Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-06

drels convicted of robbing a widow. The
plot was discovered by dying prisoner
in the hospital, and communicated to a
person in the street by note thrown out.
The message was taken to the sheriff and
the men we're discovered lying behind some
blankets in the hall waiting for the war
den to come out and knock his brains
out.
AN UNNATURAL FATHER.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
GRAND HAVEN, Mich, March 5.-Web-
ster Lawrence was arrested and brought
here for committing an unnatural outrage
on his daughter, child but twelve years
old. The crime was committed in Janu-
airy, but owing to his threats of killing the
child nothing was known of it till recent
ly.
TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.
CLEVELAND, O., March 5.--The little set
Element, called Paurs station, on the
Cleveland, Lorraine & Wheeling railr road,
five miles north of Massillion, was the
scene last night of a horrible tragedy.
Frank Hunter was found lying in the water
tank, the top of which if twenty-five feet
from the ground. Adjoining the tank is
feet between them, and the top floor of the
sand house is level with the top of the tank,
which is about fourteen feet deep and
eighteen feet in diameter, and this morning
contained ten feet of water covered with
ice, with the side where Hunter fell in
broken but frozen again with ice. The
man is believed to have been murdered at
house near by and thrown in the tank.
The coat of the dead man was found on
the roof between the tank and the sand
house, the hat on the ice in the tank, and
blood and brains on the side and roof of
the sand house, on the roof between that
and the tank, inside the tank on the ice
and on the ground at the foot of
the tank. Officers arrested Mrs. Hunter,
wife of the dead man, Clarissa Bliss, aged
fifteen, her daughter, by former husband,
Samuel Brooks, Mrs. Hunters father, and
George Brumer, young man, until re-
Gently employed as an engineer at the
quarry. Brumer is alleged to have been
criminally intimate with Mrs. Hunter
and daughter, and the dead man, who
worked at night, told several parties that
when he went home yesterday morning he
| found Brumer in bed with his step-daugh
| ter. The girl is said to be in delicate
| condition, and Mrs. Hunter and Brumer
| threatened to have Hunter arrested for the
deed. but offered to withhold the complaint
if he would pay $50. Last Monday night
Hunter and Brumer had a row. The
| latter had Hunter arrested for assault, AMI
the hearing was to have taken place to-day.
Since the fight Mrs. Hunter has been living
with Crooks, who took away all the eata-
bles and part of the furniture, and Brumer
has been living in that household. The
post mortem this afternoon casts shadow
of mystery about the affair. The body
was allowed to remain in the tank until
the water was drawn off. The coroner
found that death was caused by the dis
charge of heavy load of shot in the mans
head, and the weapon, bored out rifle be-
longing to Brumer, was found beside him
in the bottom of the tank. The gun was
Enthusiastically held close to Hunters head,
as powder marks were discovered in the
wound. The top of his head was blown off.
TO HANG.
MONTREAL, March 5.-Roman Chabot
has been sentenced to be hanged at Artha-
baskerville on the 18th of May for the
murder of Ayotte.
DEFAULTING CASHIER.
Boston, March 5.-Eli Colt, cashier of
the Rockport. Mass, National bank, is a
defaulter in between $4,000 and $4,000
On authority of Bank Examiner Neeham.
the deficiency was made good by his ia
Their and father-in-law, land it is probable he
will not be prosecuted.
ELLIoTTs REMAINS TAKEN TO NEW YORK.
CHICAGO, March 5.-The inquest into the
case of James Elliott, the prize fighter, was
postponed until Friday afternoon, on &C.
count of the witness Jere Dunn, who shot
him, being unable to be present. physi-
clan certified that he is still suffering too
much from his wound to appear. Elliott's
funeral occurred at o'clock and the re-
mains left for New York an hour later in
charge of Fred Krohne, the pedestrian.
FATAL BLOW.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia, March 5.-Jas. Lavek
saloon keeper of Fairfax, died yesterday
from the effects of a blow on the head
from the butt of a revolver, by Martin
; O'Connor, during row in his saloon las
) Thursday night. O'Connor has fled.
: NO DELAY GRANTED.
NEW YORK, March 5.-The governor
writes that he cannot interfere in the CASE
of Michael McGloin, sentenced to be
6 hanged Friday.
GONE BEHIND THE BARS.
t NEW YORK, March 5.-The fire alarm
fiends," were sentenced to state prison TO
terms varying from two to five years.
SENTENCED TO BE EXECUTED.
D BOSTON, March 5.-Joseph B. Loomi:
0 sentenced to be hanged on Thursday, ha
y y been refused stay of proceedings.
0 NRwsBoY ARRESTED FOR RAPE.
q LOUISVILLE, KY, March 5.-A newsboJ
0 aged thirteen years, named Earl Nichols
n was arrested to-day, charged with an out
e rage on little girl five years old, last Sat
9 urday. The child fully identified the boy
e who makes only feeble denial of guilt
n The matter will be investigated on Wed
d nesday. The penalty for such cases, unde
the Kentucky statutes, is death.
A MISSING WHISKY BROKER.
n New YORK, March 5.-Julius Marcus,
n broker, is missing, with $4,000 belonging
: to customers. Marcus made specially 0
n | whisky sGHavino Gained the confidence O