Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-01
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Detroit Excited Over tho Arrest Of a Pollti-
cal Boss on the Charge of Embezzlement
-.Rcscue Of Wrecked Seamen After a
Week Of Terror In an Open Boat on tho
Ocean--Probable Loss of tho Lake Schoon-
CIR Hattie Johnston and tho Ten Souls ON

A DETROIT SENSATION.
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DETROIT SENSATION.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
DETROIT, Mich, Nov. 30.-This. comm unity
is excited by the arrest of ex-Mayor William
w. Wheaton, local Democratic boss and pros-
pective candidate for Congress-, on charge of
embezzlement preferred by Caroline N. Rob-
ipson of Green Castle. Pa, who alleged that
Wheaton converted to his own use certain sums
of money received by him as trustee of the e.
tate Of David Wilkins, who died many years
ago in Allegheny City; that he collected the
money alleged to have been embezzled. but
never admitted the fact until recently. This
arrest is the outcome of q breach between
Wheaton and Luther Beecher, wealthy but
eccentric capitalist of Detroit, and promises to
result in extended litigation which will ulti-
mately involve several persons in high stand.
Wheaton is treasurer of the Marquette & Pa.
chic Rolling Stock company of Marquette.
Mich.
LAKE SCHOONER LOST WITH ALL ON BOARD.
MILWAUKEE Nov. s0.-It has become the
settled conviction of vessel and insurance men
of this CITY that the schooner Hattie Johns
ton, of Buffalo, which sailed from this port
the night of the 18th, foundered, probably,
near Manitous in the gale of the 10Th. and
that all on board have been lost. The crew
consisted of Captain D. D. Proutty and wife,
and eight men. Nothing has been seen or
heard of the missing craft since her departure.
She was loaded with 260, 1000 bushels of wheat,
valued at $4,000. shipped by Kershaw & Co.,
this city. The schooner was owned by Captain
Proutty and his brother the latter residing in
Buffalo The vessel and cargo were insured
for nearly full value.
WRECKED SAILORS RESCUED.
BOSTON, Nov. 30.-The steamer Atlas from
liverpool, brought in the survivors of the
British barque Edith, Captain Trainor, from
Philadelphia for Queenstown. The captain
and four of the crew were probably drowned.
The A tlas reports they fell in with a small
boat, showing a signal of distress, in which
were huddled the mate and seven of the crew
of the illfated barque, who were all taken on
board the steamer, after having been exposed
to a week suffering on the ocean, living on
hard tack.
RAILROAD DEPOT BURNED.
HoRNEILsv1LLE, N. Y, Nov. 3O.-The Erie
railway depot was entirely destroyed by fire this
morning. Contents mostly saved. Carpenters
begin tomorrow erecting temporary quarters.
Erie contemplates having brick buildings.
Rodgers dining saloon, connected with the
depot, was also destroyed.
CAUGHT BY FALLING WALL.
HANOVER, Pa, Nov. 3O.-Yesterday evening
"AAAAo 4AA0oSAo' A2oSAC " AOuuBs WILL WOEhmeu,
were engaged in the cellar of their warehouse,
it was noticed the walls were falling. An
alarm was Immediately given and Young and
the workmen succeeded in getting to the yard
uninjured, but Elsie was caught by the falling
wall just as he was leaping from the door and
was instantly killed. The building, which
was recently erected, contained twenty thou
sand bushels of grain.
PEPPER THRoWERs.
CHICAGO, Nov, 3O.-In the case of Crowley
and Gillon, on trial for throwing pepper in the
eyes Of Illinois Central railroad messengers
sbout six months ago, and robbing them of
ten thousand dollars the jury after being ont
eighteen hours returned o verdict against
Crowley as accessory to the crime, and fixed
the penalty at seven years in the penitentiary.
The jury disagreed as to Gillen.
KILLED BY THE CARS.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Nov. 30.-James Young,
switohman in the Louisville & Nashville yard
this CITY, was run over and killed tonight.
He resided in Jefersonville, and leaves wife
and four children.