Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-07-06
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES,

CRIMES AND CASUALTIES. |
Tho Latest New York Murder Mystery
Various Theories Concerning the Death |
OF John #. Seymour-A Few Murders
Briefly Enumerated-The Daily Chapter
of Accidents.
HIGHWAY ROBBERY.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.]
FARIBAULT. Mimi, July 5.-Mr. James
Anderson, of Northfeld, was returning from
Dundas on the evening Of the Fourth, and
was met by two highwaymen and robbed of
ten dollars and gold watch and chain. No
clue to the robbers.
THE TRACK OF THE STORM.
Especial Telegram to the Globe
W1NoNA, Mimi, July 5.-News from the
West indicates that the hail storm, Wednes-
day, was very damaging to wheat, near Mar
shall, Lyon county. Loss estimated at one
fourth.
Prof. Morey, who witnessed the storm at
Red Wing, reports crops in the track of
ruined, most of the grain being completely
buried in mud.
THE LATEST NEW YORK MURDER MYSTERY.
New YoRK, July 5.-In reference to the
shooting ofsDJohn T. Seymour, brother-in
law of Bishop Seymour, in the Episcopal
seminary grounds, the bishop says, it is his
belief that his brother-in-law surprised some
one on the grounds and tried to drive the
person or persons of, and was shot during
the quarrel. A man and woman respectable
dressed were seen to leave the premises
shortly after Seymour left the house. The
Evcnsng Post says, at about half past nine
in the evening Mr.. and Mrs. Seymour were
sitting together at an open window. He
directed her attention to what he said was
q woman dressed in white sitting on the grass
and an attendant gentleman near. Mrs.
Seymour SAID she could see a woman only
and took her opera glass and then she said,
"Yes, she did see man and q woman, few
minutes afterwards little before 10
o'clock MIR. Seymour said he would 20 out.
His Intentions were to send the man and
woman out of the grounds. About half an
hour later Mrs. Seymour saw that the man
and woman were gone.
RAILROAD COLLISION.
LOUISVILLE, Ky, July 5.-Mr. Sweeney, a
mechanic, was accidentally killed at the JEFF
fersonyille, Madison & indianapolis. depot
this afternoon, and Ed Kelly, brakeman, was
MORALLY wounded by the same accident,
which was caused by the cars colliding in
the depot. The engineer, Frank Scott, is
under arrest for carelessness in the case.
numbers.
New YORK, July 5.-Mrs. Annie Brown
died last night from injuries inflicted by her
husband, Charles D. Brown; cause drunken
ness. srM
George Lisk was shot dead yesterday
morning on Staten Island by Richard Waw-
lenson. The latter was annoyed by Lisk fir
ing revolver, ushering in the 18th.
ST. ALBANs, VT, July SC. Fl. Fonda and
Chas. Richer were drowned by the capsizing
of their boat.
Fort MACON, July Captain A. Oak
smith, of Carolina City, son and four daugh-
ters, while crossing Boque Sound, their boat
capsized and one daughter was drowned.
The others are not expected to survive.
ADMITTED TO BAIL.
NEWARK, N. j., July 5.-Judge DePue has
decided to admit to bail in $4,000 Joseph
A. Blair, who shot dead John Armstrong, his
coachman.
BURNED By FIRECRAOKERs.
Boston, July 1.-The Unitarian church at
Scituate was burned by trecrackers.
THE BODY sNAToHERs.
CLEVELAND, July 5.-Judge Hamilton to-
day passed sentence on the doctors and iani-
tor connected with concealing the body of
the late Edwin French, ESQ. Drs. Schneider
and Smith, of the faculty, were fined $500
each and costs; the janitor, $3.50 and costs.
BURNED TO DEATH.
PoUGHKEEPsE, July 5.-Mrs. Jessie Dun
bar, aged %, was burned to death to-day,
boys having ignited her clothing with fire
SHOT HIS WIFE.
New YORK, July 5.-Mary E. Sanford,
aged %, was shot and fatally wounded to-
night by her husband, Jno. Sanford.
SERVED HIM RIGHT.
GALVESTON, Texas, July ga Neaos special
from Minola says: The negro who outraged
Miss Edwards near Lindale, Wednesday,
after being identified by the victim, was
literally pecked to pieces by mob. The
body was found disfguled beyond recogni-
ton.
KICKED BY MULE.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, July ga young man
named Joseph Egerton was kicked to death
by mule, on farm three miles west of
Terre Haute, this afternoon.
MADE TARGET OF HIMSELF.
Boston, July George Richardson, aged
81, while making target range at Medford
this afternoon was shot dead by his nephew,
Horace Richardson.
The AIinstrels.
OF the performance of the Barlow, Will
son, Primrose & West minstrel troupe, which
appears at the Opera House on the 18th and
18th, the st. Louis Globe Democrat of re-
cent date has this to say:
Barlow, Wilson, Primrose & Vests
new minstrel combination held forth last
evening at the above amusement palace,
Their entertainment is frst-class in all re-
spects, and we predict for them q brilliant
future. Their part first is entirely new, with
excellent music, songs, jokes, talk, puns, ETC.,
and Wilson and Barlow are the "conquerors
Of blues' on the ends. Primrose and West, in
their two song and dance acts, seemed as