Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-07
HORRIBLE DOUBLE TRAGEDY.

HORRIBLE DOUBLE TRAGEDY.
Waco, Texas, March GA most horrible
double crime was committed last night
near Hubbard city, station on the Texas
& st. Louis railroad, about thirty-five miles
east of this city, by Tom P. Vardell, son of
a prominent stock man. in Still county.
ball or dancing party was given
at the house of wealthy
and respectable farmer named
Landa, new conner from Wisconsin, to
which VardelI had been invited. Yester-
dap Vardell with a young man named
George Walker came down to Waco, and
bought pistol and ammunition and re-
turned to attend the dance. About mid
night Vardell induced one of Landa's
daughters, young woman about
eighteen years of age, to take
short walk with him
away from the house. AS soon as he
thought they were at a safe distance, he
drew the pistol and forced her to go fur
Their, and finally committed brutal out
rage On her person. When the two re-
turned, the young woman's sister learning
what had occurred, made an outcry and
exposure of the crime, when Vardell drew
his pistol and made an assault upon her.
At this point the father, Mr.. Landa, made
his appearance and ordered the girls into
the house, waen Vardell turned upon him
and shot him through the heart,
and shot him again as he
fell dead. Vardell Immediately made his
escape in the darkness, accompanied by
Walker, who seems to have aided and abet-
ted the crime. The Landa family offer a
large reward for the murderer. The gov
ernor will he petitioned to supplement it
by proclamation.
HoRsEwHIPPED By WOMAN.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
CHICAGO, March Ga warrant was sworn
out in Justice Browns court yesterday by
E. Hymon, of 122 Lake street, for the ar
rest of Mrs. E. H. Kane, who conducts a
tailor shop at 217 Larrabee street. Hymon
and Mrs. Kane had some difficulty in re-
gard to the settlement of a bill, which
finally ended by the indignant woman pro-
ducing horsewhip and administering
severe thrashing to Hymon.
BANK PRESIDENT GOES WRONG.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
ELGIN, ILL.,, March 6.-There is a great
commotion over the absence of the most
prominent and wealthy citizen of this
place, H. Lee Borden. president of the
Home National bank, and millionaire.
Although it is only supposition, the story
is current that he has gone to Europe with
girl of nineteen named Nettie Dunlap, a
we'll known local singer who has been I'M
der instruction at New York as his protege.
A little run has been made on the bank on
the report that he drew out $4,000 cash
when he left. Mr. Borden is aged fifty, is
most respected and has a family. He is a
son of Gail Borden, the inventor of the
process of condensing milk, and was an
officer in the confederate army during the
war.
IMPROVING FOR THE GALLONS.
Special Telegram to the Globe
CHICAGO, March Sword was received
from the Alexians Brothers hospital, this
afternoon, that the condition of Jerry
Dunn, the murderer of Jim Elliott, was
considerably improved. He slept well last
night for the first time since the murder
and is reported to be resting easy to- day.
ATTEMPTED NEWSPAPER INCENDIARIsM.
Especial Telegram to the Globe
FOND DU Lac, Wis, March 6.-Several
attempts have recently been made to burn
the Commonwealth Office, supposed by par
ties who had taken some otfense at an ut
terance of the paper. The last of these
was on Saturday evening at the supper
hour, when some one turned on all Of the
gas Jets. Manager Corabel returned from
supper and the od0r was such that he i'm
mediateiy opened the doors and windows
and allowed the gas to escape. Had he
lighted a match n terrible explosion would
have resulted. Mr.. Corabel avows that he
has seen enough to give clue and the
case has been given into the hands of Chic
of Police KretloW.
THE ''REPOETER'' FIRE.
The loss by fire in the Office of the
Saturday Reporter turns out to be larger
than was at first thought and will reach
$1,000 while tbs insurance was mot ade-
quate to cover the loss. The Office has no
yet recovered from the effects of the fire
To-day the Reporter was to have com
menced issuing a daily bulletin, but under
the circumstances will not for severa
weeks. A subscription list of 200 names
has already been obtained for the daily
and Messrs. Lange q Thwing, proprietors
claim they can easily double this. Thu
postofice block had anarrow escape from
destruction by the fire Ia the Reporter.
composing room.
TO BE HANGED NEXT FRID AY.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
GENEsEE, ILL.,, March 6.-This morning
Sylvanus K. Mackinsau was brought int,
court at Cambridge and sentenced b.
Judge Peasants to hang on Friday, Ma
IL, for numbering Mrs. Maggie Copeland
near Kewanee, last August. His trial be
gan on Monday of last week. He plead
ed guilty and it was left for the judge t
pass sentence without jury. The mul
derer broke down while the sentence wa
being passed. The court house was crowd
ed by the friends of the murdered woman
The sentence gives universal satisfaction
EMBEzzLER SENTENCED.