Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-12-09
AN AWFUL BATTLE

| AN AWFUL BATTLE
Between Two Louisville Policemen-Ons
Armed With Knife and the Other Will
a Pistol-A Chicago Street Car Hoists6
Thirty Feet BY Railway Train-Mysteri
GUS Murder of a Hunter in Todd County
Minnesota-Flre at Duluth, Etc.
LOUISVILLE, Dec. a.-Thts afternoon 6
terrible and fatal affair occurred between
two well known police officers, in which Of
foer John Borphy was instantly killed by OF
ficer Tony Casey. The two officers watching OF
different beats in the locality of the Nash
vile railroad shops, and about the time
named met in little signal shanty at ths
railroad crossing on Kentucky street, be.
tween Ninth and Tenth. The two officers
began to talk with each other and not being
on very friendly terms, soon got into quar-.
rel. Both men were terribly in earnest and
as they met, Casey DIRE"
his knife. At the same
time Brophy had got out his pistol. They
separated, they met and both knife and pis-
tol were brought in requisition. Brephy
fired ball, striking Casey near the right
shoulder, but whether the shot was fred be-
fore Casey had cut Brophy or not is uncer-
tain. Both attacks were near the same in
slant. Casey jabbed the knife into Brophy's
bowels just over the right hip.
Brophy did not fall at once,
however, but, striking Casey, knocked
him down aud jumped on him. Casey
then reached around his antagonist and at
tempted to stab him in the back, but befor 9
he could succeed bystander bad secure d
his knife and dragged the men apart.
After being pulled off of Casey
Brophy said, "I am cut, cut
bad" and turning on bis side
on an ash pile in the gutter, he died.
Casey was takent to his home Immediately,
on Oldham street, near Ninth. Bropby was
picked up and taken to room across from
where the tragedy occurred. Casey's physi-
clans say he has some chance of recovery.
II is impossible at present to fix the blame
of the deed upon any one. At any rate the
terrible affair is to be regretted by everyone.
Brophy and Casey have been members of
the police force for number of years and
have always been esteemed good officers, at.
tending to their duty industriously and MAX
ing great many arrests.
TWO NOTABLE RAILROAD ACCIDENTS.
CHICAGO, Dec. s.-Last night as the Mich
igan Southern accommodation train was ap-
preaching the Thirty-fifth street crossing,
VIM. F. Mackey, policeman, whose attention
was diverted by that train, was run over and
crushed to death under the wheels of a
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy freight train.
The accident threw car off the track and
down culvert, and switch conductor Robert
Beaubien, who was on top of the car, was
caught beneath the huge bulk and instantly
killed by its &eight.
WHEELING, W. Va, Dec. 8.--Jas. McGraw,
q fireman on the Baltimore & Ohio railway,
was killed at Bellaire last evening. He at
tempted to mount his engine on bridge,
but missed his hold and after being dragged
somea distance, fell to the street, a dis
tance of some twenty-five or thirty feet. He
was mangled terribly, portions of his body
being sirewn all eiong the tack. He had
been married but a few days to a daughter
of II. M. Ingles, superintendent of the Bal
timore q Ohio shops, at Bellaire.
STREET CAR HoIsTED.
CHICAGO, Dec. Slate last night, while
an Archer avenue street car loaded with pas
sengers was crossing the Lake Shore & Mich
igsn Southern railroad tracks at Clark street,
1t was struck by switch engine and lifted
clear off the track and dumped alongside of
the railroad tracks some thirty feet south of
the street-car rails. Nine of the passengers
were injured. Cornelius Haltran, the driver,
had leg broken, and is also injured inter-
nally. A man named Kennedy is also dam
gerously hurt. None of the passengers on
the street car were fatally injured, so far as
known. Several we're bruised, whose names
and the extent of whose injuries cannot be
learned. The blame seems to rest chiefly
with the Lake Shore authorities, who failed
to provide the usual signal lights or watch
men at the crossing, and bell signal. The
engineer of the locomotive, N. j. Ford, was
locked up last night, and this morning held
in 81 1000 bail before justice to appear when
wanted.
MURDER IN TODD COUNTY.
WApENA, Mimi, Dec. s.-News is receiv-
ed of the brutal murder of Orth Henderick-
son, in Todd county, twelve miles southeast
from here. Sunday morning last he started
deer limiting with his brother and they part
ed company in the woods two miles from
home. In about half an hour three shots
were heard, and when his brother reached
the spot he found Orth's dead body with
three rifle balls in it and kuife plunged to
the hilt through the body in various places.
The brother followed the trail of the MUIR
dersr six miles and lost it. Cause unknown.
FIRE IN DULUTH.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
DULUTH, Dec. 8.-A fire this evening
totally destroyed the residence of Rev. w.
NJ. Tracy, pastor of the Congregational
church, this place. Nearly all its contents
were saved, excepting q portion of his
library. Loss $2,4OO. Insurance on the
building $1 200, and on furniture $500.
small house alongside was also burned.
POISON FOB SALTS.
NEW YoRK, Dec. s.-During the absence
of the clerk from the drug store at 679
Washington street, William Wittenbrink,
the porter, waited upon q customer who
wished some salts. Wittenbrink gave oxalio
acid instead, and only theprompt attendance
of physicians saved the life of Mrs. Hackett,
who had used q portion of the package. The
porter was arrested.
a Pair of Wisconsin, Runaways.
To the Editor of the Globe.
WYOMING, Mimi, Dec. 7.-Reading differ
ent st. Paul papers, have not as yet seen
anything from the peaceable little village OF
Wyoming: but to-day quite sensation was