Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-07
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
The Lynn Trunk Mystery Further Com
plicated by the Denial of a Supposed
Identification-Miscella

The Lynn Trunk Mystery Further Com
p1icated by the Denial of Supposed
Identification-Miscell
THE LYNN TRUNK MYSTERY.
BOSTON, March 6.-The girl found in the
trunk at Lynn has at last been identified as
Fanny McConologne, of Coburn, whose family
left for California Feb. Is. The girl accomp-
auied the family little way and returned to
this vicinity. The seducer Of the girl is known
under the alias of Teddy Spencer. He is re-
ported to be prominent business man of
Boston.
THE FIRE F1END.
New YORK, March 6.-The Central iron works.
Brooklyn, owned by Howell, Claxton & Co..
burned last night. Loss, 300, 600; insurance,
$4,000.
COLUMBUS O., March 5-The large ware
house elevator occupied by Deck & Dany was
destroyed by fire. shortly before midnight.
Supposed to be the work of an incendiary.
The building contained several thousand bush.
els OF corn. Insurance $6, 900 on the building
and 81 900 on the contents.
COLUMBUS, Magch 6.-The loss on the burned
warehouse of Dent Dorsey, last night, will
be about $l2:O0O. An insurance of $1,000 is
divided as follows: Peoples Insurance compa-
ny of Newark, Newark Of Newark, and Boston
underwriters s. ZOO each; Peoples of Trenton,
and Farmers of New York 81. 800 each: and
Merchants of Richmond $1,000.
FAIRFIELD, Me-, March GA fire broke out
tonight in Traftor's block and has already
destroyed five buildings. The flames are still
raging, with a heavy wind.
FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION.
SULLIVAN, ILL.,, March 6.-The boiler of Geo.
Kepler's saw mill, three miles southwest of
this city, exploded yesterday noon, demolish-
ny the mill and machinery. Jonah Baugher,
wac TO- r.
menta of his body scattered in all directions.
Abram Reedy and Albert White were severely,
perhaps fatally, injured. Cause unknown.
TWO HANDS CUT OFF.
CINCINNATI, March 6.-By the falling of a.
cylinder ten feet in length in the sugar works
at Vincennes, Ind, yesterday, VIM. Jones and
Wm Shoupe each had a hand cut off, and T. B.
hose was badly bruised on the head.
COLLISION.
ATHoL, N. s., March Ga special train of
English goods from Halifax collided With the
Quebec express south of this station this m rn-
Ing. The engines of both trains and cars were
badly wrecked. Driver Mcleod was killed.
Conductor Cameron fatally injured, and several
others badly hurt.
PROBABLY MURDERED.
PITTSBURGH, March 6.-Samuel Hunter, aged
10, employed as cart driver at the Bessemer
steel "orks, near Braddocks, was found dead
last evening and the attendant circumstances
indicate that he was murdered. Thirty minutes
after he left the companys stable his dead
body was found on the river bank, his face and
body covered with cuts and stabs and his head
badly crushed, as though some blunt weapon
had been used. John Lawler and Martin Muir
ray, with whom Hunter had quarrel short
time ago and who had threatened him with ven
geance, nave been arrested on suspicion and
will be held to await the coroner's investiga-
ton.
NOT HER REMAINS.
San Francisco, March 6.-Fannie Nc Cologne.
whose remains it was supposed were found in
the trunk, at Lynn, Mass, is in this CITY with
her parents, residing on Harrison and Twenty
third streets. They arrived few weeks ago
from Boston. Miss McCologne says that the
error as to her whereabouts, and supposed iden-
tlhcation of the remains, are from the fact
that shortly before starting for California she
told friend she did not intend to make a
through trip, but would return in AZ few days
Chief of Police kirkpatrick has telegraphed to-
Adams, of Boston. in accord
ance with the above facts
AN EXPERIENCE WAITING MINNEAPOLIS,
BosToN, March 6.-What appears to be am
other gigantic frand has just came to light.
The Mystic Valley Railroad company was organ
road from Boston to connect the towns living
along Mystic valley to the north of the city.
But eleven miles of the road have been built
thus far and this was charged at $4,000 per,
mile on the books of the corporation. It was
known that the expenditures for every purpose
1ad not exceeded 100000. This led to an ex-
by the railroad commissioners and
rs result they have called upon the attorney
general to take action in the matter.
In the letter to him they state
hat. an examination of the bonds
II the company shows an apparent discrepancy
between the amounts received and paid out Of |
s85 COO. They believe many of the subscrip-
ions were fraudulent, for the purpose Of VIC
imiziDg other innocent subscribers to the cap
tai stock. Sydney p. Pratt treasurer Of this
unique corporation, is said to have been con-
erned in some questionable real estate trans
ctions, and to be now awaiting trial on charge
t having suborned one Of the straw hailers 70
ommit perjury, IN presenting himself a. bailj
the Page case, y