Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-09-03
WHOLESALE SHOOTING.
A Lunatic Loose In Chicago with Rsvol-
ver-Several Persons Shot, One Fatally
Crime and Casualty Record.

A Lunattc Loose In Chicago with Revol-
ver-several Persons Shot, One Fatally
Crime and Casualty Record.
wHoLEsALR SHOOTING By LUNArIc.
CHICAGO, Sept. 2.-John C. Neal, a crazy
stranger, last night about O'Clock, arose
from bed in lodging house at 35S Clark
street, and suddenly placed revolver to the
head of another inmate of the room, Dsvid
Fagin. and fired BE then darted down
stairs to the Office, and, with an Indian war
whoop, shot the only occupant. an old Swede
man named springcard, in the back, then
took running jump out of the window and
struck squarely on his feet and started down
Clark street on dead run, firing as he ran,
and killing Henry johnson, negro, who at
tempted to stop him. Reaching Polk street.
he fred at close range at Thomas Flynn,
railroad fagman, and William Wolf, the depot
watchman, who were sitting together Run
ming still farther, he snapped his revolver
lunatic, and after violent struggle got him
to the armory. The wounds of Wolf, Spring
card and johnson are serious. and may prove
fatal. The lunatic claims to have been gro
Ger in Troy, NY. rfli.r
DIED OF HIS INJURIES.
CHICAGO, Sept. 2.-James B. Duncan. who
shot and killed Lowerre, the printer, whom
he suspected of improper intimacy in his fam
ily, died this morning Of injuries received in
the struggle. 19W III ssll
AFTER TEN YEARS. -
CHICAGO, Sept. 2.-George Knowlton,-
known as ''Rebel George" who killed David
Keuck at Fort Pierre, April I, 1871, was ar
rested here TO- day by the United States mar
shal and locked up to await transfer to Da-
kota. nfs ~ Jaa f39H 1afi i7s .n
JENNIE cRAMER POISONED. \ es 2
New HAVEN, Sept 2.-Arsenic has been
fonnd in the stomach of Jennie Cramer in
quantity sufficient to cause death. fr.,.....
SUICIDE PREFERRED TO INSANITY.
WINFIELD, N. Y, Sept. 2.-Theodore
Walker, grocer, who committed suicide yes
terdsy, left letter stating that his uncle died
IN the Western insane asylum, and the same
afiiction had its terrible hold on himself, and
in consequence he felt unable to provide for
his wife, for wh0ee protection he makes pa
thetic appeal to his friends.
SHOT THE WRONG MAN.
New HOPE, Ga, Sept. 2.-Bailif Dennis
and party went yesterday to hut to arrest
negro charged with the assassination of
woman. The negro ran from a house, and
to be the criminal.
Il SHOOTING AFFRAY.-
NEW YORK, Sept 2.-Lake City, Florida,
special: A party of men last night went to
the house of w. A. Hardy to release Miss
Keene, held for child murder. Hardy fired on
the crowd. They returned the fire, shooting
Hardy through the breaet, his child through
the sktll, and wpunding a colored man. The
sheriff called out the light infantry to guard
her. The suspected parties were arrested.
CHICAGO FIRE.
CHICAGO, Sept. 2.-Flre broke out at 10
o'clock tonight in the building on southeast
corner of Lake and Franklin streets, No. 81 to
IS, Franklin, which burned two houses before
fully mastered. The building is in the form
of an L and fronts on both streets. The first
floor and basement, occupied by Durrapd Bros.
& Co., grocers, who carried "a very heavy stock,
estimated to be nearly $500, 600 in value. 1t
was badly damaged by water. The Corrugated
Elbow Joint company occupied nearly all the
rest of the building, aud it was in the angle OF
the L, their shops on the upper hoor,
the fire started, burning in both
directions principally on Franklin.
Sergeant, Greenleaf Il Co., stone pipe makers,
and Carron q Wolf, brass workers, also had
rooms in the building. Loss trifing. All
the parties interested live in suburban towns.
and 1t is not likely correct estimate OF the
loss can be obtained tonight. 1t is estimated
to be over $50,000 fro.a fire alone. aG c