Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-10
TUE OUTLAWS.
MAN ARRESTED FOE THE
MURDER OF ZOIe L BURNS.
Strong Circnmstantial Evidence Against
aim-Prospect of \ Double I.vnchins Bee
in West VirginIa-Various Other Misde-
nsan0Is and Crimes,
IS IT FORA BURNS MURDERER?
Especial Telegram to the Globe. I

IS IT FORA BURNS MURDERER?
Especial Telegram to the Globe
PEORIA, Ill, Dec. 9.-Last evening about
10 o'clock the GLOBE correspondent be-
came aware from the air of mystery pre-
vading police circles that something i'm
portant was afoot. A series of systematic
inquiries revealed the fact that about that
hour man was placed in jail here charged
with the murder of Fora Burns, at Lin
coin. The man making the arrest was
Thos. J. Harrison, ex,sherif of Logan
county, who is understood to be work.
ing in the interest of Orr;n
A. Carpenter, and the prisoner
now in Jail, is placed there under the name
of John W. Hunter, has aliases, being
Thomas Russell and John Vance. In the
month of November letter was sent to
Lincoln. The man who wrote the letter
supposed he was writing to the prose-
cutting attorney there, but his missiye was
SO directed that it reached instead one of
Carpenters attorneys. The substance of
the note was request to Carpenter to
send that $500 to Willingford. a postofice
in Will county. This letter was thought by
Carpenters attorneys 70 be a blind to
induce moro vigorous prosecution of
their client, and they turned the letter
over to Harrison, who, as detective, was
keeping guard over Carpenters interest.
John w. Hunter was we'll known in Peoria.
Harrison brought the letter to this place.
While investigating the matter here it was
found out that Hunter had left a suit of
clothes on Munson street from which
place he had skipped without paying for
his beard. These clothes were
hunted up and examined, and
III ons Of the pockets was
found . piece of writing corresponding
exactly with the hand in which the letter
to the Lincoln lawyers was written. This
oonirma d the theory Of Harrison that the
man knew something of the nu rder if he
did not commit it. Harrison lost trace of
the man after leaving Peoria, and came
back here for a new scent. Hunter in the
meantime had gone to Springfield, and
from there to Danvers. According to
bsst information attainable the
prisoner was arrested at Green
Valley. The morning of the
Fora Burns murders man answering HIM.
ter's description bought spirit at a store
in Lincoln, and on cuff wrote the name,
Vance. He was also in Peoria at the time
that Fora Burns and Carpenter were reg
istered at the Peoria house, and it is
even claimed that he was the man register
ing under the name of Carpenter. and
that he was Zora's male companion. Lar
rison was seen at late hour, but absolute
y declined to give ny information.
The correspondent lad previously
called on Sheriff Berry, of this coulty.
and obtained look at the warrent on
which the commitment was made. l. Was
simple charge of Withholding valuable in
formation in the Fora Burns murder case
for peeuniary consideration. Sheriff
Berry stated that he was realiyiimpriso nei
for the murder of Fora Burns. The detect
i've, in answers to an inquiry not knowing
that the writer had had a glance at the
warrant, said he had arrested the man for
safe burglary in Linoln committed some
eight days ago.
PRoSPECTIPICNICvE
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
WHEELING, W. Va, Dec. 9.-Advices
from West Union, Dodridge county,where
the trial of "Big Bill'' Kenny, for compile
ity in the murder of the Doyle family
April 4th. last is now in progress, IT. ioate
shat double lynching is among thf prob J.
bIlities of the coming week. here nas
been much dissatisfaction ar ng tn peo-
pie at the verdict Ct mu. der in the second
degree with which tbs jur. ct" ..stle Bill
"Big Bills" partner in the bloody tragedy
off last week, it being generally felt that
the evidence clearly justified the first de-
gree and the death penalty, and this, added
to the probability that "Big Bill' would
be allowed to escape with the same verdict
has called forth muttsrings of vengeance.
FOUND MURDERED.
PROVIDENCE, R l., Dec. 9.-Francis j.
Parmenter, coal dealer, was found dead in
his barn, with his skull fractured. John
Martin, Joseph F. Bree, white, and Thos.
Harket, colored, were arrested on suspIc-
ion.
he STABBED HIM.
CoCHocToN, Dec. 9.-Joe Richardson last
night MORALLY stabbed William Parrish in
saloon fight.
ATTACKED BY DEsPERADoEs.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. Give mounted
men raided the town of Bisbee, last night,
and killed j. G. Tappiner, J. A. Molly and
n. A. Smith, wounded Mrs. Roberts and
then robbed Castenada's store of $1,000.
The whole business was accomplished SO
rapidly that no attempt was made for de-
Tense. Advices have since been received
which state the men are believed to be the
same who robbed the Southern Pacific
train, at Gage station, or November II.
The robbsrs fed in the direction of So
nora.
OIL Cloths.