Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-10-21
MYSTERIOUS POISONING.
Especial TELEGRAM To the Globe.

furious state of excitement over the mystic
rlous poisoning of some eight or ten persons at
a wedding supper last Wednesday. MIR. Willis
Peele and Miss Alice Burge. prominent light
IN the famous crusade movement some four
years ago, were married on that evening.
While the bride and groom and guests were
seated at the wedding supper band from a
neighboring village began playing a serenade
on the the outside, and while the
mus was was IN progress all .. LETT the
yard, during which time some fend entered the
supper room and placed quantity of strych-
nine in a bowl of chicken salad the table.
Alter the conclusion of the music all the par
ties returned to their places at the table. Short
~ afterward quite number of the guests who
had partaken of the salad were seized with vio-
lent cramping and gripings of the stomach. A
physician being summoned he pronounced it a
case of poisoning, but by prompt means sue
ceeded in saving the lives Of ALL though some
are still very Ill. It is not known who the
fend or fends are but suspicion fastens one
or two rejected suitors of the pretty Quakeress.
Further developments promised.
TRAIN RoBBER CAPTURED.
Special Telegram to the Globe.
KANSAS CITY, Oct. 20.-Rourke, the man cap
tured in an attempt to rob the Kansas Pacific
train near Fort Harker, yesterday was the
leader of the gang who robbed the Kansas City,
st. Joe Council Bluffs train last spring near
Winthrop, on the Santa Fe road near Kinsley,
Kansas. A reward of $4,000 had been offered
for him for some time. His capture will break
up a desperate gang.
Western Associated Press.
ST.. LOUIS Oct 2O.-Advices from the West
received by the Kansas Pacific railroad say the
sheriffs of Sabine, Rice and Hays counties,
Kansas, with a strong force of men attacked
the rendezvous Of a gang of train robbers, west
of Brook6eld on the eastern border of the great
American DESERT some 200 miles west Of Kan
sas City, early yesterday morning, and cap
tured Mike Rourke, leader of the gang, and a
notorious desperate, and wounded Dan
Dement,, who, however. escaped. Three others
OF the gang also got away, but the posse started
in pursuit ut onoe, going south towards Fort
Dodge. Mike Rourke was the leader of the
band that robbed the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Joseph & Council Bluffs train at Winthrop some
months ago. 1t is believed his capture will
break up one of the most dangerous bands of
these robbers ever organized.
SENSATIONAL IDENTIFICATION OF MURDERER.
Especial Telegram to the Globe
CHICAGO, Oct. 20.-During the inquest yester-
day into the death of police officer Race, who
was shot by burglar at night when trying to
dramatic scene took place. Lamb was brought
in for identification by witness, who said
That is not the man." Just then Lamb
turned partly around, and colored woman
sitting on the bench among the wit
nesses exclaimed, Gentlemen, that's the
man that was sitting in the wagon; chats
the very one. The woman called to the
witness chair and testified to having seen the
shooting. This testimony caused immense
sensation. Supt. Dixon again caused Lamb to
be produced. and had SLOUGH hat placed on
his head. The witness again said, firmly,
Yes, sir: that's the man that did the shoot
ing" Lamb trembled and his swarthy COM
plexion turned pale. He was Immediately
taken away. There was great excitement in
the court room. Surt. Dixon said, ''We've
struck the truth at last" A verdict was
brought in against Lamb while seven other
notorious thugs are held as accessory to the
crime.
ATTEMPTED GRAVE ROBBERY.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Oct. 20.-A good deal of
excitement prevails here to-day over an attempt
to open grave in Mount Olive cemetery. The
guard shot and wounded the parties, who got
away, and are unknown. Blood tracks were
discovered.
NEGRO HELL-HOUNDs.
LOUISVILLE, Oct. 20.-Much excitement ex-
lists in the country near Louisville over an out.
rage committed by two unknown negroes, who
raped and cut with knife the person of Fran
els Otte, German girl aged II. The distance
from the city renders obtaining further facts
impossible.
FIRE IN RAG WAREHOUSE.
CINCINNATI Oct. 20.-A fire this afternoon in
Stewart & Lutphin's rag warehouse, SIKH
street, near Walnut, damaged the stock and
building $4,000; insurance unknown.
CHICAGO, Oct. 20-A colored waiter at the
Palmer House tonight shot and seriously
wounded white servant girl, and then at.
tempted to cut his own throat with razor, in
ficting wounds which will probably prove
fatal
WHEAT VESSEL SUNK.
CHICAGO, Oct. l9.-Yesterday morning the
schooner Daniel Logan, owned by Lyon &
Gable, Oswego, N. Y, and valued at $l5, 0O0,
with a wheat cargo, was sunk on Lake Michi-
gan by collision with the schooner Kate Gill
let, Capt. Holland, and the crew were taken on
board the Gillet and arrived this afternoon.
Cargo insured + $10.5C0.
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 19.-Thos. L. Smith, OF
the firm of Ladd g. Smith, proprietors of the
shooting gallery on Kearney street, was killed
this evening by the accidental discharge of a
rifle in the hands of Edwin Fl. Laid, son of
the senior partner
BOILER EXPLOSION.
ST.. LOUIS, Oct IA Glo6e-Denaocrat special
from McLeansboro ILL.,, says the boiler in the
sawmill at Dale's Mills, eight miles from there,
exploded this morning, instantly killing R.
Dale, proprietor, Geo. Warren, laborer, and fa-
tally wounding Geek Atwood, engineer, and
two other persons, names not known. The
bodies of Dale snd Warren we're torn almost to
fragments. Another special says James Rob-
ertson. q farmer living twelve miles from Glas-
gov. was shot and mortally wounded by John
Lobban Wednesday last. Robertson had Sc
duced Lobban's sister, which led to the act.
avoiding PARTY POISONED.
CINCINNATI, Oct. 19.-At the wedding supper
of Willis Peele and Alice Burdge at Azalia,
Ind. Thursday night, ten of the party were
poisoned, some unknown person having put
strychnine in the food Charles White, John
White and d. Burdge it is thought will not re-
cover. 1t is surmised some one of Miss
Burdge's rejected suitors committed the deed
KILLED HIS WIFE
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 20.-Last night near
Nortonville, CiEtra Costa county, David a.
Williams, a WEIGH miner, killed his wife by
beating, kicking and stabbing her. Mrs. Will
Jams has been guilty of Incorporate and i'm
moral conduct during the absence Of her hus-
band in Butte county. On his return, hearing
the reports, he at once assaulted her at neigh
boris house, knocked her down, dragged her
home by the hair and there completed the
work. Both were under the influence of LIQUOR
at the time.
FIGURING Mill Burned.
FREMONT, O., Oct. 50.-The extensive -four
ing mill of J. D. Moore & Co., Ballville, a mile
south, was totally destroyed by fire early this
morning. Five thousand bushels of wheat
were stored in the mill. Loss $4,000; insur-
ed for 81, 800-$200U in the Knox County
Mutual; $4,000 in the Richland County Mutn-