Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-01-13
DIED OF HIS INJURIES.

DIED OF HIS INJURIES.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
CRooxsroN, Jan. 12.-Wm. Snyder, assaulted
by Alex. Gillen opposite Grand Forks, on the
Minnesota side as published in the GLOBE of
Friday last, died Of his injuries yesterday
morning.
WIFE MURDER AND SUICIDE.
MILWAUKEE, Jan. 12.-Capt. W. G. Wilkin-
son, leader of the band at the National Sol
diers' home, shot himself and wife sometime
during the night, Both are dead. Cause, do
nestle trouble. For the past ten days Wilkin-
con has been on spree. Saturday his wife
applied to Gen. Hincks for an order stopping
her husbands beer. This being granted, made
Wilkinson morose and low-spirited. Sunday
night he came to the city, saying to an inmate
of the home that he must have whisky or he
would 60 crazy. Ho il known to have taken
several drinks while in the city, and is sup
posed to have returned home about o'clock.
On entering his sitting room he found his
wife ut the writing desk in a very unhappy
state of mind. She bad already written
a letter to her sister in Chicago, and was en-
gagged in answering an advertisement for a
conpanion to sick lady.
Both Wilkinson and his wife were quick tenn
pered, and "a he was feeling sullen and bitter
towards her for having stopped bis beer allow
ance, and she probably thinking of leaving
him, their meeting was naturally not pleasant.
There were no witnesses to the tragedy and the
manner of tho murder and suicide rs yet are
connective. When found, Mrs. wilkinson was
lying, on her face, both hands
S1asp.d a ,, across ss;, her breast
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of her sudden death. The door leading to the
bedroom was open and on its Threshold lay
the murderer IN pool of his own blood. He
was lying upon his back, mis- left hand across
his breast, while the right hand dropped care
lessly across the thigh. Near him laid i've
chamber revolver, carrying 32-l0O ball, three
b loads rs4 fs his in s iss 'y .sssei ss
foot Of his wife's bed, in which lay
her youngest child. babe of four months.
In the next room slept the two older girls, one
of them the other years of age, and q
neighbours boy, aged 10. Yet these little ones
| slept soundly and heard not the angry words
nor murderous shot. Before tho children
were removed from the house the little 3-year
old girl had seen her father and mother, and
looking up innocentlY 30 bystander
said, My mamma died; my father made her
die" The children are very beautiful little
girls, and are being temporarily cared for by
Mrs. Shaffer, who lives at the Home.
wilkinson was born in Leeds, England. He
served as a band master in the Seventy-frst
Pennsylvania. In 1874 he was admitted to the
Dayton Branch Home, and in the same year
Transferred to Milwaukee,. Mrs. Wilkinson's
msiden name was Eagan. Her mother and
sister reside in Chicago.
ARREsTED.
WASHINGTON, N. c., Jan. 12.-Another arrest
has been made in connection with the brutal
murder on Wednesday night last of Geo. P.
Herth, and tho police are now confident they
haye tho negroes who committed the crime and
sufficient evidence to connect them. The names
of the persons arrested are, Babe Bedford, Ed
ward Queelan, Sandy Perm and Benz. johnson.
There is great excitement here.
NEGRO BRUTE LYNeHED.
BALTIMORE, Jan. 12.-Saturday George Peck.
colored, was arrested for attempting to assault
Ida Hayes daughter of we'll known citizen
of Bealesville, Montgomery county. Yestsr.
day he was taken from the Jail by mob and
hanged in front Of the Presbyterian church.
SUICIDES.
new YORK, Jan. I2.-Henry Holland, aged
%, killed himself this morning in his Office.
Henry Probst, we'll known musician, dis
couraged by non success in business, hanged
himself last night.
OFF THE TRACK.
BELLOWS FALLS, Vt. Jan. 12.-Saturday
night the owl train from Springfield to White
River Junction and Montreal, over the Central
Vermont, had narrow escape from serious
accident About midnight, half mile
north of here, the switch-rod broke, throwing
the engine and whole train, except one sleeper,
off the track, the engine turning completely
over. The passengers and employees were
oh brulseQ.
none seriously.
SUICIDE IN JAIL.
DoYLrsrowN Pa, Jan. l2.-Joseph Halfner,
of Andalusia, was committed to Jail Sunday
evening on tho charge of numbering Jacob
Gerber. His wife and child called to see him
rthis morning, but when the cell door was
| opened he Was found dead, having cut dis
throat from ear to ear.
Funeral of Sarah Smith Stafford.
TRENTON, N. j., Jan. 12.-The funeral OF
Sarah Smith Stafford took place this evening.
| Thousands of persons visited the rcaidence and
the church. wreath of flowers from Presi-
dent Hayes and the flag of the: Bon Homme
solsnce was also received by the family from
President Hayes.
LADY IN THE CASE.
| FORT SCoTT, KS, Jan. IA special to the
Monitor says: Last night at Weir City Chas.
L. Wallace, young lawyer, was waylaid, shot
and mortalIy wounded while passing along the
street. He refuses ia give any account of the
shooting any Information regarding IT.
cause. 1t is stated, however, that there isl
lady in the case, and the assassination last
night was the result of conflict for her hand.
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Senator Lamar Stricken with Paralysis.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Jan. l2.--Aualanche special
| from Jackson Miss saws Senator Lamar Was