Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-12
NEwHALL HOUSE FIRE.
Especial Telegram to the Globe. I


were present, and District Attorney Clark
addressed them in lengthy speech, his
remarks occupying several hours. He will
be followed by the defense, and after the
case is outlined by tAe attorneys, the TAX
ing of testimony will begin. The jury is
very intelligent looking body of men.
The first witness called was G. D. Nash,
president OF the Newhall House company,
and he was questioned regarding the plan
of the house and its safety.
THE NEwHALL HOUSE FIRE CASE.
MILWAUKEE, April I1.-At the morning
session of the Scheller trial the prosecu-
ton opened their case by calling G. D.
Nash, president of the NewhalI House
company, and questioned him regarding
the plan of the house and safety.
The prosecution in the Scheller case
opened with Q. D. Nash, president of the
Newhall House company, who described the
house and its exists. He was followed by
John F. Antisdel, proprietor, who corrob
grated his statements and told of a meet
ing with Scheller on Michigan street the
moment he, Antisdel, ran from the burning
building. He said Scheller's actions for
some time previous to the fire had been
bad, the accused having drank great deal
and gambled. 1t came out that
Scheller was offended with An
tisdel for sending his, Scheller's,
wife from the hotel. Johnny Antisdel, son
of the proprietor said when he and his
father met Scheller the latter exclaimed
''my God, Johnny do you know how the
fire caught?"
The fremen and shop keepers occupying
the basement were examined as to what
was there of an infammable nature. 1t
was developed that once before there was
an incendiary fire in the basement near
Scheller's coal bin, and Scheller's father in
law, Bour, who recently died, under cir
cumstances pointing to suicide, had refused
Antisdel and others admittance.
ESCAPE AND CAPTURE.
ST. LOUIS, April 11.-Twenty prisoners
in Tarrant county, Texas jail, overpowered
the guard on Monday evening, tore down
the telephone, and took all the arms and
ammunition they could find and fed. An
alarm was soon raised and twenty-five
mounted men with blood hounds started IN
pursuit and in two hours returned with
seventeen of the prisoners, and the others
will probably be captured.
4 CHAPTER OF TEXAS CRIME.
ST. Louis, April ia young Hebrew
named Bloom attempted to outrage nine
year old daughter of DR.. N. D. Floral, at
Waxapachie, Texas, and the Jail in which
he is placed had to be guarded with a
strong armed force to prevent the exasper-
ated citizens from lynching him.
A negro who INSTRUCTED the Missouri Pa
cific track last week to wreck passenger
train, pleaded guilty in the Denton county,
Texas, court, and was sentenced to thirty
nine years in the penitentiary.
Prof. ]. r. Malone, a well known divine
and educator, of Dallas. Texas, while slap
ping the face of VIM. Frees, dry goods
clerk, in the street last night, for circulat-
ing scandalous stories about Mr.. Malone
was severely cut in the head by Frees, and
badly wounded by pistol shot by an I'm.
known person.
| KILLED HIS FATHEB.
JACKSONVILLE, Oregon, April III. F
McMahone was shot dead by his son, Will
liam, yesterday. One woman was
the mistress of both. The son
discovered his fathers intimacy, quarrel
followed, the father beating the son with 6
club and the latter replying with revol
yer.
A NEGRO PROSTITUTE SENTENCED TO HANG
LAWRENCE, Kansas, April Endangered
or Sis Vinegar was to-day convicted o.
murder in the first degree for completely
in killing David Bourman in June last
isis" is a negro prostitute and had en-
tjced Bourman to lonely spot on the banl
of the river where he was set upon by two
colored accomplices, Isaac King and Geo
Robertson, and beaten and cut in the heaC
with clubs and hatchets until dead, whel
he was robbed and his body thrown int
the river King and Robertson were con
fined in a Jail from which they and Pet
Vinegar, father of 'Sis," were taken by al
armed mob and hung from the bridge tel
days after the murder.
AN INSANE MOTHER KILLS HER BABY.
New YORK, April 11.-Mrs. Rose How
ard, nineteen years old, and wife of VIM
Howard, killed her first born child las
night. The child was two weeks old. TIL
mother to-day was made an inmate of al
hospital and was raving mad. Mrs
Howard was i'll since the birth of the chile
and was frequently delirious from fever
and was in that state last night, and whel
left temporarily alone she jumped from
the bed, demolished the furniture an
killed her child, presumably from dashlnI
it against the stove.
A CUT-THROAT MURDER.
VIcKsBURG, April lin Sharkey count
} o. W. Thayer and Wilks Shannon had
dispute, fight, and Shannon cut Thayer'
throat with razor, killing him instantly
THE ALMsHoUsE HORROR
Boston, April lin the Tewksbur
r almshouse horror to-day, Frank Barker
l formerly in charge of the insane building
said the beds were in filthy condition i
E the male wards. He had charge of th
! bathing of the male patients in tank te
: by fifteen feet, and one foot deep.
many as eighty-four bathed in the sam
water, which was rarely changed. Th
patients would object to going in, and b
: put in by force.
3 The governor attempted to have tn
f testimony of what an insane female II
, mate had told the witness introduced, bu
I after a warm discussion it was suppressed
d Mark Heathcote, policeman, who too
4 founding to the almshouse, saw nurs
o filling its mouth with soap.
e DR.. Dean, a graduate of the Harvar
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