Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-09

9TH fatal effect upon Martin. Nelson
was pursued by sheriff's posse and over
taken. J. ". Silzer, one OF the posse, saw
Nelson standing in a door with his hands
in his pockets, as if about to draw pis-
toll. Silzer drew mis- own weapon, which
accide ntally went off, wounding himself
in the hand and Nelson dangerously in the
shoulder.
'!cApIAs" ORDERED.
CHICAGO, Dec. S.-JUdge Barnum has
issue capias for the arrest of Jas. M. Al
len, on application of Laura Allen of Mus
kegon, Michigan, his former wife, whose
arrest in this city for arson on the CON-
plant of her husband, was given great
publicity some weeks ago. Mrs. Allen has
begun suit in the rcuit court against the
husband for $4,000 damages for false i'm
prisonment and malicious prosecution. In
the affidavit made by Mrs. Allen, to get the
capias, she says she was divorced from
Allen in November, 1882, and was allowed
$75 week alimony, but their respective
rights to the property were not definite
ly decided by the court. She
says that her husband, after depriving
her of her house, ran away to Lisbon, Da-
kota, whittier she followed him to collect
her alimony. Then he ran away to Fargo
and she came to Chicago. His house in
Lisbon. the burning of which he charged
to her, she says, was fired by him to get
the Insurance. She tells the story already
| published, of her arrest on Il Michigan
Central trasn,at Hyde Park, for arson, and
| the various continUances of her case in the
justice court. She says that the entire
! proceedings were malicious. Judge Bar
! mum fixed her bail at S1O.CO0.
and Mrs. Allen gave bond of
$4,000. which John r. Thomas and
! Lambert r. Hennis signed as sureties.
She failed to appear in the arson case be-
fore Judge PrindevilIe and it was con-
tinued. For the same reason the perjury
charge she had lodged against Allen was
dismissed. Allen was arrested on tie
capias and gave $4,000, with Mike
| Mcdonald as'surety.
MRS. TRINLERs STATEMENT
! LOUISVILLE, Nov. S.-Mrs. Trinlerwhose
| attempted murder by her husband. john
TriDier, last Tuesday has been detailed
sufficiently recovered to talk in whisper.
to-day made oath to the following state
ment, which sets at rest the theory that
both herself and husband had been at
| tackled by third party. The affidavit IS
as follows:
State of Kentucky, county Of Jefferson
Personally appeared before me, James T.
Baker, a notary public in and for the
county and state aforesaid, Margaret A.
Trinier, who being duly sworn according
to law, stated upon oath that she is the
widow of John Trinler, deceased; that on
the 9th day of December, 1882, between
the hours Of and o'clock a. M, John
Trinler, her husband, made an assault up
on her, first with pistol which he took
from beneath his pillow and after
firing .once, he procured razor and cut
her throat; that no one was
present at the time and i'm
mediately after cutting her throat he
killed himself by cutting his own throat;
that her husband, John Trinler, deceased,
came to Louisville, KY, to get legal advice
for the purpose of commencing suit in
New Albany, state of Indiana, to recover
possession of some property claimed by
Albert TrinIer. of New Albany, and that
John Trinier, deceased, had q conversation
with her on Sunday evening, December,
1882, in which he stated that Albert and
Martin Trinler should receive no benefit
from his estate; that he would leave all his
property to his nephew, Dan Trinler, ex-
cept the property belonging to her, stu
ated on Main street in New Albany. and
appoint him executor of his will. She said
to a reporter there had been no quarrel.
Sine was in bed when he attacked, and she
got up to defend herself
A HEROINE ACQUITTED.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, Dec. S.-Arcadelphia
special says: The case Of Sallie Stokes, on
trial for the murder of Maiinda Stephens,
was given to the jury at noon. Two hours
later the jury appeared and rendered
verdict of not guilty. Immediately Miss
Stokes was surrounded by her counsel and
friends who extended congratulations. She
requested that The jury should visit at her
room that she might thank them in person.
At about'3 o'clock the jury called in a
body, when the stoical heroisin maintained |
throughout the trial forsook her and she |
gave way to hysterical ordinations of |
grief, mingled with her thanks and sad
ness. The jury were profoundiyim pressed
while there was not dry eye i'll the as
semblage. Miss Stokes will leave for her
home in Howard county tomorrow morn
ing. 1t was ascertained after the jury had
been discharged that the verdict was found
as soon as they reached their room, not a
negative being heard on the first inquiry
as to what their verdict should be.
FATAL RAILWAY COLLISION.
HINTON, W. Va, Dec. 8,-A collision oc-
CURED at $3.50 yesterday after
noon, between freight train going west
and an express passenger train going east
at the west entrance of Stretcher's Neck
tunnel, twenty-five miles west of here.
Three persons we're instantly killed, and
five others injured, and two engines, two
passenger cars, one baggage car and five
freight cars were wrecked. The killed
we're Henry Aucarrow, of Hinton, engineer
of the freight; Patrick Goheen, of Hinton.
fireman of the same; VIM. Cooper, Fay
etteville, W. Va, fireman of the passenger
train. The injured are B. R. Thompson.
Huntington, W. Va, conductor OF the
passenger tran, back and legs broken: John
Madden, Huntington, engineer of the