Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-09-16
Other Criminal Matters.
NOT THE RIGHT FATHER.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.

Special Telegram to the Globe.
MILWAUKEE,. Sept. 15.-Judge Hamilton
this morning issued an order releasing
fined in the county Jail since May last for
failing to give proper bonds for the main
tenance of an illegitimate child. The af-
fair grew out of bastardy case in which
Waukesha girl named Fannie M. Orvis
was complainant. Westcott is soldier,
and at the time was an inmate of
the National home. The Orvis girls father
is also one-legged veteran. The defend
ant was arrested on a warrant sworn be-
fore justice Wildish, and at the trial the
plaintiff testified she had never been indis-
Greet with any one except Westcott. :. Not
being able at the time to procure rebutting
evidence, he was made to "father the
child" which died at the infants home ON
the 4th of the present month. While in
jail Westeott learned that the
Orvis girl - in. December last had
sworn ont warrant for Waukesha youth
named JAS. Slattery, charging him to be
the father of the Same child. Slattery
got wind Of the affair and fed. The girl
waited short time, and then, it is alleged.
came to Milwaukee for fresh victim,
which she found in the person of Westcott
Adolf Herdgan was retained by the wrong
ed man. and he succeeded in getting an
order for his release as above stated.
1t is now probable that Fannie NJ. Orvis
of Waukesha will be arrested and tried on
the charge Of perjury, which she committed
it is said, in her endeavor to prosecute a
father for her illegitemate offspring.
POISONED HIS SWEETHEART.
CHICAGO, Sept. 15.-From the town of
Lake comes, the story that Fred. Reiger
keeper whom he desired to marry, but
who. last Sunday, was married to John
Pollard. This so incensed Reiger that
after making various threats he visited
her in her bedroom Wednesday, and fore
ed down her throat a mixture of whiskey
and strychnine, and as the neighbors
rushed in, in answer to her cries, fled.
Thursday night the woman died in con-
WILSON'S. Reiger was arrested to-day, but
maintained a stolid silence.
BRUTAL OUTRAGE.
DETROIT, Sept, Yesterday a little
seven year-old daughter of James B. Ian
der, farmer living near Mt. Morris was
enticed from the yard of school house
where she was attending school, taken into
a barn, outraged most brutally and shock
ingly mangled. She was found covered
with blood and the doctor says she cannot
live. George Davis, aged twenty lone. a
son of neighboring farmer, is alleged to
have committed the fendish crime and
officers have been pursuing him since last
night, but so far he has eluded them. The
people are greatly excited and horror
stricken.
TRAIN ROBBER.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. ia man named
Shehan passed through here to ngiht en-
route to Fort Smith in charge of officers,
charged with being one of the gang con-
cerned in the late attempt to rob the Mis-
souri, Pacific railway train near Vinitia,
Indian territory.
NEGRO MURDERER HANGED.
CAIRO. Ill, Sept. 15.-Sam Redden, the
negro who murdered Zimmerman at
Mounds Junction, Pulaski county, some
four years ago,was hanged at Metropolis at
2:56 p. m. to-day. He fell six and one-half
feet and his pulse ceased to beat after
seventeen minutes. He made no con-
fession of the deed, and was game to the
last. His last words as they put the black
cap on him were, my last look on earth.''
The body was delivered to friends.