Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-31

Burned-Twenty Buildings Consumed
Loss $4,000 With $4,000 Insurance.
QU1cKENED CONSCIENCE.
Especial Telegram to the Globe
NEW YORK; March 30.-A curious confession
of murder has come to light, made by a man
whose name is not disclosed and who is now an
inmate of an English prison and communicate
ed to the New York authorities through cor
respondence between Monster WEIGH and Sec
rotary Evarts. The latter forwarded the docu-
ments to District Attorney Phelps, who in turr,
submitted the case to the board of coroners and
the latter have been for several days engaged
in researches. The murder confessed is said to
have been committed in New York, but the
coroners' record contains no mention of body
having been found as described, though record
is made of the discovery of the body of
known man floating IN the river near the Wall
street ferry, the point where the prisoner says
the murder was committed. It is thought
by the prisoner, and that the man murdered
and the body found are identical.
THE CONFESSION
tells how the prisoner met man by, name I'M
known, while in a New York gambling house,
whom he subsequently drugged, thinking he
had large amount of money, but this proved
the reward of his crime. The man partially
recovered and the two started for the ferry
about midnight. Here the man fell insensible.
The prisoner thinking him dead threw him off
the dock into the river. The confession says
cried
''HELp! MuRDERp'
These were the last words he ever spoke. He
says: 'That horrible scene continually haunts
he If io4i &c
in my ears. Two weeks afterward I saw bv
the New York papers that the body of an un-
known man had been found in the East river,
at the Wall street ferry. Next day I visited
the Morgue. told the Keeper that
I was looking for missing friend. I
was shown the body Of the unknown
drowned man. I recognized him at glance.
I almost tainted, but managed to muster
courage to leave the place unnoticed. couldn't
sleep and decided to fee the country, which
I did and wandered from scene to scene to try
and forget
THAT AWFUL DEED
which had committed. I will probably re-
turn and surrender myself to the proper au-
thorities. You may hear from me soon again.
Do not try to find me, for you cannot. 1 feel
much relieved now, having truthtully told the
history of that strange crime.'' The prisoner
claims to belong to a wealthy family, and to
have received college education and inherited
large fortune, which he lost by speculation in
Wall street, and then became by rapid stages, a
gambler, thief and murderer. The confession
excites strong interest, and efforts will be
made to clear up the mystery. ...-...
THE MADISON FIRE-THE INJURED.
Special Telegram to the Globe
MADISON Wis, March 30.-The total insure
ance on the Fairchild block, destroyed by fire
yesterday, is $4,000. The loss will amount to
about $4,000. Damage on stock by water
and removal, estimated at from IS to so per
cent. There were twenty-five men more or
less injured by the first explosion. August
schoening, A. NJ. Daggett, w. A. Spaulding,
Albert Cheney, Thomas Morgan and Robert
Hendricks have suffered terribly to-day and
last night, but the doctors say they will get
well. Some Of them will be badly disfgured
Western Associated Press.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.
SENECA, ILL.,, March S0.-Nearly the entire
business portion of this town was destroyed by
fire last night The fire originated under
Hills hall. The fire quickly communicated to
other buildings, and as the town without
fire apparatus, all efforts to stay the flames
were powerless. Among the losers we're G. q.
Fleckinger, druggist; @. A. Thomas dry goods;
d. 81. Underhill, groceries; Mark Taylor, hard
ware, and H. Billings, dry goods and groceries.
including sixteen business houses. The loss is
placed at $4,000; insurance, $4,000.
THROAT CUTTING.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, March 30.-At Newberry,
Ind, last night, two white men named John
Bell and Daniel Frame entered church where
a colored festival and supper was in progress,
and after eating as much as they desired, de-
mand was made upon them for payment by
Charles Thomas, a colored man. One of the
men drew razor and cut his throat from ear
to ear, killing him instantly. Both men are in
Jail.
SHOT HIS WIFE.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, March 3O.-A dispatch from
Moberly, Mo-, says Joseph Daily shot and killed
his wife to-day while she was asleep, He
was empty, and expected to wake his wife by
swapping the cap. They had been married
only three weeks. Daley is jailed.
BUFoRD, THE ASSASSIN.
LOUISVILLE, KY, March 30.-Thomas Buford,
the assassin, was brought here yesterday from
Frankfort for safe keeping.
Boyton's Swimming Partnership Dis
solved.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, March 30.-The partner
ship of n. J. Sergeant and Paul Boyton ter
minated, by mutual agreement, with the enter
tainment here this afternoon. Louis OShaugh-
Messy, press agent, Harry Hustled, business
staff, who had probably come down to look into
the future progress from a money point of
view, have left for other points, and Boyton
will continue his voyage to the gulf accom-
panied as before he reached Cincinnati, only
by Cranlan, of the New York Herald.