Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-10-17
BEELZEBUB'S BOYS.

Fiendish ARRAY Near Owensboro, KY
A Woman and Her Two Sons Fatally
Stabbed by . Drunken Brute--A Detroit
Woman Brutally Murdered by Her SOM
Breaches of Trust-Accidents and Fires.
FENDIsH CRIME.
EVANSVILLE, Ind. Oct. 16.-A young man.
by the name of Neil, met well-to-d do old
farmer in saloon. at Burk City, back of
Greensboro KY, Saturday night. They drank.
The farmer became quite iovial and friendly.
Neil bought whisky and started home with the
farmer, whose name is Garhart. to spend the
night at his house. Neil invited the old man
to drink, when young Garhart interposod.
Knives were drawn on both sides. but Neil got
the advantage and plunged the weapon into his
antagonist. At this point the mother of the
victim rushed to the monster and beg
ged for the life of the helpless boy.
Neil wheeled upon the mother and drove his
knife into her left breast, causing instant
death. The drunken wretch ripped young
Garhart open so that his entrals protruded
A younger son of the old farmer, who came to
the rescue. suffered severe flesh wounds, while
the hend. himself, received dangerous wounds.
The murderer fled to the house of Lewis Walls
and eluded capture until morning, when he
was secured and put under $4,000 bond He
expresses sorrow for nothing but the death of
Mrs. Garhart, who was enciente at the time.
HORRIBLE MURDER.
DETROIT, Mich, Oct. 16.-A murder of most
horrible charac er was committed in this city
early this morning. Mrs. Matte Farrell, a
widow. 68 years old, living in what is known as
the Potomac quarter of the city, was found be-
side her bed with great clots of blood oozing
through her hair. An examination of the
body showed cash four inches long on the
right temple, the head and face considerably
bruised and her neck broken. Henry Lam
guage. worthless character and son of Mrs.
Farrell by her first husband. has been arrested
on suspicion. An inquest is now in progress.
ALLEGED FRAUDULENT TRANSACTIONS.
New YORK, Oct. 16.-The assignment of John
]. Hoar, J. Hingster and G. F. Kucremurd the
firm of Hoar Co., bankers and brokers, was
filed yesterday. In connection with the failure
rumors OF fraudulent transactions were freely
circulated. which were credited by many On ac-
count of the mysterious absence of the men,
bers of the firm. Their god clerk said that
the failure was due entirely to the retirement
of their contracts by Belden & Co. He was ar
rested yesterday afternoon and lodged in Ind
low street jail. 1t is stated that Hnar & Co.
have overdrawn their account at the City bank
$4,000, but that the bank is secured.
MURDER ABOARD SHIP.
SAVANNAH. Ga. Oct. 16.-Peter G.. Bentzer,
mate of the bark James Edward, which sailed
yesterday, was killed just as the vessel passed
the sea buoy by a sailor named Manallous
Stevenson. The bark put back and the MUIR
derer was secured.
A DIsoRDELY DELEGATE.
SAN FRANc1sco, Oct. 16.-After the adjourn
ment of the State convention this afternoon,
Edward Barry, Democratic delegate, for some
trihing and unintentional offense. made VIC
lent attack on drunken man whom the ser
geant-at-arms was leading out of the chamber,
lntictlng severe injuries on both. Barry was
formerly an inmate If an asylum for excessive
indulgence in drink. and it is believed the
present attack arose from return of the old
malady. His seat will be declared vacant.
THE OLD COLONY DISASTER.
BosroN, Oct. 16.-The examination of the
causes of the late disaster on the Old COLONY
railroad commenced at Quincy to-day. The en-
gineer, fireman and brakeman of the train tes-
tilted. Their testimony served to show that
Hartwell, the conductor now under arrest, did
not take the proper caution to send out a sig
nal ON the track to warn approaching trains,
upon the snpposition that the excursion train
bad arrived in Boston. The enginee, of the
freight train testified that Hartwell said after
the accident If he had had two seconds moro
he could have thrown the switch over and pre-
vented the accident.
FIRE AT NEW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 16.-The residence of
Ben Dreyfus, 482 Camp street, burned. Loss
estimated at $4,000. The family of Rev Mr..
Leucht. of Temple Sinai, barely escaped with
their lives. They lost everything.
AN OFFICIAL DEFAULTER.
NEW YORK, Oct. 16.-Assistant q. 8. District
Attorney Hoxie, of Brooklyn, to-day resigned
and made written confession that he has lost
in Wall street moneys intrusted to him as a
government official. The amount is believed
to be large.
= NOLLE PROS.
WASHINGTON, Oct. ia nolle pros. was to-
day entered in the cases against Sugg Fort,
Roderick r. Butler, F. Sewers, Wiley Edwards,
Henry Waters, Albert Metcalfe, Geo. 81. Pnrdy
and R. B. Mitchell. charged with conspiracy
and presenting fraudulent claim.
TERRIBLE CALAMITY.
RICHMOND, Va, Oct. 16.-During a marriage
at the colored Baptist church at Lynchbura
last night, crowded to its utmost capacity,
piece of plaster fell, creating a panic of the
most dreadf Il character. The bodies of ten
women have been taken out. The wounded
are being sent to their homes.
Troy, Oct. 16.-The fire in Knowlson & Bone
stelrs lumber yard this morning DESTROYED
$40, 900 worth of lumber.