Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-07
CRIMES AND CASE
A MIXED UP MESS,


HooPERsTowN, Ill. Feb. A man named Mil
ton Law, from Frankfort, Ind, was arrested
this morning by the city marshall on complaint
of W. s. Cox, also of Frankfort, for ooveting
| his wife. Law and Mrs. Cox arrived here on
Monday, took rooms at the Phoenix house, and
| were living as man and wife. Cox arrived last
night, and, with the marshal bagged the game.
A trial was held this morning before Justice
Frayne, when Law made affidavit that Cox wss
| bigamist, being already the husband of liv-
| ing wife and father of two children when he
| married Mrs. Cox, which rendered his last mar
riage null and void. Upon the strength of this
Law asked for postponement of trial until he
could substantiate these facts. which the court
granted, and in default of $500 he was remand
ed te Jail at Danville. He was accompanied
by his paramour. and it is thought he will end
oil further trouble by marrying her. They are
young and present fine appearance, while
Cox is shiftless and verdant.
CoUNTERFEITRR SENTENCED.
ST.. LOUIS, Feb. 6.--The notorious counter
feiter and cony man. Fred Biebuscb, who was
convicted a few weeks ago in the United States
district court for dealing in bogus money, was
sentenced this morning to ten years in the
penitentiary.
KILLED his CuILD.
LAllONS W. tCUs Os-O uI1ub hbuht Was III
rested this evening, charged with the death of
his child, an infant of four months. He came
home under the influence of liquor, aud seiz-
ing the child dashed it the floor and thenkick-
ed it across the room crushing its skull. An
other child, six years of age, was in the room,
and testifes to the crime. Radke is under ar
rest.
STORM DoINas.
NEW YORK, Feb. 6.-Anxiety is felt concern
ing the supply vessel Fern, which left Key
West for here on Monday of last week. 1t is
feared she may have met with some mishap
during the recent gales.
The E lst Beacon Light house at Sandy Hook
is reported tottering great part of the foun-
dation being washed away.
NEW YORK, Feb. 6-An unknown vessel and
all hands was lost in the Sound Thursday
night.
SPRING LAKE, N. j., Feb. CA large iron bark
painted red has come: ashore here. The man
hole plate bears the inscription, McKeogh
Bros. Liverpool. The bark weighs about six
tons, and is supposed to belong t.. some steam
er foundered.
. LAWYERS TRICK.
New YORK, Feb. Cat the trial of Police
Captain Mcdonnell to-day, for failing to sup
press disorderly houses, his counsel read an
affidavit of the keeper of a disorderly house,
that Police Commissioners Mclean and Voor-
hees gave her marked money with which to
bride the captain and detective in his precinct.
The counsel then summoned these two COM
missioners, and said as they were now witnesses
they could not sit in judgment, and asked them
to leave the bench. An argument took place,
hut as the counsel refused to proceed in the
case while the two commissioners sat az Judges
an adjournment was taken.
TwENTY-oNE YEARS.
LOUISVILLE, Feb. 6.-The second trial OF the
notorious Grover Kennedy, who killed his
uncle at Richmond, in 1875 terminated at
Mount Vernon to-day in verdict of man
slaughter and sentence to the penitentiary for
81 years. At the former trial the sentence was
for life. Notice of appeal was given.
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT HIS SISTER.
SOUTH CHARLESTON, O., Feb. 6-John Camp
bell. aged II, shot his sister Hulda, aged 10,
to-day, accidentally. He was standing six
feet FROM her. in the kitchin, in the presence
of another sister, when he playfully pointed
his pistol at her. demanding her money or her
life. She said Neither" when the pistol went
off, and the ball pierced her heart. The boy
said he didn't know it was loaded.
INcENDIARY FIRE.
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Feb. 6.-Fire in the Depew
glass works, at New Albany, te-night, destroy
ed the pot house, box factory, grinding house,
and large stove house. Loss, $35, 600 TO $780,
600; insurance, S10,C0 Fire believed to be
an incendiary.