Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-10-31
Crime.
GUILTY OF MANsLAUGHTER.

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GUILTY OF MANsLAUGHTER.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.l
WINoNA, Mimi, Oct. 30-In the district
court, to-day, in the case of Charles Richman,
charged with the murder of James Malone, the
Jury brought in a verdict of guilty of man.
slaughter in the second degree.
HORRIBLE MURDER.
Mrs. Krudewich, widow eighty years old.
living alone about two miles from the CITY,
was found horribly murdered in her house this
morning, her throat cut and head crushed by a
butcher knife and an ak which lay near A
mallet was cutched in the hand of the dead
woman. She was known to have about 81. BOO
in gold concealed in the house or on the prem
ises. The money can't be found and it is not
known if the murderer got it. No clue to the
perpetrator of the crime. The woman had no
relations in this country except one son in Ne.
braska.
POISONED AT WEDDING.
DETROIT, Oct. 30.-At the wedding of the
daughter of L. D. Heath, at Spring Lake, last
evening, all of the guests, of whom there were
more than 100, were made ill by poison
in some ingredient of food, supposed to be
arsenic, in the baking powder or lavoring nf
the cake. Although several were dangerously
i'll for nubmer of hours all are expected to
recover.
BOLD FORGERY.
WHEELING, W. Va, Oct. 30.-This morning
the facts of a bold forgery came to light by
which the officials of the Bank of Wheeling of
this city, and the National bank of Bridgeport.
Ohio, were mutually surprised. The young
man, John Woodfeld by name, who was the
perpetrator Of the forgery, resides in Bridge
port, Ohio, having removed from this city late
ly to engage IN the cigar business. Mr.. Wood
field was formerly connected with the Bridge
port bank in q clerical capacity, but since bis
retirement was frequently called upon by the
cashier. Graham, whenever there Was extra
work to do. They had the utmost confidence
in his honesty and integrity, and never sus-
pected that he would abuse their trust. Several
days ago the Bridgeport bank had occasion to
call upon young Woodfeld for his services,
out blank draft on New York
for $4,000, the bank draft being
already signed by Cashier Graham Day be-
fore yesterday Woodfeld presented the draft at
the Bank of Wheeling, stating that he expected
to go into business soon, aud would take a GER
tifcate of deposit for 81 900 and have the re-
mainder of the draft for running account.
He was given the certificate of deposit and
went to Washington, Pa, and had it cashed
Last evening he called at the Bank of Wheel.
ing an drew again on his account. Mr.. Lamb,
the cashier of the Wheeling, this morning felt
that matters were not exactly straight, and
was about going to Bridgeport to see Mr..
Graham, the cashier of the Bridgeport bank,
when that gentleman stepped in, and after
some conversation the fraud was exposed. It
was found that Woodield had gone to Cam
BRIDGE Ohio, and the officers were telegraphed
to arrest him, which they did. Sheriff Tenele
left this evening to bring Woodfeld to this
city.
MYSTERIOUS MURDER.
IRON NORMAN, NO., Oct. 30.-The body of
an unknown man. with skull smashed, was
found yesterday on the road about three miles
east of here. When last seen the man was in
company with another man named Charles q.
Harden and two women and two teams were at
the toll gate near by. The superstition ia that
the murder was committed by Harden for the
purpose Of plumber. Letters addressed to Rob