Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-09-10
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Further Developements in tho Chisholm
Murder TrIal-Testimony Of tho Sheriff
"A Norwegian Bark Sunk by . Sea
Observation-Disclosures
THE CHISHOLM MURDER.
DEKALB. Miss, Sept. 9.-The trial Of Henry
Gully for tho murder Of Cornelia Chisholm
continued to-day. F. G. Sinclair. witness for
! the State, testified that on the Goth of April
1877, he was sheriff of Kemper county; that
warrants were placed in his hands for the ar
rest of Chisholm and other parties charged
with the murder Of John W. Gully; he depu-
tized several parties to accompany him and aid
in making arrests, thinking he might need a.
| sistance; found Chisholm at his homo; told
him his business; Chisholm laughed at it; he
placed the men to guard Chisholm; crowd
during the morning collected about the house,
among them Henry Gully; Chisholm sent for
him to come to the house; on arriving, CHS
holm said to Gully, ''You think killed your
brother, John Gully Gully responded, "lf
you didn't kill him your money hired him kill
ed" Chisholm did not deny this, but only
replied, II don't want to die just now;' wit
ness objected to Mcclellan, a Scotchman, going
as guard to the Jail, because he feared some
danger would befall him on account of his BE-
ing q Republican; he knew Mcclellan to be
distateful to the crowd.
On cross-examination defendants counsel
attempted to show by this witness that Nc
Olellan was distasteful to the crowd and people
generally, not because of his being Repub-
lican. but for other reasons entirely different,
principally on account of his being bAd man.
ThA Qkoka ~; 20 akrt he
sheriff reasons for apprehending harm to Nc
Clellan and the court sustained the objection.
Witress stated the keys of the Jail were twisted
from his hand while Chisholm and family
were in jail; did not see any shooting; was at
the burial of John W. Gully; several hundred
people were present; their actions caused him
to suspect serious trouble was brewing.
w. A. Hopper, introduced by State counsel
for the prosecution, asked witness if he did
not hear some one say ''Chisholm was being
carried to Jail &C the crowd could kill him."
Witness replied:
'No, SIR"
care you afraid to testify here" asked
counsel. F
mo, SIR .-. - ..
Didn't You state to ne the other day that
you heard this?" -
To this counsel for defense objected.
Counsel for prosecution.
YOU can stand aside; We have your private
statement here in writing.
Several other witnesses have been intro
duced by the State, all of whose testimony is
to establish conspiracy.
CROOKED WHISKY.
+ CINCINNATI, Sept 9.-About l o'clock this
morning Revenue Collector Amar Smith, In
company with several officers, gained access to
the redistilling establishment of Frank An
drews, % Sycamore street, where they dis
covered fires in the furnaces ablaze and illicit
whisky running from the mouth of the still
into half-flled barrel. Attending the still
was man named Drautman. The officers ar
rested the man and bottled some whisky, to be
used as evidence, and departed, after placing
guard over the establishment.
- NEW TRIAL.
WnKEsBARRE, Pa, Sept 9.-Joseph schiele.
sentenced to death for the murder of Jacob
Schwab, has been granted a new trial.
MURDER TRIAL POSTPONED.
New HAVEN, Sept. 9.--The trial of Rev. 81.
Il. Hayden for the murder in Madison of Mary
Standard a year ago to-day, has been postponed
to the first Thursday in October, counsel for
prosecution thinking it impossible to finish
the trial at the present term of court.
TRIAL COMMENCED.
BRIDGEPORT, Conn.,, Sept. 9.-The trial of
VIM. Bucholtz servant of John N. Sch ute,
for the murder Of bis employer at South Nor
walk the 9th of December last, began to-day.
INSANE AND NO CRIME.
NEW York, Sept. 9.-Urban Cattiiow, pas
senger on the steamship Arizona. who killed
Owen Jones, assistant steward, has been dis
! charged from arrest. on the plea Of insanity.
The British government asked for his extra
dition. United States Commissioner Osborn
holds If CattilOw was insane when the act was
committed then there was no evidence of Grim
inality, and if no evidence of criminality ex-
listed then there could be no crime.
COLLISION AT SEA.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 9.-The British steamship
Farley has retur med to port with machinery
disabled and bulwarks stove. She was in col
lision with the three masted schooner A. r.
Weeks, hence for Boston. The schooner sank
! with all sails standing. Grew saved.
| LIFE STATION BURNED.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 9.-Collector Thomas re-
ports the life-saving station at Cobb's Island
burned the 9th of August. 1t was fred by
| incendiaries.
ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING.
| BUFFALO, Sept. 9.-While City Assessor John
| 81. Ludwig, William Weiss and another friend
were hunting to-day the latter discharged his
| gun accidentally, Ludwig and Weiss receiving
| the charge full in their faces. It is thought
Ludwig will lose both his eyes and Weiss one.
WRECKED BY SEA MONSTER.
New YORK, Sept. 9.-The steamship p. COL
and, which arrived to-day from Rotterdam,
picked up the shipwrecked crew and q number
of passengers of the Norwegian ozark Columbus,
bound from London for Quebec. The bark
| was struck by q large feh or sea monster, and
had hole knocked in her bottom, which
caused her to fill and sink in half an hour.
| The water around the vessel became bloody
Immediately after the shock was felt. The
men had barely time to escape in boats.
| BRIDGE FALLS THROUGH.
LAWRENCE, Kas. Sept. 9.-The north span,
l25 feet in length, of the bridge across the
Kansas river, at this point, was destroyed to-
day. drove of $50 cattle was being driven
across the bridge. when by some mismanage-
ment they were all concentrated upon the north
span, and it suddenly broke near the middle,
falling into the river. The south part of the
span drew eff the pier and fell fat into the
water with this portion of cattle. Five cattle
were killed outright, and twenty ruined. The
cattle belonged to the Young broth
ers, of Southern Kansas. Old Mr..
Young their father, was at the side of the
drove, in a covered wagon, and one of the sons
Immediately behind the wagon, having nearly
crossed the bridge when the catastrophe oc-
Cured. The cattle on this part of the bridge,
horses, wagon, and three men were precipitated
to the bottom. The young men escaped with
out scratch, but the old man had his shoulder
broken and some of his ribs. The Young
brothers rendered their cattle to the bridge
commissioners, and have notified them of !
claim for damages.