Daily globe., 1879-03-21
oL1yER-cAMERoN.


WASHINGTON, D. c., March 20.-In the Oliver
Cameron case to-day the cross-examination of
Mrs. Oliver was continued. A number of let
tiers were introduced, which witness acknowl-
edged as having been written by her. She also
admitted signing the receipt for $1,000 from
Simon Cameron in full for all claims which she
made upon him. She had passed under the
names of Croper, Keefeur, Stei6l Baker and
Oliver. She introduced herself as Mrs. Gen.
Sherman in the parlQr of the Congressional
hotel. She went there to see Cameron. and
when the waiter asked who called ahe thought-
lessly said Mrs. Gen. Sherman. 1t had
happened but once. The servant at the
hotel did not refuse her admission
to Cameron'a room until SIZE told him that she
money from Cameron (the last instalment) and
signed the paper, she intended to use the
money while she was sick, but 81, m uch decep-
tion had been practiced upon her that she de-
cided to keep back something to prosecute her
euit. Her counsel was to receive one-third of
the amount that might be recovered. She tes-
titled that she went to Cameron's room at his
request nearly every times> She took medicine
at his request and the purpose understood
between them, and it was for getting rid of her
trouble. The money that be gave her wa for
taking care of her while she was sick, and had
nothing to do with the breach of promise suit.
Adjourned.
AN ARKANSAS ROW.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, March 20.-About q week
ago, at Fayetteville, John Reed, Union man
during the civil war, and desperate character,
was killed in the county Jail. friend of his.
for lnfraction of the law, had been arrested,
For some hours Reed followed the officer in
charge of the m an about, and finally followed
him to the Jail. About dark, a, he was COM
mitting the prisoner to the custody of the
jailer, Reed, although able to bail his friend.
refused to do SO. he entered the Jail with tho
officers and prisoner, and just as the door was
about to be locked on the latter Reed struck
the jailer with heavy junk bottle,
knocking him senseless. Reed was armed. Tho
jailrr, in falling, extinguished the cindle, and
the guards, knowing Reeds character, fired
upon him in the dark, one shot penetrating tho
heart. The coroner's jury, unable to deter
mine whose shot killed him, the guards them
! selves being unable to tell, fouLd a verdict of
justiiable homicide. Reeds friends, fifteen OF
sixteen miles distant, began to organize fo- tbs
avowed purpose of seizipg Deputy Sheriff
Swell, whom they supposed fred the fatal
shot, and who was under bonds to appear at
tho next term of the circuit court. The citl-
zens of Fayetteville became much alarmed at
the threats and asked ana received permission
from the Governor to organize n company Of
state guards, which, in the emergency, was sup
piled with rifles from the State university ut
Fayettville, the State furnishing ammunition.
Reeds friends meantime had approached the
toWu, ouI uH0lnS Tue m1l1tla IN arms 8O4n-
doned their purpose, left tteir guns outside
and coming into town, organized meeting at
which resolutions were adopted denuuncipg
the course of the authorities. An additional
resolution, not presented at the meeting, was
added, as Mr. Il. A. Caldwell, who handed
them = to the printer admits. in the Fayettes-
vile Democrat, denying the purpose of the as
semblage to resist the civil authorities. No
political question was involved in the mat, er,
though old anlmosities of the war were
| raised. All is now and probably will remain
quiet.
THE BALDWIN MURDER, CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI March 20.-The excitement over
| the murder of Harry Baldwin last Saturday
night is not abated. The coroner has not yet
finished his inquest, and the entire detective
| force of the city have been at work, although
with scarcely thread of evidence upon which
! to bass their operations. This afternoon whole
sale arrests were made, and the excitement to-
night is intense. The first parties taken were
two sisters, Mollie and Birdie Dalton, notorious
characters, residents of the neighborbood
where tho tragedy occurred. Another sister
is missing, aud the police are indua:riously
searching for her. Later in the afternoon
Kittie Bennett, keeper of place on Elm
street, known az the ''Little Club House."
! with Blanche Rawley, Martha Buckner and
Georgie Shepard, inmates of her house. were
locked up at the Central station with the nm
1 At@3AIsDAS Sac->SS
one room of Madame Bennett's house u spot
the carpet was discovered saturated with q sub.
stance supposed to be blood. This was re-
moved and placed in the hands of chemist.
One boy witness states he used to carry notes
to girl named Lille, who was an ocou.
pant of Benefits house, and she has disap-
peared, and Madame Bennett says she has been
| gone two weeks.
| THEATRICAL TRAGEDY.
New ORLEANS, March 2O.-A Times special
from Marshall, Tex, last night: After tho
Worde & Barrymore combination had fniehed
play the company went to the depot to await
the train. Maurice Barrymore, 3. Z. Porter
and female attache of the combination were
| In the lunch room, when James Currie de-
tective, entered and made sighting remarks
about the lady. to which exceptions were taken
| by Barrymore and Porter. After some words
Currie drew pistol and shot Porter in the alb
domen, killing him almost instantly Turn
] ing, he shot Barrymore through the elbow, the
ball coming out under the left shoulder, max
ing severe If not dangerous wound. Porter
and barrymore were unarmed. Currie WAS
jailed.
| BANK PIIFERINa.
TOLEDO, O., March 20.-By series of pilfer.
ings on the part of its janitor, supposed to
have been going on for two mouths or more.
the Toledo National bank has been robbed Of
upwards of $4,000 in subsidiary coinage. The
| janitcr, who is a colored man, Monros Smith
| by name, is under arrest.
DEFAMATION CT oHARAcTEB.
ST. Lours. March 2o--Harriso1, Attoway,
State coal oil inspector, who vas indicted
short time ago for Irregularities in gaueinz and
inspecting coal oil, brought action in the cir
cult court to-day against Greedy, Burnham b
| Go. and A. B. Cunningham. proprietors of st,
| Louis grocery stores. for defamation of charao-
ter In publishing an article reciting Attoway's
alleged crookedness and approving his indict-
lnent. Damages laid at. S25, 900.
SILK THIEF
NEW YORK, March 20.-Alberk Falk, general
manager and confidential agent fur VIM. Ryle.
importer of raw silks, No. SO Mercer street, il
IN Ludlow street Jail, charged with appropriate
ing to his own use silks valued at $6S 600, tho
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| ARRESTED FOR AN OLD MURDER.
ST. Louis, March 2O-Kansas CITY dispatch:
John Langham alias Charles johnson, was ar
rested tonight and placed in Jail. He is
charged with shooting and killing an actress on
the stage of a atheater in San Antonio, Texas, in
July last. Also of wounding two men at tho
same time. Langham, who has Teen in
| the city three weeks, was recognised
among the audience of the Coliseum by the
e1-manager of tho Texas theatre. who Was An
eye witness to the shooting and killing. The
prisoner makes weak denial of his identity,
but jeNelry. the property of the woman he
murdered, was found on his person. The
statement of his accnser leaves no doubt that
he is guilty.