Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-08-06
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES
Record of the days DeviI,rles and Dis
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DEFAULTINa BANK PRESIDENT

Record of the days Devil,rIes and Dis
asters.
DEFAULTING BANK PRESIDENT.
DENVER, Col, Aug. 5-Unlted States Marshal
Wilcox arrived from New York tonight with
W. H. Cushman, defaultipg president of the
First National Bank OF Georgetown. The bank
failed in 1877. Investigation disclosed the fact
that Cushman had embezzled funds of the in
stitution. He was indicted by the United
States grand jury, but suddenly disappeared
and has been at large until a week ago, when
Marshal Wil-on arrested him ut New York
His whereabouts have been an open secret
during three years, but no efforts were made
to secure his arrest. 1t is said that he is now
desirous of clearing up matters, and that the
arrest was at his own request. Influential
parties have given bail in the amount of five
Thousand dollars,
STEAMSHIP ON FIRE.
RlMoUsKr, Quebec, Aug. 5.-The steamship
Miramichi, from Quebec fol- Gulf ports, with
LILO passengers, took fire this morning while
proceeding down the river. The passengers au
first We're greatly alarmed, but Captain Davis
soon calmed their fears. The fire was ex-
tinguished before much damage was done. The
cargo of the vessel sustained no damage and
proceeded on her voyage.
4 WOMAN IN IT.
San FRANCISCO, Aug. 6.-James Cahiil, as
sayer, this afternoon fred a harmless shot at
Mrs. N. Sheline, then shot himself through
the head. Cause unknown.
DIED OF THEIR INJURIES.
MoBERLY, Mo-. Aug. 5.-Engineer Bienville
and his brother, who were injured by the rail-
read accident near there Yesterday morning,
died last night.
WRECKED BY BULL.
BRIDGEPORT Conn.,, Aug. 5.-The engine and
baggage car of the through passenger train,
last evening, on the Houstonic road, were
thrown from the track by bull and badly
wrecked. The engineer Geo. Bowers and ex-
press messenger, Abe Tucker were severely in
jured. Ira Horsefoud, fireman, was injured.
The passengers were badly shaken up.
KENTUCKY TRAGEDIES.
CINCINNATI, Aug. 5.-A Flemipgsburg (Ky.)
special reports the shooting fatally of Perry
Jefferson at Mays Lick, on the Sd of August,
by two negroes. and the subsequent lynching
of the negroes. No further particulars.
The same special notes that an organized
band of regulators in Fleming county have
given Charles Marshall defeated candidate for
State senator, two days to leave the county.
The same order has been given another man.
Both the Ostracised gentlemen are wealthy citi.
zens.
BALBo's LAST DAY.
New YORK, Aug. 5.-In the afternoon the re-
strictions imposed as to the admission of visi-
tors to the lower corridor of the Tombs, where
Balbo's call is situated, we're temporarily re-
moved, and large number of persons, some of
whom were priests, were permitted to pass the
iron wicket. Balbo was soon standing midst
the group. His sallow face has grown pale
and there Is an occasional nervous tWitching
around his mouth and eyes. The gallows will
be erected to-day. One entrance to the prison
was crowded with well-dressed aud respectable
looking women, who eagerly sought permission
to enter.
HELD FOR THE GRAND jerry.
New YORK, Aug. 4.-Judge Duffy gave his
decision this afternoon at the toombs police
court, in the matter of the complaint Of Bray
ton Ives Co, brokers', against Lawrence R.
jerome, Jr., Edwin Patchell and VIM. McGib-
bon, OF alleged larceny of railroad securities
of the value of $S7, 7,O0O on the evening of July
3, last. The judge holds there is probable
cause to commit them for action of the grand
jury, and bonds were required from the &C.
cused in 81, 0C0 each, and these were immedi.
ately execHted.
TEXAS TRAGEDIES.
GALVESTON, Aug, 4.-Ne,rs special, Brenham:
W. P. Allen last night shot and instantly killed
Deputy Sheriff Will F. Garrett in house of
i'll fame where Garrett had gone to make an
arrest. At Sherman in an alteration, Weaver
stabbed and Killed Cox; both farmers.
BOLD ROBBERY.
TORONTO, Aug. 5.-To-day while making q
deposit in the Dominion bank man named
Petman, clerk OF a building and loan associa-
tion, was robbed of $1,000 by two Americans
who escaped. He laid the bank book and
notes on the counter while getting his checks
marked. On turning around few seconds
later both were gone.
PORK PACKING FAILURE.
PITTSBURGH, Aug. 5.-Reese Owens, promi-
nent pork packer here, failed to-day. Liabili-
ties, SIG, 200; assets MOI known, said to be
small.
FREIGHT HOUSES BURNED.
ST. LOUIS. Aug. G.-The freight house Of the
Indianapolis & St. Louis railroad, situated on
the bank of the river in East st. Louis, togetb-
er with 1000 feet of platform, track, etc, and
some fifty cars, most of them laden with gener-
al merchandise, burned between and z o'clock
this evening. One of the freight houses was
used by the Cairo Short Line and had very
little freight in it, but the
one used by the Indianapolis & st. Lou is
had considerable amount of cotton, grain
and other valuable commodities in it awaiting
ehipment, all of which was destroyed. Loss
of railroad property and freight in cars, roughly
estimated at 100000. Value of merchandise
in the freight houses is not known. The rail-
road company has insurance in an open policy
in Indianapolis.
GAMBLERS RAIoED.
BUFFALO, Aug. 5.-The police tonight made
wholesale raid on the keepers of gambling
rooms, arresting the proprietors and lodging
them in station bOuses. The latter threaten
to 5 wear out warrants against the pool sellers
at the trot tomorrow. claiming the same right
to gamble in public as that allowed pool seIlers
and keepers of wheels of fortune that have
been in full blast on the grounds of the associ-
alton during the week.
PASSENGERS soALDED.
NORWICH, Aug 5.-At 1 O'Clock, the train
from New London to Norwich, while standing
on the track, at Thames Grove, this afternoon,
was run into by q freight train coming
up behind it. The freight train
was moving slowly, but the shock drove in the
head of the boiler. Escaping steam instantly
filled the rear OF the passenger car, scaldipg
many of the occupants. None were fatally
hurt, but considerable number were wounded.
ELEVATED RAILROAD COLLISION.
New YORK, Aug. 5.-A collision occurred
this afternoon at 59th street and Ninth avenue,
between two trains on the Sixth and Ninth
avenue elevated railroad. The engine of the
Ninth avenue railroad was deserted by the en-
gineer and fireman while in motion and the
engine and one car were precipitated to the
street at the end of the route. No person was
injured.
Catholic Temperance Convention.
SCRANTON, Penn. Aug. 5:-The Catholic tenn
perance convention of the United States adopt