Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-03-29
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES

ROCHESTER,, n. T., March 26.-The coro.
ner's verdict, in the case of Joe schell, killed
by explosion of the boiler in the Hydraulic
company's building, is, that the company Is
grossly and criminally negligent IN employing
an incompetent man to run Detective boiler.
and should be held answerabls for the loss OF
Life seel see lseessty.
cHAHexD WITH FORGERY.
WHEELING, West Virginia, March 2S.-John
q. seevily, who was charged with various for
geries, and who left the city last Friday week
to escape, was apprehended In this city to-day,
having returned few days ago. He was
taken before Justice Caldwell, and waived a
hearing, and committed to Jail in default of
$1,000 bail.
A FATAL CROSSING.
CHICAGO, March 25.-About 7:30 O'Clock
this morning, as the incoming Des PLANES
passenger train of the Northwestern railroad
was passing the Division street crossing, it
collided with team of horses which was be-
ing driven across the track, killing both
horses and the driver.
BOILER EXPLOSION.
YOUNGSTOWN, O., March 2s.-The man
head of the boiler at Brown, Bonnell s. Co.'s
mill blew out at o 80 this morning. Three
men, Dan Reill,, Ed. Clark and Patrick ON
roy, were seriously scalded and mangled, and
two of them will probably die. There were
many miraculous escapes, and many men were
slightly Injured.
LEARNED LESSON.
CLEVELAND, March 28.-A bully from
Hayesville, Ohio, went to Londonville Satur-
day, and among other reprehensible acts in.
suited the editors Of the two papers published
there Finally the town marshal arrested him,
but half dozen citizens took him away and
after liberal castigatlon put rope around
the bully's neck, led him beyond the town
line and made him swear never to show his
face again in Londonville.
THE sEwANHAKA DISASTER.
NEW YORK, March 2S.-The trial Of Steam.
boat Inspectors Jayne and Matthews begun to
day. The district attorney, in opening the
case, made vigorous address to tie Jury re-
viewing all the circumstances attending the
burning Of the Sewanhaka, by which fifty
persons lost their lives. The indictment,
charging the defendants with manslaughter,
contained nine counts, declaring the disaster
caused by defects in her boilers, and the de-
PENDANTS, who had given false certificates of
inspection, were responsible in the matter.
BLEW OUT HIS BRAINS.
LOUISVILLE, Ky, March 2s.-Bu-gcn special
to the Courier Journal John P. Daviess, q
prominent citizen of Harodsburg, practicing
lawyer of the same district, committed suicide
this forenoon by placing pistol against his
forehead and blowing out his brains. 1t is
supposed that he was suffering from temporary
insanity caused either by pecuniary affairs
not going satisfactory, or by i'll health. he
walked out to the stable Of the premises after
breakfast and with an accurately aimed bullet
sent his soul into eternity. He was a son Of
Major w. j. Daviess, nephew Of the late
United States Senatf John B. Thompson, a
citizen who stood high in the community.
OVERDUE.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 2s.-The steamer
City of New York from Australia is now over
due five days according to the schedule, or
seven days as compared with the average run
ming time. Some anxiety is felt by those
having friends on board, but among the better
informed parties the belief is, that she has
either been detained at Honolulu, or that the
engines have broken down, and that she is
coming along under sail. A sailing vessel is
due in a few days from Honolulu, which will
solve the question as far as that port is con-
cerned
ATTACHED.
NEW YORK, March 28.-Tribune: The su-
preme court has granted an attachment against
the firm of starkweather & Co., dealers in
metals, Milwaukee, on the application of O.W.
Mavis, broker, for the firm of Robert Droops
& Co., for tin plates sold in N ovember, to the
amount of S1s,127. The sheriff. yesterday,
could not find any property to attach. The
firm was we'll known in New York, the junior
partner, F. W. Starkweather, having been in
4 Il. h,,e bora Tor
years.
HOSPITAL SCANDAL.
LOUISVILLE, March 2S.-The hospital scan
dal, which has been attracting great deal
attention for week past, has reached point
where the merits of the case are plain to be
seen. DR.. Jenkins, city physician, is charged
with exacting fees from persons admitted to
the hospital, also of maintaining improper
relations with female patients, ,and with drunk
enness. DR.. Burke, steward, is charged with
scandalous relations with the matron of the
hospital, and gross negligence OF duty. by
which patients have been deprived OF medicine
prescribed by the physician. DR.. Egebert has
married the cook at the hospital in haste, asking
the officiating minister to date the certificate
back ten days. The cook, matroD, and one or
two patients claim to have been the objects OF
special attention from Dr.Jenkins. All through
IL Is LlC uuOoo oSSiuA oAA>AA AA--~s3AA~~AS'
CONFIDENCE OPERATOR.
ROCHESTER, N. 7. March 2s-A man who
gave the name of H. Langdon was taken before
the United States commissioner this afternoon
on the charge of having used the mails for
fraudulent purposes. According to his own
admissions he has been send
ing circulars as a. real estate
directory, asking q remittance OF one dollar in
each case for the directory, when in fact he
had no such work, had not compiled any data
for It, and had expected and intended to get
the money without rendering an equivalent
Being forced to divulge his printers nama,
he let :he officials into the still more
important swindling scheme, which, through
bogus stock reports, he had commenced to
dupe large patronage. His principal opera
tons weresat first in Ohio. Langdon exam
ination resulted in an order to 60. before the
next United States grand jury. His real name
is not divulged on account OF highly respect
able connections.