Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-01-19
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

A Terrible Crime at yer, Mass.-Burr Rob-
bins. the Well Known Circus Man. Fatally
Injured Miscellaneous.
BURR ROBBINS FATALLY INJURED.
MILWAUKEE, Jan. ia GAINESVILLE special
says Burr Robbins, the we'll known circus
proprietor, was fatally injured this evening,
and death is expected to ensue before morn
ing. Robbins was in his little steamer on
Rock river, running rapidly, when his head
came in contact with bridge, literally
crushing in the front of his skull and break
ING his jaw. While doctor was dressing
the wounds Robbins dictated and signed his
will. The accident is a shock to this COM
munity, of which Robbins is respected
citizen.
OUTRAGED AND MURDERED.
AVER, Mass. ), Jan. 19.-Mrs. Maria L. Crew,
90 years of age, wife of Joseph Grew, living
on the Libby farm, Crotch Ridge, this State,
was outraged and murdered yesterday. Her
husband left the house about noon and re-
turned about 8 in the evening, finding the
house locked, curtains down and no light.
Noticing the hatchway partly open he en-
tered that way, went to the kitchen. lighted
a lamp, and found his wife lying dead in the
bed room, covered over with quilt. She
was shot three times in the face and once in
the chest. He ct once notified the neigh
bors, and DIR. Hartwell, of Aver, medical
examiner, was summoned. Deputy Sheriff
Brown and other officers were soon on the
ground endeavoring to trace the murderer,
who is believed to be tramp seen in the
vicinity that afternoon. This man is de-
scribed by neighbors as calling at several
places for water, and at some under pretense
of buying farm, and enquired about Mr..
Crews place. Henry G. Hewin, young
man, called at Crews about 2:15 in the after
noon on an errand. Mrs. Grew told him she
had caller who wanted to buy their farm.
and seemed pleased. She was sitting in q
rocking chair on the opposite side of
the room from the stranger, sew
ing. About o'clock Miss Anna
Parr called and found the door locked and
one inside, and looking through the key
hole saw the key was on the inside, and
she knocked. A strange man came to the
door. She inquired for Mrs. Grew and was
told she had gone up town. She says the
man kept his bands behind him and shut
the door to the width Of his foot. An
autopsy this morning showed the woman
was outraged, then killed. -Four pistol balls
we're found, one on the right side OF the
eye. The pistol was held so near as to burn
the eyebrows and face.
THE HAYDEN JURY.
New HAVEN, Jan. 1S.-The jury in the
Hayden case remained, to-day, locked up in
the county court house. Nothing to indi-
cate any agreement.
MORE OF BoGERT's swINDLINa.
New York, Jan. ia temporary injunc-
ton has been granted restraining the Mer-
chants Exchange bank and the sheriff from
taking further action under the banks at
tachment of Bergen county New Jersey
bonds, which the bank holds as collateral
for money loaned BENZ. @. Bogert, late
treasurer of the New York produce ex-
change. While Bogert had the treasury
ship of Bergen count, it is alledged there
wore over issues of bonds to the amount Of
$751; ZOO. These Bogert gave the bank az
security for money borrowed.
PIECE OF FORGED rAPER.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. ia bill in equity
has been filed by James Conway & Co.
against the Central National Bank and j.
Lloyd Haigh, of New York, on which pre-
liminary Injunction was granted, restraining
the bank from parting with
the custody of draft
for $2,950, drawn by Haigh to his own or
der on plaintiffs firm and forwarded to the
Central National Bank for collection.
CRUEL SHEPHERD.
New YORK, Jan. 17.-Agents of the So
ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Chill
dren brought into the supreme court to- day
all the children in the Shepherds Fold,
twenty-five in number, charging the Fold
with starving and neglecting the helpless
little ones. Pending investigation, the chill
dren were committed to the care of the So
ciety. One child is said to be in the hospi-
tai because of lack of nourishments.
DEATH FROM HYDRoPHoB1A.
WILMINGTON, Del, Jan. 17.-Richard G.
Alexander of Delaware City, Newcastle
county, was bitten by dog six weeks ago
and died of hydrophobia in great agony, last
night, after an illness of five days.
,, POISONED HIS WIFE.
CrNNc1NNATI, Jan ia Commercial spe
cial says John Dyer, sswho has been on trial
the past TWO weeks at Albion, DeKalb coun.
| ty, Indiana, for the murder of his wife, was
found guilty at midnight last night, anG
sentence fixed at imprisonment for life
Dyer was a farmer, lived four miles from
Kendallville. His second wife died sud
denly January last, about two months aftel
marriage. The body was exhumed and
strychine found in the stomach. Dyer flee
and was after several months arrested il
Illinois,
OGDENsBURG, Jan. 18.-James Ellis ani
his son John were drowned in the st
Lawrence at Morristown yesterday. Th'
boy had on his skates and was pushing his
father before him on sled, which suddenly
went in hole. Cries were heard, but wher
assistance arrived both had disappeared.
| STABBED.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 18.-Frank Smith wa
stabbed in the neck on the street in tn
northwestern part of the city, between 8 ant
9 o'clock tonight, and died in fifteen min
utes. He and John Stoffle had got into