Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-21
FEMALE sAND-BAGGERs SENTENCED.
Especial Telegram to the Globe. !

| baggers, to the penitentiary for two wears
each, and also their accomplish, VIM. H.
! Hennlng, TO the same term for robbinc
John Reed, granger. The two women
| sand-bagged Reed and held him down and
robbed aim, then passing his roll and
| ticker to their accOmplice. These female
thugs created a sensation last winter bv
holding up several citizens late at night on
the streets and robbing them, but this was
the only case pressed against them. They
belong to notorious gang.
BURGLAR SHOT BY A JUDGES WIFE.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
HELENA, NJ. T., April 2O-About mid
night last night burglars attempted to en-
ter tbs bedroom window of Judge
Stephens residence, near Missoula, in
Western Montana. The room was occu-
| pied by Mrs. Stephens, whose husband
was not at home. She warned the burglar
to go away. He made an indecent reply
| and continued his effort to enter the room
Mrs. Stephens secured a gun and ATTEMPT
| ed to shoot, but the weapon missed fire.
She then took large Colts revolver and
fred twice, one bullet hitting the ruffian in
the breast. He ran short distance from
| the house and fell dead. The thief's name
was Smith, and he was q member of a
hard gang that came here with the advent
of the Northern Pacific. Mrs. Stephens is
the wife OF the probate judge of Missoula
county.
4 sWINDLING LAWYER.
New YORK, April 20.-Abram Suydan,
lawyer, was arrested last evening on a
charge of swindling Jno. NJ. Flagg out of
1Nx
transactions. The police profess to know
nothing of the details of the alleged
swlndle, but say that if its character had
not been prematurely discovered Suydam
would have succeeded in obtaining $780,
0oO. They also say he has before figured
III similar frauds, and was taken from this
city TO chicago, three years ago, to an
swer charge of perjury.
1t seems the intended swindIe was of
gigantic proportions, and might have been
successful but for an inquisitive Scotch
man. In the winter of 1882 Ellis Hansen.
OF Nova Scotia, came to this city. Here
he met James Madison Flagg, of Chicago.
who represented he was the owner of 6OO,-
| 600 acres of land rich in mineral and
timber in southwestern Virginia. Flagg
| suggested the formation of a. syndicate for
l POoS DrIC6
asked, it being $4,5O0,OOO. The syndicate
was formed with Capt. A. B. Cunningham.
of Glasgow, Scotland, and several English
noblemen and capitalists. Abstracts of title
Deeds duly attested by proper officers
and sealed, were given to Hansen. and in
February he went to Edinburgh, where he
consulted solicitors as to the best
method of an investigation of the
value of the property. It was de-
| termined to examine the records. and Han
sen and his solicitor, D. Forbes Dallas, and
Marcus Robinson, a timber merchant,
| came to this city. arriving March &c. In
the meantime Capt. Cunningham had paid
Flagg $4,000 for the syndicate as a first
installment of$he purchase money. The
| search of the Virginia records showed
the property belonged to other persons
than Flagg, and that the signature of the
| county officials had been forged. Suyd-
ham had made abstracts for Flagg for
| which he received $1,000. Suydham, when
questioned, said the search had been made
by Corey Gibson, of Virginia, but who, or
what, or where he was, he could not say.
AS the body of the abstracts vera in Suyd-
hams handwriting, it was decided to ar
rest him and be was accordingly taken
| into custody.
He has been arrested once in Chicago
for perjury and once in this city for the
same crime. Flagg disclaims any criminal
| intention.
EXPERT sHOPLIFTKRs ARRESTED,
CHICAGO, April 20.-Samuel King and
wife were arrested by the private detec-
tives' agency to-day charged with shoN
lifting. 1t is said they have been operak
ing for several days among the large mer-
| camille houses in the city. In their room
at the Matteson house $1,000 worth
of silks, ribbons and laces, the property
of A. s. Gage & Co., were found. They
were introduced to the firm by name by a
| man named Joseph Foucher, and alleged
| to have a crooked record. The detectives
say King and wife were very expert in
| their line of business and are members of
the famous Madame Mendelbsum gang of
New York, and operating throughout the
| East.
RAILROAD LABpRER KILLED.
UTICA, April GOWN. Kendrick, Irish.
was killed in row by Joseph Rezzo, an
Italian, which causes great excitement
among the railroad laborers. More rioting
| is expected.
| SHOT BY WORKMAN.
WATERFOWL, n. Y, April 2O.-Frederick
W. Eames was shot dead to-day by Chas.
Higham, a pattern maker at Eames' vacu-
UNI brake works. Higham was Jailed. He
| claims Eames beat him with cane, and
he shot in self-defense. Eames had lust
taken possession of the works after law
suit of six months.
AN UGLY ATTACK.
HoT SPRINGS, Ark, April 20.-To-day E.
NJ. Berry, an Atlanta, Ca, druggist, drew
a revolver on John G. kirkpatrick, former
ly his partner. The latter closed on him
and struggle began in which the weapon
was discharged and Berry was shot IN the
thigh, lntiicting severe wound. A second
shot entered kirkpatricks left side, near
the pit of his stomach, bat the wound is
not mortal. The quarrel was about bust
ness.