Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-05
THE NEwHA1L INQUEST.
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Especial Telegram to the Glooe'l
MuvA7-KEE. Feb. Sat a late hour
Yesterday the Newall inquest jurors TOOK
an adjournment until 10 O'CLOCK TINS
morning. At that hour the SIX mon VINO
are now engaged wrestling with them o.
notonous matter put in an appearance at
the morgue and roll call ensued. All
present" said Constable Green, who has
the Jurors in charge; and then all out
siders were sent from the room. A session
was held until noon, when an Adjournment
for dinner was made. At , o'clock the
jurors again reassembled aud were still
in session at the close of this re-
port. There is no telling when verdict
will be returned-may be not until next
week some time. The jurors refuse to talk
about what is done at their secret sessions,
except to say that they are going over and
over the testimony heard and will sift the
tbino to the very bottom. An adjourn
ment will take place until Monday morn
inc if a conclusion is not reached. The
iurors evidently have minds and opinions
of their own and viii enforce them II pos
!sibIe. Friends Of Ben. Rice assert that ne
NevbaU house fire, but reserved lnforma-
ton for an expected call before the granu
inrv to testify. Ben was day clerk OF the
hotel and if he knows more than ne mas
told he ought 70 be permitted to air ms
knowledge.
There is strong talk of holding an in
dignation meeting to take some action
towards securing the removal OF Coroner
Kuepper for the alleged indecent Official
treatment of L. W. Blown while on the
witness stand during the Newhan inquest
The coroner's action was duly reported
in all of the city papers
at the time and has been
the cause of a storm of wrath gathering
over that officials head. 1t Is probable
that public call will be issued the first OF
the week when a formal request will be
forwarded to Governor Rusk asking for an
investigation and the removal OF Mr..
Kuepper. A gentleman who IS active IN
the proposed investigation said this morn
ing that the coroner had been brutal ana
indecent in his examination of witnesses
and his conduct during the whole 1nvestl-
cation had been bad. He said lawyers
had been consulted and they said that this
was sufficient cause for removal.
AFTER BUCKET SHOP swINDLERs.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
CHICAGO, Feb. 3.-All day people who
had lost money through the swindling
firm of Fleming 81 Merriam, thronged the
Offices of that concern on Madison street
clamoring for the return of their ducats.
Both members of the firm were absent all
day, and from the state of feeling among
the dupes present, their course of action
in keeping away was wise. One man drew
a revolver and threatened the lives Of the
Door clerks who were left behind to
bear the brunt of the storm. People I
swarmed in and out like angry bees. Both
Fleming and Merriam have evidently left
town. Letters are pouring in from all
over the country now, all asking for some
way to recover their lost money. Respect
able board Of trade men Indignantly pro-
test against the mention of these swindlers
as members of the board. A movement is
on foot to secure pooling of the claims of
all duped investors, with the object of ap-
pointing a receiver and establishing claims
to such funds of the swindling firm as may
be found.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT AT BARABoo, WIS.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
MADISON. Feb. 3.-The midnight passen-
ger train yesterday, north, on the Chicago
4 Northwestern road, was wrecked by
broken rail at Ableman's, niue miles north
of Baraboo, at $50 o'clock in the morning.
The passenger coaches and one baggage
car were thrown down thirty-foot en-
bankment through the ice into the Baraboo
river. which is four feet deep at that
point. The engine and mail car in
front and two sleepers in the
rear remained on the track, uncoupling
themselves from the ditched coaches. The
wreck caught fire from the lamps. The
passengers first emerging put out the
flames with snow and rescued their fellows
with great difficulty. Strange to say only
eighteen persons were injured and they
not seriously. No one was killed. The
track was blocked for three hours and
half. Elder Decker of this city received
the worst injuries, being severely bruised
on the hand and head. None of the pas
sengers were seriously wounded so as to de-
lay them. Other names were not obtain
able.