Daily globe., 1883-10-31

His next Of kin, consisting of three sisters
aud tao brothers, also reside IN Minnesota
If there should happen to be anything
over, efter his numerous debts and mort
cages are paid, the property viii go to
them. Several OF the heirs have request
ed Judge Nevins, Of this place, to act as
administrator IN the settlement OF the es-
tate, which is pretty thoroughly mixed up,
but he has not as yet decided to Go so.
| No clue has been discovered that would
lead to the suspicion of any party. Gould
was always IN hot water over something
or somebody.
| Of late years he spent much of his time
in looking after his law suits. The neigh
bors all feared, rs we'll as hated him, and
Gould knew it, for he constantly carried
large Colts revolver, No. 45, strapped
about his waist, together with belt OF
| cartridges. lie was indeed peculiar char
acter and the solitary life he led, living
alone on his farm OF 200 acres, gave him
considerable opportunity to brood over his
trou ples.
There is no doubt but that his mind has
been somewhat affected for several mouths
past. as he was constantly suspicious of
everyone and imagined friend and foe
alike, were trying to get the better of him.
He would chuckle or laugh to himself,
when alone, as if greatly pleased over some
Of MS question able exploits.
He would ride through the country on
his little mustang as if ne we're veritable
Tan O'Shanta, and all the evil spirits ir
| I . country we're after him. But he is dead
aGd buried nov. ana it is for tho authori-
lies up around Todd county to stir about
and endeavor to discover who was coward
II enough to shoot man in the back when
they knsw he was not armed, the Justice
having taken his revolver when he was in
custody, and Constable Boners retaining
It as security for his costs etter ne was re-
lcased.
THE RESULT OF A SPREE.
ELMwooD. lad, Oct. 3o.-James Kempt {,
light watchmap, while intoxicated SunGay
hight, made an attack on James Bhck' 5
saloon, breaking the windows and firing a
pistol. Bic ok fred ut Kempt, inficting a
probably fatal wound.
HIS LAUGHTER CoNvICTs HIM.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 3O-In the trial of
Charles Br ggs, for murder of his wife in
July last, tho twelve-year old daughter of
the murdered woman testified that Briggs
and her mother had frequent quarrels
abou. women and men, and unfolded a
terrible story OF domestic depravity. She
detailed many quarrels and completely
upset the theory it is supposed the defense
viii adopt that the prisoner is insane or
sas at the time of the killing.
MURDERED FOR HIS MONEY.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Oct. 30.-John
Murphy was found dead this morning at
Wallace, small village twenty miles west
of Charlottesville, with three bullet wounds
in his body. 1t is supposed he was muir
dered for his money. He was known to
have several thousand dollars the night
before. The murderer stole horse near
by aad made good his esclpa. The stolen
horse returned about noon to-day without
a bride or saddle, but there is no news
from the murderer.
ooNFEssEs TO CRooXEDNEss.
BUFFALO, Oct. 30.-Timothy Mahoney,
present city comptroller and renominated
IL both the Manning and Scovilie divisions,
has declined the nomination. He is re-
ported as saying that he had covered up
deficit of IS COO aud could not remain on
the ticket. His friends claim be is labor
ing under temporary alteration of the
mind, supeIindoced by a severe illness
some time ago. His resignation viii be
accepted.
RESUBRECTIONTsT5.
RICHMOND, Va, Oct. 30---Chris. Baker
and VIM. Burnett, coiored, resurrection
ists, we're arrested moving the body of a
dead pauper through the streets in box
on a wheelbarrow. The BODY was stolen
from the morgue. David Parker, keeper
of the morgue, was also arrested.
'co OPERATIVE" BROKERS INDICTED.
CHICAGO, Oct. 30.-The Federal Grand
Jury to-day returned indictments against
Frank L. Loring and John Fleming, who
are supposed to have been principals in
the firm of Fleming G. Merriam, which
gained such extensive notoriety when il
collapsed one year ago. The indictments
allege that the firm pretended TO do a brok-
age business on the Chicago Board of
Trade, but we're really bent on appropri-
atipg to their own use the money of per-
sons contributing to the fictitious fund
called by them Mutual Cooperative
Fund. w. Loring and William w. Mellen
have also been indicted for carrying on
similar business. The Grand Jury also
made q similar presentnent against Chas.
G. Bennett and VIM. T. Hoffman, against
whom like charges are preferred.
ToRAcoo STAINS PROBABLY.
CHICAGO, Oct 30---The chemist engaged
by the coroner of Logan county to aualyze
the stains on the buggy, whip and lines
Owned by Orrin A. Carpenter of Lincoln,
now under arrest in the Fora Burns muir
der case, completed his chemical and me-
chanioal test this evening, and reports he
finds no trase CT blood.
Odd Things the Deaf and Dumb
Learn.
[Post-Dispatch.]
A very curious thing about deaf mutes is
the rapidity with which they learn the mean
ing and the use of slang words and phrases.
The ordinary street language of the day
seems to be every bit as familiar to them as
it is to people whose organs of hearing are
not impaired, and they will say, in their own
way, "You bet your boots or, you bet
your sweet life' with as much ease and grace
as if they had had it at their tongues end all
their lives One of the afflicted younp mon