Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-12-12
FIVE BRAVE FIREMEN LOST
Desperate Assault Upon Revenue Off
GERS by MOOnshiners.
GOULD'S GREENHOUSE GONE UP.
LIBEL SUIT AND SUICIDE.
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MILWAUKEE, Dec. 11.-John G, LUDWIG, ;
prominent attorney here, has begun sui
against Inc proprietors of the EoenSnq Wis
corsal for $4,000 damages. He was attor
aey for Sophia Bower, who recently killed
her lllegitimate child, and the alleged slandel
grows out of that case.
August Diedrich, German teamstsr aged
50, walked into an East Water street our
store this evening, bought q pistol, and SEN
3 bullet into his brain, while the clerk was
making out bill for the price of the weap
GA. Domestic trouble is the reported cause.
MURDERED IN THEIR BED.
CHICAGO, Dec. 1.-THE Triba1se's Daven.
port, Iowa, special says: A horrible mur,
der occurred last night three miles from
Colons Station, on the Chicago, Rock IsIsnd
L Pacific railroad, thirteen miles east of
Davenport. at an early hour this morning
Thomas Dilley, wealthy farmer and old
resident, was found dead in his bed, his skull
crushed in and his face and body horribly
disfgured. Beside him was his wife uncon-
scious and probably fatally injured by blows
about the head, inflicted by sharp instru-
ment. A short distance from the house a
spade, battered and bloody, was discovered.
Is had evidently been the instrument of
death. There was quite sum of money in
the house which was not touched. It is
believed an old grudge and a law suit in
which Dilley came out ahead were the causes
Of the deed. Two young men, Clement and
Albert Gallon, are suspected and the police
are on their track.
SOUTH CAROLINA TRAGEDY.
CHARLEsTowN, S. c., Dec. 11.-The Neaos
and Courier has received details of the
murder Of Mrs. Kennedy in Ciarenday
county and of the subsequent lynching Of
the three murderers. Last Sunday Thomas
AeeDedy. living near Salem, intending to
visit Chariestown, went over TO his father
house, short distance from his own, to ask
his mother TO stay with his wife during his
absence. kennedy's wife was formerly Ada
Wright Of Darlington, Ohio, being married
abcGs year. She was only nineteen or
twenty years of age, intelligent, refined and
highly respected. When her husband left
she shut the door and sat down by window
TO write letter to her mother. As she sat
there she saw IN the yard DR.. Barnes COL
ored boy, about sixteen years old, employed
by Kennedy the previous week, and she
aoHASO W OIiuS ucT Ill or WOOD.
This boy had been induced by two negroes
AVlng near by, Vance Brant and his sister
Julia, eighteen and fifteen years, to hang
around the premises, and when Kennedy
left the place give a signal to Vance and
Julia, who kept themselves concealed.
These two heard of Kennedy's
intention to visit Charlestown, and thinking
ne would have good deal of money in the
HafnrrnInpn IN r. -,
When Joe turned to go for the wood he
gave the signal, and soon met Vance coming
into the yard. Vance asked him where
Mrs. Kennedy was, and went Immediately to
10 the window and three times attempted to
get in, and each time was showed out by Mrs
Kennedy. Finding that he was determined
to get in, she opened the front door and ran
through the yard, and was lust going
through the gate, when Vance rushed up, 9
stick IN hls hand, overlook her and knocked
her down. She implorcd mercy, and told
him she would give him all the money in
The house if he would spare her life. He
cursed her and said, "I have been waiting to
Kill you long time," and struck her two
more blows, in attempting to avert which
It Is supposed, her hand was broken. Just
then Julia came up with q hoe and severed
the head.
When MIR. Kennedy returned, Soma three
hours afterwards, he found his wife Wins
outside the gate, mutilsted, cold and stiff
her head almost severed in twain. The en-
tire Uranium was cut off from ear to ear
seaylng the brains scattered around on th,
ground. A jury of inquest being held re-
turned verdict murder in the highest de-
gree by unknown hands," Several ooIorei
persons were arrested Monday, but no ola,
70 their guilt being obtained thew wer
promptly released. On Tuesday the coIore,
boy Joe Barnes, was arrested. He showet
30 much confusion on being questione.
as to his whereabouts Sunday that only
Jew questions served ito bring out hi
fnll confession, from which the above &C
oount is taken. Vance and Julia denie
having anything to do with it, but th
Clothes they wore Sunday were very bloody
with small particles of brain upon then
The money and pistol of Kennedy, found il
their possession, were bloody, and, on be
ing questioned about the blood on thei
clothes, the woman said she had killed
chicken, and the man said he had kiIle
some psrtridges. On examination th
bloody finger prints on the hoe handle co,
responded precisely with those on the shaw
worn by the woman the day of the murde,
which circumstance had as great weight {
convict her as the testimony of the boy. Th
horrible character of the murder awakeue
intense indignation in the neighborhooi
and crowd of $50 white men and SO col
ored men assembled to punish the murde,
srs. A further examination estat
ished the truth of the confessio
of the boy Barnes. The negroes begge
the whites to permit them to take the prlsor
ers and burn them alive. This was refuse
but vote was taken whether they should b