Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-29
TIE WABASHAW COUNTY TRAGEDY.
Especial Telegram to the Globe


Especial Telegram to the Globe.
LAKE CRY, Oct. 2S.-Probably the most
shocking tragedy ever committed in Wabashaw
county, was tina. Of the shooting of Mrs. Lowe
and her little son by the husband and father
Robert Lowe. brief mention of which was
made in the GLOBE this morning. Mrs.
Lowe, the murdered woman, was married to
Lowe in December, 1876, being at the time of
her marriage widow, her first husband, Alex.
Gray, dying about six years before leaving
his widow with family of four children.
The FIRST year of her marriage with Lowe was
marked with the usual degree of hap.
piness pertaining tc such events
but as the children by the first husband in
creased in age and strength, the tyrant hus-
band began imposing burdensome tasks upon
them and otherwise maltrea.ing them, even
threatening to shoot them if they refused to
obey him. From this, matters grew worse, un-
til Mrs. Lowe refused to live with Lowe any
longer, and In August last he started out west,
and Mrs. Lowe Immediately sued for divorce,
a few days ago Lowe returned to this city and
1t was agreed between the unhappy couple to
sign articles of separation without resoIting to
the courts for an adjustment
of their domestic troubles. They dined to
gether yesterday noon, Lowe in the meantime
writing several letters, among the number one
to his brother, giving him all his property,
which consisted Of q good farm. stock, ETC. :,
saying that all he wanted was decent burial.
Having settled his worldly affairs TO his satis-
faction, Lowe deliberately drew his revolver
and shot his wife twice, once through the
heart, and the other shot taking effect in the
side of her head. killing her almost instantly.
He then turned around aud shot the little bow.
firing two shots through his head. and
then went down in the field, where
his brother-in-law was husking corn, telling
him what he had done, renarking also that if
he would follow him down into the ravine he
would also find him dead. His brother.in law
tried to stop him, but he broke away from him
and ran down into the ravine, about mile
away, where he was followed shortly by party
of his neighbors, and where the dead body of
the unfortunate man was found. There is but
one theory advanced as to the cause of the
murder, and that is that the man was insane
The coroner was Immediately summoned, but,
as it was not thought necessary to hold an in
quest, the murderer and murdered were all
buried this afternoon, thus closing the most
shocking tragedy ever known to this comm.
nifty.
THE BOND FoRGERIEs.
CHICAGO, Oct. 28.-J. B. Doyle, who was ar
rested here recentlv with a large amount of
counterfeit bonds in his possession, was before
United States Commissioner Hoyne this fore
noon, o nthe charge of forgery of United States
bonds and coupons to the amount of $38 600.
aud was held in $4,000 bail, in default of
which he was sent to the county Jail.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2S.-The bonds taken from
Doyle when arrested in Chicago, are undergo
ing critical examination in the bureau of en-
craving and printing.
NEW YORK, Oct. 2S.-The examination in
the case of William B. Brockway, charged with
the forgery of more than $4,000 in United
States bonds, was set down to-day for the 18th
of November by United States Commissioner
Allen.
GREAT FIRE IN LYNN, MASS.
LYNN, Mass. Oct. 2S.-About this morning
the large steam mill of J. N..Buffman was dis
covered in ablaze. The new engine house,
Allen &c Bordin's paper box factory, Timothy
Newbalrs Railroad house. Chapman Bros. dye
shop and j. Otis Marshalls woodwork build
ings and other manufacturing works also
quickly took fire, and the flames were soon {
full sweep. large number of poor families
in the Railroad house lost all their effects The
flames were finally controlled after hard work
by the fremen. The loss it is estimated will
reach 81 ,000, 600. A large number of work.
men are thrown out of employ Eent, j. N.
Buffman & Co. had no insurance.
THE MISSOURI TALBOT FAMILY.
The examination at Marysville, No., yester-
day and to-day of Mrs. Talbot, her two sons and
the hired man for numbering DIR. Talbot, the
husband and father. on the night of Sept. 10Th,
resulted in committal of the two sons and hired
man, without bail, and finding Mrs. Talbot an