Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-16
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES,
SAD SUICIDE IN PIERCE COUNTY,
WISCONSIN.
Pennsylvania Railroad Officials Ipjured
In COllision-A Gang of Railroad
Freight Robbers Pulled by the Chicago
POlIce-Murder In Kentucky-A Lake
Michigan Tug Cspsizea and Three Per-
sons Observation-Disclosures
SUICIDE IN PIERCE COUNTY, WIS.
Especial Telegram to The Globe.


RED WING, Mimi, March 15--
News reached here to-day of the suicide of
Mrs. Dexter Owens, wife of well-to-do
farmer living in Pierce county, Wis, about
six miles from here. The rest of the family
were absent and on returning home found
Mrs. Owens hanging to one of the rafters in
the attic of the house. There is no cause
attributatable to her act unless insanity, as
she and Mr.. Owens have always been known
to bes happy couple.
TRUE BILL.
ST.. JOHNS, N. B., March 15.-The grand
jury have returned true bill against Capt.
Tower and seaman Thomas, charged with
scuttling the barque Brothers Pride.
RESPITE GRANTED.
HUDSON, N. Y, March 15.-Henry Moett,
sentenced to be hanged here Friday next,
has been granted respite till April 3Oth.
STEAMER FIRE ExT1NGU1sHED.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 15.-The fire on
steamer City of Sidney was e1tinguished
early this morning. The damage was con-
fined to the compartment in which the fire
originated, and will not, it is thought, ex-
coed ten thousand dollars loss on cargo. TIE
ship is very little injured and can be made
ready for sea in day or two.
RAILROAD FREIGHT ROBBERS ARRESTED.
CHICAGO, March 15.-The police have cap
tured an extensive gang of railroad freight
car robbers whose depredations within two
months have, it is believed, amounted from
thirty to forty thousand dollars. The suf-
ferers have been the Lake Shore, the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy and the Chicago,
Rock Island g. Pacific roads. A large guam
THY of plumber has been recovered. Tim
Moore, q notorious crook, heads the gang.
Their plan was to rob the cars while on the
track here, under the pretense of being en-
ployes of the railroads.
RAILROAD OFFICIALS INJURED.
PHILADELPHIA, March ia collision at
Fourth street and Woodland avenue on the
Westchester railroad between a passenger
train and special, containing the officers
of the road, resulted in injury to Washing
ton Hickman and Mr.. Malin, directors, j. E.
Taumm, president, and Samuel Munchower,
baggagemaster. Lorenzo Beck, Westches-
ter, had his leg broken.
The president and another officer were on
tour and telegraphed Argera to hold the
train. The dispatch was received three
minutes after the train had left. Argera tel
eeraphed the fact back, but the train on the
other line had left and the collision soon fol-
lowed.
FATAL QUARREL.
LOUISVILLE, March 15.-The Courier
Journal special from Monterey, KY, says
]. William Wise and VI. Pearson quarreled
about o tobacco stick at that place this even
ing, when the former crushed the skull of
Pearson with stone, and that he died with
in an hour. Wise escaped. Pearson leaves
wife and small children.
MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE.
CINCINNATI, March 15.-John WEIGH, on
trial at Fremont, Ohio, for the murder of q
man named Cotteracker in May, 1878, was,
this evening, found guilty of murder in the
first degree.
CINCINNATI, March 15.-A Gazette special
says: Richard Dearborn, of Kendallville, Ind,
wealthy farmer, committed suicide by
hanging in his barn. He had been in ill
health for some time.
oAPs1zED IN RACE.
PENrwArER, Mich, March 1.-THE two
little tugs, Gem of Pentwater and Lamont,
started from here on q 1926 race yesterday.
The former arrived at Ludington, the des-
tination, but after twice going out in search
of the Lamont, that tug was finally discover
ed capsized, with the crew missing and
doubtless drowned. Charles Lamont, his
son George and Palmer Hill, all of this
place, were on the Lamont.