Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-20
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
SHOT BY Els BRoTHER-IN-LAw.

AOUAotiALE1 A]COs AVs 4AOA' AZ LIE LAutACS q
prominent LAY Eyer and politician and ex-mem-
Der of the Legislature. was shot and killed by
his brother-i4 law, Jas. b. Arnold. Little re-
The men quarreled over land held jointly.
Little was eleftor for Greeley and Brown in
1872, being then "a years old, and he dis
tinyuished hi tnself in the canvass by his clear
and forcible speeches. In 1874 he was elected
to the legislature and in his part of the State it
was thought lie would be sent to Congress at
the next ses.ipn. Arnold is well known in
salesman for the dry goods house of Porch q
Cook. On the dissolution of the firm he took
similar pos tion in a large Cincinnati house.
COULDN'T STAND THE DISGRACE.
TOPEKA, DeS. I'D. A. Rudolph, real estate
dealer, of this city, was arrested, to-day, on a
charge of forgery. He was allowed to consult
with his lawyer. who became responsible for
his appearance for his examination. An hour
before the completion Of the consultation he
went to his Office, took pistol, and shot him.
self in the head. He declared that he had not
committed forgery, but acknowledged he had
borrowed money on the instrument alleged to
be forged, but which had been left with him
for safe keeping. His clerks also swear that he
d,d not forge the instrument: He shot himself
at o'clock this evening" and ut 10 o clock he
was still alive, but with no hope of recovery.
He came here two years ago from Cass county,
Indiana.
ASCENDING CATTLE DEALER.
CHICAGO, Dec. 19.-The Peoria liabilities of
Thomas Neill cattle dealer, are now believed
to be 100000. Nothing yet heard from him,
and detectives are on his track. Among the
heaviest losers are the Second National bank,
1000; the Mechanics bank, $4,000; King
man Il Blossom, $4,000; NJ. Hereberg, $4,000;
F. r. Cummings, $55, 900; New York cattle
shippers, $4,000; Spuriecks estate, $55,
All the creditors are very reticent. Some have
not scrap of paper to show for thousands of
dollars of Indebtedness.
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HEvANsvnLE, Ind, Dec. 19--Rumors are rife
that Chas E. Baker, of the Evansville elevator,
has left for parts unknown, leaving customers
and creditors short from $4,000 to $4,000. He
is reported to have shipped grain slowed in
his elevator, drawing on bills of lading.
FROZEN IN.
COLCHESTER, Ont, Deo 19.-Three steamers
can be seen from six to ten miles south of this
place, frozen in. Two of them are Northern
Transportation boats, which left yesterday
bound East.
TEN YEARS.
NEW YORK, Dec. 19.-Wm. Kelly, one of thu
Manhattan bank burglars, was convicted, THU
evening. of burglary in the second degree, anc
sentenced to State prison, at hard labor, TO,
| ten years.
COMFY NAN CONVICTED.
CHICAGO, Dec. 19.-Fred Biebusch. ,
notorious counterfeiter and coney mar
who has been on trial several day.
in the United States court, was found guilt,
| late this morning, by jury, of having in BIZ
possession counterfeit money. His attorney
| succeeded in having the several counts in tn,
indictment, charging him with making anc
dealing in bogus money, thrown out, but tn
jury convicted him on those remaining. Sen
| tence reserved.
| WHEELING, w. Va, Dec 19.-Two notorious
characters John Skinner and Jack Shepard
confined in the jail in Kingwood prison, Pres
ton county, this State, on the charge of bur
glary, effected an escape at o'clock this morn
ing. They were tracked to Cranberry Summit
where it is supposed they boarded freigh
| train en- route west.
NOT GUILTY.
| MADISON, Ind, Dec. 19-The trial of Mayo
John D. Simpson, editor of the Evening Sta,
for killing VIM. Howard, late city treasurer
which has been in progress here since Monda,
morning, closed ut s o'clock this afternoon
resulting in verdict of not guilty.
PINAFoRE wARDRoBEs AND sJENERY BURNED
Port HURON, Dec. ia fire broke out il
the rear of the Harrington opera house, in thi
city, at o'clock this morning, and damage,
the building to the extent of ten or twelv
thousand dollars. Haverly'sJ uveni!ePinafor
opera company, which played there last even
ing. lost their wardrobe and scenery, valued a
1880; no insurance.
| FRANKS OF LUNATIc.
SAco, Me. Dec. ia lunatic broke into tn
depot of the Eastern railroad last night. ant
although shot and wounded by tho Waterman
he upset the stove and lamps, setting fire +
the place and himself. The depot and freiph
house were burned up.
| s KILLED BY FALLING COAL.
Porrsv1LLE, Dec. 19.-Michael jenkins va
killed to-day at the Kohinoor colliery an,
Adam Markin at the Philadelphia coal com
| pauy's mine nv falling coa1