Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-05-18

Hans lngebritson. When found the body
was lying on its back, the rope had been de-
| tached from its neck and evidences of a Sc
we're struggle were plainly visible. Consta-
bic Gordon impannelled jury who returned
a verdict in accordance with the above. Mr..
Erickson had been during the spring out Of
his head, but for some time had appeared
perfectly sane, so much so that his friends
had no fears about him.
A family by the name of De Graf, moving
| from Alma, Wisconsin, to Dakota Territory,
stopped at Mount Pleasant, Wabashaw
county, one day last week, and built a
fire by the roadside, and cooked dinner.
| While the daughter, aged sixteen, was wash
| ing the dishes, her clothes caught fire and be-
| fore it could be extinguished by the parents,
her person was fearfully burned from her
| ankles to her waist and her hands ana arms
were also seriously burned. DIR. Adams was
| called Tuesday morning, but as yet he is I'M
able to determine the result of this painful ac-
cident. The sufferer is a sister OF John De-
Graf, of the Alma Journal.
Alexandria, Douglas County Post, May Ia:
| Last Monday afternoon, bright and dear lit
| tie girl, ten years old, daughter of Lars Am.
mundson, Ct Moe, Douglas county, went out
| to take drink of hot coffee to the man who
was rolling the wheat field. She took seat
over the roller to have ride and the horses
started. Just then some prairie chickens flew
| up in front of the horses frightening them
and they ran away. She fell forward, feet
| foremost. into the narrow space Of AZ inches
wide between the surface of the roller and the
heavy frame work; and into thatnarrow space
| her whole body was drawn and crushed, till
! her head was reached, when she hung there,
| the roller grinding into her tender form until
| it was a band of blood. When the team was
| stopped she still lived and living languished
| until 11:3O o'clock next day.
The Long Prairie, Todd county Argus,
of May IA, gives circumstantial account OF
| the finding of the dead bodies in the town OF
| Gordon, Todd county. The substance is as
follows: The boys names were Peter Hender-
son, aged years, and John NJ. Oleson, aged
| II years. soGs of two neighbors living about
half mile apart. John was found dead near
where they were seen playing. his face buried
| in the soft ground. The surroundings init
mate that he had died peaceful death. The
| body of Peter was found in the edge of a
| marsh, his face buried in about three inches
| of water, the rest of his body on dry ground
| No sign of a struggle having taken place. One
theory is that the boys had eaten some poi
| sonous root, and being taken sick. started for
| home and died before they reached there-an-
other, and strangely strained theory is that
the younger boy Intentionally or accidentally
killed the older boy by suffocation or choking,
and then drowned himself. There were no
I signs of violence on the body of the older. 1t
must levy a heavy tax on credulity to believe
that a boy years old, killed boy II years
old, and then committed suicide. The theory
of poisoning is the most plausible, and yet a
physician gives an off-hand opinion, without
examining the stomachs of the boys, that
there was no sign of poison, and that the boys
came to their death by suffocation and drown.
ing, and the coroner's Jury in their verdict
adopt the decision of the doctor.