Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-03-16
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.
,Dthered by the Special Reporters Of the
Daily Globe.
SALTWATER.
AN INSANE MURDER.

AN INSANE MURDER.
Shooting a Wife Dead With Babe In Her
arms.
Early Monday evening news came to
this city by telephone that
man by the name of Jim
Tolan, living at Marine, had shot
and killed his wife. Sheriff Holcombe
and the chief of police started for Marine
to arrest the man and put him into con-
flnement. They proceeded directly to the
hotel where the murder was committed.
After Tolan had fired the fatal shot which
killed his wife he made his escape to the
garnet, armed with two shotguns and two
revolvers, where he held the whole vii
lage at bay, and refused to come down,
as he said that there was conspiracy
between his wife and another party to
kill him. Sheriff Holcombe approached
him and without any difficulty, arrested
him and brought him to this city and
lodged him IN Jail.
At the time of the shooting his wife
was in the parlor of the hotel, holding her
babe on her right arm, while the. other
two children, aged from three to five,
were playing about the room. Mr.. Wills
haus and two other gentlemen were in
the room at the time. Tolan
came in with his gun in his hand and
made the remark to his wife: "You have
gone back on me and are the cause of my
| trouble" at the same time he deliberate
| ly discharged the gun at her, the con-
tents taking effect in her face and left
! breast, and at the same time made some
threats against the men. Horror stricken
at the sight of the dead woman and the
fear as to their own safety, they allowed
Tolan to make his escape. He secreted
himself in the garnet and threatened
every one that attempted to approach
him.
No sooner had the report died away
| than the word that Tolan had killed his
wife ran through the village like wildfire
and everyone ran to the hotel to learn if
the report was actually so. Those that
| first entered the room found the woman
partly upon the lounge and partly upon
the floor. The child that she held in her
| arms at the time was not hurt and was
lying upon the sofa, while the other
children were closely nestled down beside
the dead body of their mother. Tolan
was not more than eight feet away when
he fired the shot. The shot took effect in
| the left breast, making hole about four
| inches in diameter. There IS no doubt
! that Tolan is insane, and it has been gen.
| orally believed by the people that he has
been insane for several months. A post
mortem examination will be held to-day.
Tolan was yesterday afternoon adjudged
| to be insane and ordered to be sent to the
asylum.
Abe Wilkinson is confined to the house
from the effects of bad cold.
On Wednesday evening there will be a
special meeting of the G. A. Il.
Some party broke the front window Of
| the saloon of Joe Tenner last evening and
appropriated few bottles of samples.
The fire alarm, whistle which was tested
yesterday, does not come up to the expec-
ton, and, like the other, will be returned.
The office of pay-car on the upper road
has been suspended, and the pay
ment Of help will be through the super
intendent
The north room under. Grand Opera
hall has been engaged by Master s. Co.,
and will be known hereafter as "The
Grand.' 1t will be fitted up for billiard
hall, and be in charge of VIM. w. Lori
mer, of st. Paul.
Jennings, the man who assaulted VIM.
Stark, in Oakdale, last week, came up
yesterday before Judge Smith, upon a
charge of assault and battery. Jennings
was fined $l5 and costs, and put under
5000 bonds to keep the peace. Jennings
! returned wiser, if not better man.
The friends in sympathy with the Irish
tenantry and the land league will hold a
meeting in Opera hall on Thursday even
ing, March 10. 1t is designed to have a
| number of speakers from abroad as well
as local speakers. The band has been
engaged for the occasion. The meeting
| will be addressed by Father Murphy and
G. NJ. Mccarthy, Of st. Paul, and others,
| and be followed by j. N. Castle, -Fayette
Marsh and the Rev. W. Fl. Harrington
and the other pastors in the several
churches in the city. The programme
will be interspersed by instrumental and
vocal music. Among the lady singers
will be Miss Lucy Carley, Miss Emma
Hefferan, Miss Anna Hefferan and Miss
Annie Conklin. The names Of the lady
singers is sufficient to insure a rich musi-
cal treat.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
The regular adjourned meeting of the COM
missioners was held to-day, the board being
| full. The bid for county printing of A. B,
Easton & Son was ordered inserted in the min
utes of the last meeting. The application of
L. c. Everett, of Newport, for reduction on
1880 tax was favorably recommended to the
State auditor.
Application of Mrs. Samuel Staples, for re-
| duction of $500 in valuation, granted in part,
to-wit an abatement of 500.
The report of A. Richmond, superintendent
of the poor farm, was accepted
The report of the committee on the inven-
tory of the poor farm was also accepted.
The chairman instructed to use his best
judgment in the matter of granting relief to
Benjamin Heron.
ROCHESTER.