Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-16
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

Bank Swindling Extraordinary 1T scran-
ton, Pa.-A Bank President, Son. Son
1n-Law and Brother-in-Law, CHARGED
with Defrauding the Bank Of 4135,00O
"A Noted Kentucky Counterfeiter KILL
cd by United States Marshals-A Catho-
lic.Priest Drowned Casualties.
BANK OFFICERS CHARGED WITH swNDL1Na.
SCRANTON, Pa, Dec. Nv. W. Winton,
president of the Second National Bank. his
son A. II. Winton, his son-in.law Thos. L. Ivsy
and his brother-in-law Isaac Dean, were ar
rested here to-day, charged with maliciously
conspiring to defraud the bank of el35, 600.
on the oath of Geo. 6. Goodalle, receiver, They
gave bail in the sum of 980, 900.
.s. CATHOLIC PRIEST DROWNED.
AUGUSTA, Ga, Dec. l5.-Father Doyle, Cath-
olio priest, and Morris Msenhsn, clerk in q
store in Athens, Ga, were drowned last night
while crossing the river ten miles from that
place. They had been paying sick call.
. DROWNED WHILE SKATING.
FREDERICKSBURG. Cont, Dec. 15.-To.day,
while large number Of persons were skating,
young man named Joseph Genbro, and q
young lady named Clotier. fell through . hole
in the ice and drowned.
KILLED HIS FATHER.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 15.-Jonathan Whitaker,
on trial at Batavia, O., for the murder of his
father, Col. J. II. Whitaker, in May last,
pleaded guilty to-day of murder in tho second
degree. and was sentenced to the penitentiary
for life. . 5~t.c
ooUNTERTErrER SHOT.
Col W. b. Cook, q noted counterfeiter, was
killed this afternoon at his house, near Mich
olasville, Ky. he had escaped from . number
of United States deputy marshsls, who under
took to capture him last Friday. Five marshals
surrounded the house this afternoon and de-
manded his surrender. It ID said he opened
the door with . pistol in his hand when he WAS
Immediately shot through the heart. He Wa
colonel Of Kentucky regiment in the Union
army during the war.
MURDER IN TEE FIRST DEGREE.
CANTON, o., Dec. l4.-The jury to-day found
Gustave Ohr guilty of murder in the first de-
gree: John Whattlough, of Philadelphia, was
tho murdered man. ard the crime was oom-
mitted by Ohr and Geo. Maine in June last,
near Alliance, Ohio. Maine was tried first and
found guilty of murder in the first degree.
JOSEPH FRYE's MuRDERERs. H..
BOSTON, Dec. 15.-Nicola Infantino, Antonio
Ardide, alias savo Chivarie, Vincenz Bandino
and Joseph Donati. charged with the murder of
Joseph F. Frye, were arraigned to-day, Infan-
tino and Ardito plead guilty and were SEN
fenced to imprisonment for life. The others
will be tried a. accessories.
Po1soNERs sENTENoED. .
New YORK, Dec. 15.-Joseph and Mary VOL
kemer, who have been on trial the past week
for attempting to poison Charles E. Blair. mer-
chant of Chatham Four Corners were con-
victed, this afternoon, of administering poison
to him with intent to kill. Joseph was sen
fenced to the State prison for twelve years and
Mary to the penitentiary for tho same period.
BOOK KEEPER INDICTED FOR EMBEzzLEMENT.
ST.. LOUIS, Dec. 15.-George Neff. ex-book-
keeper of the Lindell Glass company, has
been indicted for embezzling 5000 from that
company, last January. Nef is about 80, well
connected and has wife and two children.
He is said to have bought farm in st. Louis
county with the money distracted from the
glass company. - 80 .,.---~
81. A. smit, prominent p.wnbroker, has
also been indicted for attempting to Indirectly
field, of the gamblers ring notoriety, of per-
jury, some weeks ago. :.
'.=~-s., PLUCKE WOMAN. s'-
Fort WAYNE, Ind. Dec. 15.-Friday night, Mn.
Sol Barnly. of Springfield, De Kalb county, was
awakened by the presence of two burglars in
ker room. She opened fire on them, and they
returned it until thirteen shots had been ex-
changed. They then fed, leaving t1ail of
blood after them. One ball passed through
Mrs. Barnly's night dress.
RAILROAD ENGINE BOILER EXPLOSION.
Dies MONIES, Dec. 15.-Engine No. "a of the
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific railroad explod-
ed its boiler at Newton this forenoon, instantly
killing the engineer, VIM. Gibbons, and fatally
scalding the fireman, Alex. Jones. Both lived
at Newton and have families. The cause could
not be ascertained. but supposed defective
boiler.