Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-11-06
CRIMES.
A MURDERED MAN.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.

county. While he had faults that were
traceable to his Incorporate habits, he was
a man, had he been cultivated, whose
strong character would have given him
more than common prominence. The
man who could have murdered this old
man must indeed have had fendish ma
ture.
GOPHERS AT WORK.
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MoKExDA, Ill, Nov. AT o'clock this
morning the Exchange bank was entered
by safe crackers and the safe drilled and
blown up. The attempt to get into the
chest inside of the safe was a failure.
Nothing was taken of any value. No clew
to the parties has been found yet.
FOUL MURDHR.
DENVER, Nov. Sam Yaw, Chinaman,
was foully murdered here to-day in front of
a Chinese laundry by j. W. Walker,
ranchman. The killing was unprovoked.
Walker was put out of the laundry for
attempting to take clothes withouta ticket,
and on the sidewalk he pulled pistol and
shot Sam Yaw, who was an innocent by
stander. The murderer was captured.
INDICTED.
New YoRx, Nov. THE grand jury
October term of the court of general ses-
sions, presented indictm ents for man
slaughter against W. B. G. Ransom, tele-
graph operator, and Geo. e. Rood, con-
ductor of the New Haven train, for caus-
ing the late disaster in the Harlem road
tunnel. They also found indictments for
ballot stufing against Chas. Raab, election
inspector of the Eighth assembly district
and Jno. Hendrick, an officer Of the steam
boat squad.
CONVICTED OF MURDER.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. Phillip Matthews,
young man of Belleville, Ills, who muir
dered his sweetheart, Annie Geier,last May,
because she would not renew an engage
ment which che had broken OF account of
his dissipation, was convicted of murder
in the first degree at late hour last night.
The case was on trial several days, and at
tracted good deal Of local interest. The
defense was insanity.
FIRE BUG.
LANCASTER, Pa, Nov. Geo. Brenmer,
the fire bug, pleaded guilty to setting fire
to the poor house barn. and made a con-
fession duplicating eight others with
lighting fires in this city in past years. It
seems it was regularly organized band
for the purpose of firing buildings.
FiREs.
BETHEL, Pa, Nov. "A large hotel at
Brookside park burned this morning. Loss
$4,000.
FATAL ACCIDENTS.
CHICAGO, Nov. 4.-During last night
Mrs. Anna Baulglegg, aged ninety-four
years, walked out of an upper window and
fell a distance Of forty feet, causing death.
It is supposed she mistook light from
the street lamp for light in an adjoining
room.
A boy named Robinson in aHghting
from street car this morning, fell in
front of cable Car. His head was severed
from, his body.
HARTFORD, Conn, Nov. AT an explo-
sion to-day at the Metallic Cap works near
SufielG, five men were injured, two seci-
ously.
POMFRET, Conn, Nov. "A passenger
and freight train collided near this place
to-day, seriously iniuring the engineer,
fireman, baggage master, mail agent and
brakeman. The engineer will probably
die. Both engines and twelve cars were
wrecked. The accident was caused by
violation Of the rules.
THE sEGUIN TRAGEDY.
NEW YoR1, Nov. 3.-The funerals of Mrs
DR.. Seguin and her three children, whom
she shot and killed, took place to-day from
their late residence. From an early hour
the street was thronged with people whom
it required squad Of police to keep in or
der. The funeral was strictly private, be-
ing only attended by members OF the fam
lily and intimate friends. DR.. Seguin was
present and looked utterly broken down.
Services were short and conducted by Rev.
Dr:Coilyer. The remains were conveyed
in three hearses to the grand central de-
pot and taken to Woodlawn cemetery for
intarment.
THE ASHLAND TRAGEDY.
ASHLAND, hy., Nov. 3.-The buildings
are festooned with Grape, and al business
suspended. The funeral of three of the
victims of Wednesdays violence took
place at 10 o'clock. Six of the wounded
are not expected to live. Citizens ere very
indignant against Gov. Blackburn and
Judge Brown. The latter has fed from
the town. At the citizens meeting last
night steps were taken to raise fuad to
pay the expenses Of the killed and wound
ed. There is still great excitement.
HEAVY FORGEHIEs.
ROCHESTER,, n. Y, Nov. 3.-John A.
Langdon, formerly local agent for the
Warrior Mower company, of Little Fails, it
is discovered has uttered large amounts of
forged paper and left town day or two
ago. He succeeded in swirdling business
men, bankers, note shavers and farmers
very extensively. The Warrior Mower
company discovered the peculation in July
last, and he was superseded. In 1877 he |
was sent to the Erie county penitentiary, |
from Lockport. for forgeries, but after
ward promised to do better and was assist |
ed to go into business again. New for
geries aggregating $4,000 we're brought
to light to-day,
AN UNNATURAL MOTHER.
VIRGINIA, New, Nov. 4.-The wife of |
Daniel Glassett, miner, in fit of insan- /
ity. left here night before last, taking with |
her babe and two small children. She !
returned yesterday with the two older
children, having been in the mountains all |
the previous night in a heavy snow storm,