Daily globe., 1882-09-26
tbs CRIMINAL RECORD.
supposed Suicide OF a Prominent Citizen
OF Madison, Visa Number OF Horni-
PRQRABLB sUIMDE.
Especial Telegram to The Globe.l

PRQRABLB SUICIDE.
Special Telegram TO the Globe.l
MADISON, Sept. 25.- Early Saturday
morning, II. Ohoppeil, for a dozen years .
clerk in the postosiee, bat recently agent
n the G., nj. 6 st, Paul railway, Sook g
DCat and won't out on lake Mendoza 10 fish
Before noon his boat oani-aining few
perch, lunch, q portion ot the i hing
tackle and the oars We're found floa5l lng un-
attended two miles fcom ahore. Up TO
this houT nothing has been heard of Chop
pel. Probably no fell overheard while
dlllng his minnow pail, as that was miss
ing from the boat Some advance the
theory OF suicide, Us MIR. Choppeli was aH
eccentric bachelor, who had few intimate
acquaintances. a telegram from Chicago
summOning OhoppeH there to submit to q
postal examination is IN waiting here, ard
some say he dreaded the ordeal. He had
once unsuccessfully attempted suicide. Il
IS reported Choppeii was soon tohave been
married to Miss Craven, OF this ci9y. His
friends reside at ItEon, N. Y.
JlsysI;I-HeY ROBBERY
LloUIBvTLLB, KY, Sept. 25.-Three
strange men entered the jewelry store Of.
Cook {; Sloss, looked owe. some goods on
pretence Of making a purchase, but with
ont doing SO. Tho proprietors soon dis
covered that the shop had been rShbed of
articles valued at $4,000. The articles
consist OF diamond jewelry.
SOUTHERN Hor1OIDEs.
CLIFTON, La, Sept. 24.-At Ben apple
by's store yesterday John Lane and Ste
phen DeGaut, prominent planters, quar-
relied, and DeGaut was shot dead by Lane
DeGRut IS northern man.
SEEEvspoEP, La, Sept. 25.-A5 River |
Landing last night John S. MinereTas was |
shot and killed by jacques Hirsch, & He |
derer escaped. a reward IS offered FOR his I
arrest.
LAEEDo, Tex, Sept, 25.-I.o3is G. Schil- |!
ling, barber, killed Archie Scott, bartender. |
I.oU1s711.1lE, Sept 25-Dick Mason was |
fatally shot by Wm. Carr, at Shelby Satur- |
day night. The men were quarreling Il IS |
supposed about politics
FATAL DRUJkI1i AFFRAT.
NEW YoEk, Sept 25.-Goorge Tho1n pson, |
362 Hicks street, Brooklyn, was fatally
stabbed by Michael ConEor, 45 Washing
ton street. Both were drunk
sIEAK TEIE7Es.
BArr7MoRE, Sept. 2J--This morning two
sneak thieves stole S1e089 OF Columbia 6
Grecnville railway bonds from the cash
ier'5 room Of the Bank OF Baltimore.
STAB BoUrxR sURRHNDERs.
KANSAS CRY, Sept. 25.-Coi. James b.
Price, OF Jefferson City, one of the most
prominent vail contractors OF the west,
and ono Of the defendants IN the indict-
ment ct Washington Tor star route consp:-
raos's appeared before the y. S. court to
day and voluntarily surrendered
himself, presenting copy of the indict-
men5 and warrant issued from Washington.
Col. Price states that he has been for
some time absent from homo under medi-
cal treatment AS soon as he returned ard
vas informed Of the matter he came to s
make answer 10 the authorities. He gave
bond III the sum OF $4,000 to appear be-
fore the next term Of court, and the bond {
was forwarded to Washington for approval.
Col. Price, after giving bail, left tonight
for his homo at jefferson City. He says {
that his s0iouTn was spent IN Canada. Z
PRISON ESCAPE.
EUnr5vHLLs, Tex, Sept. 25. About suR- I
rise FIVE convicts escaped by crawling
through the sewer Of the penitentiary. !
One was killed, one wounded, two cap
tured, and the dogs are trailing the fifth.
CONVICTED CT MURDEa l.
New YORK, Sept. S5--Edward Hovey /
has been convicted of the murder OF his |
law, Mrs. Vernilye.