Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-07-19
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DOUBLE MURDER.

Turns Out Large Defaulter.
DOUBLE MURDER.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
RICHMOND, Va, July Yesterday Maj.
Thomas Woodward, county treasurer of
Princess Anne, and G. M. Mupden, two
prominent citizens of the county, had dis
pute growing out of political discussion at
the court house, both being psstially intoxi-
Gated. Finally Woodward left the court
house building, and for some rsason jumped
into wagon owned by Munden, who or
dered him out. Woodward refused to get
out, when Munden caught his horse by the
head and commenced turning him around,
finally capsizing the wagon and throwing
Woodward to the ground and bruising him
considerably. Woodward, when he got up,
drew revolver and fred at Munden, wound
ing him in the breast. Munden then drew
his revolver and fired three shots at Wood
ward, each of which took effect, killing him
instantly. Munden's wound was a fatal
one.
HELLIsH OUTRAGE.
Especial Telegram to tho Globe.
LEAvENwoRTH, KS, July 18.-NeWs has
reached here of hellish outrage committed
upon helpless woman, at Hunnewell, the
present terminus of the Southern Kansas 81
Western railroad. Arriving alone at Well
ingtop from the East, on her way to Fort
Reno, she was advised by a nan who had
succeeded in ingratisting himself into her
confidence to so by way OF Hunnewell. At
HunneWall she was decoyed into saloon
under the pretense of being taken to break
Il f..t.,
the prairie and outraged in broad daylight
by eight men and left naked and insensible
in the burning sum- and So raIAained until
found and taken to Reno. It is said that
the perpetrators of the affair are well
known, but there is no news of their cap
ture.
posToFFJoE DEFALCATIoN.
RICHMOND, w., July 1S.-Postofce inspsc-
tors w. T. Henderson and P. T. Shallcross,
under orders from the postoffice department,
have been for several days investigating the
affairs Of the Richmond posteffice with view
to asoertaining its condition, and have discoy-
cred that there ia a shortage of about 81. 300.
Over So 500 of this deficiency is due to POST
master Forbes having oVerdrawn his
account that much since his
last quarterly report, which was
turned in properly balanced and accepted as
is not made good by the postmaster or sure
ties at once, or within the next forty eight
hours the department will cause his arrest and
proceed against him for embezzlement. There
were rumors afloat last night of this trouble
in the postoffice, but nothing positive could be
obtained. The above information is correct,
coming as it does from Inspector Henderson
himself.
LYNCHED.
DENVER, COL, July 1S.-T,i5nne's Santa Fe
special: Dunnigan, who murdered Greego a
few days ago, was taken from jail last night by
a body of masked men, who put rope around
his neck, dragged him short distance to an
alley and hung him, and then riddled his body
with bullets.
UNPRovoKED MURDER.
CINCINNATI, July ia telegram from New
Albany Ind, says most unprovoked murder
was committed there shortly after IL o'clock
this morning. dance had been given at the
house of William Martina. respectable col.
ored man, and at its close John Woods and an
other colored man got into dispute Martina
went to paoify them, and while standing with
one hand on Woods shoulder, speaking kindly
to him, Woods suddenly drew revolver and
shot Martina through the heart. The MUIR
derer was arrested.
PROTECTING A F1END.
DRADtORD, fas, July lo-IulS RlteruOuu d.
J. Moon, saloon keeper at Rev City, attempt
ed two rayish two little girls, and large mob
surrounded his house and declared their
purpose to lynch him. He was res.
cued by citizens and taken to
another house. When this was discovered, the
mob followed and broke in the front of the
building. The citizens protected Moon, how
ever, and telegraphed to this city for officers,
wko ara now on their way to Rew City.
Later-Moon has been received by officers and
removed.
KuLED-DRoWNED.
ST. LOUIS, July 1S.--Augustus N. White, an
enploye in the depot yards. was run over and
killed by locomotive athalf-past ten tonight
skif containing Angus Haroevitz, wife and
three children, while coming down the river tc-
day, collided with the steamer Jennie Lewis in
the upper part of the city, was upset and the
mother and one child drowned.
MURDER IN CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, July 18.--This morning at % clock
Geo. Lee shot and instantly killed Chas. Ran
ales, both colored, at No. 400 South Clark
street. A woman is said to be implicated in
the affair.
SEVERELY BURNED.
HARRISBURG, July 1S.-Last night while Jno.
Gaffney, night boss, and Laurence and Peter
Kinney, employed at the steel works, were in q
pit attending to the gas generator, an explosion
occurred, severely burning all of them, Gaff-
ney's injury being serious.
Baby Carriages at Cost
Closing out the entire stock to make room
for new goods, at the 99.Cent store. Splendid
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