Daily globe., 1879-12-07
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
A Serious Accident ON tho Chicago & Al
ton NOad-An Acquitted Murderer
Dr0wned-Rail Ruin. ,.--..

SoA AsOau-Au Acquired MufO6rer
Drowned-Rsil Ruin. ,.-.f.
A BROKEN RAIL- ii
CHICAGO, Dec. Ga dispatch from Glas-
gov, Missouri, says the Chicago & Alton
and Denver passenger and express west
bound, due here at $40 this morning, Jump.
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 were 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. None of the. passengers were in
jured. The cause of the accident was
broken rail at the switch.
ST. LOUIS SPORTS.
ST.. Louis, Dec. 6.-At about six o'clock
this evening colored waiter at Lindell ho-
tel, named Frank Morton, and Eben Hicks
quarreled about a woman in the walters
dining room of the hotel. Hicks plunged
large knife into Morton's left lung, and
slashed his left shoulder and arm open, in
hicting mortal wounds. Hicks was arrested.
This afternoon Jno, Bruno, Jas. Sullivan
and Pat Bowen, roustabouts, got into row
on the steamer lMollie. Bell and Brunro
knocked Sullivan into the river, but the lat
ter was rescued. Bowen then struck Sullivan
a terrific blow on the head, knocking him
overheard, evidently stunning him, for he
Immediately sank and was drowned. Bowen
was arrested. and will be charged with mur-
der.
UNKNOWN FoRGER CONVICTED.
BALLsToN, N. Y. Dec. 6.-Patrick
Lynch, alias Wm.A. Calmer, on charge of for
gerry 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.
FOUND GUILTY.
YANKroN, Dec. 6.-Silas Frankbeebe, on
trial for murder of Geo. Landpher at Grow
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 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.
JUDGMENT FROM HEAVEN.
MONTREAL, Dec. 6.-Michael Flanagan, &C.
quilted of charge of completely in the muir.
der of Mary Gallager, was accidentally drown
ed yesterday in the new canal at Point St.
Charles. It is remarked that the hour and day
on which Flanagan was drowned, are the same
as appointed for the execution of Susan Ken
nedy, whose sentence had been commuted to the
penitentiary for life.
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
OIL CRY, Pa, Dec. 6.-The Buffalo express
leaving Pittsburgh lass evening at o'clock,
on the Alleghaney Valley railway ran into q
laud slide two miles below here, and the en-
gine was 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 bod E has not
been extricated. The track will be cleared in
time to prevent any detention of coming
trains.
JUST SENTENCE.
CINCINNATI, 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,