Daily globe., 1880-04-05
SHOT BY BLAcKMAILINa HUSBAND.

and Simpson had at one time visited MISS
Limberly, whom Randolph married in Decem'
ber, 1877. Immediately after the marriage
Randolph began demanding hush money from
Simpson about something in connection witt
Simpsons former visits to the lady
Various sums were paid from tims
to time, and at length Simpson
received in consideration of $1,000, release
from all further claims. Immediately, how.
ever, Randolph renewed his demands, and up
on writing a threatening letter was arrested
He was released on bail this afternoon. Ran.
dolph entered the store of Simpson, and upon
the latter refusing to speak with him, Ran
dolph drew pistol and fired, the bullet strlk-
ing the upper lip and ripping open the cheek
passed out at the right ear. Simpson fell on
his face and Randolph, leaning over the coun.
ter, put pistol to his back and tired second
bullet, which penetrated the liver and lodged
near the spine. Randolph was arrested. The
wounds are dangerous.
DEAD BODIES EXPOSED.
NEW YORK, April 3.-The vault of the Wes-
ley NJ. E. church caved in, exposing to view an
immense number of bodies, the rotted cofins
being broken by falling brick.
Twenty or twenty-five years ago, when the
age of sanitary reform began, the health au-
thorities caused the vaults to be closed and
their use abandoned. They were then full. 1t
was estimated that fully 5,O00 bodies had been
deposited in both.
As shelf after shelf rotted away and fell un-
der its CHASTITY burden, the collins were more
closely packed, the space at the top grew
larger and room was made for more shelves.
The topmost had reached the arch when
the entrances were sealed and earth was filled
in on top Again and again, in after years,
the rain made holes through the ground, and
at the old entrance the arch caved In but the
holes were stopped up and no more was thought
of it. big shed was built over the vaults IN
place of the smaller one that once stood be-
hind them, and fifteen or twenty tons of coal
were dumped in it. This great weight weak
ened the arches and they fell with crash.
RoBBER BAND IN PENNSYLVANIA.
NEW YORK, April 3.-A special from Reading.
Pa, says the people of Hornbrook township,
Chester county, are in terrible state of alarm
over the depredations of band of Welch
mountain thieves, who are burning their barns
and driving off stock. They robbed a country
school house Of large bible, nailed it to tree
and posted notice with skull and cross bones
attached, stating that if the horse insurance
company followed them up to make arrests, a
fearful desolation would follow. Members of
the detective company have had their horses
and cattle poisoned.
WISCONSIN CRIMES.
m1LNAUhEbs ApIl1 w bAoe"HANA3 OoH
victed of ravishing Mrs. Michaelek. was this
morning sentenced to twelve years in state
prison.
The Sentiners Kewaunee special says the
body of Supervisor Joseph Holmb was found
hanging in his barn. 1t is suspected he was
poisoned and the body hung to avert suspicion.
RIoToUs STRIKERS AT ooHoEs.
NEW YORK, April 3.-The Evening Post has a
special from Cohoes last night saying Harmony
mill tenements, occupied by French operatives,
s'scabs," were assaiied by a mob of strikers and
the doors and windows wrecked. The police
force is wholly insufficient to extend the need
ed protection and special officers are being
ments for supply of filling which, in addition
to what is furnished at the mills, will be a
sufficient supply to keep the 1000 looms now
running in operation.
EDITOhS DISBARRED,
LANCASTER, Pa, April 3.-Judge Patterson
has stricken from the roll of attorneys the
names of Steinman and Henley, editors of the
Lancaster InteIligencer, the offense being mat
ter published therein, the judge holding that
voluntary assumption of editorial duties does
not relieve them from the obligations of their
oaths as attorneys.
JAIL RESCUE FRUSTRATED.
Los VEGAR, N. NJ, April 2.-This evening
two desperadoes, David Rudebagh and John
Allen, entered the Jail, shot and fatally wound
ed the jailor, and attempted to rescue Webb, a
prisoner under death sentence for murder. The
rescuers were scared off before accomplishing
their purpose A posse are IN pursuit. If cap
tured they will certainly be lynched.
DON'T WANT HIM HANGED.
aoI-
ored, convicted of the murder of Susan Law
renee, has been sentenced to be hanged, but
the archbishop and other prominent citizens
petition for communication of the sentence.
OIL AND wATER-TRENCH AND IRISH.
BELLEvILLE, Ont, April "a party of 800
Irish and French Canadian railroad laborers,
on the way to Manitoba, engaged in free fight
at this station and several were badly hurt.
The riot was quelled and the train proceeded.
THE AIMS HOUSE MURDER.
PITTSBURGH, April Sat Rising River the
coroners investigation in regard to the aims
house murder closed this afternoon, and the
Jury returned a verdict that J. Goehering came
to his death from blows inflicted by Joseph
Coolhoff and Robert Crawford, in charge of
the insane department. ALI others attached to
the home are exonerated.
KANSAS BREEZE.
ST. LOUIS, April 3.-A Post Dispatch special
from Ottawa, KS, says cyclone struck that
place about O. clock last evening, completely
demolishing seven residences on Elm street
and badly injuring five others in the same vi
cinity. 1t then jumped five or six blocks and
again struck the ground near the river, where
it destroyed several residences and barns, tore
the roof off the X. c., l.. d st. l.. railroad
freight house and overturned several freight
cars. In North Ottawa twelve or fifteen resi-
dences were totally destroyed or badly damaged.
The evening train from Lawrence was caught
at the junction, a mile from town, and one
passenger Car and two freight cars upset. One
passenger was seriously injured. The storm
proceeded TO the northeast, destroying the
Spencer and Williamson and two other frame
houses on it's way. Among the persons seriously
injured are S. T. Bevjer and family, j. Mar.
shall, A. H. Baldwin, Mrs. Black, Mrs. Hast
ings and Mr Jones. A child of Mrs. Blacks
was killed, and some twenty others slightly
wounded. Lumber and furniture were scat
tered for blocks around, and in some cases
horses, CATTLE wagons and even persons were
hurled through the air.
Grass, hedges, grain, and trees were pulled
out of the ground; the feathers were plucked
from chickens, water blown from ponds, and
houses torn to splinters. The track of the
storm varied in width from three to fifty rods.
THE PENNSYLVANIA CoRRUPTIoNIsTs.
HARRISBURG, April 3.-The Dauphin county
court adjourned to-day until the 18th inst.
None of the men recently convicted of corrupt
solicitation put in an appearance It is gener-