Daily globe., 1883-07-08
CRIME RECORD.
SHOT HIS MISTRESS FOR ABANDONMENT.

Murdock in house of ill-fame this after
noon inficting fatal wound, Kiter then
turned the weapon upon himself inficting
dangerous wound in the head. Kiter is
of a good family and an effort on the part
of the woman to abondon Kiter was the
cause of the tragedy.
CONFESSED HIS CRIME.
RICHMOND, Va, July 7.-Chas. Henry
Lee, colored, who has been twice convicted
of the murder of Dave Miller in Henrie
county in February last, has made full
confession of his crime. He had been
living in Miller's house and supposed to
have been criminally intimate with his
wife, who is now in Jail charged with being
accessory to the murder. It was upon the
woman's testimony that Lee was convict
ed He will be hanged on the Sd of Au-
gust next.
HIS HEAD WAS TOO HARD.
PorosI, Mo-, July Sam Cook, colored,
shot and fatally wounded Emma Share,
young woman. who had refused to re-
ceive his attentions, on account of his in
temperate habits. Cook then attempted
suicide, but only inflicted flesh wound
in the head with a revolver. He then
escaped. 1t is believed the colored citi-
zens will lynch him if brought in,
REWARD FOR MOB.
CAIRO, H., July THE city council of
Mound City offer 5000 reward for arrest
and CONVICTION of the mob who lynched
Howard at that place on the night of the
9Th, and also recommend the governor to
offer like reward. -
BOLD BANK ROBBERY.
BELLEvILLE, ILL.,, July AT 1890 to-
day two men entered the Belleville Savings
bank. One engaged the attention of the
cashier and the other got behind the coun-
ter and made g grab for the money,
when he was seen by one of the clerks.
Both of them ran out of the bank. One of
them jumped in a buggy, and the other
ran, closely pursued by several citizens,
but both finally escaped. The officers of
the bank claim nothing was stolen, but the
clerk says he saw package of money in
the hands of the robber who was behind
the counter.
Later advices say that three men were
concerned in the robbery and that they
obtained package containing $1,454.
The thieves are supposed to have come
from st. Louis. They had about ten
minutes the start of their pursuers and
neither of them have been captured yet
CONVICTED OF MURDER ON CIRCUMsTANTIAL
EVIDENCE.
ORLANDO, Fla, July THE trial of
Archibald B. Newton, for killing Samuel
McM1llen near Sanford last October, closed
to day with verdict of guilty. The cir
cumstances of the murder were highly
sensational Mcmillan had the reputation
of being a miser, and was supposed
to have a large amount Of money
always about him. Newton, an East
Indian by birth, lived near and was poor.
Mcmillan disappeared September 80, and
shortly afterwards Newton and wife were
very fuseh of money. On October II,
McMillan's headless body was found in
Crystal lake partly consumed by fishes
with rope around the waist tied to keg
of nails. The rope and nails proved to
be Newton's. The evidence was entirely
circumstantial and the trial was bitterly
contested by eminent counsel employed
by English relatives of Newton. The jury
were out four hours.
TIGHT PLACE FOR THEM.
DECATUR, Tex, July deputy Sheriff
Owens, in the town of Sunset, this evening
attempted to arrest a drunken rioter, when
Sam. Hunter interfered, shooting at
Owens, but missing him. The latter
returned fire with fatal effect.
Hunters friends assembling excitedly the
deputy telegraphed to Decatur for help
and few officers started Immediately.
The latest reports tonight are to the eff
feet that the three deputies are at a point
midway between Decatur and Sunset
about to make a stand against an armed
mob of of fifty.
SUICIDE OF AN ALLEGED MURDERER.
NoRRIsTowN, July Harvey, who with
James Jack was under arrest for the muir
der of Mrs. Mary Jack, committed suicide
in his cell in jail last night.
GOOD PROSPECTS OF LYNCHING.
! SAVANNAH, No, July Frank Garrett,
brother of Mike Garrett, now in Jail on
the charge of outraging Miss Belle White,
was detected by Mrs. Joseph Holt in the
attempt TO outrage her little daughter. He
ran away when discovered, and posse of
vigilants are hunting him with excellent
prospects OF lynching.
SUICIDE OF a PHYSICIAN.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, July DR.. Lee
Pinkstop, residing fifteen miles from
this city has committed suicide. He
placed a double barreled gun to his head
blowing it OF. He attempted it by
morphine two weeks ago, when he gave
one of his children morphine for quinine
! causing death.
SILK THIEVES ARRESTED.
PHILADELPHIA, July 7.-Thomas S.Nich-
OILS and Louis L. Meller were arrested on
suspicion of having stolen $4,000 worth OF
silk which they were offering at prices fal
below the market value. Upon searching
their room bundle of silk was found
ready for shipment, marked G. Nassau
| Boston store, State street, Chicago.
BRIEF TELEGRAM.