Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-04-07
CITY aLOBULEs.
The backgrounds are beginning to receive
,ttention from the thriftily inclined.

rest of Sylvester Montour, on the old charge
of beating his wife.
The case of Peter Gamelle, charged with
cabbaging watch from Long Kate, will come
up for hearing to-day.
The bycicle, and the small boy playing base
ball and marbles, sure harbingers OF spring.
have made their appearance.
The case of the City against A. Gootman'
charged with threatening to paralyze MOSES
Ovenu, was called in the police court yester'
day, and the hearing continued one "eeA'
Mrs. Overman called at the police court
Yesterday and asked to have her son arrested
m the charge of rascality. She makes him
ont perfect bravado. The warrant was not
issued.
A vounp man named A. Bowler was up yes.
dsv charged with cabbaging some kindling
wood from party In West 81. raul m ne Mep.
copiously and was greatly allecleo' Inc near
ing will take place to-day.
Two plats were filed in the register OF deeds
Office Yesterday, one of Edward seip's sub.
division of block 4s, West st. Paul, and the
other of Adam Gotzian's subdivision OF block
107, of Lyman Dayton's addition.
About o'clock yesterday morning fire was
discovered issuing from the roof of the cooper
shop, corner of Eagle and Washington streets.
The employees were active and the blaze was
doused with few buckets OF water.
Peter Hagerson was picked up on Seventh
street by Officer Zirkelbach, yelling like a
mailman. The exuberance arose from exces.
sve quantities of tanglefoot. He was before
The court Yesterday and took respite for Ten
days.
Michael K. McGrath, secretary of state OF
Missouri, in letter dated the 4th, informs
State Librarian TAYLOR that he will soon for
ward box of books for the Minnesota law
library, including complete set OF the su'
preme court reports of that state.
Two of kind, Andrew Peterson and Chas.
Lundahl, from the frozen cline OF Norway,
imbibed too freely of fre-water, and at z
O'Clock Yesterday morning they attempted 10
chav each other ND, on West Third street. Of
fcer Baer waltzed them in and they went to the
elbow for ten days.
John Kingsley, q plausible young man with
a depraved heart, was up yesterday charged
with disorderly conduct. Tuesday night ne
got on q bender and was too free with an old
seyen.up shooting iron. The police hope to
call him on another count, and the hearing
was put off until to-day. He went over in de-
fault of $3.50.
A break o'day bird named Christ Barth went
into Scotrs restaurant early yesterday morn
ing, and not suited with the layout, he pro-
ceeded to clean out the sheeoang. sergeant
Walsh and Officer Rouleau came along and the
crankey wretch was taken to the cooler. In
the morning, by the bright light, he faced
hizzoner, who imposed the ten by ten sentence.
He had no dust, and went over.
Last night Capt. Clark raIded an alleged as
eignation honse, situated on Jackson near
Sixth street, and conducted by woman named
Gibson. The house is supposed to be COM
mon resort for disreputables of both sexes.
At the time of the descent the house was oc-
cupied by a male harlot who would not give
his proper name, and q female companion. All
three of the parties were locked up.
About three o'clock yesterday morning,
Officer O'Keefe was attracted to Minnesota
street near Fifth street by repeated yells of
bloody murder. On going thither he encoun-
tered a dizzy snoozer who was bawling at the
top of voice. He said he was lost and that
he wanted to 60 home. He gave the name of
Johnson and was taken into the fold. Yester.
dao he went to Richter's roost for FIVE days.
Sheriff Dill, of Winona, arrived in st. Paul
yesterday, having in charge five prisoners
destined for the penitentlary. Their names
and sentences are as follows: John O'Connor,
John Bloom and Charles Parker, larceny,
eighteen months each; Edward Sass, larceny,
eighteen months; Washington Seipps, who
shot man at st. Charles last fall, convicted
of mansaughter and sentenced to five years.
They will be taken down this morning.
Two Canucks named Albert Stevens and Har
rison Leary, were arrested by Officer Babe yes.
terday forenoon for raising riot at Bridge
Square. They were before the court when
hizzoner was informed that they had only
taken two drinks. They had the temerity to
make an unfavorable comparison between the
tanglefoot of the provinces and this city, and
they were given five days each for manifesting
so much gall. They afterwards paid five dol
lars each.
A raw boned Swede, named Swan Anderson,
big enough for two ordinary men, was arrest
ed by Officer Hanft yesterday, charged with
the larceny of S45 from q man named John
Carlson. The robbery took place at the Nor.
man house Tuesday night and the money was
taken from Carlson's clothing while the latter
was sleeping. Anderson was before the court
yesterday afternoon, and as the circumstances
pointed to his guilt, he was held to the grand
jury and committed in default OF $3.50 bail.
A sad accident occurred at Eagle station,
Wisconsin, on the Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul railroad, night before last, resulting in
the death of Mr.. Frank Purdy, baggage-master
on the Owatonna run Of the Iowa & Mime
sofa division of that road. Mr. Purdy was at
Eagle station on leave of absence, and on
attempting to board train he fell beneath the
cars and was run over, being almost instantly
killed. He was an old and highly esteemed
employe of the road. He has many friends in
this city and throughout the State, and his
untimely fate will be sincerely mourned by a
large circle of friends.
Harry Spriggs, veteran actor and ex-
United States detective, died at his boarding
house on East Fifth street shortly after
IL O'Clock. He arrived in st. Paul a few
weeks ago to fill an engagement at Conley's
variety theater and was taken Ill immediately
after his arrival. The cause of death is sup
posed to have been typhoid fever. The de-.
ceased was born in the West Indies and has
had q career remarkable for its vissitndes.
He has travelled extensively, and was one of
the few, on board the steamer Virginus, who
escaped the butchery at Havana. His wife is
also lying i'll in this city.
daring attempt at highway robbery and
garroting took place early Tuesday evening,
the circumstances of which as related by the
victim are as follows: Shortly after S o'clock
as Mr. Peter Long, residing at No. 244 St.
Peter street, was proceeding down that
thoroughfare near College avenue he was
seized by two men, who hustled him across
the sidewalk and at the same time attempted
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