Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-03

| justice shop and sought advice about the
title TO certain property she was about to
| purchase. Demars turned her over to his
clerk, and the latter passed two days in
searching the records, for which he charged
500, the money being turned over to Justice
Demars, the client evidently being satisfied
with the deal. Lately she reconsidered the
matter, and, believing that she had been
swindIed, she preferred charges. Demars
was before Judge Barnum and gave bonds.
DEFAULTER.
| Special Telegram To the Globe.
Sr. LOUIS, April "A dispatch from
Virginia, ILL.,, says: The Hon. L. Chan
dler, lawyer of high social and business
standing, formerly a member of the Him
ois legislature, has defaulted in the sum
of $4,000, the losers being mostly relatives.
Forgery is alleged in connection with the
defalcation. Chandler has gone East, os-
tensibly to obtain money to settle his
accounts, but it is generally believed he
will never return. Gambling is said to be
the cause of his troubles.
! UNPRovOKED MURDER.
| FORTRESS MONROE, Va, April "A bru-
tai murder occurred last night III the bar
room of the Barnes hotel at Hampton, Va.
| Thomas Phillips, a quiet, inoffensive citi-
zen, passing the hotel, was met by an old
acquaintance, 2. Joyce, who invited him to
take drink. Phillips refused to drink
but accepted cigar, and while standing at
| the counter, Joyce deliberately shot him
through the head without provocation.
After the shooting, Joyce placed the pistol
in Phillips pocket, and fed. He was ar
rested later and lodged in jail. Joyce is
clerk of the National Soldiers home. Phil
lips leaves wife and four children. Some
fears were entertained this morning that
Joyce would be lyuched. An extra guard
is on duty at the jail.
GAMBLER IN TROUBLE.
VIRGINIA, Ill, April 2.-Hon. L. Chand-
standing and formerly member of the
Illinois legislature, has defaulted in the
sum of $4,000, the losses being mostly by
relatives. Forgery is alleged in connee-
| ton with the defalcation. Chandler has
gone East ostensibly to obtain money to
settle his accounts, but it is generally be-
| lieved he will never return. Gambling is
said to be the cause of the trouble.
THE NEW YORK COURTS.
NV YORY, April 2.-Richard B. Ballard,
a bigamist and swindler, who was arrested
on Saturday on charge of swindling,
pleaded guilty to grand larceny and was
sentenced to i've years.
| In the case of VIM. j. Hutchinson against
Fred. A. Lawrence, president New York
| stock exchange, to be reinstated as mem
| Der, Lawrence when called as a witness
refused to produce the minutes of the pro-
ceedlngs of the governing committee, or
to answer number of questions asked
| him. Judge Lawrence, in the supreme
court chambers, rendered a decision in
which he holds that the minutes must be
produced and that the questions, with few
exceptions, must be answered.
The trial of Conkling on indictment for
manslaughter of Haverstick, is set down
| for Friday.
AN EMBEZZLER FOUND.
BERLIN, April Phillip Ryan, of Chi
cago, who is alleged to have embezzled
$4,000 from the Sand Blast and File
| Sharpening company of Wilmington, Del
aware, and for whom officers have been
searching year, was arrested to-day. He
claims the money was spent for the benefit
of the company, and will not return with
out requisItiOn.
| ARRESTED ON REQUISITION.
Waco, Texas, April .. -Professo- Charles
4. Heard was arrested here to-day on a re-
QUESTION from the governor of Illinois on
a charge of forgery committed five years
ago at McLanesboro in that state. Heard
has been school teacher in this county
several years, but was keeping hotel at
McGregor at the time of his arrest.
ROBBERY OF SECURITIES.
New YoRK, April 2.-Wall street was
disturbed to-day when the news came over
the tape that valuable securities, the prop
erty of z. B. Treat, the publisher, had been
stolen, and warming the public against their
purchase. Treats office was visited by
burglars, who broke open the safe and car
ried of all the booty they could lay hands
on. The stolen securities comprise five
| $1,000 metropolitar first mortgage bonds,
Nos. 6,7O4, sos, 8,706, S,707 and sos ;
two $1,000 Ohio Central first division,
2,4G7 and 322; fifty shares of New York
Central; fifty shares of Metropolitan stock
and 15l shares of Ohio Central stock. Treat
was in Chicago, where he heard of his loss.
He arrived inNew York to-day. and before
going to his place of business, had his
broker. F. E. Trowbridge, prOmulgate the
announcement of his loss. Some of the
stolen securities were negotiated in Wall
street Saturday and a check in payment
was given payable to the order of Treat.
The money cannot, of course, be obtained
on the check without forging Treats name.
The same thieves entered the Office of @. j.
& G. H. Green, manufacturers of 0eteoro-
logical instruments, in the same building
and seized 500 in bills and a bank book
which were lying on the desk.
A CITY TREASURER DEFAULTS.
KENosBA, Wis. April q: is rumored
that Paul Sauber, the Democratic city
treasurer, has left town, and an examina.
ton of his books shows 200 cases in which
tax receipts were made out wrong, giving
an overplus to the city. but the amount is
not credited on the books, and is supposed
to be i'll Saueer's pocket. The aggregate
loss is 5000 only, as far as discovered.
SENTENCED TO BE HUNG.
SALT LAKE, Utah, April PRED. Hopt
has been sentenced to be hanged June 1.
for the murder of his son and Sheriff Tur-
ner, at Park City, July, 1880. This is the
second trial, and appeal is again taken.
! THE RIDERS ARRESTED.
NEW YORK, April 2.-P. t. Barnum,