Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-23
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES

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Case or Kidnapping In Milwaukee-Mis-
cellaneous.
DROWNED WHILE DOING NOBLE ACT.
Especial Telegram to the Globe
CHIPPEWA FALLS, June 22.-Last evening
small boat with six persons in capzised by run
ming on to sunken boom in the Chippewa.
Alfred Barrett and brother put out to lend as
sistance, and after catching the boat was drawn
by the current against broken pier and their
boat capsized, and Alfred Barrett was drowned.
He is tyoung man resident OF the South
side and highly respected. The body has not
been recovered. The others were safely landed
by another boat.
KIDNAPPING AT MILWAUKEE.
MILWAUKEE, June 22.-While BERTHE sher-
man. aged IL years, was returning from school
this afternoon, he was induced to get into q
buggy in which there were two men, who tied
his hands, blindfolded him and drove rapidly
away. About thirteen miles from the city
he jumped from the buggy
notwithstanding threats to kill him. farmer
came to his assistance, when the men escaped.
Detectives are on the track. The boys parents
are wealthy and it is supposed the kidnapping
was for the purpose of securing a~reWard Tor
the return of the child.
AN OLD BRUTE.
WHEELING, W. Va, June 22.-The town of
West Liberty, in this county, about two miles
from this city, is greatly excicted over the at
tempted rape of the l4-year-old daughter of
Col. B. Curtis, yesterday, by man named
VIM. Steele, nearly so years of age. Steele
figured as the principal in similar case some
years ago, and the Indignation Of the people
threatens to visit upon Steele dire results If he
is captured.
DISGUISE PIERCED.
BALTIMORE, June 22.-George Thompson, sea-
man, who murdered Capt. Milton B. Frank,
and cook, VIM. Geom, of the schooner Migno-
nette, on the James river, was arrested on
railroad train disguised in woman's dress.
DESTRUCTIVE RAINS.
BERLIN, June 22.-In the district of Lauban,
near Breslau, Prussia, Forrential, rains killed
ffty-six persons and destroyed 105 houses.
CLERICAL VICTORY.
Rome, June 22.-The triumph of the clericals
in the municipal elections excited the highest
expectations. OF fourteen vacancies they re-
turned thirteen candidates. The severity of
the contest was altogether unprecedented. OF
provincial counsellors they returned four ont
of FIVE.
KILLED BY THE CARS.
KANKAKEE, ILL.,, June 22.-Mrs. HolesI1ont
and Is months old child were run over by q
railroad train at Grand Fork station yesterday.
Mrs. Holesmont was fatally injured and her
baby instantly killed.
ARREST ORDERED.
WASHINGTON, June 22.-Commissioner Raum
has directed the arrest of late Deputy Collec-
tor Boone, of Brooklyn, N. Y, who, it is said,
is missing with deficiency of $4,000 in his
accounts.
ACQUITTED.
MILWAUKEE, June pa. @. Bridgman, ez-
Indian agent at Keshena, Wis.,. on trial in the
United States court CT charge of making
fraudulent returns to the government. was to-
day acquitted on all four courts of the indict-
ment
DESTRUCTIVE HAIL STORM.
NAPAHEE, Ont, June 22.-The storm on
yesterday did great damage four miles west of
this place. Five and half inches of water on
the level fell in less than two hours. Hail
stones as large as butternuts fell for an hour,
covering the ground. Geese were killed by the
dozens, hens leveled to the ground and large
quantities of glass in buildings broken.
Whole fields of rye and barley lay fiat and are
completely destroyed in Adolphtown.
TO HANG.
TORONTO, June>22.-The trial of George Ben
net, alias Dickson, for shooting Hon. George
Brown, resulted in q verdict of wilful murder
against the prisoner, who was sentenced to be
hanged July 23rd.