Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-07-13

Affair at Byers, COl.-An Unknown
Tramp Assaults aud Fatally Stsbs Three
PeaceabIe Citizens-The Tramp Shot Dead
by the Constable miscellaneous Crime
and CasualtvRacord
KILLED BY DRUNKEN DRIVER
GLEN HOUSE, n f., July IA terrible ac'
cident, caused by drunken driver, occurred
on the carriage road from the Glen House to
the summit of Mount Washington. This af-
ternoon about mile below the half way house
one of the six horse mountain wagons contain
ing party of nine persons, the last load of
excursionists from Michigan, to make q descent
of the mountain was tipped over and one lady
killed and five others injured. Soon after
starting from the summit the passengers dis
covered that the driver had been drinking
while waiting for the party to descend. They
left this wagon short distance from the sum-
NIT, and walked to the halfway house, four
miles below, where one of the employees of the
carriage road company assured them there was
no bad place below that, and that he thought
it would be safe for them to resume their seats
with the driver who was with them. Soon
after passing the halfway house, driving
around curve too rapidly, the. carriage was
tipped over, throwing the occupants into the
woods and onto the rocks Mrs. Ira Chichester,
of AlIegan Michigan, was instantly killed, her
husband, who was sitting at the other side,
being only slightly bruised. Of the other oc-
cupants, Mr. L. L. Towsley, of Kalamazoo,
Michigan, had his left arm broken and received
slight cut on the head.
Miss Josie Bernard, Of Kalamazoo,
slightly injured on the head. Miss Ella
Wellen, and Mrs. G. Ferguson, of Rome, and
oe Msoh Mi W
injured. Miss Emma Blackman, of Kalama-
zoo, escaped without injuries. The injured
were brought at once to the Glen House. Lind
sey, the driver, is probably fatally injured.
Mrs. Vanderborn, of Chicago, received slight
internal injuries.
MURDERoUs ASSAULT By TRAMP.
BYERs, Col, July 12.-Last evening an
unknown tramp, about thirty years old,
came to the depot and while engaged in con-
versation suddenly drew a large butcher
knife and gave Samuel Green cut over the
eye, cut John McGlynn so that his bowels
came out, and then stabbed Frank McCrack-
en-, the telegraph operator, probably fatally,
in the left side. McCracken ran across the
street, followed by the tramp, who was shot
dead by the constable. The tramp cannot
be identified, but is supposed to be maniac.
FIREWORKS ESTABLISHMENT BURNED.
New YORK, July 12.-Howelps fireworks
establishment, Front street, burned; in
sured. Howell, his clerk and two others
were somewhat burned.
RAFTsMEN DROWNED.
ODESSA, July PA timber raft with
forty persons on board was dashed to pieces
in the rapids of Drieper and all perished.
DEATH SENTENCE.
INDIANAPOLIS, July 12.-The jury in the
case Of Mrs. Brouen, on trial Tor the i1urder
of her husband, returned verdict Of muir
der in the first degree and the death sem
tence.
TO THE PEN1TENTIARY.
CINCINNATI, July 12.-Samuel P. Bowles,
ex-county engineer, who was convicted last
week of forging county bonds, was to-day
sentenced by Judge Burnet to serve term
of ten years in the penitentiary. The SEN
tence was suspended for sixty days to allow
an application for writ of error.
THE TERRIBLE FIRE CRACKER.
MICHIGAN CRY, Ind, July 12.-The fire
in Haskell & Barker's car company's lumber
yard to day, was caused by some small boys
letting off fire crackers among the shavings.
1t destroyed lumber to the value of $25, 600
to 500, 900. Joseph Mitchell, who was fighting
the fire, was overcome with heat and fatigue,
and will probably not recover.
TO HANG
CLEVELAND, July 12.-To-day john Welsh,
convicted of the murder of Andrew Jottasker,
was sentenced in Fremont to hang Dec. Sd.
Welsh protested his innocence.
cAPsIzED IN THE LAKE.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, July 12.-During the
storm Friday night boat containing man
named Miller, two children and boy amed
Rose, was capsized in Lake Winnebego. The
boy Rose was drowned. The rest clung to the
bottom of the boat twenty-four hours. The
boy died Saturday night and the others are in
a critical condition.
COL. CASH CoRRALED.
CHARLESTON, s. c., July 12.-Col. Cash was
arrested this afternoon by the sheriff of Chez
terheld county on warraat from the coroner
of Kershaw county, charging him with the
killing of Col. Shannon.
BOYS FOUND DEAD.
San FRANCISCO, July I'm. Gardner, aged
10, and 81. Fitch, aged II, were found dead
near Potter Valley, Mendacine county, one shot
through the head, the other through the heart.
No quarrel is known to have existed between
the boys, and it is believed to be case of mur-
der. mans track was found in the vicinity.
No other clue to the perpetrator.
SUICIDE OF A BRITISH BRAVE.
TOLEDO, O., July 12.-At 8 o'clock this after
noon Theodore Dunty, an Englishman, COM
mitted suicide by shooting himself through
the head. He had been on spree for seven
weeks. For twelve years he was private in
the Twenty-frst Scottish fusileers, and during
that time participated in the battle of Balo-
klava, Sebastopol and Kingburn, receiving for
his bravery fine silver medal. He leaves a
wife and four children.
DROWNED,
WASHINGTON, July 12.-To-night party of
excursionists from the NJ. E. church, who hae,
been down the river, was landed at the Seventh
street wharf, this city. The wharf not being
lighted, gentleman named Hoefflinger, and a
lady named Mrs. Sarah E. Rollins walked over
the side of the wharf into the water. Mrs.
Rollins drowned, but Hoeffiinger was rescued.
DISHONEST MERCHANTS.
CINCINNATI, O., July 13.-J. W. Christy, e..
g. Cabb, of the firm of Christy, Cabb & Co.,
and Oscar A. Ohristy, book-keeper, were ar
rested this afternoon on the charge of fraud, at
I