Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-09
CRIME RECORD.
A RAsCALLY PAYMAsrER,

| DAN ANTONIO, lex, May S.-Qulte SEN
sation was created in this city to-day by
the confession of Major WATSON, pay
master, alleged to have been robbed of
| $24 900 on a train near Fort Worth, that
the whole transaction was fraud to cover
| his short accounts with the government.
| WATSON is now held at headquarters
under arrest, having failed to obtain a
| clue of the robbers. WATSON was ordered
| to turn over the balance of the funds in
his hands to Chief Paymaster Terrell and
settle his accounts. An examination by
Colonel Terrell exhibited shortages of
about $500. WATSON con-
fessed this deficit, but claimed
to have made up the amount and been
robbed of $4,000. On being further ques-
toned he made clean breast of the whole
affair, that he had put up the job to cover
his evil doings. He was Immediately
placed under arrest at headquarters with
scanty supplies of necessaries and heavily
guarded by soldiers. 1t is said that his
Iowa bondsmen are good for his indebted
ness to the government of $500. He also
designated the hiding place of the re-
naming $13, 800 and officers went for it.
List of officers for court martial has been
made for the trial, which will occur quite
soon.
TERRIBLE OUTRAGE.
HARTFORD, Conn, May S.-West Hart
ford is in high state of excitement over
heinous outrage committed there at l
O'Clock this morning. The residence of
Mrs. Moore was entered by two burglars
After ransacking the house one of the
ruffians, with drawn pistol, stood at the
stairs and kept Mrs. Moore and crippled
granddaughter on the second floor while
the other committed an assault upon
another granddaughter on the lower floor.
The girl was then assaulted by the burglar
who had kept guard, his companion taking
his place on the stairs. The girl now hes
in precarious condition.
TRYING TO GET JURY.
CHICAGO, May SIN the trial of Jere
Dunn for the murder of the pugilist Ell
lott, the forenoon session of the criminal
court was consumed in trying to secure a
jury. One jurynan has thus far been &C
cepted by both sides and three others the
prosecution expressed willingness to accept
the noon adjournment, but are to be ex-
amined by the defense this afternoon. 1t
Is estimated that two days will be consum-
ed in obtaining full panel.
MUST HANG.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark, May 8.-The circuit
court to-day over ruled the molten for a
new trial in the case of Demo Cazet, SEN
fenced to death sveral moEths ago for muir
dering Geo. Barnes, time keeper of the st.
Louis & Iron Mountain railroad shops in
Argenta.
TERRIBLE AFFRAY.
CoRNIsHvILIE, KY, May SIN a terrific
frro
man named Long, travelling salesman
and was himself MORALLY wounded.
INDICTED FOB BRIBERY.
YANKToN, May 8.-The grand jury was
dismissed this morning. 1t is certain a
number of the members of the legislature
have been indicted fer bribery.
BAGGAGE ROBBERS.
ST. LOUIS, May SC. E. Cragin, bag
gage-master, and VIM. Herzog, brakeman
on the run from Longview to Texarksna,
on the International d Great Northern, are
now lodged in Jail at Longview and will
be prosecuted for series of systematic
robberies of baggage, extending over the
past year or two. The Missouri Pacific
company has paid between $4,000 and
$4,000 topassengers as indemnity for.losses
their secret service police was unable to
ferret out the perpetrators. Alfred R.
Conklin, attorney at New York, was one of
the sufferers. He had been robbed of
jewelry, ETC., to a considerable amount.
The latest victim was Circuit Attorney
Harris of this city, who lately returned
from Texas trip. He found his trunk
had been plundered, and reported it. De-
tectives were sent out and the investiga
ton narrowed down to the run between
dorado and Texarkana. Invariably the
trunks of passengers to remote northern
and eastern points had been ransacked.
1t was ascertained that Hsrzog and Cragin,
baggage-masters on the same train, roomed
together at Iongview. Both are old rail
road men, formerly from Chicago, where
the father of one of the accused1s now con-
nected with the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy. Gaining access to the suspected
mems apartment the detective found two
very large trunks with intricately con-
structed locks. To catch them in the act
of pilfering was next to impossible for
the baggagemaster had access to trunks at
times when he could not be observed. 1t
was risky business to break open the rail-
readers monstrous trunks, without more
conclusive evidence than had been obtained.
Several keys failed to unlock them. One
of the operatives took room directly op-
posite, and feigned sickness and remained
to watch while the other went to Dallas to
procure locksmith. The trunks were un-
locked Both trunks were found packed
with valuables of every description. The
missing articles of Mr.. Conklin were found
with Mr.. Harris diamond stud and other
things that had been taken from his bag
gage It was the brakeman's share in the
conspiracy to gain all the information he
could from passengers, and then tell the
baggage-men what trunks could be expect
ed to yield valuable plumber.
WELL DONE.
JACKSONVILLE, N. Y, May 8.-A young
negro employed by VIM. B. Haywood, near
Hanson, attempted to outrage the person
of Mrs. Haywood last Saturday during the
absence of her husband. The negro fear
ing discovery fed, but was arrested Sun
| day and while his captors were waiting
for the train to bring him here body of
| masked men took him from them and
hanged him to a tree, He confessed his