Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-09-24
FAMOUS FLORENCE.
An Old Female Offender Again Comes ia
the Front Sensational Suicide Of Two
Ssnegambians-M iscellaneou Crime and
I Casualty Record.
NAUGHTY FLoRINcE.

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NAUGHTY FLORENCE.
WHEELING, W. Va, Sept. 23.-James Robin
son, farmer living near this city, has been
missing money at various times, and the haulu
made has swollen tho amount to $3.50. He sus.
pected farm hand that had been in his en-
ploy, by the name Of Frank Van Buren, and
came to this city, yesterday, to have officers
look him up. Early this morning Van Buren,
was detected and arrested. On being taken to
Jail and searched the discovery wa. made that
his male attire. Investigation disclosed the
fact that tho arrested party was no other than
the notorious Florence Goldsborough who has
figured prominently in the courts of several
States. She has served three terms in the Go.
lumbus, O., penitentiary and has been arrested
at other points in the country for appearing in
male attire. Florence is now 80 vears Old.
Her present freak will send her to the peniten.
tiary for the fourth time.
SUICIDE AND MURDER.
Sr. LOUIS, Sept. 23.-Two negroes, Washinp.
ton Arnold and Prior Ward, locked arms and
deliberately walked into the river at St. Joseph
yesterday and were swept away by the current
and drowned.
At Corsiciana Mo-, yesterday, James Hall.
farmer, and Amos Kelly, q lawyer, between
whom there existed an old feud, met in a store
in town, and as Kelly was leaving it, Hall shot
him in the back, killing him. Hall escaped.
n " POISONED BY ToADsToo1s.
LousvnLE, Sept. 2s.-This morning Gus
Berkle, an employe of ]. V. Escott Son, who
lived on Rose Lane street, near jackson. died
after great suffering from eating some toad
stools that he had gathered thinking them to
be mushrooms. Two brothers also partook and
are lying in q critical condition, the chances
being against their recovery.
+ sqssna CHICAGO FIRE.
CHICAGO, Sept. ga fire occurred this even
ing in the four story brick building on the
southeast corner of South Water and Market
streets, occupied by Durand Bros, wholesale
grocers, as storehouse; by Cragin & Chandler
as coal scuttle manufacturers; Manson l. Nick
erson, commission merchants, and others. The
building was damaged only $4,000; insured for
$19, 900 in the Scottish American, Royal & Lon
don, Liverpool q Globe. Loss on stocks said
to be SAC, 900; particulars not obtainable vet.
TERRIBLE CRIME.
JANEsv1LLE, Wis.,, Sept. 23.-A horrible muir
der was committed at Porter, Rock county, to.
day. A 5-year-old son of. Alex. White was
brutally mutilated and murdered by one
Arten, farmland on Mr.. Whites place. The
6end first hung the boy and then, as he did
not die quick enough, cut him down and cut
his throat. -
SHOT AND ROBBED.
FORT SMITH, Ark, Sept. 23.-Yesterday
young farmer named James, living near Darda-
nellie, Ark, was fatally shot, beaten and also
robbed of $3.50 by an unknown tramp. Off
GERS and citizen ms in pursuit.
MURDER AND SUICIDE.
CINCINNATI, Sept. 23-The COMMERCIAL
special reports the murder of Mary A. Long, a
girl 16 years old, residing with John A. Klink,
near Bucyrus, o., last night, by Geo. schwab, a
rejecting lover. After shooting the girl, Schwab
hung himself.
SHOOTING THIEF.
till Taper, named VIM. Hogan, was
discovered in Rawson's pork house this
morning and pursued by VIM. Redmond, fore
man of the pork house. The thief turned and
fred at Redmond, SCATTERING his lower Jaw.
Thief arrested.