Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-26
NO. 3l6
CRIMINAL CALENDAR.

CRIMINAL CALENDAR. p.
Tho Case Of Curr.o for tho Murder Of Por>
ter, the Actor, Called and Again Post
poned-Covington, Ky, 0fnciaIs Indicted
Trouble Between tho visiIantes and
Plug Uslies of Leadville-M Miscellaneous
ACTOR PoRrxR's MURDERER. as dbl
GALVESTON, Nov. PA Netss special, Mar
shall: The case of the State against james
Currie, for the murder Of the actor Porter, WAS
called this morning. None Of the State Wit
nesses being present tho district attorney an.
nounced he was not ready. and asked oontin-
ed the clerk to enter a fine of $500 each against
Barrymore, Miss Cummins and A. Harvey,
they having forfeited their recognizanoe. The
prosecution claim to having made every effort
to find Harvey. The case will be called again
in April.
= Z. AN UNaRA1EFuL TRAMP.
COLUMBUS, Nov. 25.-David vansiokle,
farmer living in Delaware county. was tho
victim Of foul play last evening. He gave
tramp work and shelter yesterday, and after
the family had gone to bed the stranger began
to ransaok the house. Mr.. Vansickle interfered,
and the tramp made IN assault upon him with
q knife, outing him very severely about the
face and arms. The villain als, attacked Mrs.
Vansickle and then made his escape. A largo
number of citizens are searching for the
tramp.
KILLED BY BUTCHER.
CINCINNATI, Nov. 25.-A special from Edin-
burg Ind, says two men, Henderson and
Dunn, while engaged in butohering hogs few
miles from there, yesterday. quarreled, and
Henderson, after cutting Dunn's arms with
knife, at the next blow completely severed his
jugulsr vein. Death insued instantly. Hon.
derson then mounted horse, saying that he
was going to deliver himself up. He has not
been heard from since.
. ... OFFICIALS 1sp1crED.
CINCINNATI. Nov. 25.-Tne grand jury in
OovinRton, Ky, this morning reported indict.
ments against J. Freer, city collector, for en-
bezzlement; Judge Phelps. for willful neglect
Of official duties in failing to keep up bis off,
ance in office. Twenv.one saloon keepers
were indicted for keeping pool tables without
license.
A srEp-DAuaHTIR's CRIME.
READING, Pa, Nov. 25-On Friday last, at
Ephiata, Mrs. Huber and her six month"; old
child, were taken violently ill after partakine
of soup. The child died after having epasms,
and the mother, although considered ont Of
danger, 10 still confined to her bed. Physicians,
on examining the stomach of the child, found
arsenic in sufficient quantity to cause death,
and at the inquest held this afternoon, drug
clerk testified to having sold Julia Huber.
STEP daughter to Mrs. Huber. half ounce of
arsenic, with which she said she wanted to kill
rats.
LEGISLATIVE BRIBERY CASES.
HARRISBURG, Nov. 25.-In the legislative
bribery trial, this morning, Judge Pearson
overruled the motion made yesterday to quash
the array of Jurors drawn at the August term of
court. A motion was then made to quaah the
indictments, for the reason that the district
attorney was present in the grand jury room
during the deliberation of the grand jury, and,
on examination of Witnesses, that he used lan-
guage likely to influence and prejudice tho
minds of the grand jury. and that it was in
variance of the rights of defendants, because
the Indictment was not returned by the grand
of indictment was not found by . lawfully
constituted grand jury, In that twenty-fou1
jurors were present when but twenty-th1ee
were required.
4 DETERM1NED SUICIDE.
CINCINNATI, Nov. 25.-James Gibnos, 6r., 81
years old, strangled himself in tho cellar of
his house by tying handkerchief round his
neck and twisting it with q broom handle.
T1cKL1sH TINES AT LEADvnLE.
LEADN11LE, COL, Nov. 25.-Matters are quiet.
ing down, but guards patrol tho city and q con-
flict between the vigilantes and the plug uglies
may be resumed on the slightest provocation.
Twelve masked men last night entered . ball
room and singled out q man and examined his
face. bat released him, saying. This is not our
man." None of the parties warned to leave
have gone.
sELT-AcCUsED CRIMINAL.
New YORK, Nov. 25.-Albert Lavergne, who
travelled in this country under tho name of
Abraham Levy, accused himself to the police,
to-day. with having absoonded to tho United
States from Paris, in 1876, with $50. 900 worth
of diamonds belonging to a firm composed Of
himself and brother-in-law. Having sold tho
diamonds in the Black Hills and squandered
the proceeds, be now desires to return to
France and be punished for his offense.
Levergne was referred to the French consul.
MURDERER ESCAPED.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind, Nov. 25.-David Bolli.
ver on trial for the murder of George Moody.
escaped from deputy sheriff, this morning.
GUILTY.
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 25-Mayo. the Lafayette
bank embezzler, has been found guilty.