Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-05-21
DEVELISH DOINGS.
An Aged Couple of Stearns Terribly Beat
en- by Robbers Both In Critical COndi-
observation-disclosures.
BEATEN AND ROBBED.

observation-disclosures.
BEATEN AND ROBBED.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
SAUK CENTRE, May 90 On the evening
of the 18th inst, about dark, as an old man
by the name of Tresko, who resides about
three miles south of Melrose, Stearns coun-
ty, was out after his COWS, he was set upon
numerically, breaking his jaw, and
probably fatally injuring him, after
which they bound him to q tree, and
proceeding to the house at some little dis
lance, the ruffians, by beating and threats,
forced his aged wife to disclose where their
little ready money Some $500 was, which
they secured, and after gagging and tying
the old lady escaped at about eleven at night.
She succeeded in freeing helsslf
and alarmed the neighbors, who,
about daylight found and liber,
ated the old man. The injuries of both are
tense excitement prevails at Melrose and
vicinity. Sheriff Mickey, of st. Cloud, and
Deputy Doty, of this place, left for the
scene of the tragedy in answer to summons
by telegraph. Mrs. Tresko describes the
two assassins as two young men, Germans,
but can give no further description.
BODY FOUND.
Special Telegram to the Globe
RED WING, May 2O.-The body of P.
Linwig, the student who was drowned here
last Friday while out sailing, together with
seven others, was found and inferred here
| to-day.
FREEMAN's BANK FUNDS.
The ways and means committee instructed
Representative Wood, to report favorably to
the House the bill to abolish the Free
mans bank, commission and cover the funds
in their hands into the United States.
GOLD FLOODED MURDER.
CINCINNATI, May ga cold blooded
murder took place this morning near the
village of California, six miles up the river
fnom Cincinnati Mrs. Singer, a widow
about thirty years of age went out to cut
grass on the road side near the residence of
Mrs. Bateman. also a widow. Mrs. Bate
man ordered Mrs. Singer to leave. 1t ap-
pears she refused, whereon Mrs. Bateman
went back to her house, got double bar
relied shotgun and deliberately fired its con-
| JtHtS luLO lu0 Idce anu breast or MIS-. Sting
er, and then cooly went back to her house.
The murd 9r was witnessed by two men in a
field near by, and Mrs. Bateman was arrested.
Intense excitement was aroused, and the wo-
men of the neighborhood made threats of
lynching the murderess.
FOREST FIRES IN NEW JERSEY.
BAY SIDE, NJ j., May 2O.-Since Saturday
night the losses in the southern portion of
the county by forest fires will exceed $780,
900. The largest individual loss in this
county, was at Through Neck, on Tuesday,
when the finest farm houses and outbuildings
in the county, together with nearly 100 head
of sheep and cattle and number of valua-
BILE horses and muleswere consumed, the oc-
cupants escaping in their night clothes,
barely saving themselves from perishing in
the flames.
TREsPAssERs ARRESTED by TROOPS.
WASHINGTON, May 20.-A telegram has
been read at the war department from Gen.
Pope, stating he had succeeded in arrestine
Capt. Payne and his followers for violating
the Presidents recent proclamation against
invasion of the Indian Territory for mining
purposes, etc. The prisoners will be held
till instructions are forwarded from Wash