Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-11-02
Foolish Attempt to Lynch Two Muir.
derers in Kentucky.
THE MILITIA FIRE ON THE MOB
And Then Direct Their Fire. on Peace
able Citizens.
MANY KILLED AND WOUNDED.
A Miscellaneous Collection OF Crimes
and Causaltics.
WANTED By A MOB.

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CArrLErTsnURe, Ky, NOV. L. Trains
going from this place to Ashland last night
were searched by mob for the prisoners
Neal and Craft, The streets were thor
oughly guarded by military last night.
The military and prisoners started for
Lexington this morning.
LATEI.-It is stated that The tro6ns
guarding Neal and Craft have debarked
from the train and are in line of battle,
expecting an attack from the mob.
LEXINGTON, Ky, Nov. 1.-The troops
guarding Neal and Craft, while on their
way TO the steamer Granite State, were at
tackled by mob. The soldiers fired, and
several were killed and badly wounded of
the attacking party. The prisoners and
troops got safely on board, when the mob
| seized the train and headed off the boat at
Ashland, KY, where another attack was
made. The troops returned the fire. and
again number of the mob were
killed and wounded. So far as known
but three of the troops were wounded, 'and
they but slightly. Private dispatches re-
ceived III this city do not give the number
of killed and wounded. The steamer
Granite State has passed Portsmouth. and
unless fog prevents will reach Maysville
tonight, where the prisoners will be trans
ferred to the railroad to be taken to Lex
| ington.
ASHLAND, KY, Nov. This noon twen-
| ty-tive men and boys, partly intoxicated,
seized an engine and Car and went to Cat
| tlobUrCr aOainSt tho o1r;oo +I,o ,-l.-
men, who last night gave up all hope OF
getting the prisoners from the military !.
When they reached Cattleburg they made
| no effort to capture the prisoners. who
| were safely placed ON the steamer Granite
State at p. M. The crowd then fastened
back to Ashland, and about twenty of
them Went to the ferry-boat, and by the
use OF pistols compelled the captain to
put out TO intercept the
Granite state. Their attitude was so ridicu-
lous, and their case SO hopeless that the
affair would have been farce but for the
reckless discharge of a little revolver in
the hands of one of the boys on the ferry
boat. 1t was answered at once by volley
from the soldiers. The balls pierced the
|
disabled the mob. BY this time great
crowd had gathered on the banks and on
the houses. The soldiers turned their guns
on them and fired without provoca-
ton. Here the mischief was done.
only three were wounded on the ferry boat,
while all the others in tho casualty list
were or peaceable people on shore
| kIIloC-{4ao Kaanon T,p>o,
lCol.Reippert,a IAN infant,i in its mother; arms
unknown.
4 Seriously wounded-John Baugh, Chas.
ballnger, Willie Sevry, Will Spring, Mrs.
Sevry, Graham Randall, Robt. Pritchard.
Slightly wounsed-Martin Dunlap, Alex.
Harris, Jno. Gallagher, julius Sommers.
Thos. Bird, Mrs. B. Butler, A. II. Dickson.
Thos. Demeara, N. E. Ball, DIR. Hills. Mar
tin Geare, Robt. Lawther and j. W. House.
Col. Reippert was highly respected citi-
zen seventy years old, Mrs. Butler was a
quarter Of mile away attending a meet
ing to organize public reading room.
Citizens regard the firing on the ferry boat
Justltiable, but have no words to EXPRESS
their indignation at firing on peacable
citizens.
i CINCINNATI, Nov. IAN account sent to
the Gazette says that the ferryboat sig
nailed the Granite State to land. when she
came alongside the ferry. Then pistol
shot was fired Oh the ferry. After that
the soldiers on the Granite State fired ONLY
one volley into the ferry, then turned and
hred on the people on shore, and kept IT
up while in range. The story of the SOL.
dlers is not heard yet. John Bass was
killed. The baby killed was Mrs. Mark
Dunlap's child.
| AN OLD MURDER.
CLIFTON FORCE, Va, Nov. 1.-Charles
Mckenzie, alias Charley Short, who claims
connection with John Robinson's show.
was brought here last night from Mt.
Sterling, KY, charged with murder in
Rockingham county five years ago. The
identification is complete, but Mckenzie
CLAIMS to be innocent. He will be taken
at once to Reedsville.
THE NEW YORK TRAGEDY.
NHw YORK, Nov. LIT required two pa
trolmen to keep the sidewalk in front Of
DIR. 3. G. Seguin's house clear this morn
ing. Hardly did the blue coats turn their
backs each time however than the bystand-
ers, prompted by morbid curiosity, ap-
preached the building again and stared up
at the windows of the fourth story front
room IN which Mrs. Seguin killed her
three children and herself yesterday
afternoon. Sorrowing friends and rela-
atives began arriving at the
house early, and but few en-.
teres. They merely inquired after
Dr.. Seguln's condition, left cards. and
drove Oft. DR.. r. w. Amidon, brother of
the dead woman, said DR.. Seguin passed
very bad night, and had only been finally
Quoted by the administration of stron1
hypodermic injections of morphia. DR..
Amldon expressed fear that the widow
ers m1nd would become disordered through
grief. He had been most affectionate
husband and father. DR.. Amidon repealed
me IDEA that there was any hereditary faint
OF insanity in the Amidon family.
The inquest in the case disclosed the
1acts that Mrs. Seguin was very melan-
cnoiy and queer, and before committing
The act sent nurse and hall boy out Of
ft,o on