Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-05


the states attorney, her gaze was scarcely
removed during the entire morning. The
latter was dressed in black, as heretofore
Her gloves were removed, and she held 6
white handkerchief, which she alternately
twisted in her hands and raised to her face
She told her story very clearly. using the
best of language, and spoke so az to be
plainly heard. Occasionally her bosom
heaved and her voice seemed to be affected
as if she was overcome by the recital of
the wrongs she had suffered.
'What is your name?" asked Mr.. Trude.
"Cavaja Theresa Sturlata.''
"Where is your home?"
II have no home,'
"Where did you meet Charles Stiles?'
SIN Baltimore, at the house of Mrs.
Fay"
| ''When?'
Gin 1877, during the races. I was placed
at the house of Mrs. Fay by the man who
seduced me. lived at the house with this
man, as his mistress"
| estate what took place between you and
Mr.. Stiles?''
81 was playing on the piano and singing
when Mr.. Stiles was introduced to me. He
talked Italian to me and came to see me
there quite often. and made my lover jeal-
Gus, so that when Mr.. Stiles continued
to come to see me he would not
marry me. Then Charley stopped there
with me and afterward went away, and
then in July, 1877, he came back. He had
lost all his money at the races; he didn't
have any when he came back. He brought
his trunk and stopped at the house with
me for another week. Then when
he went. away gave him
5000 to play the races, and
after that he wrote to me from different
places, full of love, and once in a while he
would send for more money. would send
it to him to different places. He then be-
gan writing to me to come to Chicago,
and at last I did SO, in June, 1873.
The prisoner occupied the witness stand
until 4:15 o'clock, and had brought
her story down to the fatal night, when
| Just as she had recited her treatment at
Sunnyside and her return to Chicago to
kill her lover, she broke down and wept.
In moment she had fallen to the floor
and was writhing in CONFUSION, the eff
| forts of half dozen men being insufficient
to hold her. Her shrieks and cries added
to the excitement, and Judge, jurors and
| spectators rose up to better see the pain
full sight. The court ordered her taken to
her cell to recover, and adj burned for the
| day.
CLERGYMAN ROBBED.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
CHICAGO, Dec. As Rev. DR.. S. n.
Mead, the rector of the Emanuel Episcopal
church, and assistant pastor of Christ
church, was returning from a service at
Emanuel church, and when at the corner
of Stewart avenue and Tinnell street, he
was assaulted by two roughs, who knocked
him down, beat him in the side and aldo
men until he was unconscious, and then
robbed him Of a gold watch and chain
worth $50, check for $50, letters,
memoranda, etc, and purse contain
| ing 500 in cash. AS soon as
he regained consciousness, DR.. Mead arose
and made his way to the house of friend,
thence to the police station, where he re-
ceived needed attention, and was taken to
his rooms at the Southern hotel. A physi-
clan was summoned, and after an exami-
nation said no ribs had been broken,
though DIR. Mead is of the opinion they
sustained some serious injury. The kick
in the abdomen is the most painful. There
is no clew to the assailants, and DR.. Mead
is certain he would not recognize them, as
it was very dark.
FERGUS FALLS CRIMINAL RECORD.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
FERGUS FALLS, MIMI, Dec. 4.-The dis
trict court adjourned to-day till the last
Tuesday in January. The Grin and Wool
nough ticket stealing case went over. De-
PENDANTS on bail. The cases tried to-day
were against Duane and Cummings for
larceny. Duane got eighteen months,
Cummings one year, William Earle, lar
ceny, six months, J. Barnhardt, keeping
house of prostitution in Fergus Falls, one
year.
Christie, the defendant in the murder
trial. with his wife and child, left for his
brothers h.me in Hancock. lowe, to-day.
FIRES.
BArKsvILLE, Ark, Dec. "A fire at 1 a.
n. destroyed P. G. Smiths store house and
contents and the Batesville hotel and con-
tents, also belonging t. Smith. The
losses were: on storehouse, $4,000; in
sured for $4,000; stock, $4,000; covered
by insurance; hotel, $1,000; insured for
$1,000. Mcdowell, the hotel keeper, lost
$4,000 on furniture; insurance, $500.
ORANGE, Tex, Dec. 4.-Galmer's saw mill
was burned Saturday night. Loss $685.
900; insurance $15,00s.
ASSASSINATION.
STARkvILLR, Miss, Dec. 4.-This town Is
excited over the reported assassination of
Col. W. H. 81. Tison, at Baldwin, Miss, to-
day. by Ed. Saunders. Tison was speaker
of the house in the last Mississippi legis-
lature.
ATTEMPT TO SINK SHIP.
SAN FRANCISCO Dec. An attempt was
made 10 sink in mid-ocean the ship Joseph
S. Spinney, which arrived here Saturday
from Havre. When four weeks out, be-
tween three and four feet of water was
discovered in the hold. After much trouble
the leak was discovered. Three augur