Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-05-03
A sHER1rr's DAUGHTER STEALS ArR1sosrR.

sHER1FFs DAUGHTER STEALS ArR1soNER.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
MADISON, Wis. May IA new phase of Grim
nality WAS developed at Portage City CHS
morning. The sheriffs daughter, bright
eyed girl of II. stole man named Wood, in.
In Columbia county Jail for an at
tempted burglary on railroad ticket office at
Kilbourn City. ont of the Jail aud ran away
with him. The sheriff is disconsolate at this
double loss. and offers liberal reward Tor the
return of his prisoner.
Western Associated Press.l
MILWAUKEE, May Am inmate of the
Columbia county Jail named Wood. committed
for attempted burglary, escaped from the Jail
early this morning and the sheriff's daughter.
, young lady of sixteen, is also missing. The
sheriff offers reward for the recapture of the
prisoner, and speaks of the daughters absence
as being case of forcible abduction; but the
general opinion is that it was case in which
love laughs at locksmiths, or, IN other words,
an elopement.
HORRIBLE INSANITY.
BOSTON, May 2.-Charles 7. Freeman, of
Pocasset, Mass, yesterday killed his Eve year
old daughter. The man is Second Adventist
and has been attending revival meetings about
. week. he claimed to have received a won
derful revelation and has not eaten or slept
since. he says the Lord directed him to sacri-
fee his little daughter, and declares she will
rise again in three days. Yesterday he sent
word to neighbors that he would make the rev.
citation known and offer an orthodox sacrifice
in the afternoon. number of Second Ad-
ventists assembled at the house, but the child
had been killed. The little one wrs transfxed
with a knife, and her blood poured out upon
table improvised as an altar. Freeman has
driven every one from the house, locked and
md
threatens death to any one who interferes.
Alone with the dead child, he goes through
horrible lamentations which he SAYS will in
three days result in ''the resurrection of my
beloved child
FURTHER OF FREEMAN's CRIME.
BosroN, Mass, May 2.-Further particulars
of the Pocasset. Mass, tragedy state that Free
man is a mail carrier at Pocasset, between the
railroad station and the post Office; that he
woke his wife at $3.50 Thursday morning, and
told her he must make sacrifice to the Lord
of his youngest daughter. He got up and
took the child from her bed and stabbed her in
the side with butcher knife. His wife said
it was all right and that
ABRAHAM WOULD RAISE
her next Sunday. Freeman says the child
gave one scream and died. It is stated the
Second Adventists held meeting at his honse
the same afternoon and appeared to wish the
affair kept quiet. Freeman carried the mail as
usual, and showed no signs of insanity. The
cause appears to be religious excitement alone.
He is now at his residence in charge of Officer
Redding and DR.. Wood, of Pocasset. Freeman
told a reporter to-day that
HE WAS TOLD OF GOD
to offer Edith, his young and beautiful
daughter, AS sacrifice to God, and he did SO.
As God would not stay his hand ke had to do
his command. He said God would justify him
in his act.
RIOT BILL BRIBERY.
HARRISBURG, Pa, May AT the request of
Representative George 7. Smith, of Philadel-
phia, session of the committee investigating
the riot bill was held to-day to hear him in re-
gard to the testimony Of Representative Knittle.
given yesterday. Smith denied the charge of
Knittle of having intimated there was money
in the bill, and of having informed him
Knittle) that he could get 81, 900 for voting for
it. Smith asserted his entire innocence, and
said that on the other hand the subject of
bribery was brooched to him by Knittle, who
told him he had heard that from $500 to 81, 600
was being paid for votes.
WHARF MASTER SHOT.
CINCINNATI, o., May 2.-Geo. A. Miller,
wharf master at Foster KY, landing about
twenty miles above this city, was shot twice,
last night, by VIM. Sells, boy who was par
TALLY intoxicated and had been elected from
the wharf boat by Miller. 1t is thought the
latter's wounds are fatal
COx-AIsTON MURDER TRIAL.
ATLANTA, May 2.-Gov. Colquitt and Others
testified in the Cox case to-day, but nothing
not known heretofore was elected. The evil
dence for the defense closed and counsel said
Cox was not in a condition physically and men
tally to make statement until morning,
when it will be beard and the States rebutting
evidence commenced.
ONE MORE CHANCE.
RICHMOND, May 2-The court overruled the
motion for new trial in the case Of John E..
Poindexter, convicted of causing the death OF
O. G. Curtis, but suspended the execution Of
the sentence to give counsel time to carry the
case to the court of appeals.
KILLED HIMSELF.
/ New BRUNSWICK, N. j., May IN. D.
Vincent, of the firm of Vincent q
Co., clothiers, recently sold out by . re-
ceiver, killed himself to-day. The absconding
city treasurer was member of the firm.
SUICIDE OF A BUTCHER.
MEMPHIS, May 2.-Henry Axman, butcher
committed suicide this morning by hanging.
BANK ROBBERS ARRESTED.
ST. LOUIS, May John Hood, John Oliver
| and another man, whose name is withheld, were
| arrested here yesterday for robbing Scragg
Sawyer's bank at Mount Pulaski, ILL.,, the night
of the 23d OF April.
DEATH OF THEODORE B. WEBER.
CHICAGO May 2.-Theodore B. Weber, who
was shot yesterday by Mrs. Roberts, died al
2:15 P. N. to-day. Mrs. Roberts was held or
the charge of murder. Weber's wife is in
Europe. She. has no children.
| HANGED.
GALVESTON, Texas, May 2.-Ne,us, Bryar
special: Ezekiah Bradley, colored, was hanged
to-day, in the presence of GOO 0people, for tn,
i murder of negro named Pollock