Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-01
CRIMES &CASUALTIES
MURDER TRIAL.


MURDER TRIAL.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, Nov. 3O.-A special
from Philadelphia says the examination OF
witnesses in the Stephens murder case be.
gan to-day Several witnesses for the pros
ecution were examined, among them
VIM. Fl. Stephens, father of Malinda Steph-
ins, the murdered girl. The main points
of evidence for the prosecution are as fol.
lows: On the morning of the 2cth of
April, 1880, Sarah Stokes and Elizabeth
Shelton passed The house of Stephens. AS
they passed Stephens house they had some
joc1lar conversation with deceased, In
about an hour and a half or two hours thew
returned, and stopped at Stephens house
and called for Mrs. Stephens, who went by
the fence. Miss Stokes inquired Of her
what James Stephens was mad at her
about, to which Mrs. Stephens replied that
it was on account of certain tales she
(Stokes) had told in the neighborhood.
This was followed by quarrel, partici-
pated in largelyAby Miss Stokes and Mrs.
Shelton, but in which very little
was said on the other side. At the be-
ginning of the conversation, only Mrs.
Stephens and Mrs. Keslerson were present,
but at the end of ten or fifteen minutes
Malinda Stephens, the deceased, and the
witnesses May and Ben. Stephens, came
up. They took no part in the quarrel, but
we're silent listeners. To some remarks
made by Mrs. Stephens, Miss Stokes told
her she told a lie. Malinda Stephens, for
the first and only time spoke, s
'you can't say that" and immedia
stepped over the bench, which
was low, and started toward her
(Stokcs). About the time she made the
advance, Miss Stokes began to unbutton
her riding dress, and by tho time deceased
reached her, she jumped from her horse
and as she descended struck the blow
which proved SO fatal. None of the wit
nesses saw the knife unit. after the wound
was inflicted.
DISHONEST EMPLOYEES.
CHICAGO, Nov. 3O.-In an interview to-
night o. K. Keith, of the firm of O. X.
Keith & Co., large wholesale millinery
house, stated that the firm had discovered
a plan by which the house had been rob-
bed of about $4,000 during the last eigh-
teen months. The guilty parties were
samuel Munger, an experienced salesman,
and j. b. Curtis, accountant for the house.
Munger worked on an assured salary and
commission on sales, and Curtis, as an &C:
countant figured up the commission on
Munger's sales, properly extended on the
books, but the commissions calculated
from fictitious amounts. Mr.. Keith states
the house has written confession of both
men. No arrests have been made. It is
believed that Munger has gone to Canada,
but Curtis is thought to be still in the city.
KILLED BY DERRICK.
PLATrsBURG, N. Y, Nov. 3O.-William
Heffermans, a master mason, was killed.
and two persons seriously injured and
James hurry, mason, supposed drowned
in the Saranac river, all by the fall of
derrick while bridge building.
HELD FOR REou1s1r1nN.
H. Spencer alias F. v. Hale, the abscond-
ing collector of Charles Gossage & Co., of
Chicago, is held here awaiting a requisi-
ton. s'-s
OMAHA. Nov. 29.-Counsel for Rev. Har
Wy, who was convicted yesterday of using
the United States maiisy for defrauding,
will raise the question of the constitution
ality of the law and take, the case to the
supreme court of the United States.
- FIREs.I-S.~ --..-e-. -
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 3O.-The planning mill of
David Oswald, Bismarck street, in the
southern part of the city, burned last
night, together with two small tenements.
Loss about $4,000; insurance very light.
CAIRO. ILL.,, Nov. 3O.-A fire occurred at
Metropolis thismorning dest1oyingBr over's
block, in which were the st IRE of C. N.
Jones and the Opera house, and also
burned two dwellings, adjoining. Jones'
loss is about $4,000; but small insurance.
Brover's loss is unknown.
QUEBEC, Nov. aO.-A large factory occu-
pied by the Asbestos company and Joseph
d Sons, with block of wooden buildings
burned this afternoon. Total less estimat-
ed from $4,000 to 100000; insurance
$4,000.
PITTsToN, Pa, Nov. 3O-Pittston knit
ting mill burned tonight. Loss $4,000;
insurance $4,000. Many persons ..are
thrown out of employment.