Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-10-28
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Murders in Gambling saloons-A Wiscon-
sin Bergia on Trial for the Murder of Her
Mother and Brother-A Series of Fatas
Shooting Affrays-Fatal Explosion in 4
Coal Mine-Disastrous Fire in Brady, Pa.
WISCONSIN BORGIA.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
WEST BEND, Wis.,, Oct. 27.-Jane Yer
mer, twenty eight years of age. was put on
trial to-day on the charge of numbering
by poison her aged mother and brother,
for the purpose of procuring the family
estate, valued at $1,000. On Dec. 81, 1881,
Jane dined with her mother, Kirke Lock
hurst, who lived with her two sons. She
brought some soup with her, which, how
ever, one Of her brothers refused to eat
Soon after dinner Mrs. Lockhurst and her
son were taken violently i'll and died. The
post mortem revealed arsenic, and Jane
the husband of the accused cropped
dead while on a reaper, and it is now
thought he was poisoned by his wife. At
the time of the crime the neighbors
threatened lynching. The defense will en-
deavor to show that the poison was admin
istered by the brother, or mingled with the
food by accident.
KILLED BY THE CARS.
While five men were returning from
political meeting at Wyandotte about
midnight on hand car. they were over
taken by the east bound night express over
the Canada Southern. Three jumped off
safely; the other two were thrown with the
cars into ditch. Jerry Ryan was killed
instantly. His brother Thomas had leg
and shoulder broken, and was injured in
ternally. No blame is attached to train
men. The deceased and his companion
had been drinking considerably. Ryan
leaves wife and four small children.
FIRES.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Oct. 27.-The CONNER
cial Gasette's East Brady special says
fire broke cut in the Hertwick block ON the
corner of Water street and Hertwick ave-
nue.. this evening at o'clock. All the
principal business places are situated in
this part of the town, and owing to the
scarcity of water the flames spread rapidly,
and soon were beyond control. At this hour
90 o'clock a stiff breeze has started, and
is blowing directly over the Central hotel,
ore Of the largest buildings in town. Peo-
pie from the surrounding vicinity are
docking into town: and are extending
all help to sufferers by saving
all available property in their power. The
citizens are wild with excitement. and
goods are carried out of burning buildings
and scattered around the streets regardless
of care. The flames have just enveloped
the drug store of DIR. Robinson, and the
wind has changed in a southerly direction.
The Presbyterian church and a large bust
ness block opposite Herwich have caught
fire, and the flames are creeping from
building to building, with every prospect
of destroying the lower portioa of the
town, unless aid from Kittanning and Park
er, that has been telegraped for,
comes. The following list of buildings
are already consumed. Joseph Hertwich,
butcher shop and grocery store; Joseph
Waters, residences; Odd Fellow hall; two
buildings owned by Mike Young, one a
general store and dwelling occupied by
Darl Carmody and the other occupied by
Geo. Leiblichas bakery and eating house;
DR.. Robinson's drug store and residence;
Presbyterian church; Batrick Riley's boot
and shoe store; Mrs. M. J. SCOTS resi-
dence; Jos. Myers barber shop; Neesky's
barber shop and residence, and number
of other buildings.
LATEa-A heavy rain has just COM
menced, and the fire is under control. Ow-
ing to the excitement it is impossible to
give correct estimate of the total loss
and insurance, but it is not thought that it
will fall short of $4,000.
New ORLEANS, Oct. PA fire in the
yard of the Chicago, st. Louis & New Or
leans railroad destroyed 1872 bales of cot
ton and four fiat Jars.
New YORK, Oct. 27.-Shiphard F. Knapp,
Jr., aged twenty-six, son of broker, fish
ing in North river, to-day, was drowned.
The body was not recovered.
NEGRO MURDER.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 27.-John Peterson,
colored, and an unknown colored man
quarreled at negro gambling house on
the leyee tonight, when the unknown drew
a pistol and shot Peterson through the
chest, killing him, and then escaped. 1t is
supposed the murderer went up river on
the steamer War Eagle, and kilograms
have been sent to river towns ordering his
arrest.
A FATAL MISTAKE.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Oct. 27.-Thursday
night R. L. Cole, of Magnolia, Columbia
county, took strychnine which he mistook
for morphine. He soon discovered his
mistake and sent for a doctor, but the drug
speedily threw him into commissions and
death followed two hours later.
RIFLING LETTERS.
HARRISBURG, Oct. 27.-Frank Crawl, as
sistant postmaster at Wellsboro, was ar
rested for rifling registered letters. There
have been very heavy losses of registered
mail in transit through that Office.
COLLISION IN THE PORT OF NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, Oct. 27.-The steamer Alene,
for Central American ports, soon after
leaving the dock, came in collision with
the U. S. iron clad Nantucket and had the
iron casing of her bow smashed. The
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