Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-30
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
"A Disastrous Fire Mt Toronto Involving
Loss of Life--The Record Of the Boss Body
Snatcher--A Fratricide's Confesston--
Misdemeanors and Accidents In General.

"A DISASTROUS Fire Mt Toronto Involving
Loss Of Life--The Record Of the Boss Body
Snatcher--A Fratricide's Confession
Misdemeanors and Accidents in General
FIRE AT JANEsvu1E.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
WAsEcA. Minn., Nov. 29.-The large Touring
mill at GAINESVILLE, Waseca county, owned and
operated by Adna Carpenter, burned to the
ground to-day. The fire originated in the ele-
vator in the top of the building. There was
but a small amount of wheat stored in the mill
at the time of the fire. Considerable flour was
taken from the burning mill in damaged con.
ditlon. This was a new mill, and fitted up
with the best milling machinery. Loss, $4,000;
insurance, $4,000.
FIRE AT DULUTH.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.1
DULUTH, Nov. "a fire last evening de-
stroyed number of small buildings
between First and Second avenues,
occupied as follows: George Sher-
wood, saloon; 81. Wilson, saloon; John
Drew. clothing; E. Porcer, shoe store;
Kelly, dwelling. The fire originated in Drew's
clothing store, from defective fue.
DISASTROUS FIRE.
TORONTO, Nov. 29.-The Grand Opera house
on Adelaide street was burned early this morn
ing. Tho janitor, named Wright, his wife and
young daughter are missing and supposed to be
burned to death. A yeung man named Thos.
Scott Ieaped from window to the street and
escaped with broken arm. The building was
regarded as one of the finest theaters on the
continent.
The bodies of Wright and family have been
recovered. They were burned to cinder The
loss on the building and appointments is esti-
mated at 100000. Daniel Bsndmann, the
tragedian who was filling an engagement at
the Grand Opera house, had all bis valuable
theatrical wardrobe in the building, and all is
lost. He will suffer to the extent of 1926, 900.
The building was insured for $4,000.
THE BOSS BODY sNArcHER.
CHATTANOOGA. Tenn, Nov. 29.-Further in
designations indicate that Jackson, the body
snatcher, has been engaged in the business for
some time The express Office books show that
Jackson shipped similar box to VIM. Morrick,
Cincinnati, on January "a last; on February |,
one box, j. 81. Waxton, Cincinnati; again to
the last address, February 4, March and 10,
and April and 4. No further shipments were
made till October, when four were shipped.
During November three boxes had already been
shipped addressed to J. w. Williams,
Atlanta the last having been shipped Novem.
Der 10Th and is supposed to have contained the
BODY OF a negro woman who died Sunday. In
Jackson's pocket was found receipt signed by
j. W. Williams, acknowledging receipt Of body
shipped Monday, and for which 1926 was en-
closed. Boxes were shipped "a containing fish
or furs. Jackson is we'll known and was q
candidate for alderman at the last election.
Newton Carroll, the sexton, 10 a negro and has
been employed at the cemetery for the past
three years. His brother and assistant escaped,
but the police are on their track.
MuRDERER's CONFESSION
PORTLAND Me-, Nov. 29.-James NJ. Lowe,
arrested for the murder of his brother, Joseph
A. Lowe, on the 9th of September, was ar
raigned this afternoon and pleaded guilty. He
was remanded to await the action of the grand
jury in January. and his wife was held as a wit
ness and committed in default of 81, 900. Lowe
tonight confessed that about o'clock on the
morning OF the murder he left the New Eng
land house, Portland, walked to his brothers
house in Cumberland hiding behind some bush
es until his brother returned from dance. He
then hid behind the barn door and when his
brother went in he struck him with an axe.
telling him to the ground. The blow, however,
dld not extlnguish his brothers lantern, and
by its light he struck second blow, nearly
severing the head from the body. He then put
out the light and walked back to Portland.
reached home at 4:3O. The trouble tween
the brothers was occasioneo by believed unjust
discrimination by their father in regard to
property.
An ANc4hmAh1 ASSAULT.
CLEVELAND, O., Nov. 2B.-Edward johnson,
Swede, 80 years old, an inmate of the county
inhrmary, assaulted John Carr an old man 60
years of age, with butchers cleaver, cutting
and slashing him in horrible manner and
leaving him for dead, though Carr is still alive.
johnson was arrested and lodged in the Central
police station.
MISSOURI MURDERS.
ST.. LOUIS, Nov. 29.-Ed. Tilley, a convict in
the penitentiary at Jefferson City, attacked
David Hogan, another convict, with shoe
knife yesterday, and before he could be ST.
cured, inflicted eleven stabs on his victim,
wounding him mortally. Both were negroes.
The former was sent up for life for murder.
Two persons were arrested last uight for
numbering DR.. Sherman who was waylaid and
Killed, near Brunswick, No., last summer.
TURNED OVER TO THE CIVIL POWERS.
NEWPORT: r. l., Nov. 29.-Corporal Nichol-
son, charged with causing the death of pri-
vate soldier, by throwing hin; into cistern at
Fort Adams, has been turned over to the civil
authorities.
MooNsH1NERs.
ATLANTA, Nov. pa squad of l6 revenue
deputies raiding in Towns county, was sur
rounded by large force of armed mountaineers
and forced to surrender q prisoner alleged to
be the leader of the moonshiners. The depu-
ties surrendered without a fight, but one of
their number was wounded and left in q fence
corner for dead by the moonshiners. The dep
uties left the county.
DASrARDLY MURDER.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Nov. 29.-Yesterday at 8
P. M. at Klein's store, Henderson county, Ken
lucky. six miles above Mount Vernon, Indiana.
during quarrel. Marsh Carter shot and ki led
John Barker. Carter was arrested and taken to
Henderson, where he is now in Jail. The muir
dered man was 50 years old, and leaves a wife
! and two children.
HoRNELLsvILLE, N. Y, Nov. 29.-The Ere
! railway depot burned tonight.
GALVESTON, Nov. 29.-The Ne,u.' special says
that at Brennan fire broke out early this
mornin. near A. n. Whites store, at The
southeast corner of the block east of the court
house square, and destroyed another, all occu-
pied as stores. Loss, $4,000: insurance,
| 425,0 900.
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