Daily globe., 1883-05-26
YOUNG GIRLS DEoAMP.
Especial Telegram to the Globe, I

Especial Telegram 10 the Globe,
CHICAGO, May 25.-There is mourning
IN two families over the mysterious and
suspicious disappearance of young and
giddy girl of each one. The matter leaked
out through the anxious inquiries of rep
resentatiyes of both families at the Harri
son street and Central police station last
night. Mr.. John What is a tailor at No.
377 Wabash avenue. At the time of his
marriage he took to live with him one of
his wife's sisters, Cressie Donnegan. He
! clothed and fed her, while her brother. a
| prominent witness in the McMahon mur-
der case, supplied her with foot and head
| gear. Between the two Cressie was we'll
dressed and well treated, but was unfortu-
nately left with too much nothing to do.
She fell in with girl two years her senior
| tCressie is thirteen) whose name is Garter,
and whose mother clerks in ''Tbe Fair"
and lives on State street near Harrison.
The Garter girl, it is said, is one of these
"fy" young things who dresses loud.
knows more than her mother and has q
weakness for doing things that shock her
relations. Yesterday morning she and
| Cressie had a long conference and last
evening both were missing. Each of them
had taken $25 that did not belong to her.
They were gone No one knows where, the
! only possible clew to their intentions be-
ing remark dropped by one of them to
the effect that they were going on the cars.
The police have been requested to find the
girls if possible and as they hold to the
theory that they have been enticed awav
by some plausible and unscrupu lous men
their descriptions have been teIegraphed
to various points on prominent railroads.
CONFESSED MURDER.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia, May 25.-Five years
ago young man named Barkarny was
murdered here and his body found in Ce-
dar river, with his hands tied behind him
with whip cord and cork crammed down
his throat. Alexander Graham. keeper of
g low dive near the scene of the tragedy.
was suspected, and a detective put on his
track. He discovered nearly conclusive
evidence against him, but he was not ar
rested. Last summer himself and wife
were arrested in Marshall county and sent
to the Anamosa penitentiary for ten and
six years, respectively. His wife now con-
fesses that her husband assisted in the
murder of Barkarny, and he will be held to
answer therefor.
STRANGE SUICIDE.
Especial Telegram to the Globs.l
MEXICO, Mo-, May 25.-During last night
Mrs. Mary Cooley, aged seventy three
years, most estimable widow living in
West Mexico, from some unknown cause
took her own hfe by driving a pair Of large
blunt scissors into tins Top of her skull
with heavy iron bolt, the weapon of
destruction penetrating the brain and
breaking off in herhead. There were found
two places where the scissors had been
driven, an Indication that a second and
fatal attempt had heen made The scis-
sors were eight inches in length. and about
two inches were broken of in the skull.
She fingered in great agony until 10
o'clock this morning, when death came to
her relief. Mother Cooley was native of
Ireland, and had no relatives here.
DESPERATE ATTACK UPON A JAIL By A MOB.
Mt. STERLING. Ky., May 25.-There has
been confined in this (Montgomery) county
for ten days past, John Barnett and ten
companions, known as the Barnett gang,
charged with the murder of Vaughn Hill
ton, on the night of Saturday, May u, on
the edge of this county nearest to the
Manefee line. Rumors had reached Judge
d. Hazelrigg, of this city, some days ago,
that mob from Manefee county, com
posed of friends of the murdered man.
were coming to take the prisoners at night
and hang some of them at least.
He had ordered an extra guard
to be on duty at the jail,
every night. Last night Jailer j. c. Stew
ems, who is quite old, had gotten the city
marshal, Pat Punch, 20 take his place.
Marshal Punch and Deputy Sheriff George
Mccormick were keeping guard in the
hallway of the Jail, Richard Farmer, James
Thomas and Jesse Hamiin. armed with
shot guns, Spencer rifles and pistols, were
stationed in front room up stairs. At
l O'Clock a. N. mob of hundred or more
on horseback entered Mount Sterling from
the direction of Manefee and rode rapidly
to the jail. where they were re-
inforced by a small party on foot.
When they advanced to the gate of the
Jail yard, Richard Farmer from his win
dow above, with his shot gun well loaded
with buckshot in hand, commanded halt.
and asked who they were and what they
wanted. ''We want blood and are going to
have It." was promptly responded, and to
the farther command of Farmer to halt
they sung out in the night air: ''close up
this; they won't shoot" and at the same
moment one of the mob entered the gate
way. When just within the gate another
message came from Farmer, but this time
it was leaden one of buckshot, which
felled the leader. With demon like yells.
the mob commenced firing. Then the
guards, from the upper windows, meanwhile
returned the fire as rapidly as possible for
three or four minutes, when the mob re-
treated. The bells of the court house and
engine house were promptly rung. The
Cerro Gordo guards and many citizens
soon came to the rescne. Upon opening
the Jail door the wounded man, who had
fallen forward upon the steps, was carried
into the Jail and there recognized as 4. j.
Rjngo, the high sheriff of Manefee county.
Near the jail, wounded in the leg, was
found Thos. Clark, wealthy farmer of
this county, and near him lay his horse
dead, killed by the bullet from
Spencer rifle which had wounded