Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-03
CRIMES MISHAPS.
RECORD FOR THE List DAY OF THE
WEEK.
Gathered by News Agents for Sunday Read
1ng-six Hangings in the List-PeEjury
and Other Criminal Ohenses-Missouri
Family Burned to Observation-Disclosures
Casualties.
CHARGED WITH PERJURY.

CHARGED WITH PERJURY.
San FRANCISCO, March 2.-Charges of perjury
have been brought against J. c.. Duncan and
Thos. Gray ,Duncan's father-in-law, ex-secretary
and president Of the Pioneer bank for having
published sworn statements last July falsify-
ing the condition of the affairs of the bank.
The general impression is that Gray, as presi-
dent. was merely fgure-head, knowing moth
ing of the affairs of the bank, and having no
voice In it's control. Gray furnished bail but
Duncan remains in confinement
FAMILY BURNED TO DEATH.
ST. LOUIS March "A special from Illinois
town says: Neighbors discovered the house of
Moritze Kaiser. at Fish Landing, on the Mis-
sissippi river, fifteen miles south of Waterloo,
on fire yesterday morning. The structure was
almost consumed before the inmates were OBJ
served. The charred bodies of Kaiser his wife
and six children were taken from the ruins
KILLED IN THE ACT OF BURGLARY.
Fort SCOTT, Kansas, March, "A man nam
ed Bernard McKinna was shot and fatally
wounded about 2 a. m. yesterday by night
Waterman in the Fort Scott & Gulf railroad
yard, while attempting to break into the pas
senger depot. The deceased was entirely un-
known here and had stated the previous even
ing that his home was in Springfield, Ill. Let
that his friends or at least his sister. recently
resided in Providence r. l.
WANTS TO TELL FOR SIS 1000.
PHILADELPHIA, March 2.-The prosecuting at
torney of Camden county, N. j., has received
an anonymous letter, saying that for SIS 900 the
writer will give such information as will lead
to the conviction of the person who murdered
John NJ. Armstrong. He adds, if the offer is
accepted through the personal column of a
morning paper, he will give an interview Also,
if he does not give satisfactory information he
will make no claim to the amount. The prose-
cutting officers say the county will accept the
terms, and rely only on the writer's informa-
ton to strengthen their case. The insurance
companies will not pay any attention to the
ANONYMOUS letter, preferring justice should
take its course in proper way.
A TRIPLE HANGING.
MARION, Ala, March 2.-Albert Young, Rob-
ert Jones, Silas Wright and Lucius Porter all
colored were hanged in the jail here yesterday,
for the murder Of Isaac d. Moore, white. on
Nov. 26th 1876. The necks of young Wright
and Jones were broken. Porter died from
| strangulation.
FATAL RAILWAY COLLISION.
PoUGHKEEPsIE, N. Y, March by col
lision of freight trains ON the New York Cen
trail railroad caboose was wrecked two cars
pitched into the river and Curtis A. Kellogg, of
the firm of Kellogg, Clark & Co., produce deal
ers, Pittsford, was killed.
HANGING IN MONTANA.
HELENA, Mont, Feb 2.-NIichael MeAndrews
was hung at Radersburg; Montana, at Up. NJ,
for numbering man named Mower last fall,
with whom he had travelled from the Black Hills
The evidence was circumstantial. He made no
confession.
SENTENCED TO HANG.
| CLEVELAND, o., March 2.-The motion for a
new trial in the of McGill, convicted of
the murder of Mary Kelly, was over-ruled this
afternoon and McGill sentenced to be hanged
on the twenty -sixth of June.
| SILK ROBBERY.
CINCINNATI, March 2.-The dry goods house
of Aims & Doepke, this city, was robbed by
burglars of between $4,000 and 50, 900 worth OF
silks yesterday.
MINERS BURNED.
PorTsvrLLE, Pa, March by an explosion
of sulphur gas in Lower Ranch Creek mine
near fremont, Frank Alspach, Albert Snyder
Henry Faust and Thomas Tegely were seriously
| burned. the last named fatally.
GONE UP IN SMOKE.
FAIRHAvEN, VT, March 2.-The burning Of
Silkins Brothers hardware store, j. w. Park
bursts dwelling and l.. W. Collins milliner,
establishment caused a loss of $4,000. Insur
ance $15, 900.
| New YORK, March "A fire in West, BRADLEY
& Carey's corset factory, 227 and 229 Wes
| Twenty-ninth street, caused loss of 1926, 900.
! WRECKED AFFECTIONS.
CINCINNATI, March I'm the breach o
promise case of Dickey VS.. Titus, at Hamilton
Ohio, the jury tonight returned a verdic
awarding the plaintiff $4,000.
COUN,rERFETTERs SENTENCED.
PHILADELPHIA, March 2.-Seven persons wer
sentenced to-day for making, passing and hay
ing counterfeit money to terms Of imprison
ment ranging from four months to twelv
years.
AN ASCENDING TOWN DEFAULTER.
} LAWRENCE, Mass, March 2-Chas. s. Will
} tier, town clerk and treasurer of Methuen lei
town Thursday, and to-day letter was req
from him saying he should not ereturn as b
was short in his accounts. An investigator
J shows he is defaulter. His bondsmen a,
liable. Whittier was recently conspicuousl
before the public in connection with fgI
over the Methuen postmastership.