Daily globe., 1879-05-13
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

Springs, Wis, Burned by Incendiartes-
A Large Number of Destructive Fires at
Other Points-Several Persons Burned
to Death-A Wife Poisons her Husband
aud Brother-in-Law for Love Ofla Cousin
The Massachusetts Child Murderers Com
mittcd for Trlal-NIiscell aneous.
1NcENDIARY FIRE.
Special Telegram to the Globe.
W1NoNA, Mimi, May PA dispatch an
nounces the destruction by fire early this morn
ing Of a large hotel owned by George Hales
and tho Mineral Spring company, nearly COM
pleted, at Arcadia Mineral springs, Wisconsin.
Cause incendiary. Loss $25, 600; insurance
$4,000. The company will at once erect a new
edifice OF brick. IA ~
BURNED TO DEATH.
DETROIT, May PA fire at Flint, at . clock
this morning, destroyed the entire brick block
of three stories owned by Walker & Durand
and an eastern party, at the foot of Saginaw
street, near the bridge, and occupied by a sa-
loon. restaurant and a small shoe store. LOSS
on stock small; on building about $l5, COO,
years, was burned to death. His charred re-
mains were found IN the room occupied as q
sleeping room. He was supposed to have been
under the influence of liquor.
TEXAS JAIL DELIVERY.
GALVESTON, May IA Netvs special from
Bryan City says last night all the prisoners
but one escaped Jail. confederatd~bf the
prisoners, concealed in the Jail overcome and
secured the jailer. Among the escaped are
the Jones brothers and Stearns, murderers
Of Morse at Calvert, Andrew Walker murder
er; and Bond, counterfeiter. The prisoners Sc
cured the Jail arms. Citizens are in pursuit.
SALT WORKS BURNED.
DETROIT, Mich, May IA fire at East Sag
inaw destroyed the large steam salt block, and
two drill houses of Sears & Holland, together
with 1000 barrels Of salt; also, frame board
ing house and q small grocery and dwelling
adjoining. Scars & Hollands loss $25, 600;
insured 900. Loss on the buildings, $4 COO;
insurance, 81, 500. The residence of Fl. Miller,
partly damaged, was insured for $2, 900.
FOUR HUNTERS DROWNED.
ST. LOUIS, May 12.-while party of six
men who have been hunting in Illinois, and
who crossed the river in skif were attempting
to land on this side last evening in high wind,
their boat upset and four of the six, John Hee-
manse, Herman Martens and two others, names
unknown, were drowned.
COMMITTED FOR TRIAL.
Boston, May 12.-The Freemans, husband
and wife, were to. day found guilty of homi-
eide by the magistrate at Barnstable, and fully
committed for trial. Freeman says he will
have an astounding revelation to make May
2lst, and still main taines that he was justified
of God. His wife is greatly crushed by the
growing conviction that she has been guilty
of crime.
CHILDREN BURNED TO DEATH
CHICAGO, May IA dispatch from Vandalia,
Ills, says two children of Frank Carroll, a
farmer near there, were burned to death while
playing in crib filled with corn husks.
LYNCH LAW IN NEBRASKA.
News is received that on Saturday night
Charles Read, of Sidney, Neb. who was in jai
there for the murder of Henry Loomiss tn.
preceding day, was taken out by about 400 citi
zens and hanged to a telegraph pole in the
| main street of the town. The mob then dis
persed, firing their revolvers in the air anc
| shouting "Loomiss is aveneed!'
SHOT BY HIS BRoTHER-1N-LAw
BUFFALO, May l2.-William 81. Brush,
leading brick manufacturer of this city, was
probably fatally shot at the works this morn.
ing by his brother-in-law, Ellis Hampton
Family difficulties. Hampton has been ar
| rested.
FATALLY BURNED.
John s. Moore was fatally and John Dillor
MODERN BORGIA.
WATERFOWL, N. Y, May 12.-Mrs. Chas. Mer
rihew, living near Deer River, who was sup
posed to have poisoned her brother-in-law ane
husband, confessed to the coroner the attcmp
| upon her husbands life, and virtually admit
| killing her brother-in-law. She implica ter
Winthrop N. Merrihew, cousin, who was il
| love with her.
KILLED HIS WIFE. DROWNED HIMSELF.
NORWICH, Conn.,, May 12.-Andrew Manning
a dissipated factory operative at Danielson
ville Conn.,, in qnarrel with his wife thi
morning chopped her head open with an ak
killing her instantly. He then ran to neigh
boring pond and drowned himself.
| FOURTEEN BUILDINGS BURNED.
BINGHAMProN, N. Y. May 12.-Nine stores,
bank and four dwelling houses in the centr
of the village of Anadella, burned Sunday
Loss, $4,000; partially insured.
I RACE HORSES BURNED.
PIcroN, Ont, May l2.-Five large building
including the Empire hotel and Allison train
ing stables, containing seven race horses
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