Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-04-10
. THE WHITAKER WORRY.


West POINT, N. Y, April Determination
in the case of Cadet Whitaker commenced at
1880 to-day. Whitaker was first examined.
His story agrees with the first statement. He
was on the stand over two hours. He first de-
scribed the assault on him, reiterating his for
mer story minutely, saying the men were gen.
teelly attired and he could not tell whether they
were citizens or disguised cadets. He said he
cried loud enough for help for the occupants in
the adjoining room to hear him if they had
been awake. The transom over. the door was
open, as was also the ventilator over his desk.
He said the men had on slippers or were in
their stocking feet, and one of the largest car
ried either candle or a taper. He did not
even suspect who the men were.
When asked what had been his personal feel
ing within month as to the probability of his
graduating, he replied: 81 always felt that l
would go through" He said he never had
special cause for encouragement before this
occurred. He testified he had no reasons to
suppose that there were preju1ices in the
minds of his instructors against him, and that
he has had fair chance of getting through as
far as they are concerned, but felt that his 30
cial isolation has had an effect upon him so
far as his studies were concerned.
When some pieces of the belt with which he
had been tied were shown witness it was no.
ticed that one piece contained an eyelet which
none but officers belts have, and Whitaker
has never been an officer. His counsel deemed
this important. He also denied the ownership
of the black necktie found in his room.
PROBABLY MURDER.
PITTSBURGH, April 9.-Mrs. Rachel Smith, a
widow, aged 20 years, who alone with her
daughter lives On Greenburg Pike, near AdaEis-
burg, Westmoreland county, will probably die
from injuries received at the hands of an un-
known man, supposed to be burglar, who
last night forced his way in the house by bat
tering down the door. The daughter escaped
by jumping through the window
on the porch and rolling off to the
ground, Efalling a distance of twelve
feet and sustaining serious though not fatal
injuries. She gave the alarm and neighbors
hurried to the house, there to find Mrs. Smith
weltering in her blood, unconscious and with a
deep cash ON the head. The would-be murder
er, however had fled, and has not yet been
captured. Consideral money known to be in
the house no doubt prompted the deed.
HANGED FOR ARSON.
CHARLESTON, s. c., April 9.-Amos Wooten,
colored, was hanged to-day at Bennettsville for
burning and robbiug Breeden's mill. The fall
did not break his neck and be died from strangu-
lation. This is the first execution in this State
under the new law against arson.
LEEsBURG, Vs., April 9.-Samuel Robinson,
colored was hanged to-day for the murder of
Edward Thomas, October %, 1879. His neck
was broken by the fall.
INANsLAUGHTER.
COLUMBUS O., April 9.-The jury in the case
of the State VS.. John Ranch, indicted for MUIR
der in the first degree for killing man nam ed
Croft found the prisoner guilty of manslaugh-
ter to-day. The trial took place at Lancaster.
COLLISION OF FREIGHT TRAINS.
ZANEsy1LLE, o., April 9.-At 4 o'clock this
morning the fast freight bound ives. and
| freight train bound east On the Baltimore Il
Ohio railroad collided in the city limits. Thir-
teen cars loaded with freight and both engines
| are complete wreck. No one severely in
| iured. All trains were compelled to transfer
at the wreck.
| RELEASED AND REARREsTED.~.
NEW York, April 9.-Charles Brockway, ar
rested some time ago on a charge of forgery,
was released to-day on the ground of INSULT
cient evidence. He was Immediately rearrested
| and taken to Chicago.
DYING CONFESSION.
New YORK, April "a telegram from Read
| ing, Pa, says an inn keeper of New Holland,
named Works, who died Monday, made CON-
fession that he himself and neighbor named
Wilder murdered and robbed the peddler whose
body some time ago was found in the creek.
The authorities are looking for Wilder.
MUST FACE THE MUSIC.
WASHINGTON, April 9.-In the circuit court
Judge Cox refused the motion of Senator Hills
counsel to strike the case of Raymond VS.. Hill
from the docket, and held that inasmuch al
Miss Raymond had stated in open cuurt she
authorized the institution of the suit the case
must be tried.