Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-11-26
CRIMES & CASUALTIES.

Terrible and Fatal Explosion of Dynamite
Further Particulars of Thursdays |
s. Storm on the Lakes--Attempted Murder
and Successful Suicide Near Lanesboro--
A Variety of Mishaps and Misdemeanors.
AS IT SHOULD BE.
Especial Telegram to the Globe
LANEsBoRo, Mimi, Nov. 25-Christian
johnson, of Amherst, ten miles southwest
of Lanesboro, loved a Miss Johnson. She
said no. He fired at her with revolver.
A corset steel turned the course of the bull
let and saved her life with a slight flesh
wound. johnson then fired ball into his
own brain, and died instantly. This all
happened at 8 clock night before last.
DYNAMITE EXPLOSION.
ELIZABETH, Pa, Nov. pa terrible ex-
plosion of dynamite occurred at Bellevue,
two miles from here yesterday, killing one
person and seriously injuring several
more. Itappears that coal miner named
Forsyth took several sticks of dynamite
home for the purpose of fishing, and not
knowing its dangerous qualities, placed it
and then went to work. His wife and
three children sat down to dinner. In
about fifteen minutes he was startled by
loud report, and hurrying home
to learn the cause CHASTITY spectacle met
his gaze. His house was completely
wrecked, and his wife and children were
lying insensible on the ground and horrl-
bly, mangIed. The youngest child, Willie,
sua6 five wars wac 1aa1 opd Mrc Tor
syth, who was still sitting nearest the
stove, was bruised and presented the ap-
pearance of a person riddled with buck
shot. She was still living, but her injuries
are such that death is inevitable. The other
two children were considerably bruised
and cut, but were not fatally hurt. The
sight nearly crazed Forsyth, and he at
tempted to commit snicide, but was pre-
vented by his friends.
MURDERER INSANE.
TOLEDO, O., Nov. 25.-James E. Madden,
who shot and killed Phoebe Bernand, at
Tifin, in November, 1881, withdrew his
plea of not guilty in court, at that place,
| to-day, and pleaded guilty of murder in
the second degree. He was sentenced to
the penitentiary for life, but the general
| opinion is that he will go to an insane
asylum. His trial was intercepted by the
prisoner being attacked with fits, and it
was thought at one time he would uot live
| to the end of the case. Nader was in
| love with the girl and they were engaged
to be married, but had quarrel.
! CoUNTERFEITERs SENTENCED.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 25.-In the United States
court to-day Wiley H. Grisson and his two
sons, Joseph and John, were respectively
sentenced to three years in the peniten
| tiary and five months in the county Jail
for counterfeiting and circulating bogus
coin.
MYSTERIOUS SHOOTING.
WASHINGTON, Nov. Pa serious shoot
ing ARRAY, involving mystery, occurred
at st. Marie hotel tonight in the room of
guest of the hotel, ]. A. Angney, of
| Pittsburgh, said to be agent of the Equit-
able Insurance company. There were
three persons present at the time of the
shooting. J.H. WiImot, a resident of this
city, a brother-in-law of Angney, was shot
three times. The other person present
was man named Turnbull, said to be a
| clerk in the pension office. Wilmot's
wounds are pronounced fatal. He was
taken to Providence hospital. The other
parties, Angney and Turnbull, are reticent
Both were arrested. A family quarrel
about property is understood to be at the
bottom of the affair.
TRAIN DITCHEr.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 25.-A freight train
of thirty-six cars on the Central Pacific,
was ditched last night near White Plains,
Nevada. A brakeman was killed. The
| west bound express was unable to pass,
and passengers and mails were transferred.
QUINCY, ILL.,, Nov. 25.-The extensive
stove foundry of Bennett, Duffy & Co., one
of the largest in the West. was destroyed
by fire tonight. The loss on building is
$4,000; insured for $4,000. The stock
was heavy one, the large warehouse
being filed with stoves. This building
was burned, together with all the patterns,
| and the loss on stock and patterns will be
in the neighborhood of 100000. The
stock was insured for $4,000, the patterns
for 100000. The fire started in the engine
house. Over 100 men are thrown out of
employment.
Sioux CITY, Nov. 25.-At 12:45 tonight
a fire broke out in the large brewing es-
Enlistment of Franz & Co. The flames
had made considerable progress before
the fire department got to work, but the
fire is now practically under control. The
loss will be considerable, but it is impossi-
bic to ascertain the amount tonight. The
portion burned was that containing valu-
able machinery.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Nov. 25.-To-night, at
10 o'clock, the tobacco factory of Mr..
Easmer Stroasler, Ninth street, near Main.
burned. Loss about $4,000; insured,
Firemen Alkriel was severely injured by
fire hook striking his foot, inflicting seri-
Gus injuries.
LATE MINNEAPOLIS NOTES.
An unknown insane man, who has been
wandering aimlessly about the city for the