Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-08-03
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
WIFE MURDER.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Aug. 2.-Anotber horrible
cessful one, occurred in the West end. The
parties were James Curran and his wife Maria.
The latter was dangerously shot through the
left lung, and is now lying in preoarious con-
aition. The couple have been married four
teen or fifteen years. Curran always lived
peacefully with his wife, and treated his family
well, until some four years ago, when he began
to show signs of insanity, became despond-
ent, melancholy, and in some manner
got the idea that his wife was nnfaithful
to him, though the suspicion seems to have
been unfounded. Finally he became violent,
threatened his wife so often that by the advice
for lunacy. The examination took place four
years ago. go.
BE was declared sane by the jury Imme-
diately after the trial he quit the city andwent
out into the State, leaving his wife(to take
care of herself and children as best she could.
This morning Curran arrived in this city from
Chicago, went to his home. said tozhis Wife
night. why, Jim," she replied, I've
not been tormedting you. I've been working
all the time here at home" He then put his
hand in his pocket and pulled out pistol.
The frightened woman Eprang up and dashed
out of the door, closely followed by her hus-
DanQ, VINO began url0g aG neI. Gne unlIQ 6nOG
striking her in the side.
at the Jail. He is more like clerk than q
laborer wild look about his eyes shows
his insanity. He talked freely with the news
paper man. He arrived here, he says, this
morning from Chicago. The reason he
left his wife four years ago
was because he found she was a bad character.
What did YOU shoot her for?" 'She's been
tormenting me all the time was at Chicago.
She was not there just now, but she bewildered
me. She followed me all over"
THE DEAD IN THE TUNNEL.
New YORK, Aug. 2.-The cofferdsm at the
shaft of the Hudson river tunnel to recover the
bodies of the men buried beneath the fsllen
roof of the connecting chamber has proved
unsuccessful. It was found that after the
dam had been excavated to the depth of fif-
teen feet, water rose in the enclosure and en-
tered in such volumes that rotary pumps and
syphons were found inadequate to carry it
away. At first it was supposed the water
came from the sewer in the vicinity, but when
the tide came in the bottom of the dam be-
came again flooded. The plan of sinking a
caisson in the dam and thus forcing up the
earth and water by compressed air is sug-
gested.
FATAL PLAL.
LANCASTER. Pa, August 2.-While Frank
Stevenson, aged 10, and his brother Willie, chill
dren of VIM. Stevenson, of Columbia, were
playing burglars" with their father revolver,
the weapon was discharged and Frank instantly
killed.
THE DEADLY CoRNICE.
FREEPoRT, ILL.,, August 2.-Last night, a cor.
nice loosened by high wind, fell to the side
walk killing Miss Bertha Dietrich, and dan
gerously injuring Miss Menzer Kamp.
his SISTERS MURDERER.
DANvILLE, Va, Aug. 2.-Jas. T. DeJsrnette
has been indicted for the murder of his sister
last month. DeJarnette in Jail Saturday at
tempted suicide.
SEVENTEEN YEARS.
DANvILLE, Va, Aug. 2.-Louis Ramey, ne
gro, convicted at the last term Of the corpora.
tion court at Danville of murder in the first
degree, for killing shis wife, but granted new
trial, was tried to-day again in the same court
and convicted of murder in the second degree
and sentenced to the penitentiary for seventeen
years.
PARDON REFUSED.
ALBANY, Aug. 2.-The following telegram was
sent to New York this afternoon: To Vim. f.
Kintzing, New York. The Governor is unable
TO Justify QlmbelL III any AutcI1CICuCo Will tuo
execution of the law in the case of the unfor-
tunate prisoner, Balbo. Signed, Edward
Miguel, pardon clerk"
CHURCH BURNED.
HARRISBURG, Pa, Aug. 2.-Fire at West
Fairview, opposite this city, this afternoon de.
stroyed the Lutheran church, four frame cot
tages and several stables. Loss between
$4,000 and $4,000.
FOUNDED TO DEATH.
COUNCIL BLUFFS. Ia, Aug. IA murder oc-
Cured in Norwalk township, this county, near
Weston, on the Rock Island road, about seven
o'clock this morning. A young man named
Owen Liekay, from Illinois, employed on the
farm of August Anderson, was assaulted by
Patrick and Michael Radigan, living on an ad-
Joining farm, and was pounded to death. The
trouble was the result of Liekay undertaking
to drive through lane of the farm of the
Radigans, aud Mike repulsed him, as he he'd
incurred his displeasure on former occasion.
The murderers were arrested by Deputy Sheriff
Chatterbuck, and are now in Jail in this city.
suICIDED BY DROWNING.
COLUMBUS Ohio. Aug. 2.-Annie Grangwer
employed at the insane asylum, shielded to
night by drowning.