Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-09


about 8 CLOCK barber named Waldo pur-
chased some poison at one of our drug
stores professedly to poison rats. Some of
his actions aroused suspicion, and the
marshall was informed of the circumstan-
ces.. Waldo was a drunkard, and was soon
found in saloon, whose proprietor had
been warned against giving him any
| liquor. The man was taken to the Gala
boose, where the poison soon began to
work, and, Notwithstanding good medical
aid, he died at I o'clock this morning.
BURGLARY AT DETROIT.
Especial Telegram to the Globe
DETROIT, Mimi, April 7.-Unknown
parties broke into the postoffice last night
and stole about SIS from the till change.
They first broke into blacksmith shop
and secured drills and other tools, then
forced open side door in the postofice
building. They bored four holes through
the outside of the safe door, but coming in
contact with a steel plate, abandoned the
work, the drills being too soft to bore the
| steel. large amount of postoffice money
and valuable papers were in the safe.
| HRS. GRAPHS LETTER.
LEXINGTON, KY, April IA press re-
| porter received an intimation last night
that Ellis Craft had received letter in
| yesterdays mail from his brother in Ash
land, stating that negro in Jail at
Charleston had confessed that he and an
other negro had murdered Emma Thomas
| and the Gibbons children. Thinking this
was perhaps a mistake, the reporter went
to the jail to investigate and was given
the original letter to Crafts, which he now
| has in his possession and from which ne
made the following startling extract, after
| taking the liberty of correcting Mrs.
Crafts photography and English: ELLIS,
what L am going to say is, the
fact that they have got negro
in jail at Charleston, Va, who
| has told enough to clear you and Neal, and
| as soon as they get the other one it will be
published all over the world. Brother Gill
| man and Mr.. Burns went and saw the ne
gro ia jail themselves, and the governor of
Virginia made big speech in your favor.
l will get the speech and send it to you in
my next letter. Keep in good heart.
/ think you and Neal will be free again.
We give this for what it is worth.
Crafts brother really wrote and it does
not seem reasonable that he would have
made up the story, as the facts could so
in Crafts favor at ali, if false.
POLICE SERGEANT FATALLY SHOT.
READING, Pa, April Police Sergeant
William Becker was probably fatally shot
by Martin Merrick, whom he was taking in
a carriage to Jail. Merrick was arrested.
A swINDLER RIPPED.
GALENA, ILL.,, April 7.-P. H. Burch, ad-
vertising himself as the Union Manufac-
turing company of this city, and recently
posted as swindle by the postoffice au-
thorities, has disappeared. 1t is estimated
he succeeded in swindling innocent people
mostly Swedes by promising to send arti-
cles through the mails TO the extent of
$4,000. Since the exposure 800
money orders and registered
letters we're returned TO the senders.
BOY BURGLAR.
CNCuMATI, April IA boy fourteen
years old, giving the name of Joe Harri-
gan and saying his home was in Baltimore,
and saying that his uncle was comptroller
of that city, was found guilty of burglary
OF a freight car and sentenced to the state
reform school for one year.
NOT GUILTY.
MILWAUKEE, April THE trial of Mrs.
Jane Vermeer at West Bend, for the al
legged poisoning of her mother and brother
with doctored soup, ended this morning in
verdict Of not guilty.
SAFE CRACKING.
WILLIAMANTIC, Conn, April 7.-Ansell,
Arnold & Co.'s wholesale flour and feed
store was entered Friday night, the safe
blown open and robbed of small amount
of money and $4,000 to $4,000 in bonds.
Later the firm found about $4,000 in
notes and other papers in the rubbish on the
floor. The balance of the bonds, checks
and notes are not negotiable. The actual
loss will be small in the amount of money
taken.
SENTENCED TO HANG.
ST.. LOUIS, April 7.-Emmet Jones, a
negro convited short time ago of killing
Antoine Vale, on the steamer Lady Lee,
lying at the wharf here, about eighteen
months ago, has been sentenced to hang
May %.
FATAL ARRAY IN A BAGNIo.
EAST SAGINAW, Mich, April TN an
ARRAY in a house of ill-fame near the
village of Grayling, last night, John France
was fatally stabbed by James Egan, the
keeper of the house. Egan was shot in
the head twice by France, and severely in
jUred. The parties were arrested. The
quarrel arose about money paid for a
nights lodging.
A KENTUCKY AssASS NATION.
LEBANON, KY, April 7.-George Tucker
was assassinated to-day while riding on
the highway by younger brother, ''Twin
Tucker drunken and dangerous man
with double barreled shotgun, and death
was instantaneous. pei The murderer was not
arrested, and no attempt at escape has
been made.
FORGER AND DEFAULTER RUNS.
ALBANY. N. Y, April Fireman Young
love, treasurer and business manager of
the Cohoes Straw Board company, and a
son of the late ex-speaker of the assembly,
has left the city and his whereabouts are
unknown. 1t is alleged he has forged the
name of Nicholas Chute, his law,
to notes for $4,000, His accounts are in
such a condition that the company has
suspended. Seventy-fve men are thrown
out of employment. The Manufacturers