Daily globe., 1882-09-26
The CRIMINAL RECORD.
of Madison, VISA Number of HOmi-
cides at the Sonth-Conyicted of Murder.
PROBABLE SUICIDE.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.

Special Telegram to the Globe.
MADISON, Sept. 25.- Early Saturday
morning, H. Choppell, for dozen years 6
clerk in the postoffice, but recently agent
on the c., NJ. & st. Paul railway, took a
boat and went out on lake Mendoza to fish
Before noon his boat containing few
perch, lunch, a portion of the fishing
tackle and the oars were found floating un-
attended two miles from shore. Up to
this hour nothing has been heard of Chop
pell. Probably he fell overheard while
filling his minnow pail, as that was miss
ing from the boat. Some advance the
theory of suicide, as Mr.. Choppell was an
eccentric bachelor, who had few intimate
acquaintance. A telegram from Chicago
summoning Choppell there to submit to a
postal examination is in waiting here, and
some say he dreaded the ordeal. He had
once unsuccessfully attempted suicide. 1t
is reported Choppell was soon to have been
married to Miss Craven, of this city. His
friends reside at Illion, Ny.
JEwELRY ROBBERY.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept. 25.-Thres
strange men entered the jewelry store of
Cook d Sloss, looked over some goods on
pretence of making purchase, but with
out doing so. The proprietors soon dis
covered that the shop had been robbed of
articles valued at $1,000. The articles
consist of diamond jewelry.
SOUTHERN HoMICIDEs.
CLINTON, La, Sept. 24.-At Ben Apple
by's store yesterday John Lane and Ste
phen DeGaut, prominent planters, quar-
relied, and DeGaut was shot dead by Lane.
DeGaut is a northern man.
SHREVEPORT, La, Sept. 25.-At River |
Landing last night John S. Minerevas was
shot and killed by jacques Hirsch, He
brew clerk in Hyman's store. The muir
derer escaped. A reward is offered for his |
arrest.
LAREDO, Tex, Sept. 25.-Louis G. Schil-
ling. barber, killed Archie Scott, bartender. |
LOUISVILLE. Sept 25--Dick Mason was |
fatally shot by Vim. Carr. at Shelby Satur-
day night. The men were quarreling it is |
supposed about politics.
FATAL DRUNKEN AFFRAY.
New YORK, Sept 25.-George Thompson. !
362 Hicks street, Brooklyn, was fatally |
stabbed by Michael Connor, 45 Washing |
ton street. Both were drunk,
SNEAK THIEVES.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 25.-This morning two |
sneak thieves stole $4,000 of Columbia &
Greenville railway bonds from the cash
ier's room of the Bank of Baltimore.
STAR RoUTER sURRENDERs.
KANSAS CITY, Sept. 25.-Col. James B.
Price, of Jefferson City, one of the most
prominent wall contractors of the west.
and one of the defendants in the indict-
ment at Washington for star route conspi-
raSs's appeared before the .. S. court to-
day and voluntarily surrendered
himself, presenting a copy of the indict-
ment and warrant issued from Washington.
Col. Price states that he has been for
some time absent from home under medi-
cal treatment. AS soon as he returned and
was informed of the matter he came to s
make answer to the authorities. He gave I
bond in the sum of $4,000 to appear be-
fore the next term of court, and the bond {
was forwarded to Washington for approval.
Col. Price, after giving bail, left tonight
for his home at Jefferson City. He says {
that his sojourn was spent in Canada.
PRISON ESCAPE.
HUNTSVILLE, Lex, Oept z0.-hDOut sun :
rise five convicts escaped by crawling
through the sewer of the penitentiary
One was killed, one wounded, two cap
tured, and the dogs are trailing the fifth.
CONVICTED OF MURDER ,
New YORK, Sept 25--Edward Hovey
has been convicted of the murder of his
sister-in-law, Mrs. Vermilye.
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