Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-02-28
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

Cremation of Children In a Catholic
Asylum at Scranton, Pa.-Fifteen Bodies
Recovered and Two Missing Mysterious
Death in Chicago-Miscellaneo
oRPHANAeE CREMATION.
SCRANTON, Pa, Feb. 27.-The Catholic
orphanage, Hyde Park, Scranton, burned 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 a mile from the center of the city, is oc.
cupied by number of sisters of charity, and
under their charge were forty children from
to IL years old. The boys and girls occu.
pied separate dormitories on the third floor.
rooms and locked the doors. Descending the
stairs she discoved smoke issuing from
room of the second story. Opening the doos
she was driven back by cloud of smoke. The
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
pos pouring III into the @ hall in binding clouds
and when about halfway up
the stairs the sister met stranger. she
made an effort to pass, but he refused to allow
her, saying the boys had been rescued, and 1t
would be dangerous to 60 for them. She re.
luctantly went back. The alarm brought
f0ar fire RACING sompasss eseev w Wben flames fss
were informed Of the belief that some chill
dren were still in the building and made an ef.
fort to reach the upper floor. In short time
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. 27.---To-day the police were
notified of mysterious case of the body of q
man lying dead in bed, at 347 South Clark
street, which recalled some of the circun-
stances of the Chastine-C Cox murder case, and
the tying of Cadet Whitaker at West Point.
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 woolen 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 case of murder. His landlord
had $160 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. 20.-The jury in the case
of Edward L. Paytoh,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 a verdict of
not guilty on the ground OF insanity. Several
of the jury have since said they supposed the
effect of such verdict would be to send Pay
ton to the insane asylum.
SHOT HIS SISTER WHILE DRUNK.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 27.-Henry O'Connor, a
young man of II years, 5ar-keeper for his
uncle, corner Summit and Clark avenues, got
drunk dnring the afternoon, quarrelled with
his sister Mary in the evening, and shot her in
the neck, inficting 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 Waverly, had difficulty, the ma
ture of which Is not explained. On Thursday
evening they met near the line dividing their
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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 ACCOMPLICE
CAIRO, ILL.,, Feb. 27.-In the case of Mrs.
Whitcomb, who was tried as an accomplice
in the murder of her husband last March, the
jury returned 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 penetrateyhis skull.
A serious wound was inflicted, and the man
sent to the hospital. He says although his
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 a hay NOW
until frozen, then cut it into pieces. A part
he burned, throwing the remains into a
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
fcers 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 overfowing and much enthusiasm
was manifested, The secretary read the re-