Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-10-13
was brought to close with benediction
pronounced by the Rev. Mr.. Williams.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
The Philadelphia COnspiracies-The Wau-
paca Murder-Other Misdemeanors and
Mishaps.
THE PHILADELPHIA CoNspIrARoRs.

THE PHILADELPHIA CONsPITARORs.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 1.-THE grand jury
found a true bill of Indictment against
James F. Brown, aims house clerk and
store keeper, and Prince A. Smell, leather
dealer. arrested in Colorado yesterday,
charging them with conspiring to cheat
the city by means of false bills for sup
plies furnished the aims house. Another
| Indictment was found against Smell charg-
ing him with perjury in swearing that n q
other persons than himself were directly
or indirectly interested in the amount
named Ill the bill of Jan. 81, 1881 for
$l,O78, OR were to receive any part thereof.
whereas but one-quarter of the goods
named in the bill was delivered, and there
were Others than the parties named in the
bill who were to receive part of the
amount.
This afternoon a hearing was given
to George Turner, bankrupt, arrested
in Boston few days ago
upon the charge of contempt of court in
being from the meetings of the register in
bankruptcy. Judge Butler concluded to al
low Turner to go upon furnishing $4,000
bail. Bail, however, was not secured up to
the moment of adjournment. Turner failed
In 1872. while he was in the shoe business
on North Fourth street. 1t was alleged he
had secreted from $4,000 to $4,000 of his
assets.
Proceedings of the regular meeting of
the finance committee of the gas trust
were expected to be unusually interesting
this afternoon, by reason of promises
thrown out by Trustees William 81. Smith
and David FL. Lane that action would
be taken towards obtaining an
examination of accounts in connection.
with the alleged speculation of gas clerks
between 1876 and 1881. It is asserted that
Immense sums of money were embezzled
by making false additions of the receipt
columns of the clerks, although there is no
evidence disclosed as yet of such state of
affairs, the reports coming generally from
persons not privileged to scrutinize the
trast's affairs. A resolution of the board
directing the finance committee to exam
Inc the receipts from the consum ption of
gas for the past three years, was read.
Mr.. Roberts moved that the work provided
for be re- ferred to the chairman and cash
Ter, which was adopted.
THE wAUPACA MURDER.
MILWAUKEE, Oct. 1.-Two packages of
notes taken from Mead, the murdered
banker, of Waupaca, Wis, have so far been
found, one the day after the deed in an
alley in the rear of the bank, and the other
Yesterday, on a road leading out OF the
village. The exact amount of cash taken
is ascertained to be only 1884. The amount
of bonds and notes taken cannot be es-
timated yet. as most of them belong to
depositors. The reward for the apprehen-
sion of the perpetrator amounts to $4,000.
CRUELTY 70 sEAMEN.
TACOMA, Puget Sound, Oct. 12-The cap
tain, first and second mates of the ship
Challenge, from Philadelphia, were held to
answer for cruelty to sea1nen. One sailor,
beaten till his ribs protruded, jumped
overheard. The third mate, who opposed
the cruelty of his superiors, was abused
till he attempted suicide by shooting. He
was confined in Lazaret, and complaint
of insanity lodged against him by the
captain. The case dismissed.