Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-28
A TRIPLE 1YNCH1NG.

ed here this morning that three men were
lynched at Prineville, Crook county, Mon
day night. All that is known of the affair
is that the victims are low boys Of desperate
character, and were hung on general prin
ciples.
DALLEs, Ore, Dec. 27.-The following
are particulars of the lynching in. Prize
vile, Crook county. For several years the
stock raisers of that section and of Beaver
creek have complained of the frequent
raids of horse thieves. About two weeks
ago about thirty head were taken from
Prireville. The stealing has been done by
an organized band whose members are
scattered throughout eastern Oregon. They
are so we'll organized and SO perfectly &C.
quainted with the country that captures
and convictions had been almost impossi-
BILE. The stock men organ
lied and picked up evidence
showing who the thieves are. The capture
of some of the weakest of the band and the
judicious use of the rope, brought out a
full confession of who the members are.
A. G. Swartz and Jno. Thorp were leaders
of the thieves here. Swartz in some way
knew the business had leaked out. He
came into town and boosted of his party's
strength, threatening to kill who
ever attempted to interfere with
them. Last Friday evening while
sitting at a table in a saloon he was
shot through the neck, his assailants
shooting him through window. The
same night band of masked men broke
into w. @. Barnes house, captured Sid
Houston and Charles Luster, took them
about mile and hung them to tree.
j. Weston was also shot thrice through the
head. Who the parties are is matter of
conjecture. The act appears to meet the
hearty approval of the entire community
The rest of the band have escaped, but the
vigilants are on their track.
CUSTOM HOUSE FRAUDS.
New YORK, Dec. 27.-Capt. Bracket, of
the custom house, has discovered frauds in
which number of prominent firms are
implicated, and by which the government
has been cheated out of large sums of
money. All the frauds we're in the ap-
praiser's department, and the scheme in
Guided officials who allowed rebate on
goods in perfect condition and excessive
rebates on damaged goods. Capt. Brack-
EFT consulted with United States Commits
sioner Shields, and the result was the
issuing of warrants. Only one person was
arrested, and he gave bail.
BOILER EXPLOSION.
M1LwAUKzE, Dec. 27.-The boiler In A.
B. Payne's saw mill, at Black River Falls.
exploded, killing Thomas Bonner, engineer,
instantly, and scalding one of the work
men. Three persons in a neighboring
house were badly injured by fragments Of
the boiler.
WANTED TO FIGHT DUEL.
John Gradiwohl, a saloon keeper, of this
city, was arrested for challenging Fred
Malzahn, business man, to fight duel.
Gradiwohl claims his daughter was out
ragged by Aalzahn, which is Indignantly
denied by the latter.
FATAL AFFRAY.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Dec, 27.-In diff
ficulty at Opelika last night Robt. Rove
fatally shot Jno. Adams. The affair had
no connection with the municipal trouble.
TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Dec. 27.-The Tribune
has information of a terrible tragedy in
the mountainous portion of Hawkins oun-
ty about sixty miles from Knoxville.
Saturday night last some white men
went to the house of a negro named Gray,
for the purpose of whipping him, charg
ing him with stealing hogs. They de-
manded admittance, which was denied.
They then fred upon Gray's cabin and the
fire was returned. In the battle Gray was
MORALLY wounded and has since died, his
step-son had a thigh broken by ball,
white man, Jim Williams, was shot in the
head and said to be mortally wounded, and
one other white man, named Orrick,
wounded.
KILLED FOR GIRL.
CINCINNATI, O., Dec PA report from
Lewis county, KY, says Col. Crawford
Shaland killed Pent Lyons on Monday in
Canton, Creek at Tully 'slstore. Both were
drunk and quarreled abo ut a girl. The
next day Crawford's friends enabled him
to escape at the examining court. He mount
cd horse aid rode away.
DROWNED IN A cIsTERN.
into cistern while drawing pail Of
water. Her mother went to her rescue,
lost her footing and fell in and both
drowned. The father discovered the dead
bodies when he returned from work in the
evening.
WIFE MURDER.
PIrTsBuRe, Dec. 27.-This morning at 1
O'clock James Clark shot and killed his
wife in Sixth avenue bagnio. Clark is a
man of well known family, and his wife
has for years borne bad reputation.
CHRISTMAS MURDER.
Ow1NsBoRO, KY, Dec. 27.-During a
fight in Staples grocery Christmas night
between a man named Norris and a negro,
James Montgomery hearing the noise
stepped in the room just as Norris fired.
The all struck Montgomery in the abdo-
men, causing death yesterday.
FAIRFIELD, Me-, Dec. 27.-The main
building of the Somerset Fiber company
burned this morning. The huge digestor,
heated by the flames, exploded, throwing
the machine in all directions. John Podler
was killed by falling iron pipe. The
building and machinery we're entirely new.
Loss SIS, 600; insured.
MACON, Ga, Dec. 27.-English & HUI
guerin's warehouse, containing 2,256 bales
of cotton and large amount of guano,
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