Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-04-11
DEVILISH DOCTORS.


tor Accused of Poisoning His Wife and
MOther-in-Law-A Wicked Clergyman
Other Law Breakers and Sinners-A Days.
Doings In Grimes, Etc.
| AN EMBEZZLER JAILED.
CHICAGO, April 10.-Last December VIM.
FL. Escott, secretary of the Canada Invest
ment and Agency company of Montreal left
that city, having embezzled $17,840, of
which he took $4,000 with him. He has
been shadOwed since then, and to-day was ar
rested here as fraudulent creditor, and put
in jail, where he msy be kept at pleasure of
the company or until settlementAis effect
ed. He claims to have been robbed and TO
hayd none of the money left.
SPREADING SMALLPOX.
DR.. Ferdinand Meyer, of Mattison, ILL.,,
having, as is alleged, vaccinated a considera-
BILE number of persons in that town with
virus taken from the body of small l-pox
patient, thereby causing rapid spread of
the disease and securing large number of
| patients, having been suspected of the crime,
left Mattison for parts unknown. Great in
dignation prevails among the inhabitants,
| and, if found, Meyer would probably pay a
penalty Immediately.
TORTURED TO DEATH BY ROBBERS.
CINCINNATI, O., April 10. -Enoch Mass
lander, bachelor II years old, living alone
on farm in West Virginia, three miles from
Bellaire, O., was found on Wednesday burned
burned to death in his house. A large hole
! burned in the floor, but by some means the
fire had been extinguished. The theory of
neighbors is that robbers had tortured him
to death, trying to get him to confess where
his money was. Three years ago three
| masked men almost burned him to death for
the same purpose, and it was generally be-
lieved that he had large sum of money
hidden in his house.
MELTED GLASS.
PITTSBURGH, April 10.-Whittman & Co.'s
glass house, south side, was destroyed by fire
this morning. Loss, $4,000; fully covered
by insurance.
KILLED BY AN EXPLOSION.
New YORK, April 1O.-A dispatch from
Reading, Pa, says an explosion of dynamite
at Downington killed Jno. Powell and Robt.
Taylor, and severely injured twelve others.
The killed and wounded were quarrymen.
KILLED BY HER CRAZY SON.
LOUISVILLE, April 1O.-Mrs. Wilhelmina
Triske, German lady 60 years of age, was
murdered by her eldest son, William, this
forenoon. The boy has been crazy for the
past three years. No one witnessed the
deed, which was done with butcher knife.
STEAMSHIP COLLISION.
New YORK, April 10.-The Erpress says:
The steamship Scandinavian, one Of the
vessels used for the transportation of freight
by the Anchor line, bound for Bristol, Eng
land, with cargo of grain and cattle, was
in collision with an unknown vessel in the
lower bay this morning and was severely in
| jured. A hole was stove in her side and
water rushed in with great rapidity. There
were no passengers on board the vessel, be-
ing exclusively for carrying of freight. Sig
mails of distress were Immediately hoisted
| and tug boats ran alongside and brought
the Scandinavian back to port.
STATE SENATOR IN DURANGO.
SAN Francisco, April 10.-At Sacramento
last evening the State Senate directed that
Senator Kane be confined by the sergeant-at-
| arms until he purges himself from contempt
! and also deprived him of all rights as Sena-
tor. The motion to expel him was voted down.
Kane still refuses to tell the name of the
party that he alleges attempted to bribe him
with $1,000 to vote for certain bill.
Senator Kane, now in Jail at Sacramento,
will probably make no effort for his release.
preferring to wait the adjournment which
will occur on the 10Th, when he will be set
at liberty.
SUPPOSED MURDER.
New MARKET, N. Y, April 1O.-The body
of man nearly nude was found yesterday in
the woods at Durham. He had one arm
missing. His clothing was found scattered
about and there was every indication of
sharp struggle for life.
UNFAITHFUL MINISTER.
NoRwALK, Ct, April 1O.-The committee
of inquiry in the case of Rev. A. w. Paige,
charged with immoral conduct, report the
charges and specifications true, and recon-
mend his expulsion from the conference.
SUICIDE.
GALVESTON, April 10.-Wm. Steadman,
law student at Marshall, killed himself, as
signi ng as cause rejection of application
for admission to SWest Point, three wears
| ago,
SHOT DEAD FOR TEN CENTS.
New ORLEANS, April 1O.-John Sullivan,
keeper of the Barrett House, was shot dead
by John Raymond, colored. Difficulty about
| ten cents.
| CoNFESSKS TO MURDER.
MONTREAL, April 10.-Cleophar Lachance
has been arrested and confesses to murder
ing Miss DeSilet at Butstrade.
A WIFE PoIsoNER.
PHILADELPHIA, April 1O.-Dr. Gorsen has
been committed to prison on a charge of
poisoning his wife, lately deceased. About
week before the wife died her mother died
very suddenly, and prior to that her father
died. The wife left an estate of considerable
value.
A LoGGER's DEATH.
COLUMBUS, O., April 1O.-John E. Fellor,
a farmer living ten miles northwest of this
city, was killed instantly last evening while
rolling log on wagon. A chain broke
and the logg rolled on him. Deceased is a
brother of Rev. @. E. FelIor, of st. Louis.
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