Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-10-19
a SERAS OF TRAGEDIES,
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singularly bloody day at Denver. There
we're three tragical events. one IF them ia
tai. Jones NJ. Truman, small grocer at
AS Holiday street, was found dead in
back room at dark with bullet through
his head, and a pistol in his hand. Ten
years ago Truman was a respectable citi-
zen of Indianapolis. His wife became an
invalid, when he took up with sing
ing variety woman, who recently played in
a low dive theatre. Two weeks after
the arrival of the couple the deserted wife
followed the guilty couple hither, and
commenced living again with her husband
at the place of the suicide. On account of
his constant dissipation she went insane
two days ago. The husband becoming
conscious of this fact, put an end to his
dissolu:e life.
To night Maggie James shot her hus-
band III the back with a pistol, causing
painful, but not dangerous wound. Cause,
jealousy.
On Larimer street tonight an alterca-
ton occurred between Ed. Mcintosh, a
crook, in the city, and a visitor named
Charles Mathews from the mining district,
when Mcintosh fourished big knife,
plunged the blade through Mathews back
bone and also cutting him on the temple.
The wounds are of dangerous nature.
A DYNAMITE SENSATION.
HALIFAX, Oct 19.-There was consider
able excitement in this city last evening
over the arrest of two men with large
quantity of dynamite In their possession.
In May last information was received
from Ottawa that an attempt would pro-
badly he made by Fenians to destroy the
public property. Precautions were taken
by the appointment of extra police and
other means. Nothing occurred, and the
matter was laughed over. About month
ago Lieut.. Gov. Richie got a warning
from Ottawa of the departure from
New York for Halifax of suspicious char
acters supposed to be connected with the
dynamite branch of the Fenian brother
hood. Again nothing happened. Two
men. giving the names of VIM. Bracken
and Frank Holmes, arrived last Friday
and put up at the Parker house. 1t is
believed that they came from the States.
They gave no names to the hotel people,
and paid weeks board in advance. De-
tective Powers watched them, and search.
ed their rooms in their absence and dis
covered dynamite which was secured. He
then arrested the men.
Both the prisoners deny the charge
sgainst them, and claim protection of the
American flag. They are evidently Irish
Americans, but denied knowing each other.
Both are young men. Holmes was asked
what packages were in the valise and re-
plied he did not know; they did not belong
to him. One of the valises contained one
hundred pounds of dynamite of power
full nature. The dynamite was found in
the trunk and valise of Bracket. In each
of the valises was small clock. watch.
maker says connected with them was ma.
ch1nery to cause an explosion. One of the !
weapons found on Holmes, on being dis
charged at one end Of o wire, will ignite
Use at the other end and thus explode the |
dynamite with which it may be connected.
The case of James Holmes and William
Bracket, arrested for having dangerous explo-
sives in their possession, continues to excite
much interest. The mayor Communicated to-
day with Vl-e-AdmiIal Ccmmerell, General Lord
Alexander Russell, and the lieutenant governor
who all expressed satisfaction with the steps
taken by the officers of the law. There does
not appear to be any tangible defense the
prisoners can set up. The story of their
being miners intending to go prospecting
their previous stay in Halifax they worked some
days drain digging, but not enough to support
themselves. The customs authorities have
taken poss ession OF the dynamite, and say If
other thirgs fail to bring the men to justice
they can be prosecuted for infringement of the
customs laws. The dynamite which Holmes &
Bracket say they obtained in New York for
mining purposes is of the most dangerous
character, containing about seventy-ive per cent
nitro glycerine. The prisoners are at the coun-
ty jail and have not secured counsel.
STONE AND PISTOL.
OwENToN, KY, Oct. 18.-A fatal alterca-
ton occurred seven miles from here to-
day. John M. Palmer, an old man, found
Ben Crutchlow, aged twenty-f on his
farm, and ordered him off. Crutchlow re-
luctantly obeyed, and as soon as he got
out of the field hot words ensued. Palmer
shot and Crutchlow threw stone at the
same time. The latter fell dead, shot
through the heart, while Palmer's skull
was fractured by the stone and he will
probably die.
NOTED BURGLAR SHOT.
TOLEDO, Oct. 1S.-Richard Day, notori-
Gus crook was shot and MORALLY wounded
here this afternoon in company with a
gang of thieves and burglars while resist