Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-02-28
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Cremation of Children in Catholic
Asylum at Scranton, Pa.-Fifteen Bodies
Recovered and Two NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Death in Chicago-NIiscellaneo
oppHANAGE CREMATION.


oRPHANAGE CREMATION.
SCRANTON, Pa, Feb. 27.-The Catholic
orphanage, Hyde Park, Scranton, burn ed early
tonight; fifteen children taken out dead and
two missing.
LATER.-Seventeen children were burned,
fourteen boys and five girls. The building,
st. Patrick's orphan asylum, situated on the
corner of jackson street and Lincoln avenue,
about mile from the center Of the city, is &C.
cupied by number of sisters of charity, and
under their charge were forty children from
to 10 years old. The boys and girls occu.
pied separate dormitories on the third floor.
At $50 "a sister took them to their
rooms and locked the doors. Descending the
stairs she Dissolved smoke issuing from
room of the second story. Opening the door
fire was raging along the ceiling. Making
way to the upper floor the sister darted up
stairs and found the girls room full of smoke.
She ran to the lower floor and started back to
get the boys. The smoke was
pouring into the hall In binding clouds
and when about halfway up
the stairs the sister met a stranger. She
her, saying the boys had been rescued, and 1t
would be dangerous to 60 for them. She re.
luctantly went back. The alarm brought
four fire companies. The flames
were raging fercely. When the
dremen went to work, they
were informed Of the belief that some chill
dren were still in the building and made an eff.
the flames were beaten and the door of the
domitory burst open. The victims of the fire
were found beneath the cots. Only two were
touched by fire, but all had evidently been
dead some time. Intense excitement prevails.
MYSTERIOUS DEATH.
CHICAGO, Feb. To-day the police were
notified of mysterious case Of the body of
man lying dead in bed, at 347 South Clark
street, which recalled some of the circum-
stances of the Chastine- Cox murder case, and
On going to the place Indicated, they found the
dead body of Hebrew, aged fifty five,
named Lazerus Stern, with hands
tied in front, with wooden stocking, and legs
tied near the ankles with small cord. The
body was partially Covered with blanket and
pillow lay over the face. Various articles
in the room were strewn about in disorder.
The deceased was an insurance agent, and had
been living alone in the room for some time.
Several Of the neighbors considered
him slightly insane, and the police
theory is that he killed himself and made his
death like a case of murder. His landlord
had $3.50 belonging to Stern, in the safe, and
two diamond rings have been found in his
room. His room door was found open by
Mary Knox, who looks after the room, and
she says she never found it 80 before Some
of the neighbors look upon the case as one of
murder, and think Stern had money, which
was the object of the murder.
ACQUITTED.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 26.-The jury in the case
of Edward L. Payton,a> desperate fellow who
coldly murdered Ella Stickney by shooting
her in broad daylight in this city about two
years ago, this evening brought in verdict of
not guilty on the ground OF insanity. Several
of the jury have since said they supposed the
effect of such q verdict would be to send Pay
ton to the insane asylum.
SHOT HIS SISTER WHILE DRUNK.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 27.-Henry O'Connor,
young man Of II years, 5ar-keeper for his
drunk dnring the afternoon, quarrelled with
his sister Mary in the evening, and shot her in
the neck, inficting q very dangerous wound.
The ball has not yet been extracted. The boy
was arrested. He now says the shooting was
accidental.
DOUBLE TRAGEDY.
ST. LOUIS, Feb 26.-An account of double
tragedy comes from Waverly, Lafayette
county, this State. Itappears that two young
farmers, Martin Ross and William Pickett,
living near Waver1y, had difficulty the ma
ture of which is not explained. On Thursday
evening they met near the line dividing their
farms, and after few angry words Pickett
drew his revolver and sent bullet through
Ross light lung. Several shots were ex-
changed, when finally Pickett fell, pierced
through the heart, and died instantly. Ross
was wounded in the thigh as well as in the
lung, and cannot recover. Both were highly
respectable young men. Pickett leaves
WIFE
SHE WASN'T AN ACCOMPLISH.
CAIRO, ILL.,, Feb 27.-In the case of Mrs.
Whitcomb, who was tried as an accomplish
in the murder of her husband last March, the
jury returned a verdict of not guilty.
SUICIDE.
ST.. LOUIS, Mo-, Feeb. 27.-James Jessop, a
young man of about "a years, who says he
has been living in Cincinnati, attempted sui.
eide, corner of Carr street and
levee to-day, by shooting in the
head, but the ball failed to penetrateshis skull.
A serious wound was inflicted, and the man !!
father is heavy stock broker at Oakland,
California, he found himself here without
funds and friends, and being unable to procure
employment, and too proud to beg, he con-
cluded to end his life by suicide.
MURDERED HIS MOTHER
AUGUSTA, Me-, Feb. 27.--In China Village,
near here, Charles Merrill killed his mother in
barn. He concealed the body in hay NOW
until frozen, then cut it into pieces. A part
he burned, throwing the remains into
manure heap, while portion he buried in the
snow. The following Monday, the woman
being missed, suspicion attached to the son
and he was arrested, and confessed. To-day
he witnessed the disinterment of portion of
the remains in the woods, directing the Of
ficers where to search for them.
Grand Land League Meeting.
At the meeting of the land league meeting
held in St. Michael's Temperance hall, in the
Sixth ward, yesterday afternoon, the hall was
filled to overlooking and much enthusiasm
was manifested. The secretary read the re-
port OF the previous meeting, after which
quite number of persons gave in their names
for enrolment in the league. Alderman Nc
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