Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-22
CRIMES.
SUICIDE OF A FOOL.


close of the performan ce at the Alhambra
variety theater on ST. Charles street, last
night, Richard Whallen, a young man
of twenty years, fred shot from re-
volver at Carrie Harter Howard, one of
the actresses of the place, and then blew
his own brains out. Whallen who has
beee travelling salesman for Broderick &
Baicom of this city, it is said, had been
mashed on the Howard girl and shot at
her because she would not accept present
from him. But another story is that he
lost considerable of his employers money
gambling in New Orleanrs and was in
great trouble about it and had been drink
ing heavily and killed himself in fit of
desperation.
SAFE BLOWING.
MILWAUKEE, Sept. 21.-The safes in tie
warehouse of Helms Bros. and Wieland,
Galloway s. Co. were blown open by bur-
glars last night. Helms Bros. lose 5000
and Wieland, Galloway & Co. SIS.
JUST RETRIBUTIoN.
COLUMBIA, S. c., Sept. PA special
from Sumpter, S. c., says: Yesterday a
negro in the upper part of this county out
ragged white girl, Bette Dixon, IL years
of age. A sister of the girl, in trying to
protect her, was stabbed by the negro, but
not fatally. Last night party of citizens
took the negro, tied him to tree, shot
him, beat him to q jelly and then left him
dead.
A DRUNKEN RAID.
ST.. LOUIS, Sept. 21.-A party of drunk
en- tracklayers on the Illinois Southeastern
railroad ra1ded the store of Frank A. Mil
Ter at Smithsboro, Wednesday night, doing
about 5000 damage to the stock and build
ing. The sheriff with strong posse from
Greenville repaired to the scene and ar
rested about dozen rioters and restored
order.
ANNA BOYLE ASSAILED.
WHEELING, Sept. 21.-At this morning
J. R. Birmingham, treasurer of the Fred
Warde theatrical company, got into diff
iculty with Miss Anna Boyle, the leading
lady of the company. While in her room
on pretext of delivery of package he
made insulting proposals which were re-
sented by the lady. She rushed from her
room to the parlor and sent for Manager
Jno. Collins. On arrival ne found Biz
mingham under the influence. of liquor.
battering at the door. Collins stepped
down to the Office of the hotel, called the
police and had Birmingham arrested. In
the police court Birmingham was fined ten
dollars. Later in the day Manager Col
Inns discharged him and at the same time
gave i'm his opinion of his action. This
scene occurred in the lobby of the Mcclure
house. Birmingham being exasperated
drew a revolver and was about to fire when
the porter of the hotel prevented him.
COULDN'T STAY AWAY.
SHERMAN. Tex, Sept. 21.-Ed Short,
who nearWhitesboro in 1875, killed his STEP
father by splitting his head open withlan
axe, severing the back bone, has just been
arrested. After committing the murder
Short escaped to southwest Texas, living
there some time, drifted to New Mexico
and thence to Wyoming, finally came back
to the scene of his crime. .,
DEATH ON THE HIGHWAY.
Rock ISLAND, Sept. 21.-Joseph Baker a
leading jeweler, was found dead this morn
ing a mile above Moline. His wagon
above him, and his struggling horse still
attached, his leg and arm broken. He
started home from the Hillsdale farm last
evening and in the darkness his horse and
driver were pitched headlong over wash
out made by the rivers encroachment On
the highway.
AFATAL BLOW.
CINCINNATI, Sept. 21.-Last night, at
Lockland, ten miles north of Cincinnati,
Phillip Kuhn, canal boatman, quarreled
in Gains saloon with Ezekiel Lee, colored
man, over game of cards, and struck
Lee with his fist, knocking him against a
counter and killing him almost instantly.
Kuhn was arrested this morning on a canal
boat.