Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-04

fell completely riddled with bullets. His
body was taken to the police station where
it was viewed by large concourse of
| people during the entire evening.
AN UNFAITHFuL WIFE.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.i
BALTIMORE, Dec. 3.-John Simpson, a
young man about thirty years of age, was
| tried in the common court for attempting
to kill his wife, a young woman about the
same age. He made pitiful appeal for
| mercy, and declared that his wife had
| nearly driven him crazy by her infdelity
| to him. About I'VE months ago he said he
| met her, and an acquaintrncs sprang
up between them. She told him she was
widow and very poor; she appeared to love
him, and he rsciprocated her affection.
They married last August, and for time
lived happily together. but, in q couple of
months after the wedding, he learned that
during his absence from tho city she ha d
been seen in the company Of other men.
He accused her of misconduct and she de-
MED the charge. Later on, however, he
found her in house of i'll repute. Crazed
with grief and shame he then attempted
suicide by swallowing the contents of
bottle of laudunum. It was some time
before he recovered, and then he
had another exciting interview
with his wife, during which he drew pis-
tol and attempted to shoot her, but was
prevented. Simpson was found guilty by
the court and sentenced to three years in
j the penitentiary.
MUST HANG.
Especial Telegram to the Globe
OMAHA, Neb., Dec. 3.-John r. Palm, a
former deputy sheriff of Cass county, who
has been convicted Of the murder of F. J..
Metteer, of whom he was jealous, was SEN
fenced by Judge Pound to be hanged on
March Is. Palm has three children and
is about thirty two years old. His counsel
tried hard to get new trial for him but
failed.
MURDER AND SUICIDE.
DURANGO, Col, Dec. 3.-Last night about
IL O'Clock, while DR.. Fl. A. Clay, pioneer
physician and one of our, most eminent
citizens, was sitting in his Office, his part
ner, DR.. Evetzky, entered and without
warning fred several shots at Clay and
then blew his own brains out with the same
revolver, dying instantly. Mr.. Clay died
this, morning. They had been partners
for some months doing thriving bust
ness. No difficulty was known to have ex-
listed between them until yesterday when
Evetzky received severe cowhiding from
Mrs. Moore and Miss Hawkins, who ac-
cused him of talking about them. Evetzky
was under the impression that his partner,
DR.. Clay, had something to do with his
being cowhided, which it is thought led to
the fatal shooting.
FATAL AFFRAY.
NV ORLEANS, Dec. 3-Patrick O'Rrien.
deputy sheriff, in a bar-room difficulty with
Lamson and Oscar Carrie, was shot five
times and fatally wounded by Oscar Carlo.
Oscar was also shot in the wrist. The
Carlo brothers were arrested.
BLOWN OUT TO SEA.
Geo. Burke, Henry Martin and Henry
Voght, pilots, were blown out to sea in an
open boat from Port Eads Wednesday and
have not been heard from since.
KILLED BY TEE CARS.
HARTFORD, Conn, Dec. 3.-The Langley
train on the way to Boston, killed Arthur
Lord and Patrick Kane, boys crossing the
track in wagon at Thompsonville.
DEFAULTER.
MEMPHIS, Dec 3.-Noah D. Smith. clerk
and deputy collector of customs, has alb
seconded. He is $1,000 short in his &C.
counts. He has been in the employment
of Collector General w. J. Smith for six
years.
GALVESTON, Dec. 3.-The International
compress at Houston caught fire to-day at
II and is still burning. They are unable
to get water on the flames About 5000
bales are in press. Two engines were sent
from this city.
HOUSTON, Tex, Dec. 3, 8 p. m.-The fire
is confined to cotton. Total loss will reach
half million. Four residences, valued at
$25.OO0, were burned. The compress
building, machinery and sheds were worth
$4,000, cotton 100000. Compressed
building and cotton fully insured.
TRENTON, Dec. 3.-The Methodist Epis-
| copal church on Monmouth street, Giou-
cester City, N. j., burned. Loss quite
heavy; insurance light.
BIG BLAZE.
VINCENNEs, Ind. Dec. 3-Fire original
ing from cigar stumps in saloon, de-
stroy the business portion of Petersburg.
twenty miles north of this place, and
burned all the records, books and papers
of the city government. Loss 0OO0;
insured one third.
HE IS DEFAULTER.
MILWAUKEE, Dec. 3.-Ofhcials of the
Chicago, Milwaukee st. Paul road to- day
stated that Henry Cary, the missing clerk
OF the purchasing agents Office, is a de-
faulter, but the defalcation does not ex-
| coed $500. They are anxious to catch him.
because he forged vouchers which could
not be cashed without confederates, whom
the railroad officials want to get at. Cary was
lass heard from in FL Paso. Texas and rail-
road detectives are after him. He eloped
from here with woman of the town,
leaving wife and two children in desti-
| tute circumstances.
BODY FOUND.
ERIE, Pa., Dec. 3.-The body of an un-
known man about forty years old and me-
dunn size, was found on the beach in
springfield township. He was dressed in