Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-03

ELIZABETH, N. j., Dec. 1.-SeWeiI 81
Ericksoa's large hat factory was totally
destroyed by fire. It was incenaiary. Loss.
$65,o00. Insurance $4,000.
CRIMES AND CRIMINALS.
A Father Deliberately Shoots His Son
Dead-A Drunken Loafer Kills His Wife
and DauehteF-The Criminal Budget
Light.
SUICIDE OF DISAPPOINTED LOVER.
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MARsHFIELD, Wis, Dec. I.-G. Beach
young fellow of rather dissipate5 habits,
committed suicide Tuesday night at
CamPbell's settlement, about sig miles
east of here. Beach had on several oc-
easionsions asked Miss Hughes, a good
looking young school teacher, to marry
him, but had always been refused. On
Tuesday evening Beach called on her and
again proposed, but was rejected. He at
once said that he would kill himself, and
placing revolver at his head sent a bull
let through his brain.
CLUE TO MURDER.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
JOLIET, ILL.,, Dec. About three
months ago the body of we'll known citi-
zen, John Hanlon, was found floating in
the river in this city. An ugly cash in the
head indicated foul play. It was known,
however, that Hanlon had a gold watch
and several hundred dollars in money
when he disappeared. Nothing more was
thought about it until recently gang of
sneak thieves and pilferers were broken
up and arrested here. Various articles of
merchandise we're found in their possession
belonging to merchants and private citi-
zens here,and among them was recognized
the watch of Hanlan.
The fact that Hanlan used to 60 With
one of the thieves daughters By name of
Hungerford, and the a dditional oireum-
stance Of another of the pilferers wanting
to GET hold of the watch, telling various
stories as to how he came in poss session of
it, points strongly to them as the murder
ers of Hanan. They are in jail in de-
fault of $1,000 each.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
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NEW YoRK, Dec. 1.-Rober6 Henry, who
was convicted before Judge Benedict CT this
United States court, Wednesday last, of
defraudiog the government of pension
money, cut his throat about o'clock this
morning at Raymond street jail, Brooklyn.
The wound may not prove fatal. Henry
was the guardian of a little nephew and
niece whose father and mother had died
two or three years ago. The father of the
children, Who had been wounded in the
army, drew pension, and after his death
Henry drew the pension for the children,
but it Is said they got very little OF the
money. he was taken to the county hos.
pital.
LAWLEssNESs ON THE FRONTIER
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Ell PAso, Tex, Dec. both the Amer
lean and Mexican sides of the Rio Grande
have been for the last three or four months
the scene of murder and outrage. The Rio
Grande here is a stream at this season 60
shallow that man can wade across, and
the desperadoes who kill and rob on this
side of the river Cross over to the other,
and having once passed the middle of the
current are safe. The matter has been
the talk of the people for weeks, and Gull
minated to-day in an arrangement by
which American officers will be allowed by
the authorities on the other side of the
river to cross and take their man where
they find him, and Mexican officers will
be allowed to do the same on this side.
SHOT HIS SON.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 1.-James Boyd shot
and killed his son Alfred Boyd, late this af-
ternoon. in his house in Cumminsville.
Boyd is huclxster, aged forty nine years.
Returning home he found his son playing
marbles on the commons. He reproached
him for not working, and then roughly
caught him by the collar and dragged him
home, distance of 100 yards. On reach
ing the porch door the boy struggled and
caught the door and refused to enter.
Then the father drew revolver, AZ celiber,
and deliberately shot his son through the
chest. The father was immediately ar
rested.
ACQUITTED.
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YANKToN, Oak, Dec. 1.-Charles Boyken
on trial for the murder Of Robert Willis,
at Fort Hale, last April, was acquitted,
on the ground of self defense. Both men
belonged to the Twenty fifth infantry,
colored. The killing grew out of per
sonal quarrel.