Daily globe., 1878-05-25
NUMBER l3l.
THE WAGES OF SIN.
Hangman's Day Improved in Louisian.-
The Condemned Man Swunf- or Protest
ing His Innocence-Other f.r,n,:-,,1 MAJ
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HUNG DECLARING HIS INNOCENCE.

HUNG DECLARING HIS INNOCENCE.
fARAERsv1ILE La, May 24.-Jesse Walker,
coiofea' Who was indicted by the grand Jury of
ORION parish. and found guilty. at the April
term OF the district court, of the murder of
violet Summons on the 10Th of February last,
was executed here to-day. He was brought
from the jail fifteen minutes before O'Clock
and assembled the platform. After prayer by
kev. BUTT, the prisoner was notified by the
| sheriff that he would have Is or 20 minutes in
which to say anything he might wish to saw
Walker then proceeded to state that he was
innocent OF the crime of which he was charged
While he did not know who killed Violet, his
remarks went very strongly to implicate one
John Simmons. After talking Is minutes and
giving some advice to the spectators he claimed
| that he was prepared and would be better off
| in the next world. About 90 minutes before
o clock the rope was cut and Walker was
launched into eternity. After having hung
about thirty minutes he announced to be
dead. The body was then taken down, put in
a coffin and given in charge of his father.
REV. vosBURG ASSERTS HIS INNOCENCE.
New York, May 24.-Mrs. Vosburg did not
| appear in Jersey City court this morning when
her husbands trial was resumed She is at the
| residence of a relative in Jersey City Heights.
and the district attorney has detailed court
officer to keep eye on her until she is wanted
| IN court. Rev. Mr.. Vosburg took the stand to-
DAY and asserted his innocence in the most
| positive terms He testified he never admin
| istered tartar cmetic to his wife in any WAY
and never had tartar emetic in his hand until
he passed powder over the table in conrt
Ex-JUDGE ARRESTED FOR FRAUD.
| BALTIMORE, May 24-1t waa lately discovered
| that stocks or bonds of the city amounting to
! about $50 600, in which the estate of {. minor
| had been invested by order of the orphans
| court, had been abstracted from the place of
| deposit and surrendered to the city register
and other bonds issued in different name, on
which a savings bank had made advances. The
| matter was placed in the hands of detectives
and this evening they arrested Geo. W. Bishop,
| an ex-j judge of the orphans court, charged
| with the fraudulent transfer and conversion of
| the bonds
| THIRTY PERSONS POISONED.
AUGTsTA, Ga, MAY 24.--The steamer Rosa
| left here this morning with the Oglethorpe
| light infantry on an excursion to Silver Bluff.
| Thirty ladies and gentlemen We're poisoned
! supposed from eating lobster salad or canre ed
| fruits. On the arrival of the steamer tonight
| there was great excitement in the city when it
| became known so many were poisoned. All
were seriously i'll but are improving, No case
| will bc fatal.
|
BELLEFoNrE, Pa, May 24.-Geo. Watson and
Alfred Rankin, who lodged at farmers hotel
last night, this morning and both drank
by mistake, from a bottle Of carbolic acid
One of them died soon after, and the other is
not expected to recover.
ANDREWS VICTIM
DETROIT, Mich, May 24.-It now transpircs
that the man shot by Lyman B. Andrews at
Morris was John ODonnell, man 70 years old,
living in the suburbs Of this city. who mysteri-
ously disappeared last Monday while insane.
Cincinnati Whisky Crook Arrested.
CINCINNATI, May 24.-Considerable excite
ment was caused in whisky circles to-day by
the arrest of Robert Caldwell, charged with
having illegally in his possession stamps that
had been removed from liquor packages. He
was released on SO, 500 bail He was formerly
distiller, but has lately been in the employ of
Walsh Il Kellogg as superintendent, The
offensc charged is said to have occurred a year
ago, and does not implicate his present en-
plOyers.