Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-05-14
MURDER IN THE BLACK HILLS.
Especial Telegram tn tho GLIB


DEADwooD, d. T., May l3.-Geo. " Rs,,
formerly of Chicago, was arrested at CT
Clty this morning, charged with the murder of
Chas. E. Lee, on the hill south Of Tho 49,.
Saturday last. Bell was on the Sidney stac.
e en- to escape: He had previously sold
the gold watch taken from the body of To A.
ceased and which bore the inscription &C. E.Ies
presented by his father his 2Ist birthday
upon the person of Bell was found LARGE re-
yolVer, s'nce identified the property of the
tr;d,,a p one chamber containing new car
.rlose Bell stoutly denies his guilt DESPITE
overwhelming evidence against him. He WAS
brought to this city and is now under close
guard. Inc crime imputed to Bell is dastardlv
IN the extreme. Deceased came to the Hills on
rrlaay last. On the way up from Cheyenne he
met Bell bound this way, and as the latter had
no money Lee paid his fare to this city and
motel expenses here. On Saturday Lee rented
| acabln, bought stock of provisions and start
cd bachlng with Bell, who Sunday morning
lnvelgled his friend to the hill south of the
Guy cry ana ma while his back was turned
his pockets and escaped Deceased is highly
connected, his father being W. l.. Lee, formerly
OF the Chicago smelling works. The BODY il
embaimed, and will be sent home tomorrow.
Den IS a me appearing man, whose antecedents
are unknown. lie refuses to communicate with
any one. Great excitement prevails. Tho
vigilance committee have been in session this
afternoon, and fears of violence are enter
tanned. The prisoner while en- route to iail was
guarded by the sheriff and six deputies, and
followed by over thousand iucensed citizens
who, could they have overtaken the accused
would have meted ont summary vengeance
| Inc jail now contains six murderers awaiting
| trial.
INFANTICIDE AT ROCHESTER,
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
ROCHESTER, Mimi. May BAT about IL n.
yesterday the body of an infant was found by
party OF boys herding cattle at the outskirts
OF the city IN grove of oaks. Coroner Mosse
| was at once notified of the fact, and with Mar
sinai kalb repaired to the spot and found tho
dead body of a female child not over forty
eight hours old Returning to the city, jury
was summoned, and on post mortcm examiua
ton the lungs were found to float in water.
making the fact of the murder clear to the
minds OF the jury. Little effort was made to
bury her. Only grave tour inches square was
dug, and that not with an instrument for dig
gng earth, but stick. No external marks of
violence were discovered, and it was thought it
was allowed to bleed to DEATH Who can be
| guilty OF such heartless crime remains un-
solved.
/ DISASTROUS FIRE At KassoN
Especial Telegram to the Globel
| KAssoN, Mlnn., May IA fire broke out
Saturday night about 10 o'clock in the wooden
row on Main street, between Perry block and
j. Lenthold's store, and in very few minutes
the whole row, consisting of five stores. was
one mass of flames, and in less than an hour
they were fiat to the ground. Our fremen and
citizens worked like fends to save the brick
blocks each side of the burning row, and by
almost superhuman efforts, they were su ccess-
ful. The losers are j. Lenthold. building and
clothing, 1000; insured for 81 600. Hoffman.
building, household goods silverware and
CON- $4,000; insured for 81, ZOO. Wilson Bros.
general merchandise, loss $1,000: insured for
| S2,250. A. E. Anderson, general merchandise.
$4,000; insured for $4,000. Mart1nbrock.
building, $1,000; no insurance. WEIGH. build
ing, 81, 900; insured for $500. Henry George.
harness maker, loss $500; no insurance. John
White. $500; fully insured. j. Lenthold saved
greater part of his clothing stock Wilson
5 Bros saved bat small amount of their stock.
and A. +. Anderson none.
FATAL EXPLOSION.
+ ST.. LOUIS, May 13.-The Globe-Democrut
special from Tamora. ILL.,, says the boiler of an
engine at the Cass mine exploded at 5 O'Clock
this evening, instantly killing John Simpson
OF the town council Horace Morrow. miner
and wounded three small boys who were play
Ing near the engine and who have since died
: The boiler was blown about $50 wards. Cans
of explosion unknown,
LUMBER BURNED.
DETROIT, Mich, May ia fire at Eyart ,
. Mich, to-day, destroyed the dry kiln and
large amount of lumber and SHINGLES be,onc
ing to G. l.. d d. E. Wing. Loss S.. 600. ~
q insurance.