Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-09-24
FAMOUS FLORENCE.
An Old Female Offender Again Comes to
the Fr0nt-Sensational Suicide of Two
-MiscellaneOus Crime and
Casualty Record.
NAUGHTY FLORENCE.

NAUGHTY FLORENCE
WHEELING, w. Va, Sept. 23.-James Robin.
son, farmer living near this CITY. has been
missing money at various times, and the hauls
made has swollen the amount to $3.50. He sus.
pected farm hand that had been in his EN-.
ploy, by the name of Frank Van Buren,, and
look him up. Early this morning Van Buren,
was detected and arrested. On being taken te
Jail and searched tho discovery was made that
tho sex of the prisoner was not in keeping with
his male attire. Investigation disclosed the
fact that the arrested party was no other thar
the notorious Florence Goldsborough who has
figured prominently in the courts of seyera,
States. She has served three terms in tho o.
lumbus, o., penitentiary and has been arrested
at other points in the country for appearing in
male attire. Florence il now 80 years old
Her present freak will send her to the peniten
tiary for the fourth time.
SUICIDE AND MURDER.
. ST.. LOUIS, Sept. 23.-Two negfoes, Washing
ton Arnold and Prior Ward, locked arms anc
deliberately walked into the river at St. JOSEPH
yesterday and we're swept away by the current
and drowned.
At Corsician., Mo-, yesterday, James Hall, .
farmer, and Amos Kelly, LAWYER, between
u
in town, and as Kelly was leaving it, Hall sho,
him in the back, killing him. Hall escaped.
POISONED BY ToADsTooLs.
LoU1sv1LLE, Sept. 23.-This morning Gus
Berkle, an employe of J. V. Escott & Son, who
lived on Rose Lane street, near Jackson. died
after great suffering from eating some toad.
stools that he had gathered thinking them tc
be mushrooms. Two brothers also partook and
are lying in a critical condition. the chances
being against their recovery.
CHICAGO FIRE.
CHICAGO, Sept. ga FIRE occurred this even.
ing in the four story brick building on the
southeast corner of South Water and Marke,
streets, occupied by Durand Bros. wholesale
grocers, as storehouse; by Cragin & Chandler
erson, commission merchants, and others. The
building was damaged only $4,000; insured fol
$13, 900 in the Scottish American, ROYAL & Lon.
don, Liverpool & Globe. Loss on stocks said
to be $40, 600; particulars not obtainable vet.
TERRIBLE CRIME.
EVANSVILLE, Wis.,, Sept. ga horrible muir
der was committed at Porter, Rock county, to.
day. A 5-year-old son of Alex. White was
brutally mutilated and murdered bv one
Arten, Farmland on Mr.. Whites place. The
fend first hung the boy and then, as he did
not die quick enough, cut him down and cut
his throat.
SHOT AND ROBBED.
FORT SMITH, Ark, Sept. 23.-Yesterday a
young farmer named James, living near Darda,
nellie, Ark, was fatally shot, beaten and also
robbed of $3.50 by an unknown tramp. Off.
GERS and citize ms in pursuit.
MURDER AND SUICIDE.
CINCINNATI, Sept. 23.-The Commercially
special reports the murder of Mary A. Long, 8
girl Is years old, residing with John A. Klink
near Bucyrus, O., last night, by Geo. Schwab, 9
rejecting lover. After shooting the girl, Schwah
hung himself.
SHOOTING THIEF.
till Taper, named VIM. Hogan, wa.
discovered in Rawson's pork house THU
morning and pursued by VIM. Redmond, fore
man of the pork house. The thief turned an6
fred at Redmond, shattering his lower jaw
Thief arrested.