Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-09
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES

CRIMES AND CASUALTIES
Grave Attempts at Incendiarism In Column
bus. Ohio-A Hotel at Green Bay and Iron
Works at Springfield Burned-Notes of
Criminals and the Punishment Meeted
Out to Them.
WHOLESALE INCENDIARIsM.
COLUMBUS, o., March 8.-The citizens
and police have thus far failed to discover
who it is that is attempting to destroy the
city by fire. Night after night the past
week one or more fires have occurred, prin-
cipally in stables, which point to incendiary
work. Between 2 and o'clock this morn
ing eight stables were burned, while at
tempts were made to fire other buildings by
using rags saturated with coal oil. AS far
as can be learned, the only insurance on
destroyed buildings is $500 in the Illinois
Mechanics and 800 in the Hartford, of
Hartford. The police force has been in
creased and many private watchmen placed
on duty.
The city council had special meeting
this morning and adopted resolutions in
structing the mayor and police commission
e1s to take all -ecessary steps to arrest the
lncendlaries now in the city and increase the
ire protection regardless of cost. A citi-
zens' meeting held at the same time con-
CURED in this action.
HOTEL BURNED.
MILWAUKEE, March S.-A fire at Green
Bay, at o'clock this morning, totally de-
stroyed Harriman's hotel, large four
story brick, and contents. The flames spread
rapidly, and it was with difficulty the board
ers escaped. Some of them were compelled
to make their exit by means of ropes extend
| ing from the windows to the ground. Loss.
$4,000 to $4,000; insurance, $23, 900, as
follows: Franklin, Philadelphia, Firemen's
Fund, California, National, Hartford, So 900
each; Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Under
writer's, New York, $4,000 each; Scottish
Commercial, Queens, Liverpool, North Amer
lea, Philadelphia, So 900 each: Fire Associa-
ton and Orient, Hartford, $1,000. The fire
originated in the kitchen, it is supposed &C
cidentally.
BRAVE BOY.
PIERCE CITY,, No., March 8.-This morn
ing as the west-bound express was approach
ing the city, young lad was discovered run
ming towards the train, wildly waving red
silk handkerchief. The engineer at once
stopped his engine, when it was discovered
that some devils in human guise had sawed
the supports of a small bridge, leaving lust
enough to bear the weight of the bridge and
only this. The young lad happened along
few moments before the approach of the
train, and it is owing to his bravery that at
this moment the entire train is not wreck.
1t was narrow escape for the lO7 souls on
board. The name of the hero who saved the
train and its human freight is E. M. Roberts
LIFE OR DEATH.
Boston, March 8.-The hanging of Dev-
lin, the Lowell murderer, is likely to be de-
ferred for short time, owing to the sudden
death of Sheriff Kimball, and the unwilling
ness of the executive council to assign Depu-
ty Sheriff Fisk to the duty, as he is troubled
with heart disease. ,-yaa-.=
A DOG DETECTIVE. ~
New York, March 8.-Henry Fordham,
who made his escape from the Suffolk county
| jail Monday night, was recaptured in the
woods Tuesday night, by blood hound that
had been put upon his track. When the
pursuers found Fordham the dog was hold
ing him by the leg.
NOT GUILTY.
MEMPHIS, March 8.-This morning the
jury in the case of Geo. App, indicted for
the murder of John Hackett, committed last
November, returned a verdict of not guilty.
SHOT DEAD.
| New ORLEANS, March 9.-John Sharples,
an ex-policeman, was shot dead on Sixth
street last night. It is rumored Sharples
was drunk, insulted lady, and was shot by
| her escort.
John R. Clay, broker, killed himself owing
to financial embarrassment.
! ACQUITTED.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, March 9.-This afternoon
the jury in the case of E. Solomon, merchant,
OF Humboldt, Tenn, indicted for fraudulent
breach of trust, returned a verdict of acquit
tai. The jury was composed of merchants.
KILLED BY THE OARS.
LOUISVILLE, KY, March 8.-As the engine
drawing the car from Louisville that con-
meets with the L., N. A. & I. R. R., was COM
ing around curve in New ALBANY this
morning, approaching the cemetery, the
fireman: Charles Brown, called the attention
of the engineer, John Whalen to the fact that
| there was woman on the track ahead
OF them. The engineer pulled upon the
whistle valve, looked out and saw her, and
Immediately reversed the engine. It was too
late. The engine struck her, knocked her
down, and the Car ran over her before thew
could be checked. The person proved to be
Maggie Maginnis, a young deaf woman.
ROLLING MILL FIRE.
| SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, March 9.-The rolling
mill of the Springfield Iron company was
destroyed by fire tonight. Loss about $780,
| 600; insured for $4,000. Four hundred
men will be thrown out of employment tenn
| porarily. The company will at once rebuild.
and it is thought they will be in operation
by the first of April.
SENTENCED FOR LIFR.
LOUISVILLE, March S--A Courier-,7our-
J nal special from Danville, KY, says Freeman
Harris, colored, for the murder of white
man named Robert Landin, in Girard county
last May, was to-day sentenced to the peni-
Tertiary for life.
NEGLECT OF DUTY
CINCINNATI, O., March S.-A. F. Clark, a
member of the city council, was to-day con-
victed in the United States court of neglect
of duty as judge of election in the EIGHTH
ward last October.
WINONA WINNOWINGS.
a Coroner's Verdict-Collection of Taxes
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