Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-04-04
SHOT By rLAcKMArLINe HUSBAND.

| PltteDursh Aims House MURDER.
SHOT BIZ gI.AcKMAILING HUSBAND.
New YORK, April 3.-William Simpson, Jr.,
a pawnbroker, was shot this evening in his
store, q Chatham street. by George @. Ran
dolph, under Indictment for an attempt to ex-
! tort money from him by threats. Randolph
and Simpson had at one time visited Miss
kimberly, whom Randolph married in Decen-
| Der, 1877. Immediately after the marriage
Randolph began demanding hush money from
Simpson about some. hing in connection with
| Simpsons former visits to the lady.
Various sums were paid from time
to time, and ut length Simpson
received in consideration of $1,000, release
from all further claims. Immediately, how
ever Randolph renewed his demands, and up
on writing threatening letter was arrested.
He was released on bail this afternoon. Kan
dotph entered the store of Simpson, and upon
the latter refusing to speak with him, Ran
delphi drew pistol and fired, the bullet strlk-
ing the upper lip and ripping open the cheek
passed out at the right ear. Simpson fell on
his face and Randolph, leaning over the coun-
J ter, put a pistol to his back and fred second
| bullet, which penetrated the liver and lodged
near the spine. Randolph was arrested. The
| wounds are dangerous.
DEAD BoDIKS EXPOSED.
New YORK, April 3.-The vault of the Wes-
| ley NJ. E. church caved in, exposing to view an
immense number of bodies, the rotted collins
being broken by falling brick.
Twenty or twenty-five years ago, when the
age of sanitary reform began, the health au-
ICthorities caused the vaults to be closed and
their use abandoned. They were then full. 1t
was estimated that fully 5000 bodies had been
| deposited in both.
AS shelf after shelf rotted away and fell I'M
der its CHASTITY burden, the collins were more
| closely packed, the space at the top grew
| larger and room was made for more shelves.
! The topmost had reached the arch when
the entrances were sealed and earth was filled
| in on top. Again and again, in after years,
the rain made holes through the ground, and
at the old entrance the arch caved IN, but the
holes were stopped up and no more was thought
of it. big shed was built over the vaults in
place of the smaller one that once stood be-
hind them, and fifteen or twenty tons of coal
were dumped in it. This great weight weak
ened the arches and they fell with a crash.
RoBBER BAND IN PENNSYLVANIA.
New YORK, April 3-A special from Reading,
Pa, says the people of Hornbrook township,
Chester county, are in a terrible state of alarm
over the depredations of band of WEIGH
mountain thieves who are burning their barns
school house of large bible, nailed 1t to tree
and posted notice with skull and cross bones
attached, stating that if the horse insurance
company followed them up to make arrests,
fearful desolation would follow. Members of
the detective company have had their horses
and cattle poisoned.
WISCONSIN CRIMES.
MILWAUKEE, April 3.-Sam. Whitaker, con-
victed of ravishing Mrs. Michaelek, was this
morning sentenced to twelve years in state
prison.
The Senti1aerS Kewaunee special says the
body of Supervisor Joseph Holmb was found
hanging in his barn. 1t is suspected he was
poisoned and the body hung to avert suspicion.
RIoToUs STRIKERS AT CoHoEs.
New YORK, April 3.-The EUening Post has
special from Cohoes last night saying Harmony
mill tenements, occupied by French operatives,
''scabs, were assailed by mob of strikers and
the doors and windows wrecked. The police
force is wholly insufficient to extend the need
ed protection and special officers are being
sworn in. The com pany have made arrange
ments for a supply OF filling which, in addition
to what is furnished at the mills, will be q
sufficient supply to keep the 1000 looms now
running in operation.
EDITORS DISCARDED.
LANCASTER, Pa, April 3.-Judge Patterson
has stricken from the roll of attorneys the
names of Steinman and Henley, editors of the
Lancaster Intelligencer, the offense being mat
ter published therein, the judge holding that
voluntary assumption of editorial duties does
not relieve them from the, obligations of their
oaths as attorneys.
JAIL RESCUE FRUSTRATED.
Los VEGAR, N. NJ, April 2.-This evening
two desperadoes, David Rudebagh and John
Allen, entered the Jail, shot and fatally wound
ed the jailor, and attempted to rescue Webb,
prisoner under death sentence for murder. The
rescuers were scared off before accomplishing
their purpose. posse are In pursuit. If cap
tured they will certainly be lynched.
DON'T WANT HIM HANGED.
BALTIMORE, April 3.-Frank Bragden col
ored, convicted of the murder of Susan Law
renee, has been sentenced to be hanged, but
the archbishop and other prominent citizens
petition for a communication of the sentence.
OIL AND wATER-FRENCH AND IRISH.
BELLEvILLE, Ont, April ga party of 300
Irish and French Canadian railroad laborers,
on the way to Manitoba, engaged in free fight
at this station and several were badly hurt.
The riot was quelled and the train proceeded.
THE AIMS HOUSE MURDER.
PITTSBURGH, April Sat Rising River the
coroners investigation in regard to the aims
house mulder closed this afternoon, and the
jury returned verdict that j. Goehering came
TO his death from blows inflicted by Joseph
Coolhoff and Robert Crawford, in charge of
the insane department. All oshers attached to
the home are exonerated.
MISSING DEFAULTER.
WHEELING, W. Va, April 3.-Some excite
ment exists in this city this evening in conse-
quence of reports affecting the standing of the
Wheeling Hinge company. 1t appears that
recent examination of its affairs revealed
considerable shortage, compared with state
ments made by its superintendent l.. E. Han
som. Mr., Hanson has left the city under the
pretense of going East. So far as known the
company is solvent and its operations will go
on as usual Monday.
A KANSAS BREEZE.
S T. LOUIS, April 3.-A Post Dispatch special
from Ottawa, KS, says cyclone struck that
place about o'clock last evening, completely
demolishing seven residences on Elm street
and badly injuring five others in the same vi
cinity. 1t then jumped five or six blocks and
again struck the ground near the river, where
it destroyed several residences and barns, tore
the roof off the x. c., l.. & st. L. railroad
freight house and overturned several freight
cars. In North Ottawa twelve or fifteen resi-