Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-17
A TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.

CAMBRIDGE, Pa, Feb. l6.-Charles Lane
aged "a, who recently removed here from Mary
land, killed his wife, then gave poison to his
three children, and took quantity himself.
Only one child lives, but its feet are SO badly
frozen that it will probably die.
MURDER BY BURGLARS.
CHICAGO Feb. 16.-A cold blooded murder
was committed at Sandwich, ILL.,, yesterday
morning. Two burglars having entered the
house of Fl. P. Allen, an old citizen were sur
prised by his sitting up IN in bed and address
ing them. One of them Immediately opened
lire on him, hitting him four times. Three of
the shots would have proved fatal if no others
had been fired. He died instantly. His wife
had taken refuge in a closet and heard some of
the conversation between the burglars, which,
with another clue which they left behind, may
lead to their arrest. They secured only trife
in the way of plumber.
DISGUISED WITH THE BUSINESS BOOM.
CHICAGO, Feb. 16.-There were two suicides
in the city yesterday, Corporal R. 7. Hall of
company B by a revolver, and A. V. Hoagland,
by laudanum. Both were out of employment
and Respondent.
BOILER EXPLOSION.
SEAFoRTH, Ont, Feb. 16.-The boiler on j.
Kidd's salt derrick, near this place, exploded,
killing the engineer, John Gilligher, and COM
pletely demoishing the building.
SUSPENSION OF CHIEF OF POLICE.
MILWAUKEE, Feb. 16.-The special commit.
| tee of the common council, who for some time
have been investigating charges preferred
against Chief of Police Kennedy, made re-
port tonight recon mending be be suspended
| from office.
END OF A FAMILY FEUD.
YANKToN, D. T., Feb. 16.-Intelligence has
Just reached this city of fatal encounter al
Brute City, fifty miles up the Missouri, last
Friday by which the notorious Jim Somers
| and Nj. Somors killed each other. There was a
feud of many years standing between the fam
| lilies, and Friday young Somers and his uncle
| came together and had an alteration. Jim
grabbed needle gun and shot his nephew
through the body. As he fell the latter pulled
| his revolver and shot his uncle, killing him in
stantly. The nephew died in about an hour,
and both men were buried next day. jim
Somers is known from Yankton to Bismarck as
lawless and dangerous man. He had lived il
| Dakota twenty years, most of the time just
| outside civilization. Fourteen years ago ht
shot and crippled for life Sheriff Block of thi.
| county, for which he was never arrested.
DESPERATE ATTEMPT TO BREAK JAIL.
| CHEYENNE, Feb. 16.-The prisoners in thu
county Jail made desperate attempt to es
cape this evening. When Sheriff Draper an(
Deputy Smith went in to lock up the prisoner
for the night prisoner named Boyd, in fo
horse-stehling, attacked the sheriff with
slung shot made of piece of coal tied up in
handkerchief. The sheriff warded tn,
blows, drew his revolver and snap
ped it at Boyd. The weapon failed
to go off. Williams, another horse-thief
then attempted to assist his companion, when
the sheriff shot him in the leg. Deputy Smith
grappled Boyd and succeeded in securing him,
The other prisoners, fifteen or twenty in mum
Der, became frightened, and were locked W
without further difficulty. Williams wounc
| is severe but not dangerous.