Daily globe., 1881-02-26
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
A Brace of Hangings-Fires and Other
Misfortunes.
LAWYER ASSAULTED

LAWYER ASSAULTED.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 25.-As Vim. H. H. Rus
sell, the well-known lawyer, was writing let
ters in his office, corner of Fifth and Olive
Streets about 10 o'clock this morning, he was
approached from behind by man named
Phillip Brady, who dealt him heavy blow on
the head with hammer. Fortunately the
blow was not well aimed and instead of crush
ing the skull it glanced and made only scalp
wound. Mr.. Russell although dazed, ,sprang
to his feet and warded off the second blow with
his arm. He then cried for help and two gen.
tlemen rushed in from an adjoining room and
seized Brady and he was given over to the po
lice and taken to the calaboose. Russell says
Brady was client of his some time ago and
has had a grudge against him growing out of
law business.
MINISTER ASSAULTED.
NEW YORK, Feb. 25.-Dr. John Cotton
Smith, rector of the Protestant Episcopal
church of the Ascension, was assaulted by
thief and badly bruised. DR.. Smith was re-
turning about 10 o'clock from call on a par
ishioner, when upon reaching the corner of
Twelfth street and Fifth avenue man rose at
DR.. Smiths side and clutching at his coat
with one hand, dealt him murderous blow
with slung shot, billy or club. The blow
was so severe DIR. Smith fell half stunned and
in falling caught the iron railing. AS he did
so the thief managed to get his coat open and
made an effort to tear his watch and chain
from his vest. By violent effort Dr. Smith
thwarted his attempt and some persons com
ing along at the time compelled the thief to
abandon his purpose and escape.
HANGED.
LOUISVILLE, Feb. 25.---John Vanderleide was
hung at Shelbyville this afternoon for the
murder of Rebecca johnson, little colored
negro girl, near La Grange, on the 2lst of
last July. The execution took place in the
Jail yard, to which only fifty tickets of admis-
sion had been issued, but the house tops and
sheds around and about were covered with
people and thousand spectators witnessed
the scene. When Vanderleide was brought on
the scaffold he exhibited brutal nonchalance
and maintained his grit to the last He denied
his guilt, of course, for which he was being
punished, but added that he had committed
innumerable minor offenses.
THE DERBY LINE WIFE MURDERER EXECUTED
New YORK, Feb. 25.---A special from Wind.
sor, Vt, says: E. Chayden, the Derby Line
wife murderer, was executed this afternoon,
in the Jail at this place. He said he died in.
nocent of knowledge or intent of shooting
his wife, statement which he desired should
be made public after the execution. The con-
demned man, after this particular request, was
allowed to examine the gallows. He gave the
hangman directions for pioning his arms and
asked the sheriff to make no mistake. BE
spoke calmly and quietly as if at home enter
tanning friends.
FIRE AND SMOKE.
New YORK, Feb. 25.-A fire this morning
in the building No. 13 Front street, occupied
by Pierce s. Baldwin, -four merchants, dam
aged the stock $4,000 and the building $5,-
OOO The smoke filled No. II Front street, oc-
cupied by Brannaly & Van Lick, flour mer-
chants, and damaged the stock $1,000. r.
Storey, dealer in spices, No. 9 Front street,
was damaged $4,000.
RETRIEVED.
TOLEDO, Feb. 25.--John Welch, whose exc
cution for the murder of Gottscher was to
have taken place at Fremont to-day, has been
reprieved for one week.
HALL BURNED.
MONTREAL, Feb. 25.-Nordheimer hall was
burned early this morning. A concert had at
tracted large audience, who had just left the
hall when the flames and smoke burst out
from the furnace room below the stage. Loss
$4,000, insured. The firemen suffered in
tensely from the cold---20 below zero.
BURGLARS SENTENCED.
SYRACUSE, Feb. 25.-Judge Rheigel SEN
fenced the Earl gang of burglars, thieves and
highway robbers, Lean and Charles Earl, each
sixty-five years in State prison; Emma Earl,
their sister and receiver of stolen property, ff-
teen years; the other members of the gang,
Thomas Jaques, forty years; Frank Richards,
twenty five years; Annie Sterling, five years.
TWENTY YEARS.
SELoUIs, Feb 25. Andrew Curtiss was con-
victed this morning at Kirksville, Mo-, OF
raping Miss Olivia Vanlaudingham and
sentenced to twenty years in the penitentiary.
VIM. johnson and A. Phillips, colored who
were indicted with Curtiss for the same
offense, are now being tried