Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-09-19
MURDER WIILO
n MYSTERY OF FOUR YEARS FINAL
III UNRATELED.
A Californian Murders His Friend In 1877
and Hides His Body in an Abandoned
Well-Tho Body Of His Victim Finally
Discovered and the Murderer Arrested-
Organ Factories at WashingtoD, N. j.,
Bu<ned-Loss 5000 900. and Four Hun
General Crime and Casually Record.
MURDERER ARRESTED.

MURDERER ARRESTED.
SAN TRANc1soo, Sept. 18.-A dispatch from
Wheatland says Miles was arrested near there
to-day, charged with the murder of Singleton.
Miles refused TO make statement. He was
taken to Lincoln.
SACRAMENTO, Sept. 18.-In 1877 well
known citizen of Lincoln named Singleton
disappeared. A farmer named Miles, q respect
ed citizen, now resident of this city, owed
Singleton 5000. Singleton visited him to
collect the money. Miles and Singleton Wis
tied Sheridan in this same county together,
and from that day Singleton has not been
seen. The men were old friends, having
crossed the plains together. Niles statement
that Singleton went to Arizona was accept
ed and believed by the commupi-
ty. Shortly after the disappearance
abandoned well near his house. Latterly
some property belonging to Singleton had
been seen in Miles possession, especially
gold watch known to have belonged to the
missing man. A few neighbors who remsm-
bered the circumstances Of the disappearance,
and the filling of the we'll, connect
the two circumstances together. Miles
proprietor consented that the well
should be exi iavated to its bottom. This was
done last Thursday, although the work was
not completed until Friday. The body OF
Singleton was found at the bottom of the
well. The high respectability Of Miles, the
popularity of Singleton, and the relations sus-
tained by both to the community surrounds
the case with most exciting interest.
Miles was taken to Lincoln. On the way
put Singleton's body in the well where it was
found. He said he and Singleton were in a
wagon, had quarrel, and both fell of. He,
Miles, was stunned. Singleton had an arm
broken, and was injured otherwise, 30 he died
in Miles fields Miles says, not knowing what
to do, he threw the body in well. he gave
no reason why he concealed the affair. An
examination Of the remains of Singleton's
body shows neither arm was broken, and his
skull was crushed in, as il with a blunt in
strument.
FATALLY GAINED.
DENVER, Col, Sept. 1s.-W. B. Ragland and
Thos. Burns. contractors. we're last evening
attacked and badly beaten with cane by G..
8. Delgarmo. RagIaud was probably fatally
injured. Cause, law suit. Delgarmolwas
arrested.
wHIsKEY's WORK.
CHESTER, Pa Sept. 1S.-Thos. Stinson, age
So, while drunk killed his wife, age 5S, and
stabbed himself.
ROUGHLY USED.
New YORK, Sept. 1S.-Capt Herckson. of
the German bark Johanna, reports that dur
ing gale the ship was struck by heavy sea
and thrown on her beam ends, dismasted, the
pilot house washed away, the steering gear
smashed, the cabin bulkheads stove in, both
forward and aft, as we'll as the whole star
board side of the cabin. All stores and sup
plies were destroyed or washing about, COM
passes and lights gone, decks swept of every
thing, main hatch gone, and the ship full of
water. The mate, helmsman and boy were
drowned. The Johanna was bound for Java
with cargo of tea.
MUSICAL INSTRUMENT FIRE.
Washington, N. j., Sept. 1S-The Star
Parlor Organ company g and Beatty immense
organ factories were totally destroyed by fire
this afternoon. Loss estimated at 5000, COO;
partly insured. Four hundred men are thrown
out of employment.
SUICIDE
LOUISVILLE, Sept. Is. Jas. Nelson, a farm
hand aged %, destroyed his life by cutting his
throat, at Fairdale, Harrison county, Ind,
last evening. Mrs. Alta, divorced woman, re-
fused his proposal for marriage, and he
attempted to kill her parties rushed to the
scene in time to save the woman's life, but not
in time so save him.
FIGURING MILLS BURNED.
TOLEDO, Sept 1S.-The West Toledo Flour
ing mills took fire early this morning, and, as
they were beyond the reach of water, were
totally destroyed. The buildings were in
sured, but the contents were without insur-
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