Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-21
CRIMES CASUALTIES 4
A Brief Record of the Doings of the Crime
fna1 Glasses of the Day-A Few Accidents
and Fires.
TRAIN wRECKER KILLED.

TRAIN WRECKER KILLED.
Especial Telegram to the Globe
SANTA Fs, N. NJ, Dec. 2O.-Deputy Shsr-
III Cannon, who was sent out to capture q
train wrecker, found his man near Florida
and attempted to arrest him, but was fred
at. Cannon returned the fire from forty
four caliber revolver, emptying , seven
chambers without hitting the criminal. He
then pulled out a small revolver and shot
him through the head. The man before
dying confessed that he had placed huge
boulder on the track for the purpose Of
wrecking the passenger train. Cannon
was exonerated.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.1
MILWAUKEE, Wis.,, Dec. 2O.-Henry Walls.
who had the trouble with his sister-in-law
about year ago, was found guilty of
bastardy in the circuit court, and jailed
this forenoon. At the time of happening
the case created great sensation. It was
alleged that Walls had outraged the girl
and her brother tried to kill him. The girl
tried to commit suicide. Walls took her
to the Republican house, drugged her, and
seduced her. So the girls brother al
legged.
BACK TO HIS FIRST LOVE.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
New YORK, Dec. 2O.-Lewis Thompson,
muiatto aged eighty-one, who was the
first prisoner ever sent to Sing Sing, was
sent to the penitentiary to-day for six
months by Judge Welch of the city hall po-
lice court, Brooklyn, for stealing door
mat. He has spent over forty ears of his
life in prisons.
DISABLED STEAMER.
New YORK, Dec. 20.-The steamship City
of Berlin arrived off Sandy Hook this
morning having in tow the disabled steam
ship City of Chester, of the same line
The City of Berlin sailed from New York
for Liverpool Dec. 8, but meeting the dis
abled vessel turned back and towed her
into this port.
HOTEL BURNED.
PEMBROKE, Ont, Dec. 2O.-The Cope
land hotel and adjoining block burned this
morning. The guests at the hotel escaped
with much difficulty, and some narrow es-
capes are reported. Total loss estimated
at 100000.
DETROIT, Mich, Dec. 2O.-The Sisters of
Charity hospital at Big Rapids burned this
morning. The sixty inmates were all re-
moved safely. A valuable library belong
ing to the estate of the late Father Dec
eanick was burned. Loss not known; in
sured for $4,000.
MCPHERSON, Kas, Dec. 2O.-Fire at 10
o'clock tonight in Harvey's livery stable
burned the stable and stock including
twenty-four horses; also the Baptist par
sonage. Very little insurance. Loss about
$4,000.
DAYTON, o., Dec. 2O.-Collector Williams
has seized distillery No. 90, of this city,
and offers it for sale for taxes accrued
during the time it was operated by Frank
h. freezing. 1t is now owned by F. A.
Small, of Cincinnati. He has also seized
3,076 gallons of spirits in Obenaker's dis
tillery at Fosters crossing for the same
purpose.
IEL1nQUENTs INDICTED.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Dec. 20.-The grand
jury returned an Indictment to-day against
David Ferguson, back tax collector, Philip
Hinkle, city auditor, and Geo. w. Levi,
assistant chief of the FIRE department, for
frauds connected with the assessors and
tax receivers Office in 1879. The parties
were at once arrested, and bail given Fer
guson in $2O,Oo0, and the others in $4,000
each. The council tomorrow evening
will probably impeach the parties and de-
clare the Offices vacant
FOUND GUILTY.
MILWAUKEE, Dec. 2O.-John Loew, a
constable who forcibly elected an old and
respected farmer from a country dance,
killing him instantly, was to-day found
guilty in the criminal court of man
slauphter in the second DEGREE