Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-23
CRIMES &CASUALTIES

Fife Record.
SUCCESSFUL FRAUD.
DETROIT, Dec. pa successful fraus
was pract csdr on the First National bank O
this city yesterday. A few days since ;
stranger sold some bonds to George K
Sistares' Sons, brokers, receiving two Oh
three of their checks in payment, and these
were subsequently cashed at different
times. At the First National yesterday
another check was presented for 81, 1SC
and paid. Soon after the check was dis
covered to be a forgery of so skillful a
character that one of the clerks Of Sis
tares' Sons pronounced it genuine at first,
Only on close inspection of his own writing
he discovered the fraud. 1t is believed the
check was photographed, and then a re-
markable exhibition of penman's skill
mpleted the fraud.
A BURGLARIOUs POLICEMAN.
SAN Francisco, Dec. 22.-Polics Officer
Joseph Lanktree was arrested tonight on
two charges of burglary. Last night eight
bales Of raw silk brought here Oh the
steamship Belgic from China were stolen
from Central Pacific railroad car. Lank-
tree was suspected, his h0Rse searched. land
the stolen property found secreted. The silk
was valued at $4,000 Lanktree has been
member Of the force several years.
DESPERATE.
SEAFoRp. Del. Dec. 22-David Ouiten, a
desperate character, probably fatally shot
Jno. H. Allen, a store keeper, last night.
Outten then walked down the street firing
his revolver. Being taken before Esquire
Allen and ordered to disarnl, he deliberately
aimed at the magistrate and fred. A by
stander struck his arm, and the bullet
missed the mark. Drunkenness caused
the crime.
KILLED BY TIE CARS.
New York, Dec. 22.-Delia McCauley
and Kate Hermond, Car cleaners in the EN-
ploy of the New York Central railroad were
probably fatally injured Today by being
run over by train entering the depot.
LYNCHED.
r AUGUSTA. Ga. Dec. OLA negro who
attempted to outrage white girl near
Nelson was taken from the officers while
on his way to jail and lynched.
STREET CLEANING.
New York, Dec. 22.--The grand jury to-
day made a preseEtment against the clean |
ing bureau. It is insisted that the streets be |
thoroughly cleaned during the existence of |
the present thaw before the ice and snow |
again make cleaning impossible.
ATTEMTTED TRAIN ROBBERY.
ST. Lotus, Nov. 22.-Seven nleD attempt |
ed to rob the west bound train on the !
Texas Pacific railroad about two miles |
west of Dallas shortly after midnight |
night before last, but they were beaten off /
by the guard Of state rangers on the train. |
1t is thought one or more of the robbers |
were wounded, as blood was found on the |
ground at the point of attack.
DECLAar- lane.
New York, Dec. 22-Ernest Dubourque,
a Frenchfnan who, on the afternoon of
stabblng a number OF women, was ar
raigned in the court of general sessions to-
day on the charge of murder in the first
degree. although sa--arai cf his victims
have been severely wounded, only one,
Mrs. Hanley, died. Medical experts testi-
fed that Dubourque was insane, and the |
jury under direction of the court gave |
verdict of not guilty because of insanity. |
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lunatic asylum.
BIRMINGHAM, Conn. Dec. 22.-Bassett's !
paper box factory and Halleck's foundry
burned this morning. Loss 100000.
BROWNSVILLE, Tenn, Dec. 22.-The
Brownsville cotton factory was destroyed
by fire at 2 o'clock this morning. Loss
$4,000; insurance 100000. Over hum
dred employees ale THROWN out of work. The
origin of the fire is unknown. It was dis
covered by the Waterman on duty in the
spinning room where no fire was ever used.
The factory is not likely to be rebuilt. and
has not been a prosperous institution.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Dec. 22.-Mount
Tom Thread company works at East
Hampton burned. Loss $4,000; insured
for $4,000.
BoRDENTowN, N. j., Dec. 22.-The lager
beer brewery of Otto & Layer, near Cam
den, burned. Loss severe; partly covered
by insurance. go"
BROWNSVILLE. Tenn, Dec. 22.-The
Brownsville cotton factory burned. Loss
$4,000; insurance 100000. Oyer 100 en-
ployes are thrown oat of work. The fire
originated in the spinning room, where
fire is never used.
oA. AOCAS, OSC. S&e---h spcCidl 1IOuA 1SA-
as says about dozen business houses at
Alvarado burned. out last night. Total
loss not stated, but supposed to be heavy.
SHuBUTA, Miss, Dec. 22-Fire at four
this morning destroyed the following
storehouses: Shelby & Myers, loss $500,
= insured for $4,000: w. B. Dickerson, loss
$4,000, insured for $4,000; e. NJ. Hodges,
stock of merchant se, loss $4,000, uninsured;
saloon stock 81 900, insurance 1900;
building owned by Michael McCarty, loss
$1,000, uninsured; building occupied by w.
B. Dickerson, loss 5000, uninsured; H. p.
Owens, furniture, loss $500, uninsured;
johnson q Hudson, stock of drugs, loss
$500, uninsured; A. j. Weems, warehouse,
loss $1,000, insurance $500. Six store
houses in all were destroyed. The fire is
supposed to have been the work of an in
cendiary.
MILWAUKEE, Dec. pa fire destroyed
D. J. Spaulding's Albion mills at Black
Rives Falls, Wis. shis forenoon. Loss on
mill over $4,000; insured, $22.5OO. Loss
on grain, $4,000: INSURED for 81 200. Eric
ton in machinery is assigned as the
cause.
COLLISION CAUSED BIZ CARELEssNESs.