Daily globe., 1879-09-29
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Cold Blooded Murder ut West Cumberland,
Mean Officer of tho Local Fair the Vic
tim-Killed by the Cars-Other Casual
Ties Ef.,
COLD FLOODED MURDER IN MAINE.
[Special Telegram to the Globe.

COLD FLOODED MURDER IN MAINE.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.]
PORTLAND, Sept. 2S.-A terrible cole
blooded murder took place yesterday morn
ing in West Cumberland, about ton miles
from Portland. For the past two days afail
has been held at that place and among the
officers of the fair was Joe A. Law, agei
about 80, farmer who held the position o1
forage master, furnishing forage to al
| horses except those of exhibitors. 1t is sup
posed that some of the tramps or idle fel
lows who hang around fair, seeing hin
handling money supposed he was in charge
of receipts which must have been some
thing handsome. Law and his sister spent
last night at dance, which wound up the
affair. Returning home about 2 A. NJ, the
woman went into the house, tht
front door of which was found open
while Law drove around to the barn.
A few minutes later, alarmed at her brothers
non appearance, Miss Law aroused the hired
man, who sleeps in the house, and sent him
into the barn to see what was the matter
The man found Mr.. Law lying on the barn
| floor murdered. He had evidently taken the
horse from the wagon end put him in the
stall and was then returning to the wagon
with a part of the harness on one arm and
the lantern in one hand, when he had been
struck over the left temple with the pole OF
an ak and knocked down. A second blow
was given with the blade, cutting cash in
the right side of the neck, nearly severing
the head from the body. The body lay on
its side, hand grasping the handle of the
lantern, the latter smashed into fragments.
The watch of tho murdered man was not
taken and his wallet was loft beside him with
half dollar in it, all the money he had with
him. The murderer was evidently disguised
to think he had been sold. The authorities
in the city were notified of the murder, and
are taking every means within their power
to catch the william.
REVOLVING STORY FROM BUFFALO.
Especial Telegram to the Globe. So 4,
BUFFALO, N. Y, Sept. 28.-The Sunday
Nevs contains an interview with DR.. Joseph
Hoberstroe, Of the Erie county aims house,
and with DIR. Phelps, demonstrator of anat-
omy in the Buffalo university of medicine,
wherein the startling development is made
that the latter has been buying from the for
mer bodies of deceased paupers for the pur-
pose of dissection at ten dollars each. The
whole story is revolving in the extreme, and
is sad commentary on the supposed ciyili-
zation of the Queen City. The laws of New
York State prohibiting traffic in bodies are
very explicit. ....--.,r... -.
MUTILATED BY THE OARS.
Especial Telegram to the Globe !
CHICAGO, Sept. 25.-Frank Wallheiser,
aged IT, of Hinsdale, this county, met with
a horrible death yesterday forenoon. The
express train on the Chicago, Burlington g.
Quincy road which passes Hinsdale going
west, at that time was running at the rate of
twenty four miles an hour when Wallheiser
fool hardly attempted to cross. He was
seated in wagon and was driving slow old
horse. When he drove on the track the on
CINE was not more than thirty or thirty-fve
feet from him, and even before the horse had
entirely crossed the engine struck him. The
horse was thrown into the air nearly as high
as the smoke. stack and instantly killed.
The wagon was not smashed, but Wallheiser
was thrown out by some means and under
the wheels, and Was literally cut to pieces 80
that his remains had to be picked up with q
shovel. His head was cut off, his legs were
cut off and the body crushed to pieces, and
the remains presented altogetiaef a most hor-
rible spectacle.
- SUNDAY FIRE.
DOVER, N. H., Sept. 28-Fire broke out in
the rear of Louis block, this morning, and
spread to several large wooden buildings in
the vicinity, which were all nearly destroyed.
Belknap church slightly damaged. Total loss
$2S, 900; insurance $4,000.
..s. ~ KILLED BY THE CARS.
EH1E, o., Sept. 2S.-James Matthews, brake
man on the P. & E., fell from the rear of q
train being made up this evening and was run
over by ten cars and terribly mangled. De-
ceased was the entire support of widowed
mother. - r.... u.H. .,,..sz. ss