Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-11-20
THE DAYS CRIMES.

| LIE DAI D UnlMEO.
Il CHICAGO DEFECTIVE WHO TURNS
OUT TO BE Il ROBBER.
| A Triple Shooting ARRAY in Alabama
Wife Murder and Suicide-Further De-
tails of the Long Island TragedY-A G en-
eral Collection of Cussedness.
A DISHONEST DETECTIVE.
| Especial Telegram to the Globe.
| CHICAGO, Nov. 19.-"Yott' Affieck under
arrest in New York on charge of stealing
| $4,000 from passenger on Hudson
rever steamer, was former detective of
the Chicago police force. He was dis
charged from the force by Capt. Kennedy,
who caught him in the act of picking the
pocket of lady patron at Hooley's theater.
Suspected of criminal work previous to
| that time his guilt was made manifest by
| this overt act and the discovery of a
| largo amount of stolen property in
his room. He was discharged and per-
| mitted to leave the city without being
subjected to a trial, owing to the influence
of a certain clique of his aldermanic
friends. He visited New York and began
his career as confidence man and
counterfeiter. He continued his criminal
practices up to the present time with I'M
varying success, never being arrested, and
evading suspicion in every particular. In
company with his wife, a handsome
blonde, ne boarded 2 Hudson river steamer
n tril
acquaintance with passenger who had in
his possession a satchel containing large
sum of money. While thus occupied At
heck robbed the passenger and made good
his escape. The victim reported his loss
to the New York police, and Affieck, his
wife and a companion named Morgan
were arrested.
COUNTERFEITERS ARRESTED.
Special Telegram to the Globe.l
ST.. LOUIS, Nov. 19.-Saturday a boy
named Henry Rickert, eighteen years of
age, was arrested for passing a counterfeit
dollar. Three hours later his mother
called at the station for the boy, and was
also arrested. Soon afterward the father,
Antoine Rickert, came to look for his wife,
and he too was arrested. To-day
the boy was taken out by
detectives, and after repeated threats led
the way to his home, frame house in the
western suburbs. The detectives took up
the floor, and found $65 in counterfeits,
molds and other tools. The arrest is i'm
portant, as the government detectives have
been trying to locate the place for three
years, during which time Rickert has been
making "queer," while his son and wife
passed them.
TRIPLE TRAGEDY.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
SELMA, Ala, Nov. 19.--Intelligence of
most shocking affair comes from Marion
county. 1t appears that one VIM. Stan
ford insulted the widow King, whose hus-
band was killed by Ira Stanford some
time ago. Mrs. King applied for war
rant to have the man arrested. The officer
deputized TO make the arrest summoned
Jas. Dodson to assist him. When they
found Stanford and attempted to make
the arrest Stanford fired upon Dodson and
killed him. He fred upon the officer, who
returned the shot, and both were killed.
INCENDIARIsM.
BErHrowN, KY, Nov. 49, Mays hotel
was set on fire by incendiaries and burned
to the ground this morning at o'clock.
The guests in the upper rooms saved them
selves by making ropes of the bed cloth
ing and reaching the street through win
dows. All guests lost everything, save
their night clothing they wore. II A Sim
mons, editor OF the NelUs, fractured his
ankle in jumping from a window; Chas
Rim received dangerous injuries from a
falling wall, and will probably die. VISIT
kins d Co., grocers, in the lower story lost
heavily; insured for $4,000. Mrs. Duna-
vans house was crushed by falling wall.
The hotel cost over $4,000, and was in
sured for $4,000. The total general loss
Is $4,000; insurance unknown.
WRECKS AND DROWNING.
HALIFAX, Nov. ia telegram from
Arichat states, that two brothers. named
Mcdonald and D. j. Doyle, fishermen.
were drowned at Grosnez on Friday, By
the upsetting OF their boat. The same
night the Norwegian bark Plormsnder
wentfashore on Green Island The steward
aud one sailor saved and ten lives lost.
MURDERED,
LEADyILLE, Nov. 19.-Last evening S. a.
" hAtC3 OAF4A cbS1llCCI OA LILO OSAFer u
South Park railroad, was murdered By
tie cutter at Robinson. he has a brother
in Chicago named Randall White who is a
justice of the peace.
DOUBLE TRAGEDY.
RosLYN, n. Y, Nov. l9.--The excite
ment over the double tragedy at Brook
vile is uuabated. The funerals of the vic
TINS viii take place on Wednesday.
The coroner began an inquest to-day.
Mr.. Garrett Mayhee, husband OF one of
the victims and father of the other, said
that besides the two watches the murderer
carried OF 500 in money. Other witnesses
testified TO the finding of the bodies in the
barn. The inquest was not finished. To-
day Mr.. May hee was in a fair way to re-
cover. He could see his hands, his eye
sight being better than before II many
months. This is accounted for by the
running of the wounds il his head. Two
men have been arrested near Oyster bay
and three in Brooklyn, on suspicion, but
as yet no strong evidence has been
obtained against them.
STABBED ovFR SUIT.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Nov. 19.-Joseph
Goodwin sued the Southern Express com
pany for $4,000 damages for false i'm
prisoumeUt Durinor the adionr7rneut