his face, and he was or
dered to hold up his hands. The leader of the
| gang then stepped up to his safe and deliber-
ately transferred the money, about So. 100, to q
sack they had with them. Conductor Brown
was then asked if he had any money, and he re-
| piled he had not With their pistols in his
| face they ordered him to stop the train and
I! having no other alternative. he pulled the bell
| rope. AS the train slowed up. the four men
backed out of the car still covering the others
with their pistols, and disappeared In the dark
ness. No swearing was indulged in, and the
entire work was done in less than five minutes.
The train was filled with passengers. but none
knew of the robbery until the rob-
bers had escaped. The thieves were
cool and collected, showing no signs of timidity,
and went at the work like old experienced
hands. None of them were marked. The fol-
! lowing is description obtained: heavy.
moustache, light chin whiskers, brown hair,
broad red face, and wore a broad brirn
slouched hat and had or light coat reaching
below the knees. The other two were of me-
dunn stature rather stout built, dressed in
dark clothing and wearing slouched hats. They
were about "a or % years of age. No clue OF
them yet.
BRIToG-UNIoN ROW.
OTTAWA, Ont, Aug. l3.-About midnight
gang of some 200 union men made tour
throughout lower town, insulting everyone
they met and yelling like demons. Severa
Britons were assaulted. When about 1OL
shots had been fred the Britons marched
down st. Patrick street in body, shouting and
hooting like madmen, and keeping up con
tinual fire. Here they wrecked Villenenne.
house, where dance was in progress, shooting
several parties and beating Others with sticks
and stones. Father Moller's home was also at
tackled and the windows brokon, but none O
the inmates were injured. Larogue's no.
tel was next demolished. the proprietor being
struck with stone and severely cut in tn,
forehead. The crowd then marched u,
Daltonsle street, where other parties wer
shot and wounded with stones. The polio,
followed them from the start and made seyera
arrests, among them young man named Guon
who was beaten badly. About the same time
> the Young Britons returned from Chandirt
junction, and on learning of this proceeded il
a body to lower town armed with revolvers
At the corner of Sussex and York streets the
were met by number of eunion men VIII
made some Insulting remarks, when the Brit
ons opened fire upon them but injured non
OF the crowd. A quiet, inotfensive old ma
named Giles, Protestant. got stray shot i
/: the leg. and another named Marks was wounC
ed in the arm. The police did not succeed i
breaking up the gang until they had rea che
the corner of GEORGE street,
The wounded as follows: Policeman Nc
Kenna, shot in the leg; Kelly, fractured skull
P. Conway, brutally beaten; Noruhweit shot i
the arm; Taylor, shot in the head; Giles, she
in the leg; Larocque, cut over the right temple
Marks. shot in the arm man named William
son had his hat riddled with bullets; Christian
: shot in the arm. Several other persons wer
shot, but their names not ascertained
With the exception of Kelly, none of til
wounded are considered dangerous. Tn
arrests made are: Andrew Foster, Chas. Ellie
Fallen Limbanor and Thos. Campbell. Thre
of them are Orange Young Britons and thr,
: Union.
!, Thomas Birch, shot in the forehead, unto
< man, being pressed by Britons, took refuge i
J. the bishops palace, which was stoned, one
IKE missiles striking Father Bouellian. Whe
! returning from the depot union man attacke
with stones Briton named Mooney, on 81
Patrick s street. Laraque, 60 years OF age. va
struck i'll the face with stone A number c
Montreal Britons in town.
The parties arrested last night We're befor
the police magistrate to-day and remanded ii
Monday. An attempt to renew the disturbant
to-day was stopped by the police.
OTTAWA. Aug. 13.-The streets were crowde
tonight and much excitement prevailed. whic
$ the occasional discharge of a revolver only il
creased. Fully 1000 Orange Young Britor
and Oransemen gathered in their hall, resolve
u to escort their visiting Montreal brethren
the train. An equal number of their opponen
= We're at the Catholic Union hall, as firmly r
: solved to prevent the march. The mayor ar
leading Orangemen endeavored to persuade IL
!; Young Britons to leave by Chaudiere STATIC
but without avail. Finally the railway author
q q ties sent word to the Britons they would III
y allow the Montreal delegation to board u
train at the lower depot unless the order
comes responsible for any damage that migt
: result. Montreal then agreed to embark
t Chaudiere station. and at l0:l5 left the Wine
sor IN an omnibus while salu was beir
i fred and cheers given by the excited crow
which the police was endeavoIfng to dispers
SHOT HERSELF.
HAVANA, Aug. 13.-Ella Chase. the India
n doctress, fatally shot herself to-day while
bed examining her husband pistol.
U MANAGES MURDER.
DavidB. Lebri, maniac, btrricaded to-da
:. and threatened to kill his wife should any o.
: approach. Constable Ben. Morgan attempt
y his arrest and was shot dead great CROW
gathered but Lebri kept the people at bay f
Is five hours, when the sheriff's posse secur
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