Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-11
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Counterfeiters Sentenced at Madison-Tw
Nebraska Murderers, Given a Light SEN
tence by the Jury, Lynched by Indignant
Observation-Disclosures Mishaps.

Nebraska Murderers, Given Light SEN
tence by the Jury, Lynched by Indignant
Observation-Disclosures Mishaps.
CoUNTERFEIrERs SENTENCED.
Especial Telegram to the Globe
MADISON, Wis, Dec lo-In the United States
district court to-day, Herman Christian plead
ed guilty of manufacturing counterfeit coin,
and was sentenced to one year in the peniten-
tiary. Henry Csser and Henry Willis were
each sentenced to three months in the county
jail for passing counterfeit money. Several
important cases Of trespass on government
timber lands and selling whisky to Indians will
come up this term of court.
NEBRASKA MURDERERs LYNCHED.
CHICAGO, Dec. 10.-The T,.i6uses Omaha
special says the jury at Nebraska City found
Henry Jackson, Henry Martin and VIM. S. Civ
ems guilty of murder in the second degree, for
killing Charles Slocum and outraging his wife.
Inc evidence seemed to warrant a verdict of
murder in the first degree, and Judge Gaslin
so stated IN his sentence of the penitentiary
Tor life which he passed on the murderers yes
terday. About o'clock this morning a crowd
assembled at the Jail, broke in the door, over
powered the jailor, seized Martin and Jackson
and taking them half mile south of the court
house. hung them to tree, where the bodies
were found this morning. Owens was taken
to the penltentiary this forenoon by a strong
guard.
GUILTY OF MALPRACTICE.
New YORK, Dec. 10.-The jury in the case of
DR.. Orlando E. Bradford, charged with causing
the death of Sarah Victoria Corners, by crimi-
nal malpractice, found him guilty. He was re-
mand.d for sentence.
WAREHOUSE BURNED.
CHICAGO, Dec. 10.-A fire at Galesburg, Ill,
this morning, destroyed the broom corn ware
house of G. NJ. Sheldon with considerable stock.
Loss, $3.50, 900; partially insured.
TEXAS TRAGEDY.
GALVESTON, Texas, Dec. 10.-Neaps Waco
special: Sunday, down near Summerville,
masked men surrounded the house of John
Stull, and threw torpedo inside The inmates
rushing out, they shot Rufus Smith and John
Stull, and killed Smiths wife, and baby
wounded. The assassins are unknown.
FoRGER SENTENCED.
CINCINNATI, o., Dec. 10.-John O'Connor, ex-
member of the Ohio legislature, who was con-
victed in the United States court of forging
certain papers to procure an invalid pension,
was to-day sentenced to one years imprison-
ment In the montgomery county jail, and to
pay the costs Of prosecution.
SUICIDE OF BANK PRESIDENT.
CLEVELAND, o., Dec. 10.-Heratd special
from Findley, O: Hon. P. P. Gage, ex-Sena-
tor and President of the Hancock savings bank,
was discovered in bed this morning with q
bullet hole in the right temple. A revolve,
was found with one chamber empty. He is
supposed to have shot himself on account OF
bank troubles. Gage is conscious part of the
| Time but there is very slight chance of re-
covery.
DISHONEST LETTER CARRIER,
ST. LOUIS. Dec. 10.-Horace f. Wilson, a
letter carrier of Indianapolis was arrested here
to-day charged with destroying registered
letters given to him for delivery, and purloin-
| ing $50 therefrom. He will be held here till
the arrival of an order of the court directing
his removal