Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-07-24
Bennett's Statelne ent,

| BODY continued Ior nearly ten minutes HIteI
the drop fell.
Bennetts Statement,
The following statement was by Bennett on
the scaffold:
GENTLEMEN: 1 am going to die, and am
innocent of crime. By no words that can
possibly say can I clear myself, and I cannot
say more than that 1 am innocent, as the act
was beyond my control The act by which
Hon. George Brown met his death was done
in an excited moment. l suppose he could
not forsee the consequences. he thought /
when whs f0''s drew 70 1t If from M my pocket,
and he grasped it and caused the
act which caused his death. His hand must
have struck the trigger. as the shot was fired
simultaneously with his catching it. l am
going to meet my God, and it would be foolish
thing for me to die with lie on my lips.
| What say you may accept as fact l would
not likely speak false when am about to die.
I am possessed of spirit enough to have ac-
knowledged the crime if I did it. The blood
does not trinkle in my veins that would let me
do such an act. I am not false at heart or a
coward. It would have been shameful thing
to have done such an act as Mr.
Brown did not deserve it. Hewas most pop
ular man throughout the world. and deserved
| it, and he went to his death through an over
sight on my part. 1 went to him for very
could control the went. There was liquor in
me and the accident occurred, and the result
| was fatal.
Bennett then turned his back to the speeta-
| tors and motioned with his right in which he
held crucifx, and remarked quite coolly, II
| am prepared to die. All have to say now is
may God have mercy on my SOUL"
CICERO SIMS.
DENVER, Col, July ga Iribune's Fair
Play special says: Cicero Sims was hanged here
this afternoon for the murder of John johnson
| on the 25th of last January. Death was in
| stantaneous.
| DRUNKEN SHOOTING.
Special Telegram to the Globe,
FARIBAuBT, July 23.-A lively fight took place
| at Montgomery station, small town twenty
miles from here, on the Minneapolis d st. Louis
railroad, which may result fatally for Thomas
Martin. The particulars, as We hear them, are
| as follows: Thomas Martin. young farmer,
residing in Earin township, visited Montgomery
as stated above, cn Wednesday evening, and
while there entered saloon kept by Jacob
Waldro He, in company with the proprietor
and Bohemian whose name We could not learn
| commenced drinking, and in a short time the
| three were intoxicated. One thing led to an
other till at last Waldro made some insulting
| remark about Martin, whereupon he (Martin)
! struck him tc the floor. Waldro, gaining his
| feet, ran and got a hatchet, and threw it at
| Martins head, but it fortunately missed it's
mark. The Bohemian, at this, pulled his revol-
| yer and shot Martin twice, one ball passing
through his thigh, and the other lodged in his
| body. Martin, we understand, is considered
| by the attending physician to be in critical
| condition. We understand that Waldro and
| the Bohemian are both under arrest.
THE NARRAaANsETT INVESTIGATION.
| New LONDON, July 2s.-In the Narragansett
investigation to-day, Capt. Lamphire, of the
| steamer City of New York, testified that his
| boat arrived at her pier. New York, about 10
| A. NJ Had an interview with Capt. Babcock,
| manager of the Stonington line, but the latter
| said nothing about assisting to rescue the pas
sengers in any way, and SO far as he knows,
nothing was done by the officers of the Stoning-
ton line to relieve the passengers while they re-
| maiued on board the City of New York. He
was examined at some length as to
his Interpretation of rules OIL the
subject of whistles. His ideas seemed to be
clearer than those of the captains of the Sto-
nington line. He gives it as his opinion that
it was more difficult to hear whistles ou the
Stonington line than on any other in the sound.
He had experienced the most difficulty in pas
sing bne SbOnlnBGOu pOatS III log, DtCduSo
they did not blow their whistles often as
other boats. He knew of one instance in
| which the Narragansett and Stonington had
| mistaken each others signals. He was in the
employ of the Stonington line for two years,
and during that time he was the only pilot on
board. He did not believe that the Stoning-
ton and Narragansett could have got within two
minutes of each other the night of the col
lision without hearing each others whistles,
provided the whistles were properly blown.
They ought to have heard the whistles from
five to six minutes off.
Daniel Broadman, passinger on the Ston-
ington, testified he saw one of the boats
lowered and noticed her pulling around the
stern of the Stoningten and asked those on
board why they did not receive passengers from
the Narragansett, who could then be seen in
the water. Reply was made that the plug was
out of the boat and she would founder before
she could reach the Narragapsett.
DETROIT BANK ROBBERY.
DETROIT, July 23-Gifford, the book keeper
of Fisher, Preston & Co.'S bank where the
robbery was committed yesterday, has since
very materially changed his statement. BE
now says that he went out of the bank to the
curbstone to speak to persons in a buggy by
whom he had been called. The bank was thus
left alone, and afforded clear field for the
operator who slipped in, stole the money, and
fled. Clifford telt that ne mad Deen entrapped,
and was ashamed to confess it. The presump-
tion is that tho men in the vehicle were accom-
plices of the thief, aud that the whole plan was
we'll devised scheme of robbery. The loss
has been definitely ascertained TO be $5, 100.
MURDER.
CHEYENNE, July 2l.-Fred Welcome was ar
rested here to-day for murdering John F. Tur-
ner, son of Sheriff Turner of Utah county, in
Echo canyon, Utah, July 18th. Welcom con-
fesses, and gives the name of an accomplicc.
The murder was for theft and extremely brutal.
POLICEMAN SHOT,
DENVER. Col, July 23.-Chas. Norton shot
policeman O'Neel at Kokomo this afternoon
Norton was intoxicated and raising disturb
ance in saloon. The policeman attempted to
arrest him and was shot dead. Norton
was taken to Jail and several
deputy sheriffs placed on
guard. A crowd soon gathered, overpowered
the guard, and lynched the prisoner. He con-
fessed having committed other murders. and
said he ought to have been hung long ago.
| The P0Sfn,asters Won't Let Htn, Dra,c Out.
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