Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-08
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
A BROKEN RAIL.

BROKEN RAIL.
Ca1CAco, Dec. Ga dispatch from Glas-
gov, Missouri, says the Chicago 4 Alton
and Denver passenger snd express west
bound, due here at $40 this morning, lump
ed the track while running at rapid rate,
making frightful wreck. The engine turn
ed completely over, rolling down five foot
embankment, and is badly damaged. The
baggage car ran On down the track The
express car was crushed against the engine,
and five other cars we're thrown off the
track; none, however. being overturned.
Three coaches, including the sleeper, kept
the track, and the express and baggage cars
and engine are almost totally demolished.
The engineer, Pick Mead, was bruised, but
not seriously. The fireman, Harry LAM
martha, was terribly scalded and his recov-
cry is doubtful. The express messenger,
Harry Brown, was seriously bruised and
scalded. Mono of the passengers were in
jured. The cause of the accident was
broken rail at the switch.
ST. LOUIS SPORTS.
ST.. LOUIS, Dec. G.--At about six o'clock
this evening colored waiter at Lndell ho-
tel, named Frank Morton, and Eben Hicks
quarreled shout a woman in the walters
uALlilS 1oOiA VI LuS AOlt!s 4AlCAS pluuSou
q large knife into Morton's laft lung, and
slashed his left shoulder and arm open, in
tiicting mortal wounds. Hicks was arrested.
This afternoon Jno, Bruno, Jas. Sullivan
and Pat Bowen, roustabcuts, got into row
on the steamer Mollie. Bell and Bruno
knocked Sullivan into the river, but the lat
ter was rescued. Bowen then struck Sullivan
terrific blow on the head, knocking him
overheard, evidently stunning him, for he
Immediately sank and was drowned. Bowen
was arrested, and will DO charged with MUIR
der.
UNKNOWN FoEGER CONVICTED.
BALLsToN, N. Y. Dec. G.-Patrick
Lynch, alias VIVA. Calmer, on charge of for
CORY has been sentenced to state prison for
four years and six months. He refused to
give his real name, place of birth or name of
residence or of parents, on the grounds it
would disclose his whereabouts to his family.
He is believed to be Montague Flagg, who
resided in this county twenty years ago.
The Illinois officer in waiting here with a
requsition for Lynch has now returned.
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
OIL CITY, Pa. Dec. 6.--The Buffalo express
leaving Pittsburgh las5 evening at 8 oclock,
on the Alleghaney Valley railway ran into
land slide two miles below here and thu en-
CINE turned into the river and eight coal
cars crushed. The passengers in the rear cars
escaped without injury The fireman, Arthur
Simpson of Pittsburgh, was crushed in the
wreck, and at this writing the body has not
been extricated. The track will be cleared in
time to prevent any detention of coming
trains.
FOUND GUILTY.
YANEToN, Dec. 6.-Silas Frankbeebe, on
trial for murder of Geo. Landpher at Crow
Wing on the 4th of last July, was tonight
found guilty, after two weeks trial. He will
receive death sentence next Saturday.
COLLISION.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 6.-During a dense fog
on the Pathasco river, the steamers Planter
and Pope came in collision. The Planter
was run ashore to prevent sinking. There
Was great excitement among the passengers.
A JUST SENTENCE.
CINCINNAT1, Dec. Gin the common pleas
court to-day Henry Hulse was convicted of rape
upon little school girl named Hattie Hoburg,
last winter, and sentenced to the penitentiary
for life,