Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-12
GEORGIA TRAGEDY.

ATLANTA, Ga, March 11.-This afternoon
the office of the state treasurer at the capitol,
this city, was the scene of bloody tragedy,
the parties being Col. Robt. A. Aston, mem
Der of the legislature, and Capt. Ed. Cox, of
DeKalb county. Aston fred three shots,
Cox two. Aston was shot in the right tenn
pie, the ball passing through the brain. Cox
was shot in the mouth and through the left
hand. Aston is dead. Cox is not seriously
hurt. The difficulty arose from Aston hav-
ing power of attorney from Senator Cor
don to sell the latter's interest in the State
convicts. Cox is a sub-lessee under Gordon.
and wanted Aston to sell the Gordon inter
est to Walters, who had promised to buy Cox
out. Aston sold to another person. Cox
threatened Aston at noon, that he would kill
him before shutdown if the trade was not
cancelled and made with his man. He hunt
ed Aston down, Gov. Colquitt and others
having detained Aston at the capitol. The
quarrel was renewed; both drew their pistols,
with the result above stated.
MASKED DEBT COLLECTORS.
CINCINNATI, O., March Saturday
night party of fifteen masked men called
at the residence of VIM. Moore, brother of
Ben. Groom, the cattle king of Winchester,
KY, and told him that unless he made i'm
mediate settlement of his debts he must
leave the country. Moore procured shot
gun and fired into the crowd, when the lat
ter fred q volley in answer, several shots
taking effect in Moores body, inficting Sc
we're wounds. Two men suspected to be i'm
plicated in the affair were arrested and
Jailed. Yesterday their oonfederates over
powered the jailor and liberated them.
FIGHT WITH A SHERIFF.
ST. LOUIS, March 11.-H. q. Vickery.
sheriff of Douglass county, this State, went
last Saturday with posse to the house of
Shelf Alsup to arrest him. Alsup resisted
the process and fred number of shots at
the sheriff's party, one of which killed the
sheriff. Alsup and his little girl, years
old, we're then killed by the sheriff's posse.
and two others wounded. The child's
death of course was not designed.
MURDER AND ARSON.
Aronholt, an old resident of Marion, Ohio,
was found dead in his bed early this morn
ing, with bullet hole in his head and the
bed clothes on fire. 1t is supposed to be a
case of murder and robbery, with arson to
prevent discovery.
HIS FATE SETTLED.
Boston, March 11.-All doubts which may
have existed as to the execution of Devlin
Friday next, on account of the death of the
high sheriff, have been removed by decis-
ion of the supreme judicial court appoint
ing Deputy Sheriff Fisk high sheriff.
sHIPwRECKED.
HALIFAX, March 1.-THE bark Hattie
Gowdy, from Philadelphia, struck on Han
feur bar and is total loss. Three men
were drowned.
CONDUCTOR SHOT.
MEMPHIS, March 11.-Geo. w. Pankey,
conductor, was shot and instantly killed
this morning, at Tuscumbia, Ala, by Arthur
w. Woran, night train dispatcher. Woran
was tried this afternoon for the ofense, and
discharged, it being proved he acted in self
defense.
GUILTY OF ARSON.
ST.. LOUIS, March 1.-THE coroner's in
quest on the bodies found in the ruins of the
East st. Louis fire Sunday morning con
cluded this evening and the jury's verdict
expresses the belief that Andrew Marshall
and Geo. Winkler fred the premises in which