Daily globe., 1879-05-04
THE END OF A ROMANCE.


the Columbia county sheriff, who was let out |
of Jail by the aforesaid daughter and the two
eloped, were arrested last evening, near Ar |
lington the girl having donned mems clothes |
and cut off her hair. Thus ends her first ro-
nance, which resulted in her easy capture and
the destruction Of her reputation.
THE poCAssET FIEND.
PocAssET, Mass, May 3.-Freeman, who
made sacrifice of his child in obedience to a
revelation, has been arrested with his wife. On
the way to prison both loudly proclaimed that
the death Of the child was in obedience to a
divine mandate.
Boston, May 3.-Freeman, the Adventist of
Pocasset, who murdered his five-year-old child
Thursday, was arraigned at Barnstable to-day
with his wife, who is held as accessory. Both
insist that Gud will fully justify their action
and relieve them from all human penalties. A
number IF Adventist neighbors sustain Free
man in his course. Many of them are we'll to
do farmers. Some of those present at the
meeting at Freeman's house on the day of the
murder will be arrested on the charge of being
accessory to the murder.
BURNED TO DEATH.
CINCINNATI, May 3.-William Sallance and
George Rhodes, who were on a hunting and
fishing trip, crawled into the drum house Of the
coal works at New Haven, near Pomeroy, Ohio,
Thursday night to sleep. About l o'clock yes
terday morning the house caught fire and burn
ed to the ground, the sleeping young men be-
ing consumed in the flames
BOUNTY FoRaERs.
New YORK, May 3.-James A. Harriott, John
G.. Maxwell, alias William Maxwell, and John
NJ. Daley have been arrested on a charge of
forging applications Of discharged soldiers for
| additional bounty, and with collecting the
amounts. 1t is said the ring, of which the men
| arrested are said to be members, has defrauded
the government of over 100000.
| INDICTED.
BALTIMORE, May 3.-The grand jury has
found a true bill against Denwood B. Kinds
for the murder, and Henry T. Kinds, his BROTH
| er, as accessory for killing Isaac D. Jacks.
The case will be removed from the city for
| trial.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 3.-The grand jury have
indicted DR.. Samuel P. Chelfant, who recently
killed Joseph Bacon at the Baldwin hotel. tn e
presentment for libel against the proprietor 8
of the Call and Bulletin, by Reed, the juror in
the Page-Sargent libel suit against the Chron-
iczc, was ignored.
CINCINNATI, May 3.-An unoccupied two
story dwelling OF Pike street fell last evening
injuring four little children who were passing
Their names were Mary Welch, 6 years, both
legs broken; Mary Flaherty, Z years, one
leg broken; Pat Flaherty, years, badly bruised
| and Katie Doyle, 5 years, right knee fractured
stables and six cottages burned this morning.
Fifty horses perished. Loss $35, 900.
BRIDGEPORT, Conn, May 3.-The machin,
, shop and pattern rooms of the Pacific iro1
i works are burned. Loss $4,000; insurance
/ $4,000
Boston, May s.-A fire in the hat factory o
the State prison caused a loss Of $4,000; in
surance S25 900.
e DENVER, Col, May "a fire at Silver Cliff
; yesterday, totally consumed the Silver Gilt
milling company's sampling works. Los
$4,000. insured. !
\ stroyed the Industrial institute at Sage Grove
q Ill. Loss $4,000. Uninsured.
! MILWAUKEE, May 3.-An incendiary fire to
l. night damaged the building corner of Huro
o and East Water streets, owned by John Ful
!, long. to the extent of 81 500. butcher, Collin
f & Smith, wholesale teas, suffer a loss of abou
,e 10000; Razall Co., job printers, $500; a
Is fully insured.
= DETROIT, Mich, May "A special to tn
=. Free Press reports that fire at Hillsdale
If Mich, tonight destroyed a planning mil
"A wagon factory and five dwellings. The fire
h still raging, and a heavy wind blowing.
# THE cox TRIAL.
,f ATLANTA, May 3.-1n the trial of Cox to-ds
,e for the murder of Col. Alston, he said aft
lg some years he settled in DeKalb county,. ne'
1e to Aston. He bought his farm there on A
.e n ston's account, and from that date they wer
ID bosom friends. In 1876 Senator Gordon vi
to embarrassed, and interested defendent in Il
or convict labar lease, he to have half the proft
i'd Alston drew the contract. He took Alston
to silent partner, he to give Alston half of VIII
s. vide what he (Alston) made out of the Office
ct assistant keeper at the penitentiary, law pra
lv tice or otherwise The first year his profits c
th hire of convicts was $500. He gave Alston hal
e. Aston became embarrassed, and defendal
fe gave him money to 60 to Washington city
collect claim which he got, and got $15, ,O(
is fee. Aston refused division and sa
al he wanted no more to do with Il
ne convict business. They remained frienC
20 however. When Gordon's interest was plac
in Alstons hands, defendant wanted to 81
se also " Walters lite wanted to buy Dsfendal o1t a.
wo told him he would hold him for forty-fo
m bales of cotton for the years rental, Waite
he refused to buy it at the price. As an Undue
IN ment to defendant to sell to Walters for $l 81
lat Alston agreed to release defendant from t
ng payment for the cotton. At a barber sh
,er Alston told defendant: s'You have make 90
ch thing out of this, and 5000 agreed fee for ma
IT. ing sale was enough for him." He said he
ng saved Cox the cotton, and Cox ought to gi
rs. him half or twenty-five bales. Defendant
ap- piled that all his property was under a mo
;he gage, and this would take bread fr,
civ his wife and children. AlstOn threatened
hat stop the trade. Defendant threatened to
ing pose the convict business and all the parties
all it and Alston's actions about it In the legls
for ture. Alston said he would kill defendant
he did, and called him liar. Defend;
threatened to knock him down. Alston t.
defendant to arm himself and meet him SO
place and fight it out. he did arm and retr
Ing at the time fixed; sent word to Alston and
the ceived Alston's message; went then to
,ses capitol to make Aston agree to settle up
of business affairs finally, not for the purpose
fighting Aston. The latter met him and Il
had talk. Alston proposed to fight. :
fendant said he would board the next tt
:, with him. Aston said, 'Do you want
cD' shoot it out?" He replied
ally any way would suit him.. Ais
veil said, 'sDo you want to shoot now?" and
and fendant was at the door with view of Il
Mig. ing. Aston drew pistol and he drew
rom Alston fred twice, and struck him in
mouth, which shot knocked him to the a.
Alston shot him in the head. he was dazeo
the shock, his head buzzed and he could
e of hear the shots. As soon as he could he rose
we fired at the larger bulk of Alston. He ce
:, see through the smoke, and saw Alston
E. down. He only shot Alston in self-defe
ems He was his best friend, and he did not wan
kill him.
% ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
BALTIMORE, May 3.-Terlach Joseymen,
rested on the charge of numbering his G
six months ago, attempted suicide in his Gel
et. WIND STORM.
the OGDEN Utah, May 3.-There was a ter
wind storm along the Utah Northern raj
IS. yesterday. A freight train near Round Va
Idaho, consisting of sixteen cars, some 10
hon' with silver bullion, was blown from the t
row and some of them carried q distance of se
L ty-fve feet.