Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-29
A TRIPLE MURDER,
Especial Telegram to the Globe. ]


RALEIGH, n, c.. Jan. 27.-News of one
of the most sensational incidents which
has recently occurred in the state has Just
been received here. The place is Madison
county, on the extreme western border of
the state, on the Tennessee line, and the
occurrence a triple murder. On Little
creek, wild stream which rushes through
the mountain gorge, lived Nick Horton.
He had a carouse, in which orgie he
was assisted by Henry Metcalf and
Clingman Metcalf of Buncombe county,
North Carolina; Boone, of Madison coun-
ty; and Ezekiel Briggs, of Tennessee. Be
tween the latter four quarrel began and
hunting knives were freely used. Briggs
was literally cut to pieces and died. The
Metcalfs disappeared and it was thought
had fled the state. Mac Boone was Srrest-
ed. Last Monday the Metcalfs made their
appearance at a whisky dealers store on
Little creek, within mile of the scene of
the former murder. They drank until
crazed with liquor, and chased away
the proprietor of the place and helped
themselves. The brothers quarreled at
harsh word used by one. Henry Metcalf
drew pistol and Cling his knife. There
were three reports in quick succession and
Cling dropped shot through the heart and
lungs. But in the brief space his knife
had done its work and Henry was disem-
bowelled.an stabbed in the classifying of
his wound in brief space. The terrified
liquor seller saw the ending of the terrible
scene from a place where he had secreted
himself in the bushes.
ARRESTED FOR KIDNAPPING HER OWN CHILD.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.I
CINCINNATI, Jan. 27.-Mrs. Adeline Pro-
task, the variety actress, whose stage name
is Adeline Elliott, was arrested last week
on telegraphic dispatch from Cleveland
on charge of kidnapping her own child.
She was discharged, but was again arrest
ed this morning and taken before the pro-
bate court. According to her story, her
husband became angry at her refusal to
support him, and stole her
ive-year-old daughter from her
while she was performing on the stage at
Shelby, sIllinois. He travelled on foot with
the child to Chicago. He then went to
Cleveland and the wife followed, regained
possession of the child and came here.
Hearing that she was here, the husband got
even with her by procuring her arrest by
telegraph. The child is an attractive little
thing of five years. In the probate court
to-day the mother gave $500 bail for her
appearance for trial.
THE KENTUCKY AMUSEMENT.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 27.-At half an hour
after midnight four men, all Kentuckians,
and residents of Covington, had shooting
ARRAY on side walk corner of Race and
Longworth streets. John Grumer, saloon
keeper, was slightly wounded but the ball
from his pistol took effect in the left breast
of Bob Elliott, glasblower, inhicting a
mortal wound. Billy Mccarthy, one of the
was slightly wounded. Only
four shots were fred
INCENDIARIsM IN LOUISVILLE.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Jan. 27.-This evening
a fire broke out in four story brick. The
upper floors were occupied by McGrath's
shoe factory, the lower by John Duff,
steamboat supplies, and both completely
burned. Losses: McGrath's $4,000, half
insured; Duf's, $4,000, no insurance. The
building is owned by New York parties and
insured for $1,000. 1t is believed to have
been the work of an incendiary.
ACQUITTED OF AN EXPRESS ROBBERY.
NEwooMERsTowN, o., Jan. Pin the
second trial of Charles A, Bassett, of this