Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-14
A NICE COUPLE.
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Especial Telegram to the Globel
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Jan. ia horrible
story of human atrocity is reported from
Scranton. For some time past a man
named Quinion and his wife have had
many family quarrels in which the woman
usually proved victor. Quinion resolved
on revenge and on Wednesday last he pur-
chased whisky for her, causing her to fall
into drunken stupor. While in this con-
dition he heated stove lids to red heat
with which he burned her body in hor-
rible manner, also piercing her limbs
with a red hot poker. When the police
went to arrest him the wife protested, de-
claring that she would infict worse pun
ishment on her brutal husband than she
received as soon as she was able.
A NURDERERs DEATH-B confession.
CoNCoRD, n. H., Jan. 13.-Chas. W. Cook,
committed to the state prison in 1879 for
the murder of Susan Hanson, died on the
9Th. On confession of Cook, Jos. Boswell
was hanged for hiring Cook to shoot Mrs.
Hanson, after a noted contest before the
supreme court and legislature Cook left
confession which admits the shooting; also,
that he testified falsely concerning Boswell
being present when the deed was commit
ted. He says that after Buswell got to
Marlborough on the day of the murder, he
releted and drove back at break
neck speed to Brookfeld to pre-
vent Cook from doing the killing, but
arrived twenty minutes too late, Cook hav-
nag killed the woman and gone to bed as
Boswell had directed.
PAssENGEE TRAIN rELEsoOPKD.
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. ia collision oc-
Cured this morning at the Indianapolis 4
Vineennes crossing Of the Belt railroad.
The switchman gave the Illinois & st.
Louis freight signal to advance, and be-
fore it could be corrected the engine
crashed into the rear coach of the Indian
apolis d Vincennes passenger train, knock
ing it from the track and against tele-
graph pole, which prevented
its overturning and falling down the
None were fatally hurt, but
E. B. Jackson, assistant operator at the
stockyards, was disabled. John Sawyer
was hurt in the back and his fingers
smashed. Mrs. Emel Wudstiey, of this city,
was severely bruised, but not dangerously,
She was thrown to the opposite side of the
car and climbed out through an open win
dow. An unknown lady from Martinsville,
was badly bruised in the face. The stove
was emptied of its contents, and at one
time it was thought the car would burn.
COLORADO SNOW SLIDE.
DENVER, Jan. Information has been |
.eceived here of snow slide yesterday on |
Mosquito mountain, fifteen miles from
1eadvilIe. A body of snow nearly quar-
er of mile long, 100 yards wide and fif-
cen feet deep swept down the mountain
ide at great velocity carrying every
hing in its course. Two miners unable to
scape were caught in the avalanche and
urled a distance of 100 yards down the
mountain side. Though still alive when
ound, they we're frozen in shocking man
er and recovery is doubtful.
TENNEssEE's TREASURER IN DURANGO.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Jan. 13.-The counsel
ex-TreasuTer Polk will, on Monday.
lake application before Judge QuarIes, of
ne criminal court, for the release of the |
risoner on bail. Meanwhile the prisoner r
J held at the county jail, but occupies ]
Omfortable quarters in the iailer's Office
The grand jury of Davidson county at t
DON to-day. presented indictment against t
Larshal ). Polk. former treasurer of Ten f
essee, on two counts. for embezzlement and q
rceny of $4,000 The Judge of the t
-iminaI court is charged with the duty of /
king the charge of conspiracy upon GER G
in parties in obtaining funds from Polk. @