Daily globe., 1879-05-01
PLUcKY' BANK CASHIER.

PITTSBURGH. April 3O.-Ab bold but unsuccess-
full attempt was made at noon to-day to rob the
Workingmen's Savings bank on Ohio street,
Allegheny. The book-keeper of the bank had
gone to dinner, leaving the cashier, Geo. c.
Walters, alone. Two men entered the bank
and one of them, advancing to the rear coun-
ter, asked silver for dollar bill. When the
cashier advanced with the change in his hand
he was confronted with cooked revolver and
Dropping the silver, Walters seized the revolver
and succeeded in wrenchlng it from his assail-
ant, who then clambered up and got inside the
counter and was reaching for money on the
counter when Walters opened fire on him, fir
ing two shots at him and also two at the other
robber. who in the meantime had climbed
over the front counter and was advancing to
tho rescue of his companion. The strangers,
dismayed by this warlike reception, then
turned toward the door and fed and have not
yet been arrested. The officers of the bank
say they sustained no loss.
GOOD HAUL AFTER ALL.
PITTSBURGH, April 30.-Later developments
in the assault on the Workmens Savings bank
are that the thieves succeeded in carrying off
so, 300, but in their hurried fight dropped a
package containing $500, which was picked up
on the street and returned to the bank officers.
The thieves, on leaving the bank, made for the
river and succeeded in getting over to this side,
where the clue to their whereabouts was lost.
Cox-ALsToN MURDER TRIAL.
ATLANTA, April 30.-The jury was completed
to-day in the Cox-Alston case, and the trial
commenced. A part of the line of defense will
be an effort to establish conspiracy to kill
Cox, and prove that Murphy furnished Aston
pistol, that Murphy and Howard, during the
fight, were concealed in q dark room of the
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and Murphy secured the pistol used by Alston,
and that Howard asked at once that nothing be
said about their being in said room. The the
ory of the defense is that Cox was hunting
Murphy on the lease business, and not
Aston, that Alston drew and fired without a
demonstration from Cox to warrant the attack,
and that Cox was fortunate in saving his own
life by taking Alstons in self defense. I'm
portant and unexpected testimony is looked
for tomorrow.
A VILLAGE ENDANGERED.
MONTREAL, April 3O.-A fire is now raging
in St. Jean Baptiste, in the northeastern quar-
ter of this city, which threatens to destroy the
whole village, there being no water. Forty
dwellings are SO far destroyed.
LATER.
MONTREAL, Ont, April 30.-The fire was ex-
tinguished at 10 o'clock, after burning over
forty-two buildings, chiefly dwellings, and rem
dering seventy families homeless, who lost
NEST of their household goods. Total loss
about $50,000; partially insured.
DISHONEST GOVERNMENT CONTRACTOR.
New YORK. April 30.-George Reed was ar
rested to-day on a warrant from Chicago, by
United States deputy marshals. He was under
Indictment in that city for conspiracy to de-
fraud the government on the matter of con.
tracts the new post officebuildings there.
Reed was taken before the United States COM
missioner, admitted his identity, waived ex-
animation, and agreed to proceed to Chicago
in charge of the deputies.
MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL DENIED.
LOUISVILLE, KY, April 3O.-In the circuit
court, to-day, Judge Jackson overruled the mo.
tion for new trial in the cases of Robert An
derson White and Charles Webster, colored
under a sentence of death, the former for the
murder of his wife, the latter for raping girl
under IL years of age. June 9th, next, was
fixed by the judge as the day of execution.
STEAMBOAT SHOOTING.
| MEMPHIS, April 30.-In a shooting affray
| which occurred this afternoon, on board thu
steamer Coahama, A. J. Foster shot John West
breaking the bone of the left arm. Foster wa,
| arrested.