Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-12-06
A DYING MURDERER.
GREAT FIRE 1T PORTSMOUTH REV
HAMPSHIRE.

Death In Florida of Young Man Who
Killed His Sweetheart in New York
Burning of Mills at Portsmouth, N. H.
Narrow Escape of Inmates-Ons Burned
And Others Ipjured-A Mysterious Dis
appearance Accounted For-He's Only
Running Away From His Wife-Old Spin
ner Lets Girl Get Her Hand Crushed,
MILL FIRE AT PoRTsMoUTH, N. H.
PORTSMOUTH, N. H., Dec. 4.-Shortly after
6 o'clock this morning. q fire broke out in
the fifth story of the large mill, and in less
than an hour both brick structures were in
ruins. The fire, it is reported, caught from
pile of waste in the hands of an employee,
coming in contact with a gas jet. The Free
Will Baptist church opposite the mill and in
dangerous proximity to frame dwelling, is
on fire. 1t is reported an employe named
Greenwood is burned to death, and that sew
eral were badly scorched and cannot recover.
The loss by burning of the mills is about
$500,00O. Nearly $50 operatives are thrown
out of employment. The fire spread so
rapidly that the occupants barely escaped,
as the flames rushed towards the stairway.
Several were, indeed, obliged to
leap over the fae in order
to make their exit, and some were
| burned. It is not known that more than
one person was burned to death, but had
| the fire bust out twenty minutes later the
| destruction of life must have been great, as
| the mill would have been in full operation.
| The mill was built in 1916 and ;46, was 204
! feet long, seventy feet wide, and six stories
| high with two ellis each 100 by 80 feet, two
stories high. In general appearance, the
| building was of the best. The mill manu-
| featured cotton goods and was doing an OK
ceilent business. The Baptist church was
| considerably damaged by water. Sparks
| from the fire igpited several buildings in
different parts of the city, causing much
| alarm but little damage. The insurance on
| the mills and storehouse burned is $4l1 900,
all placed in Eastern companies.
FOUND DEAD NEAR SANTA FE.
NEWPORT, II. l., Dec. 1T is reported
that Charles Potter, of this city, member
of the United States geological survey in
Colorado, has met foul play near Santa Fe.
Information was received here that the body
of the young man was found near Santa Fe.
No word has been received from Col. Potter
for nearly two weeks. He is q step-son of
ex- Gov. Van Zandt, and has wife and fam
lily in this city. All his friends are shocked
at his supposed death. The body had
wound in the head. A search party has
been sent out by Gen. Hatch, who will be
able to clear the mystery the latter part of
next week.
SUCCESSFUL. STREET ROBBERY.
PITTSBURGH, Dec. 4.-David Long, pay
master st Hubbard, Blackwell 81 Co.'s, was
passing along the street about 1 o'clock to-
day with package OF money under his coat
containing 81, 300, whena young man. after
tapping him on the shoulder to attract atten-
ton, seized the package and sped away. Sew
eral parties vino witnessed the robbery start
"a IN pursuit, but were not successful in
capturing the thief, who fired several shots
at his pursuers.
GEN. SPINNER s BAD LUCK.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Dec. 4.-This morn
ing Gen. Spinner, formerly of the United
States treasury, and Miss Raulson, of New
York, who arrived On the Mohawk on yes
terday, on visit to the generals family,
we're coming into the city. They attempted
to cross the railroad trestle as train was
backing and stepped on the timbers to let
the train pass. The young lady became
dizzy, sat down and her hand fell on the rail.
The engine passed and crushed her hand.
The physician thinks it can BE- saved with
the loss of the thumb. Gan. Spinner loses
his boat house by fire with the greater part
Of valuable collection Of curiosities.
A DYING MURDERER.
New YORK, Dec. 4.-Mayor Richards, of
Cedar Keys, Florida, tslegraphs as follows
IS A T
erson, sc Lewis street. Your city, when ar
rested had on two pairfof pants, those worn
outside were some oolored material. The
under pair were light tweed. The right
hand pocket of the light pants had two
holes, ono apparently caused by burn, the
other one by q bullet. An examination of
Gillen's person by DR.. % wens disclosed that
wounds were made by the bullet, which
| passed specifically down the inner portion
of the right thigh, coming out below the
knee of the right leg and entering the left
| leg just above the ankle, where it still re-
| mains. Gillen refuses any explanation of
| these wounds, telling DR.. Owen he would
rather tell him than any one except q priest,
| He wanted priest telegraphed for, but
priest could not be gotten there in less than
| twenty four hours, when in the doctor s
| OpA1thCh LIZ WVukA Do uoOloo5s Nllt0u az
knowledged the light pants were those he
wore when the deed pas perpstrated GiIlen
| is now unconscious aud evidently dying. AS
| long as he was conscious he persistently
wanted death, saying time and time again, I
| have nothing to live for; shot her by
accident, intending the bullet for myself and
that she would witness my death, and would
rather meet her in heaven than live with
out her. He also said while thedoctor was
probing the wound. Il might 60 back to New
York and be acquitted, but I don't want to
live after my girl is gone The arrest was
made by town officers. Gillen is at the
Calf House and everything possible is being
| done to save his life."
Mayor Richard, of Cedar Keys, teIegraphs
the superintendent of police here in answer
| to an inquiry, that Gillen died this after
| noon.
| DESERVING HIS FAMILY.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 1T has just transpired
through friend that Frank Riggs, the man
who disappeared from the st. Louis hotel
Thursday last, left for New Orleans that
evening and will sail for Europe by a
steamer. The friends statement is that
Riggs deserted his family on account of the
jealousies of his wife, which occasioned great
| unhappiness between them. He will make