Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-06-19

City of the Doings of a Gang Worse Than
the Benders-- Colorado Fun with Pistols |
The Escape of Canadian Convicts--
Friday Night S1srm in Northern Ohio
Tornado at Harvard, Ill.
CHARGED WITH MURDER.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.l
DULUTH, June 1e.-Leduc, the man
who was shot about six weeks ago by c..
A. Krouse, at Fond du Lac, died this morn
ing from the effects of his wounds At
the inquest this morning the jury found
G.. A. KrOuse guilty of murder in the first
degree. Sheriff, McQuade went up to
Fond du Lac this evening with warrant
for Krouse's arrest 80
THE CoNv1cTs WHO JUMPED THE TRAIN.
BRooKvILIE, Ont, June 1S.-Two of
five escaped convicts who jumped from a
train near Cardinal yesterday, while on
the way to Kingston penltentiary, were
seen at Norristown, N. Y, opposite this
city. One of the five, who jumped head
first from a car window, was seriously
injured, and taken in charge by section
men at Lynne 1t appears the prisoners
were not properly handcuffed nor suffi-
GENTLY guarded. A case knife made into
a saw was used by the convicts for saw
ing the handouts When an officer at
tempted to get possession of the knife the
convicts passed it through the open VIM
dows to others, and succeeded in retain
ing it. One of the prisoners smashed a
comrades handouts with his own. The
others broke theirs over the backs of
seats. The guards were frightened and
powerless The prisoners said that if the
guard had not been increased at this
place all of the thirty three would have
escaped.
TWO WOODEN FACTORIES BURNED.
CHICAGO, June 1S-A fire at Peters
burg, Ill, has destroyed the Petersburg
wooden mills, owned by G.. Power, and
operated by D. Bale & Co. Only small
portion of the stock was saved. The
mills cost $4,000. Insurance $4,000.
Bales loss is $4,000; insured.
At Appleton, Wis, yesterday evening,
w. W. Hutchinson's wooden factory was
totally destroyed, the fremen being pow
erless on account of a strong gale, and
the inflammable nature of the materials.
Several persons narrowly escaped from
the burning structure. One man named
Nelson tainted and fell from the second
story and died while being taken home.
August Battle is missing, and supposed
to have persisted Three hundred hands
are out of employment.
J. F. Atkinson's chair and bed factory
was also burned. Loss SAC, 900 to $50, 900;
insured for $4,000. Hutchinson's loss
S55 .O00 insurance SA, 900.
A MURDERED SAILOR.
CLEVELAND, June 1S.-A foater recent
" found in the lake here was identified to-
day by a brother sailor as the body of
Thos o. Malta, of Chicago, who shipped
from that port last fall as mate of the
schooner John Miner, and it is supposed
was murdered by the captain Of the craft.
a Creole named Armstrong, who disap-
peared after his return to Chicago, On be-
ing accused of the crime, and cannot be
found.
A COLORADO FROLIC.
DENVER, June 1S.-At Kokomo this
afternoon A. L. Higgins, a well known
desperate, and Philip Foote, ex-marshal
of Kokomo, being intoxicated, began fir
ing revolvers at random. Shortly there
after meeting MayorDan Caster, Of Ra-
cine, Higgings fired on him, the shot just
grazing his head Policeman Brown or
dered them to be quiet and was shot and
dangerously wounded by Higgings. The
desper ADDE'S then fled to Racine, a small
village in the suburbs of Kokomo, and
prepared for resistance. A marshal and
posse pursued, and after wOunding Hig-
gins in the face, captured him and Foote.
They were taken to Deadville to avoid
lynching, the people of Kokomo being
much excited.
FRIDAY NIGHT STORM IN OHIO.
CLEVELAND, June 1S.-Severe storms
swept over part of Northern Ohio last
night. Trees were uprooted, buildings
blown down or unroofed by the wind, and
considerable damage done by lightning
and water. Near Canterbury barn was
struck by lightning and destroyed. Near
Mt. Liberty a railway bridge was partly
washed away Near Wakeman half of
Ruggle's grove was felled by cyclone
and several orchards were more or less
DESTROYED, barn torn to pieces and
horses and cattle killed or injured. Vio-
lent thunder, vivid lightning and torrents
of rain markedFhe storm, whose tracklwas
half a mile wide and duration one hour.
A WOMAN WITH ONE HUSBAND TOO MANY.
CLEVELAND, June 1S.-Early this morn
ing woman was seen to jump into the
river here near the water works. She
was rescued and kindly cared for, and
when sufficiently resuscitated she told a
strange story. Five years ago she mar
ried sailor named James Dyer, who soon
after shipped on the schooner Harvest
Home, which was lost on the voyage. Not
hearing from Dyer for two years, she sup
posed he was drowned, and married an
other sailor named Wallace Andrews, now
absent from home sailing on the lake. Two
weeks ago Dyer appeared, upbraided the
woman for being unfaithful to him,
and compelled her to live with him. She
tried to explain her relations with
Andrews, but her courage failed her, and
she became distracted. Dyer packed up
the household goods and shipped them to
Chicago, ordering her to follow, which
she refused to do. For the last three
nights she has slept none, trying to think
some way out of her perplexity Finally
she resolved upon suicide, with the result
as stated.
HARVARD, ILL, DAMAGED.
CHICAGO, June 1S.-The Times is told of
serious cyclone at Harvard, ILL.,, on the
Northwestern railroad First reports
| indicated that the entire town was de-
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