Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-28

weakness for liquor, adding, "My
domestic relations are bankrupt.
my daughter exiled from home. Not all
his blood is worth her tears. I throw nv
self on the justice of my countrymen."
When he finished, Judge Harding said it
was not proper for him as a Judge to ex-
press the sympathy he felt as a man. He
would hold Mr.. Thompson in $4,000 to an
sWer to the grand jury. The bond was
given and Mr.. Thompson released.
THE CREELsBURG TRAGEDY.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.1
GRAND Forks, D. T., April 27.-The ex-
cltement over the murder of the Ward bro
theirs at Creelsburg is subsiding somewhat,
and there is no longer any fear of mob
violence. None of the persons arrested
for the murder have been held for trial,
and are confined at Fort Totten. 1t ap-
pears that Charles Cole and Hugh Nc
Larkey, for whose arrest warrants
were out, got on a passing freight
train and escaped. Bicklan w. Lair and
Vim. @. Harrington are held to bail as wit
nesses, as it has been found that they took
no active part in the murders Col. G. S.
Uline was admitted to bail, which he had
no difficulty in procuring. Three Chicago
detectives have arrived, and are working
up the evidence against the parties who
are accused of the deed. It is expected
that the bottom facts in the tragedy will
soon come out.
THE FUNERAL OF THE WARDS.
CHICAGO, April 27.-The remains OF
Frederick A. and Charles T. Ward, assasi-
mated by land claim party in Northwest
ern Dakota, reached here this morning.
and funeral services were held at the
Church of the Redeemer during the fore
noon. The casket containing Fred. Ward
was borne by six officers of the First regi-
ment of Illinois, National Guards, of which
he was recently member. The funeral
pagant was an unusually large one, in
view of the tragic end and wide acquaint-
ance of deceased.
HANGED FOB MURDER.
WALHALLA, S. C,IApril 27-Frazer Cope
land was hanged to day for the murder of
VIM. John Hunnicutt on the second of
December last. From window in the
jail he informed the crowd he was inno-
cent of the crime for which he was senten-
ced to die.
TWENTY YEARS.
ST. LOUIS, April 27.-At Plattsburg,
Missouri, the jury in the case of Clay
Smell, charged with the murder of Stephen
T. Newman at Platte City fair, Sept. IS,
1881, returning verdict of guilty of muir
der in the second degree, assessing the
punishment at twenty years in the peni-
tentiary.
MADE A CLEAN SWEEP.
New YORK, April 27.-Early this morn
ing VIM. MacDuff, a financial broker doing
business at 73 Nassau street, in this city,
and living at 149 Pulaski avenue, shot and
killed his wife, his six-year-old son and him
self.
The pistol shots were heard by tenant
On an upper floor, who supposed them to
have been discharged in the street and it
was two hours later before the tragedy be-
came known. Mrs MacDuff was found Iy-
ing face downward with bullet wound in
the back of the head. She was dressed
and preparing breakfast when shot.
The boy Willie was in his crib. shot
while asleep, MacDuff himself was lying
partly dressed on the bed in the room in
which the crib stood. He had shot himself
through the mouth. No reason for the
double murder aud suicide is known.
Mr.. and Mrs. MacDuf had been married
eight years and were supposed to live
happy together. The following letter
| addressed to MacDuffs brother found:
| Dear brother Jack-If anything hap
pens me l want you to have whatever i
may leave; put Willie and me in your
plat. This is my last request. Your un-
fortunate brother William"
EXECUTION OF WIFE MURDERER.
EL1zABHTHTowN, N. j., April 27.-Henry
Debosney wes hanged here to-day for the
murder of his wife. He slept we'll last
night, ate hearty breakfast, after which
he smoked a cigar and then inspected the
gallows. Taking hold of the rope he said
to the sheriff, Pm afraid I'll break that
rope. You ought to have soap on it." He
seemed entirely Indifferent 10 his fate.