Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-05-10
WICKED DOINGS.
TIE FREEMAN CASE MATCHED IN
KENTUCKY.
INSANITY AND A CHILD MURDER.

INSANITY AND A CHILD MURDER
LOUISVILLE, May 8.--Clarksville spe-
cial to the Courier Journal: Consider
able excitement was caused yesterday by the
Judgment in our jail of Dan Lyle, colored
his wife and anegro woman named Susan
ToIley. It seems that Dan and his wife
who have resided in civil district No. Is, this
county, for some time, where they have been
considered quiet, inoffensive people OF good
character and frugal and industrious haoits'
have more recently become imbued with
emotional religion which Dan mas permlttea
to unseat his reason, until he is perfect
monomaniac on the subject. He has as
serted that he was the Savior, his wife the
Virgin Mary and Susan Tolley, who lives with
them, a prophecies. In his zeal
he has on diverse occasions appeared at
places of worship, both for white and black
people, and insisted on playing his part as
q preacher, to the great disgust OF all pres
emit. Yesterday the constables of the Tenth
district procured warrant for his arrest up
on the charge of disturbing public worship
and went TO his house to execute the same.
Lyle resisted furiously and assaulted
Constable Saunders with an axe. Saunders,
in order to save his life, fired three shots at
I,vIe. one of which took effect in his right
breast and two more in the groin. Lyle
then returned to his house and barrlcaded
the windows and door. Sheriff Moseby was
sent for, and Immediately went to the scene
of action, accompanied by Policeman
Morris of this place. Upon his arrival Lyle
immediately surrendered. Upon enter
mo The house the officers were
attracted by smell OF putrld
human flesh, and, on making search, found
two of Lyle's children, aged respectively 3
and years, dead, with their necks broken.
From the appearance of the bodies, decom-
position having commenced, they must have
been dead some time. A jury was sum-
moned and verdict rendered that the chill
dren came to their death by violence of the
parents. People from the neighborhood say
that the impression was that the crime was
ORIGINATED by the "Virgin Mary" and
"Prophetess," who both have welded
strong influence over Lyle, and he did the
killing to relieve the woman OF care OF the
children, believing that for the occasion he
was Herod. Lyle's wounds are very painful
but not considered mortal.
TROOPS TO PREVENT A RIOT.
COLUMBUS, o., May 8.-Gov. Foster has
received q telegram FROM Sheriff Coulton, Of
Wayne county, asking for troops to keep
down riot which was threatened by nearly
five hundred white miners if the colored men
in the mines were not discharged. The gov
ernor has authorized the use of troops.
STRANGE SCENE IN COURT.
DErgorr. Mich, May Sat Manistee to-
day Nichols Baylie and wife were examined
before JUSTICES court, on charge of keeping
a house of i'll fame. The examination was
attended by forty ladies, prompted by de-
sire to encourage the unfortunate girls who
were inmates of the den. The ladies before
the opening and at the close of the court
prayed and sang gospel hymns.
THE CHAMPION BIGAMIsT.
CHICAGO, May SIN the Davis bigamy
case this afternoon, the jury promptly found
a verdict of guilty and fixed his punishment
at five years in the penitentiary and to pay a
fine of 81 600, the extreme limit OF the law,
A BLACK FIEND LYNoHED.
LOUISVILLE, May S-The Courier Jour-
MATS Hopkinsville correspondent telegraphs:
Last evening, negro man committed rape
near Fairview, Todd county, upon Mrs. Geo.
Salmon, who had been married about eigh
teen months. Her husband left her IN the
morning to assist in moving mill and told
her she had better go visiting. She started
and had gone some distance from home,
when a negro blowing in field near by
struck her with stick and left her, doubt
less thinking she was dead. lie soon re-
turned and finding she had somewhat re-
covered and had endeavered to reach home,
he followed her and cut her throat. She Is
now dead. The negro was arrested and par
ties started to take MIN to Elkton to put HIM
in Jail, but it is said that he was taken from
the guard, shot several times, and left hang
ing to tree.
OREGON FISHERMEN DROWNED.
New York, May SIN the storm Tuesday
last off the mouth of the Columbia river
Oregon, more fishermen than first supposed
were drowned. The bodies of 25 have been
recovered. Boats with bodies dashed to them
have been seen drifting seward. The storm
was the most severe in many years.
ST. LOUIS ICE HOUSES BURNED.
ST. LOUIS, May S.-Huse, LOOMS & Co.'S.
extensive ice houses on the river front, be-
tween Cass avenue and Florida street,
caught fire about 10 o'clock in the midst of
tremendous thunder and lightning storm,
and are now nearly consumed. The houses
we're about IS feet front each by $50 feet
deep, 10 to so feet high, and we're filled with
ice. The three houses contained from
10000 to 10000 tons of ice, nearly all Of
which is believed to have been destroyed
The loss is estimated at $4,000 to 100000
The insurance cannot be ascertained to-
night.
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