Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-10-17
Other Criminal Matters.

Other Criminal Matters.
SUPPOSED WIFE MURDER.
PIrTssURGH, Pa, Oct. 16.-The body of
the unknown woman found in the Chic
river near Ellsworth, Pa. last week, has
been identified as that of Mrs. Anne Gala
han, of Sandy Greek, Pa, and her husband
was arrested to-day on the charge of her
murder. Mrs. Callahan had been suffering
from the ill treatment of her husband for
a long time, and was last seen alive in his
company August 25. 1t is supposed that
after her murder her body was thrown in
the river. Callahan denies the charge.
STAR REUTERS SENTENCED.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 16.-In the United
States district court this morning Judge
McKennan denied a new trial to Joseph
R. Black, Thos. A. McDevitt and Christian
Price, convicted of star route conspiracy,
and sentenced McDevitt to pay fine of
$500 and Imprisonment one year, and
Price to pay fine of 800 and undergo
sentence for six months from the date of
his conviction. Sentence of Black was
deferred a few days in conseque nee of his
wife's serious illness.
SENT TO THE wORKHOUSE.
CINCINNATI, Oct. 16.-J. T. Porter. who
was arrested on charge of crying con-
cealed weapons, and ON whom wss found a
singular memorandum to !he effect that
Hoffman and Dago Frank were the lnur-
derers of Ross, was to-day committed to
the workhouse for thirty days. Very little
credence is given TO his memorandum
from the fact that the men named are now
serving terms in the Maryland penitentia,
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DEFALCATIoN.
PEK1N, ILL.,, Oct. 16.-John Black, well
known merchant also president and secre-
tary of the Grown distilling company Of
this city, in which D. T. Mills, of Boston,
is largely interested, left here September
| 80, for Boston, and is said to have sailed
| for Europe Oct. 4th. An investigation
| produces the conviction that he is de-
faulter to his partners, and he has victim
lied relatives, and widows and orphans.
The defalcation will aggregate over
$4,000.
| HEAVY BURGLARY.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Oct. 16.-Burglars
broke into A. Zierlyn's jewelry store, OPP
posite the Morton house, in this city, last
night, drilled the safe with two sets of
punches, and carried OFF all the contents,
including about 800 watches owned by him
and customers, $500 in cash, diamonds
and jewellery, securing some $4,000 or
$4,000 worth of booty. Their method of
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them very skilled and bold craftsmen.
| ARREST OF PENSION AGENT.
MILWAUKEE, Oct. 16.-Considerable ex-
element was causdd in Madison by the ar
rest of Col. Thos. Reynolds, who was for a
number of years state pension agent. The
arrest was made upon the complaint OF
Lucien Richardson, government detective,
charging Reynolds with having forged the
names of peesons claiming pensions. II
is estimated that the government was de-
frauded of $4,000 by bogus receipts.
Reynolds denies the accusation, and says}it
is political persecution.
THE ROSS MURDER.
CINCINNATI, Oct. 16.--After the Ross
murder it was remembered that a negro
named Harris had drawn part of his wages
from Mr.. Skillman Saturday before the
murder, and had not been seen afterwards
Skillman is farmer living near Glendale
The mysterious absence directed suspicion
toward Harris. On Saturday at Washing
ton negro was arrested, supposed to be
Harris, bat he gave the name of Travis.
| told of his whereabouts back to the time of
the murder, showing that he had not been
near Cincinnati. Still he was held. To-
day, however, man was arrestedin one Of
the stove foundries here who has been
recognized by Mr.. Skillman as the Harris
who worked for him. He is now in Glen
dale Jail.
| SALOON MURDER.
NEW YORK, Oct. 16.-Thos. HaIsmond,
125 Greenwich avenue, was shot dead by
Jno. Grogan in beer saloon in Washing
ton street. Grogan caused the arrest of
Hammond few days ago for assault
Hammond threatened to kill Grogan, and
as the latter saw Hammond in the saloon
this evening he fired, killing him instantly.
BOLD ROBBERY.
DETRoIT. Mich, Oct. 16.-Wm. II. Ro ,sa,
a commission merchant doing business in
the heart of the city, was knocked down ct
noon to-day while in his store alone, the
clerk being gone to dinner, and robbed of
| $3.50 in his pocket book. Two men Wis