Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-05-09
WICKED DOINGS.
THE FREEMAN CASE Matched IN
KENTUCKY.
A Religiously Insane Colored Man Murders
His Children-Murderess Convicted-Da-
Wis, the Bigamist, Sentenced-st. Louis Ice
Houses Burned, Etc.

Houses Burned, Etc.
INSANITY AND CHILD MURDBR.
LOUISVILLE, May 8.-Clarksville spe-
cial to the Courier Journal. Consider
able excitement was caused yesterday by the
lodgment in our jail of Dan Lyle, colored,
his wife and negro woman named Susan
Tolley. It seems that Dan and his wife,
who have resided In civil district No. 18, this
county, for some time, where they have been
considered quiet, inoffensive people of good
character and frugal and industrious habits,
have more recently become imbued with
emotional religion which Dan has permitted
to unseat his reason, until ne is a perfect
monomaniac on the subject. He has as
serted that he was the Savior, his wife the
Virgin Mary and Susan Tolley, who lives with
them, prophecies. In his zeal
he has on diverse occasions appeared at
places of worship, both for white and black
people, and insisted on playing his part as
a preacher, to the great disgust of all pres
ent. Yesterday the constables of the Tenth
district procured a warrant for his arrest up
on the charge of disturbing public worship
and went to his house to execute the same.
Lyle resisted furiously and assaulted
Constable Saunders with an axe. Saunders,
in order to save his life, fired three shots at
Lyle, one of which took effect in his right
breast and two more in the groin. Lyle
then returned to his house and barricaded
the windows and door. Sheriff Moseby was
sent for, and Immediately went to the scene
of action, accompanied by Policeman
Morris of this place. Upon his arrival lyle
Immediately surrendered. Upon enter
ing the house the officers were
attracted by smell of putrid
human flesh, and, on making search, found
two of Lyle's children, aged respectively 8
and years, dead, with their necks broken.
From the appearance of the bodies, decom-
position having commenced, they must have
been dead some time. A jury was sum-
moned and a verdict rendered that the chill
dren came to their death by violence of the
parents. People from the neighborhood say
that the impression was that the crime was
originated by the "Virgin Mary and
"Prophetess," who both have welded q
strong influence over Lyle, and he did the
killing to relieve the woman of care of the
children, believing that for the occasion he
was Herod. Lyle's wounds are very painful
but not considered mortal.
TROOPS TO PREVENT RIOT.
COLUMBUS, O., May S.-Gov. Foster has
received a telegram from Sheriff Coulton, of
Wayne county, asking for troops to keep
down riot which was threatened by nearly
five hundred white miners if the colored men
in the mines were not discharged. The gov
ernor has authorized the use of troops.
STRANGE SCENE IN COURT.
DETROIT, Mich, May Sat Manistee to-
day Nichols Baylie and wife were examined
before Justices court, on charge of keeping
a house of ill fame. The examination was
attended by forty ladies, prompted by de-
sire to encourage the unfortunate girls who
were inmates of the den. The ladies before
the opening and at the close of the court
prayed and sang gospel hymns.
THE CHAMPION BIGAMIsT.
CHICAGO, May Sin the Davis bigamy
case this afternoon, the jury promptly found
a verdict of guilty and fixed his punishment
at five years in the penitentiary and to pay
fine of $1 900, the extreme limit of the law.
BLACK FIEND LYNCHED.
LOUISVILLE, May S-The Cowrier-J our
nGps Hopkinsville correspondent telegraphs:
Last evening, negro man committed rape
near Fairyiew, Todd county, upon Mrs. Geo.
Salmon, who had been married about eigh.
teen months. Her husband left her in the
morning to assist in moving mill and told
her she had better 60 visiting. She started
and had gone some distance from home,
when negro plowing in a field near by
struck her with stick and left her, doubt
less thinking she was dead. He soon re-
turned and finding she had somewhat re-
covered and had endeavered to reach home,
he followed her and cut her throat. She is
now dead. The negro was arrested and par
ties started to take him to Elkton to put him
in jail, but it is said that he was taken from
the guard, shot several times, and left hang
ing to tree.
DECAPITATED BY AN ELEVATOR.
MILWAUKEE, May S.-Jimmy Batter, aged
II years, was instantly decapitated by the
elevator in Martin block this morning. He
put his head through the door of the eleva-
tor, and was caught by the platform.
BODY FOUND.
The body of John M. Werner, an inmate
of the national soldiers home, was found in
the Menomonee river this morning. He has
been missing some time.
FATAL SULPHUR EXPLOSION.
SHAMooKM. Tex, May t8.--An explosion
Of sulphur in Henry Clay county probably
fatally burned William and Robert Rarper,
Joseph Griffith, George Reed and Samuel
Straw
GALVESTON, Texas, May S.-Isham KNAPP
pan, colored, was hanged at Fort Worth yes
terday for the outrage of a white woman.
The father of the woman made the moose.
During preparation for death, Knappan
joined in praying and singing, and said to
the 10000 people present: 81 was a soldier
in the Union army for ten years, but bless
God I am now soldier of the cross. am
perfectly satisfied and willing to die. Fare
we'll ALL" The trap was then sprung.
KILLED BY FALLING COAL.
WHITEHALL, N. Y. May 8.-A pillar of ore
forty feet high, in lifts shaft, Minville,
fell to-day, killing Roger Moynahan, and
Willie O'Neill, and injuring several others.