Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-21
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

A Young Man in Detroit Shot by Saloon
Keeper for Asking Refreshment-A MUIR
derer Sentenced to be Hanged-Brutal
Murder of a Woman by Her Servant
Steamer Burned-Killed In an Elevator
Various Mishaps and Miscellaneous.
KILLED By SHOT.
DETROIT, Dec. Goat Port Huron, James
Mulligan, saloon keeper at the foot of Butler
street, shot and instantly killed Chas. EHow-
ard, of this city, at o'clock this morning.
The deceased, with a companion, had been at
tending dance, and went to Mulligan's to
get lunch. Finding Mulligan's place closed,
they knocked for admittance, and upon be-
ing refused, started to leave. When about
eighty feet from the saloon Muliigan step
ped out of an up stairs door and fired, the
ball striking Howard in the back part of his
neck and passing out through the corner of
his mouth. Mulligan gave himself up and
says he shot to scare, not to KILL
En1BEzzLEMENr.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 20.-rhe grand jury has
indicted Chevallier Jumonville, formerly cash
Ter Of the Canal Bank on the charge of embez-
zling $4,000 in 1876. Jumonville is said to
be in HAVANA The grand jury also indicted
Jules Train for grand larceny and instructed
Ouc OlSGI1CI dGtOCDey TO lie information against
Col. Roderick Seal of Mississippi, charged with
TIM malicious and false Imprisonment of J. E.
Rowlond, formerly of Barnes hotel, Mississippi
City.
RELIGIOUS HOMICIDE.
CLIFTON, Ont, Dec. 20.-Leavett, who as
saulted DR.. Newburn yesterday in Stanford, is
held to await the result of the doctors wounds
Leavett says he was under conviction. The
devil told him to kill the first person he met.
Before attacking DR.. Newburn he struck with
an ak at Mrs. Rockelly, but she avoided the
blow by falling on the ground.
TOO LIVELY CELEBRATION.
LONDON, Ont, Dec. 20.-Yesterdao, Robert
Cambell, on the occasion of the marriage of
his brother, took a gun to fire salute. The
gun burst and he was killed.
STEAMBOAT BURNED.
MoBuE, Dec. 20.-The steamboat Maggie
Barker, just arrived at the wharf from Mont
gomery, caught fire and burned to the waters
edge. About 100 bales of cotton were de-
stroyed. The fire broke out SO suddenly that
In a few minutes the steamer was mass of
flames. About 200 bales of cotton had been
un!oaded. The remainer of the 1,lo0 bales
were destroyed by fire or damaged by water.
The steamer Tally, alongside, fortunately had
steam up, and saved herself and the steamer
Annie, which she took in tow. The loss is
$4,000. Boat and cotton fully insured.
FOR THE RESCUE.
AMHEaTsBURG, Dec. 20.-The steamer Ex-
celsior left to-day, to attempt the rescue of
propellars Milwaukee and Maine, in the ice in
Lake Erie near Colchester.
SENTENCED TO BE HANGED.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 2J.-George Price, colored,
convicted last Wednesday of the murder of
Willie Black, the tobacco merchant last sum-
mer, was sentenced to be hanged the 2sth of
next May. by Judge Longworth, in the court
Of common pleas, this morning.
TECHNICAL ACQUrPTAL.
MONTREAL, Dec. 20.-In the court of appeals
to-day Justice Ramsay delivered judgment in
the case of Sir Francis Hincks, found guilty of
signing false and fraudulent returns on &C.
count of the Consolidated bank. The court
held that the government form upon which the
return was made was defective, and the act of
parliament did not define distinctly enough
the headings under which statements should be
made; that there was no fraudulent intention
on the part of the defendant, who had COM
piled so far as he could with the act. All the
judges, including Justice Worke, who pre-
sided at the trial, expressed their concurrence.
Sir Francis was warmly congratulated by his
KILLED BY FALL.
CHICAGO, Dec. 20.-Frank Percy and Frank
Van Osdell, workmen, while repairing elevator
gear on the fourth floor of the Williams
building, Monroe street, fell from ladder at
one o'clock this afternoon. Van Osdell was
dangerously injured, and Percy almost in
stantly killed.
FIRE IN A GUN STORE.
ALBANY, Dec. 20.-Fire broke out to night in
No. 60 State street, occupied in part by w. G
Paddock as gun store. There were several
explosions of powder, by which several persons
were injured, among them Police Officer Rob-
inson, Thumas F. Clearly, John Grogan
seriously, and John Weatherwas, fireman.
Loss distributed among number of persons,
for the most part insured.
THE SEQUEL TO DANCE.
MILWAUKEE, Dec. 20.-At a late hour last
night the jury in the case of Ferdinand and
Jack Madden and Michael Tobin, charged with
the murder of Herman Meiser at Sunday
night dance several weeks ago, returned . YER
dict against Jack Madden of granddaughter in
the first degree. The other defendants were &C.
quilted.
BRUTAL MURDER.
NEW YORK. Dec. 20.-During the temporary
absence this morning of Frederick @. Werner,
of Long Island City, his hired man, Hess, en-
tered the house and approaching Mrs. Werner
he told her he would murder her if she would
not give up the keys of the bureau. She re-
fused, and the servant knocked her down. He
then sprang upon her, and drawing la,ge
sheath knife, plunged it into her throat sew
eral times. After that he took from her pocket
the keys and ransacked the house. quantity
of wearing apparel and $3.50 in cash were the
plumber obtained. The police of this city and
Brooklyn are looking for Hess. Mrs. Werner
is not expected to survive her injuries Besides
the afQha n the nnck ho -. ho1l
on the face and arms. Werner hired Hess at
the Castle Garden employment bureau.
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CLEVELAND, Dec. 20.-The propellers Maine
and Milwaukee, of the Northern Transit COM
pany's line, which have been blockaded in the
ice off Colchester, Ont, for day or two, we're
released this morning by the tug Excelsior, of
Detroit, and arrived in Cleveland this evening.
The Milwaukee was leaking slightly, owing to
attempts to break through the ice. The crews
report seeing a one mast barge and tug, bound
up, bloekaded near East Sister island, though
the names could not be learned.
u- FALL OF BUILDING.
WILMINGTON, Dec. 20.-Two brick houses
building here fell to-day. Charles Ruth and
Lewis Lynch, Jr.. we're fatally injured, and
four Others more or less bruised. f.
PLEADED GUILTY.
New ORLEANS, Dec. 2O.-Thomas Wall, alias
Robert Smith, who in 1868 robbed the South
ern express of $4,000, to-day pleaded guilty.
Wall, after the robbery, fed to Texas, thence
went to New York, where he assumed the name
CT Robert Smith. married, aud finally settled
down In chicago, where he was arrested.
Cheap, Cheap, Cheap.
Schliek & 90. have just received largo lot
of fancy Slippers, and they must be sold
within the next few days.
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