Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-07-11
NOI9S
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES
A Hanging Affair In Arkansas with Singu
lar Incidepts-Fires in Cincinnati ana
GAINESVILLE, Mfch.-stabbed by Jealous
Husband-Sunstrokes in New York.
AN ARKANSAS HANGING.

AN AhAAhoAo dAHGlhGs
MEMPHIS, Tenn, July 1O.-Geo. Sanford
and Richard Mckee, both colored, were
hanged yesterday at Osceola, Arkansas, for
the murder of Armestead Penn, colored, on
the 9th of November last. In an interview
the night previous to hanging both confessed
their guilt, but said the Lord had pardoned
them. At noon they left the jail under
strong guard and walked to the place of ex-
ecution, quarter of q mile. The gallows
was erected on the bank of the Missis-
sippi river, under gigantic old pecan
tree. The condemned men Joined in singing
"Hark, from the Tomb, Doleful Sound,''
and ''Show pity, Lord, oh Lord, Forgive
On the scaffold Mckee confessed to murder
ing Penn. Sanford spoke for several min
utes, his voice clear and firm, saying he was
guilty and he, too, was prepared to die. At
the moment great feeling was exhibited by
many of the crowd and number push
ed their way through the crowed, climbed
the steps of the scaffold, grabbed them by
the hands and bid them goodbye.
The drops were sprung at 2 o'clock
McKee's neck was broken by the fall. San-
ford's moose slipped little and was drawn
up against his left cheek. He cried out,
"Oh, kill me- kill me!' and made many
spasmodic twitches, at one. time drawing
himself up double. Three thousand people
witnessed the execution, which was the first
ever had in the county.
ONE TRAMP MURDERS ANOTHER.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, July 10.-Two tramps,
passing through Stoneville, Westmoreland
county, yesterday, were noticed to be talking
excitedly, one remarking SD d-n you,
I'll kill you.'' Nothing was thought of this
until last evening, when the body of one of
them was found lying in a
road near Scottdale, with blood
Near by lay a large boulder covered with
blood, while evidences CT a terrible struggle
were plainly visible. There was nothing ON
the remains to learn mis- identity. OF course
officers are in pursuit, and it is thought will
succeed in capturing him in the next twenty
four hours.
FIRE IN CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI, July 10.-Mehr & Mohr's
whisky house, Nos. 40 and 81 Sycamore
street. was wholly destroyed by fire this afr
ternoon. The building belonged to the
estate of Edmund Dexter. Loss, Sic, 200,
fully insured. Mohr & Mohr's loss on stock
is estimated at $4,000, also fully insured.
There were several explosions during the
fire but no one was injured.
FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION.
PITTSBURGH, July 10.-This morning at
2 O'Clock one of the battery of seven boilers
in Painters iron mill on the south side,
exploded with e loud report, killing Fred.
Greble, engineer, and VIM. Black, fireman.
They were buried under the debris and
horribly mangled. Grebls leaves a family.
Black was only eighteen years OH. The mill
had not started, and there were only three
men in the boiler room. The other man
escaped.
FIRE IN GAINESVILLE, MICHIGAN.
DETROIT, July 10.---The Touring mills of
E. 0. Grosvenor of Janesville we're burned
this morning. Loss $15,0OG. Bullock's
carriage shop followed, with a loss of So 900;
insured $1,000. W. w. Pratt's, agricultural
implements; loss $1,000. Smith Bros. &c
Loomis of jackson, two buildings, loss 81, 500
and $500; four smaller buildings. Total
loss aggregate $4,000, with little insurance.
STABBED BY THE HUSBAND.
FoRT WAYNE, Ind, July 10.-Joseph Ban
nigan, young man employed in the Pitts
shops, was stabbed in the face and right
breast by VIM. Spocks Saturday morning at
two o'clock. Bsnnigan was found by Spocks
with his wife, under suspicious circumstan-
ces. Bennigan is resting easily. No arrests.
FOUND DEAD.
COLUMBUS, o., July 10.-A man named
Lind was found dead by the side of a rail-
road track near Newark to-day, by his SON.
in-law, Junius Moore. Lind was on spree
on July 5th, and had not been seen until
found to-day.
KILLED By THE HEAT.
New YORK, July 10.-Many prostrations
| and seven deaths by heat in this city to-day.