Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-10-10
A BANKER MURDERED.


night. The victim was H. c. Mead, a
wealthy banker in business here for thirty
years. He was an eccentric bachelor of
sixty, who slept in the bank and boarded
at hotel. This morning he failed to ap-
pear at breakfast and dinner. 4 messen-
ger to the bank found it locked, and
going to back window discovered the
wire screen cut, the window let down from
the top and Mead lying in a pool Of blood
on the floor. Investigation showed that
his head and face were horribly mangIea
with shot. as if both barrels of double
barreled shotgun had been discharged at
him from short range. It is supposed the
assassin shot him from the window while sit
ting al table: e::writing. The safe had notbeen
locked and the assassins carried off several
thousand dollars in currency, gold and
bonds. The exact amount is unknown.
No clue to the murderers. The coroner's
jury rendered a verdict in accordance with
the above facts.
The news of the murder spread like wild
fire. The proper authorities empanelled
coroner's jury, who investigated the case.
1t was decided thatithe deceased came to
his death from the effects of Ia gun shot
wound fired from the rear window of the
bank by unknown hands. He was proba-
bly, sitting at small table in the back
room writing, and heard the noise from
the window, and turning around in that
direction received a full charge
If shot, probably from both barrels
of the gun, completely tearing
the nose, eyes and part of the brain from
the head. The assassin or assassins then
climbed through the window, went to the
safe, which was still unlocked. and rifed
the money chest, taking several thousand
dollars Ill currency, gold and bonds. The
night was q stormy one, and one well cho-
sen for such deed. There is 10 clue 10
the perpetrators.
Further Developments show that Mead
was worth considerably over 100000.
The bank is a one-story wooden building,
the front room being used for bank busi-
ness. In the rear room was the sleeping
apartment of the murdered man. Not
five feet from where his bed stands is a
window without bars, and the sill is about
five feet from the ground. In this room
Mr.. Mead has slept and almost lived for
twenty-five years. having no wife Or
children. His peril was often mentioned
to him and his answer has been that
he never harmed auy one in his life, and if
it was his money that was wanted it would
not be necessary to Kill him. When dis
covered the banker lay midway between
the window and the door leading into the
business part of the building, his right
arm under his body, and his right leg
thrown across the left. Both eyes, most of
the nose, and that part of the face from the
cheek bone to the left eye had been shot
away, and the flesh and blood was lying on
the floor, several feet from the corpse.
What was left of the face was almost un-
recognizable, and the long brown beard
that was once streaked with gray was
ciotted with flesh and blood. The wound
was cersed by the discharge of shot gun,
loaded ,ery heavily with fine shot. Death
must have been instantaneous. The shot
was evidently fred from the rear window.
Inquiry reveals the fact that several peo-
pie who live in the immediate vicinity
heard the report of gun about midnight,
! but as such thing is not unusual. ii
caused no alarm. A committee of leading
citizens has been called for this evening,
and a thorough investigation will be made.
The relatives are wealthy, and large re-
| ward will be offered for the capture of the
murderers and robbers.
| THE ROSS MURDER.
CINCINNATI, Oct. 9.-The most active
work is being done by the police, under
the stimulous of the heavy reward offered
| for the arrest of the murderer, or murder
ers of A. W. Ross, at Glendale. The most
generally accepted theory is that the
murder was done by persons who knew
Mr. Ross habit Of coming home by the
late train on Saturday night, and that ne
was accustomed to alight from the train a:
the crossing near his home, instead of rid
ing on to the depot. His body was found
within $50 feet of the railroad, showing
that he was attacked Immediately after
| leaving the train. He was struck both
from behind and in front. He had
! in his hand small revolver
which he had never begun
to carry until two weeks ago. It was IN
cooked and all the chambers full, showing
| he was attacked unawares. The robbery
was done so hastily and incompietly as to
show that the work was not done by pro-
fessionals No weapon was found with
which 1t was thought the murder was done.
! The wounds indicate an iron rod or bar.
There will be meeting of the village
council tonight TO offer a reward for the
arrest Of the murderers. The county con-
mlssloners to-day offered reward of
| $4,000 for the arrest and conviction of the
murderer. The Coal Exchange, of which
Mr.. Ross was member, to-day voted to
give to the widow the sum of $4,000.
HORRIBLE DEATH.
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 9.-This morning J.
Becker, a young man in the employ of
j. Bailey, Farrell & Co., lead pipe works,
met with peculiar and horrible accident
which resulted in his death. He was
standing on scafolding cleaning the
rust off a shaft which was making $50 rev.
olutions a minute, when by some means
his right leg became entangled in a tele-
phone wire, and losing his balance he
grasped the shaft. In an instant he was
hurled around at fearful rapidity, and the
telegraph wire was wrapped around his
leg until the limb was severed from the
body, when he fell through the hatchway to
the ground below. When picked up he
was dead. His head was shapeless mass
and his leg was still dangling to the wire.
FRANK JAMES.
ST. Louis, Oct. 9.-Gov. Crittenden is re-
ported to have said he will not grant a re-
ur1icifion for Frank o4b,n