Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-09-01
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

CRIMES AND CASUALTIES,
A Complete Expose of the Pinney Defal-
cations at San Franctsco-A Liberated
Prisoner Shot and Killed Tho Incendi.
aries at Pat-in-Bay-A Watering Place
Hotel at Waukesha, Wis, Burned.
PINNEY's POPULATIONS,
San FRANCISCO, Aug. 3l.-The Cali will TO-
morrow publish letter addressed by W. B.
Carr to the Masonic bank and Swings and
Loan society, in which he reviews and compares
the evidence given in the various trials grow
ing out OF the bogus navy pay certificate busi-
ness by +. w. Burr, president of the Savings
and Loan society, and W. Fl. Culver. president
of the Masonic bank, with letter written to
Geo. NJ. Pinney On behalf of the above mem
toned gentlemen by third parties, and with
Plnney's replies. The letters. some of which
are given In full, others by extract, 20 to show.
In connection with other documents
submitted, that at the time Pinney absconded
he owed the two banks in question about half
million dollars; that the money so obtained was
lost in stock and mining operations. none of it
having been used for political purposes: that
Burr and Culver were aware of the worthless
character of the navy pay certificates rs &C.
curlties at the time they loaned the banks'
moneys on them; that Burr was in receipt of
o per cent. commission on the loans he made
to Pinney; that Pinney and Culver were in
partnership in stock specula ions that Pinney
returned to the city in accordance with
a agreements with Burr and Culver that
they would shield him from prosecutian; that
Burr and Culver matured plan to which Pinney
agre ment between Carr and Pinney was to be
produced, showing that Carr had OBJ
tanned half million dollars received by Pin
ney from the banks, on the strength of which
the charges made in newspaper columns and
IN other ways against Carr and his political
Grange and others. such pressure
was to be brought to bear az would
induce Carr TO make the banks good
on their losses, and in short disclosing the true
inwardness of the whole notorious Pinney
| affair. Many of the statements are substanti-
ated by afiidavits of parties privy to the facts
On receipt this letter by the board Of directors
of the banks, the cases pending in court against
Carr were dropped. The next result was in
terview between Carr and the bankers, in which
1T was admitted he had correctly unravelled the
plot, but it was insisted that the bankers them
selves were implicated, The document covers
column of the CaH, and seems to be exhaus-
tive and conclusive.
GOT DRUNK TOO SOON.
LARAMIE CRY, Aug. 3l.-William Enright.
released from the p.ntentisry Yesterday after
serving one years term for burglary. was shot
and instantly Killed last night while resisting
an officer who Was trying to arrest him for
drunkenness.
CLEVELAND, o., Aug. 3l.-Allen G.. Woods.
aged IA, jumped from the hurricane deck of the
steamer City Of Detroit this afternoon into
Like Erie and drnupad vo,,u
party of friends were battering each other
into the lake, when without warning, the boy
jumped and sank beneath the waves.
THE PUT-4N-BAY FIRES.
SANDUsKY, o., Aug. 3l.-Nine buildings were
destroyed at Pnt-ln-Bay, ami the total loss ae-
gregates $l25,0o0 or $l50,O00. The lire is sup
posed to have been incendiary. It is thought a
gang of thieves set the hotel fire for the pur-
pose of robbery. as the rooms were broken
open at the first alarm and hundreds of dol
lars worth OF jewelry and clothing stolen. A
negro waiter at the Put-in-Bay House il sup
posed to have persisted in the flames.
FIRE AT wAUKEAHA. VIE.
CHICAGO, Aug. 3l.-Fhe Jourasdfx WaukeshA
special says: The Waukesha house, which
burned there this morning, was three story
hotel, Owned by M. Latin, and was one of tho
most popular hotels in Wisconsin. The total
loss Was BIB 200, with insurance of 3d. 900 on
the building and $500 on the furniture. All
OF the ~ guests escaped with most of their
baggage.
WAUKEsHA, Wis, Aug. 31.-Insurarce, as far
as can be learned, on the property destroyed
by fire last night ia as follows: On the Foun-
tain house, Home New York, $1,000: Etna.
Hartford, 5000; Insurance company of North
America. S6, 900; Hartford. of Hartford. $3, 10;
German American $2,O0O; American Central, St.
Louis, 81 900; Niagara, New York, $4,000;
Underwriters. New York a. IN. G.nn1,n Az
surance association. $4 900; Com mer.ial Union.
$4,000; Detroit Fire and Marine. 3l,5Oo; Amer
lean Central 84,50o; Equitable Nashville,
$500; Irving. New York. $4,000.
On furniture: Royal, $4,000; Scot
tish Commercial, $500; North
British and Mercantile, $3.50; German Ameri-
can, $4,000; st. Paul, $4,000; Oriental, of Hart
ford, 81, 1900; Franklin. Pa, $3.50.
I THIEF ARRESTED.
New YORK, Aug. 3l.-John A. Westlake. of
Springfield Ills, was arrested to-day at the in
| stance of the Springfield authorities. He il
charged with having stolen several hundred
dollars. and was boarding European steamer
when the officer captured him.
DIED yINDIcTIvR.
SAN Francisco, Aug. 3l.-Portlaad dispatch:
Sewer Lewis was hanged at Empire City yes
terday for the murder of his brother in 1876,
He showed vindictive spirit to the last. ao-
cusing his relatives of conspirin. for his con-
vlctiOn.
sporting SoG.s.
LEXINGTON, KY, Aug.3i.-The Lexington,
Kentucky, fair closed to-day. The attendance
has been about forty thousand. Not one fight,
not one drunkard, not one bet. kentucky
statds redeemed.
CHICAGO Aup 31.-Bostons X Ch;caoo.0