Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-08-07
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
GAMBLING HOUSES cLosED-FouND DEAD.
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Especial Telegram to the Globe.
MILWAUKEE, Aug. Gall the gambling
places in this city were ordered closed to-day.
This forenoon the body of an unknown
young man was found on the bluff near the
Lake House. 1t was badly decomposed, evi.
IDENTITY having been there week or ten days
A bullet wound was found in his chest and
revolver lay near by. Undoubtedly it is case
of suicide, but the fact that his clothes are not
marked by powder tends to create the belief
that he was murdered. The authorities are
unable to identify hun. He had reddish scar.
and a suit of good clothing. =
STRUCK FROM BEHIND.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, Aug. 6-At Oldtown,
Craighead county, few days since. John F.
Klingersmit agent of Streight Co., Indian
apolis. Ind, was killed by Calvin Smith, also
of Indianapolis, by blows from behind with
gun His skull was crushed. Both men were
engaged in getting out valuable timber and
had quarrel of two or three years standing,
originating in business rivalry. Mr.. Mont
gomery, also an agent for Streight, started for
Indianapolis with the body. but owing to hot
weather, was compelled to bury it at Gaines
ville Smith tried to escape, but was arrested
and jailed.
HORRIBLE CRIME OF A MOTHER.
AMER1oUs, Webster county, Ga, Aug. e.
Last evening, Woodson L. Gunnels, well-to-
do farmer, living twenty miles west of here,
left home to visit sick neighbor, and return
ing a. 10 o o'clock in the evening, found his wife
and nine of his ten small children in q horrible
sleep from the effects of morphia administered
in lemonade by Mrs. Gunnels. Gunnels was
married to this his second wife about ten years
ago and has by her four children. The other
six are children Of the previous wife, and as
far as known the stepmother has been duti-
full and kind parent to them. Medical aid was
Immediately summoned, but Mrs. Gunnels
soon died and no hopes of recovery are enter
tanned for three of the children. The others
are believed to be out of danger. A note in
the handwriting of Mrs. Gunnels was found
under the morphia on a table, in whlsh she
stated she had deliberately administered tho
morphia to the children and herself with the
intention of destroying them ali and that she
was not actuated by any domestic trouble.
SENT UP FOR FORGERY.
NEW YORK, Aug. Elm general sessions to-
day, j. Lloyd Haigh, the well-known iron rope
manufacturer, and contractor for the wire for
East river bridge, who by means of false &C.
ceptances caused the suspension of the Gro
GERS bank, was arraigned for forgery in the
third degree. Through counsel he pleaded
guilty, and stated that he had done all in his
power to repair the injury committed and i'm
plored light sentence. Judge Gildersleeve
severely reprimanded the prisoner and sentenc-
ed him to hard labor IN the State prison for
four years. The specific charge to which Haigh
pleaded guilty was forgery of draft dated
December Is, 1879, for $4, ,449.17, payable to
and signed by himself and accepted by Barney
d Ferris, of Sandusky, Ohio.
CHARGED WITH MURDER
CHICAGO, Aug. 6.-Daniel O'Neil, laborer
in the brick yard, was arrested today and
charged with the Mcmahon murder which was
committed a few days since. O'Neil denies all
completely in the affair, but Mrs. Mcmahon
positively identifies him as the man who en-
tered their bed room at sybreak and on being
discovered shot her husband.
FRAUDULENT CONSPIRACY.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 6.-The grand jury has
indicted Isaac Mcbride, Francis P. Goodwin,
Augustus Harmon, Charles W. Srhell and JOS
eph Mckinney. The charge is conspiracy,
growing out of the issuing of fraudulent tay-
ern license bonds.
FREIGHT HOUSE FIRE.
Sr. LOUIS, Aug 6.-The loss by the burning
of the railroad freight house in East st. Louis
last night was not 80 great as at first supposed.
Inose DeSt aDie 10 Juoge now pace Tue tOtal
loss at about $4,000. No insurance on the
railroad property.
BURNED TO DEATH.
New YORK, Aug. Ga fire took place this
morning in the Manhatten Vinegar company's
works, Brooklyn, aud when the flames were
extinguished the charred remains of the watch
man, Henry Susa, were found.
MASSACHUSETTS FIRES.
Boston, Aug. 6.-In Stonham to-day the
currying shop of NJ. E. Fitzgerald and build
ings adjoining burned. Insured.
There was loss of 1916, 900 to-day by fire, at
Lynn.
RIG NOSE GEORGE.
OMAHA, Aug. 6.--"Big Nose" George, alias
George Parrott, one of the Elk Mountain rob-