The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-12-14
band and child shot hefselfhL ly through
the head this morning.
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n band and child shot hefselfhL lly through
. the head this morning.
: CUT MS THROAT.
. ERIE, PENN, Dec. I1.-Jonn ID. Locke,
prominent painter and fresco artist. ..suicided
: at his home. this city, last night. Shortly
, after midnight he arose from bed went into
a bathroom; bis wife, hearing gurgIing
sounds and groans, opened the door ana
} found him lying In the bath-tub with his
throat cut from ear to ear, the cut being
made with razor. Deceased had been
brooding over financial reverses for some
months until his mind became unsettled.
ALMOST HORROR.
New YORK, Dec. IL "A visit 10 the Stur-
tevant house this morning showed there
had been very narrow escape from de-
structive conhagration and serious loss of
life. The second story and extensive build
ing used bake. house and kitchen was
completely gutted; Nearly all the windows
on the first, second and third stories on the
side of the Twenty ninth street wing of the
hotel which look out on Bate house, were
burned away. Many lower rooms we're
completely ruined by the fire. Mr..
NJ. It. Warne, of eastern Pennsylvania,
tired about 10 last night on the fourth floor
OF the rear part of the hotel, and about1
O'Clock was awakened by commotion in
the hall outside the room, and after listen
ing a few moments unlocked the door, and
seeing light blaze coming NJ. through the
wall hole over the kitchen, knew what
was the matter. Stopping only to draw on
my pants and coat | rushed toward the
head of the stairs. Looking down oyer the
| banisters, it seemed MS if the whole place
was on fire below. Fearing my escape was
cut Off ran to room from which the fire
escape copld, be reached but found the
door locked. | them in spite of the smoke,
which was very thick, forced my
way 10 the floor beneath, and endeavored
TO cross 10 the stairs leading to the Twenty
Ninth street entrance, but was forced back
| by the flames which entered the corridor
! from the windows. Just then lady in her
night.dress came up and said tonne For
| God 3 sake save mel" 81 said Follow me,
We shall get out all right" We both then
went down the main stairs TO the office and
found the bar.room, office and reading
room thfonged with gues,s--and in great
consternation-espec ladies', mapy OF
whom were in mysteries, and few OF whom
had tainted. Several of them were id ex-
ceedingly scanty attire, and on going
into the street l found several Of II
shivering in the cold, with nothing
around them but a shawl or coat,
| When / came down stairs the firemen were
bringing the hose in through the front
| door. The proprietors did everything pos
sible under the circumstances, and il they
had not kept the good watch they did on
the premises, there would have been no
stopping the fire. and great many of those
in the hotel would have been burned to
death, as the kitchen, where the fire origi-
mated, is so centrally situated that the
flames would have penetrated several parts
of the hotel at once.
BLOODY AFFAIR.
New YORK. Dec. 11.-An Opelika, Ala
bama, special says Two factions of the
old and new city council raised riot yes
terday, in which the mayor and police were
involved. Nine white men and one negro
were shot down. Seven will die. The =
mayor has gone TO Montgomery to apply
for troops.
Later accounts say the FIRE from the first
was a fierce one, all efforts TO control it be.
ing useless. 1t soon enyeloped the distil-
lery proper, passing through to the receiv-
ing room, grinding mill, malt house,
thence through the covered passage way TO
the warehouse. In two hours the buildings
were totally destroyed. The dstillery was
the largest in the country its capacity be-
ing 800 barrels per month. The cause of
the explosion is unknown.
ANoLD TRICK.
BUFFALO, n. Y, Dec. I.-Mrs. Collins,
vile of prominent Bradford man, who has
been for several months confined to our
state insane asylum, has been taken out on
writ of habeas corpus, and 1T was stated
by her counsel and friends that she never
ton with the case A short time before her
arrest she was told that her husband was
untaithful, and she openly accused two
Bradford ladies of undue familiarity with
him. She then came to Buffalo with the
view OF obtaining divorce, and was soon
afterward committed to the asylum. IL is
alleged that there was trickery in the man
ner OF her committal.
DEEP-DYED VILLAIN.
TOPEKA, KAs., Dec. l2-The following ac-
count of the bank robbery at Kinsley is OBJ
tanned from j. c. Ellis, who came up from
Kinsley to-day: The matter has been kept
extremely quiet, On Saturday evening, l.,
G. Boice, The cashier of tie bank, locked
the safe and vault and went to supper. G. "
W. Crawford, county treasurer, has an
Office in the rear of the room occupied by
the bank. He left the building with the
cashier, and they returned together about
an hour later. 1t was then discovered that
some one had been in the room in the
meantime, number Of coins being scat
tered about the floor. The cashier re-
locked the vault and safe and then dseoy-
cred that $4,000 had been stolen. The
burglars evidently had entered the building
from the rear and passed through the treas
urers office into the bank room, panel Of
the door between The rooms having been
broken. Crawford was thoroughly ac-
auainted with the combination to the vault,
being in the habit OF keeping his books
there, but no one else knew it except the
cashier, Boyce. There were no indications
that powder had been used, hence the door
must have been unlocked, and the entire
affair has a mysterious appearance. IL is
likely developments will be made in day
or two. Detectives have been set 70 work,
and it is reported that the money has been
recovered.
BANK CROOK.
LARNED. KAs Dec. l2.-Intelligence was
received here to-day that the ROBBERY Of
the Kinsley bank, which occurred last Sat-
turdav night, and was reported then, has
been traced 10 County Treasurer j. W.
Crawford, oi Edwards county, by means Of
a bunch Of Keys and glove dropped at the
door OF the vault, and that Crawford has ac-
knowledged himself guilty and agrees TO
surrender the stolen money, which, II seems.
he hid away somewhere outside OF Kins-
ley.
CHICAGO, Ill, De-. I2-D. J. Hen Is on
trial at Omaha, fer presenting false claims
aud vouchers 20 the government while Gus
todian Of the government building during
! It's construction. The amount evolved -
estimated at from S5,vO TO so,OOO. Inc m
/ dictment has tTenty-three counts.
DIsAsTnOUs TIEE.
/ I.rr4ty Rock. Dec IA Gazette special
/ re,,srfs an extensive fire at TeLarkLna. The
flames. which originated in French kitchen,
l co-,,er az Front and Pine streets. south
ID The Marqnaud botel. destroyed nine
f-one buildings before they we're eubdned,
- g,iloEs: L. Huutress, hotel Wilson,
hosrling-house John Blake, boarding
house: Southern Express oihcei bar,
be- shop; Morgsn' BIssa TessiaoTans, 10 aPa asa
two brick stores blake DAD szvy
. insursucs: Morgan, s2 500 the New YORK
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