Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-02
CRIMES.
ATTEMPT TO WRECK A TRAIN.


Boston, Dec. Ian attempt was mad 9
Thursday to wreck the Washington express
on the New York & Northeastern railroad.
The train was passing throughWalpole at a
high rate of speed when the engineer no
ticed an obstruction on the track and ap-
piled the brakes. The train was not stop
ped until it passed the obstruction rail
road ties between the rails and others laid
Cross wise, the whole securely wedged. The
locomotive ploughed its way through. No
clue to the miscreants.
BRUTAL ASSAULT.
PITTsBURG, Dec. 1.---While Joseph
Wiehl, an inoffensive man, was returning
home from work late last night, Patrick
Moran. a peddler, made a brutal, I'M
provoked attack on him knocking him
down and then kicking him on the head
and fracturing his skull. Wiehl is still
living, but physicians consider his recov-
cry extremely doubtful. Moran was ar
rested.
Boston, Dec. In 1880 Charles H.
Donnie, treasurer of the city, was found a
defaulter to the extent of $4,000 and suit
is begun against the bondsmen. A large
part of the deficiency is in the sinking
fund securities, and it is claimed that
neither Dennie nor mis- sureties could be
held liable therefor. 1t is understood a
settlement has been affected by payment
of $4,000.
! SHOT A DEPUTY.
Platte Cry, Mo-, Dec. 1.---John Wood
son was shot and killed at Camden Point
| by man named Upton. Woodson was a
nephew of Ex-Governor Woodson. He
had once arrested Upton but the charge
did not stick; hence the bad feeling
Upton discharged his pistol from his coat
| pocket,
| SHOT HER sTEP-FATHER.
SAVANNAH, Ga, Dec, lat Mahunk to.
day. Jennie Murray, (colored), shot her
step-father, VIM. Troup, dead. He was
trying to restrain her from entering the
house with strange men.
SHOT HIM DEAD.
Plaque MINE, La. Dec. lone Blunt
(white), shot Henry Stafford (coIored)
dead to-day on Virginia plantation. Blunt
| was arrested.
SHOT BY HIS FATHER.
CINCINNATI, o., Dec. flames Boy d
aged seventeen, was shot and killed
maliciously by his father at 80 this
! afternoon, in Cumninsville, in the north
western part of the city.
ooGdhIUrATIoN ASKED FOR.
OTTAWA, Nov. SD petition has been
forwarded to thegovernor general praying
| for q communication of the death sentence
of Hardinge, of Sandwich, for the murder
of Maher.
SHOT AND KILLED.
SALT LAKE, Utah, Nov. 30.---A man called
| Shorty was shot and killed at Blake City, Utah.
| by one Kelly party of lynchers formed, but
at the latest accounts had done nothing.
HANGED FOR MURDER.
SAN JOSE, Cal, Nov. 30.-Joseph Clewell, one
| of the three who last March murdered NJ P.
| Renowden to get possession of his earnings,
amounting to S24 coz, was hanged this morning
He said he don't know how he came to commit
| the deed. 1t was not for money, he never
needae. that. 1t is mystery only God can ex-
plain. When the black cap put on he said
''put it on square; you've got it twisted.'' His
| neck was not br ken in the drop. Several sec
onds after he made an effort as if to raise him
self up, and cried out "Oh!' In ten minute
he was pronounced dead. OF the two accomplis
ces one turned states evidence and is now serv--
ing light sentence. The other is under SEN
tence of death.