Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-29
CRIMES& CASUALTIES.

Louisville Ring-Fatal ARRAYS In all |
0uarttrs-Fatal Accidents and Fires.
MURDER AND SUICIDE.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 28.-Wm. Walton, coal |
miner at West Belleville, this forenoon shot |
Jane Milbourn because she would not |
marry him. He then shot himself. Both
died almost Instantly.
Miss Melbourn Wa tMenty-one
years old, the aaughtre of
VIM. Melbourn, of What Cheer,
Ia, ana was acting as Housekeeper for Mr..
s. Stephenson and vas to be married to
Asah In short THREE Walton was an Eng
1fshman, was Infatuated with the girl and
determined II she would not marry him
she should net be the wife of another.
HANGED TIE SHOOTER.
Housg2N. Dec. 28.-Yesterday at Column
BITS son of Capt. Stafford was shot but
not killed. Friends of Stafford hanged the
shooter.
THE LEBANON TRAGEDY.
CHATTANOOGA. Tenn, Dec. 2s.-~Follow-
ing are the,particulars of the tragedy at Lee
banon, Ala, yesterday: Two brothers,
Dave and Henry Billiard, had gambling
saloon in tewn, and Thomas and Jack
Jacoway, desiring to establish a school,
undertook to compel them to close by
instituting legal proceedings. This led to
a quarrel. The Billiards attacked Tom
Jacoway. The best citizens came to his
rescue, and one of the Billiards was killed
and the other wounded. Last night the
brother of Jscoway went to his house. and
he. mistaking him for friend of Billiards.
shot him fatally.
BRUTAL MURDER.
CoLtMBUs, S. c., Dec. 2S.-A negro liv-
ing on the college campus brutally killed
his sister-in-law last night and escaped.
FOOL AMONG FIREWORKS.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 2S.-Clarence Weight
stepped into the cigar store of Mrs. Lizzie
Swim, at Fort Worth, Tex, last evening,
purchased a cigar, and after lighting it
applied the burning match to some fire.
works in the store. An explosion followed.
and the store and an adjoining building
consumed, and Mrs. Swim burned to death.
Weight fed.
CAPTURED.
Bent Elan, the wealthy desperate who
stabbed Henry Daniels to death on Satur-
day last. has been captured by the sheriff
FIRES.
NORTHATTLSBcRe, Mass. Dec. 28.-The
large three stesy brick jewelry shop on
Chestnut street, owned by F. G. Whitney,
burned, The building was occupied by F..
G. Whitney & Co., Young & Bonnell, Cod
ding Bros. ssssa G. Y. Webster & Co. The
fire originated nsee the FORCES in the third
story. Loss estimssted at $4,000; build
ing party insured.
DELAWARE, O., Dec. 2S-Ashiey, seven
miles east of here, had serious fires Tues
day night, causing q loss of $4,000; in
surance $4,000.
LITTLE BE 3K, Ark, Dec. 28.-Prescott,
Nevada county, was this morning visited
by very disastrous fire, which consumed
nearly two entire blocks of frame stores.
The loss is estimated op stores and stocks
at 800: 700, two-thifd& powered by insur-
ance. The flames were started by an in
cendiary, probably for the purpose of
plumber.
FOOT PADS II CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, Dec. 2S.-Street .highwaymen
are becoming so bold and their attacks so
frequent there lsOonsiderable talk of sup
pressing them by means of private enter
prise. Scarcely a night passes that one or
more attacks do not occur. One of the
victims is likely to die, and all suffered
severe injuries from the sand bag and lost
considerable property.
THE W ok OF DEFAULTER.
JEFFzRsoN, O., Dec. 2S.-The Second
National bank has gone into voluntary
liqidstion, $4,000 Of the funds being
missing. The individual notes of the alb
sconding cashier, 8. F. Fuller, having
been deposited to make up the amount on
the books. Stock speculation in New
York was the cause. 81. F. John, assistant
cashier, was Fuller's accomplish.
MISCELLANEOUS.
YAzOO CITY, Miss, Dec. 2S.-Gus.
Feith's dry goods store, destroyed by fire.
Insurance on building and stock $4,000
Near Lake City free fight took place
Tuesday night. Jack Little, one of the com
bstants, was shot dead in saloon from
tho outside.
RINasrHR's CONFESSION.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Dec. 28.-David Fer
g1son, late collector Of back taxes, under
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fessed to the mayor and city attorney to-
day that he had used the funds of the city,
both while tax receiver and back tax COL
lector. He claims he divided with Gee.
Levi. late deputy assessor, but exonorates
Auditor Phil Hinkls, who he says got no
share of the money. A full statement will
be completed some time tonight.
PAIR OF eUDGEoNs.
New YORK, Dec. 28.-Eljah II. Begle y
and son, farmers living near Pointsville,
johnson county, Kentucky, were to-day the
victims of an old swindle by Alex. Morse,
the we'll known confidence operator. Some
time ago Begley received letter Offering
$4,000 unlawful money for $500. Consid-
cradle correspondence passed, but to-day
Begley arrived with his son and was taken
to a Third avenue saloon by confederate
in the swindle and shown upwards of
$4,000 in crisp bank notes and some gold,
which he examined with great satisfaction
1ntimation was given Begley that the
notes were counterfeit, but could easily be
passed. He paid $500 and saw the $4,000
in supposed counterfeits counted out and
put in the black leather bag. The swind-
iers advised him to leave the city at once
to escape detection, Morse starting with