Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-16

yecs of both political parties, to be pre-
sented to the court at 2 o'clock, praying
that Dukes name be stricken from the
bar. Preparations are being made for a
great Indignation meeting tonight.
THE END OF A NOTORIOUS CRIMINAL.
ST. LOUIS, March 15.-H. Z. Croker, a
notorious horse thief, who suicided in
the Granbury, Texas, jail day or two ago,
left a written statement that he was born
and well connected in Georgia. He had
been in Texas since 1873, had killed three
men and one woman during that time, and
regretted that he could not kill two more
men who had injured him, and that being
without money or friends he preferred
death to life in prison. He asked that his
body be thrown in the river and that no
word of his miserable end should be sent
his relatives.
MURDER AND SUICIDE.
LYNCHBURG, Va, March 15.-John Bald
win killed VIM. Watkins at Roanoke and
then himself. Both were colored and
rivals in love.
LIVERPOOL, n. s., March 15.-Sixteen
buildings in the business part of the place
burned. Loss $4,000.
MURDERS IN NEW MEXICO.
LAS VEGAS, New Mexico, March 15.-Pe-
ter Mackel and Frank Kiser, engaged in
shooting at Cakes because of the latter's
intimacy with the formers daughter. Kiser
received mortal wound, and Mackel was
badly wounded.
young woman named Trugetta, living
in Rincon Delta Colate gave birth to a
child and Immediately choked it to death.
She tells story of Immaculate conception
The grand jury Will investigate the case.
A RESPITE.
AUSTIN, Texas, March 1.-THE governor
has granted respite for thirty days 10
Banks, the murderer who was to be hanged
the 23d instant at Franklin.
CHARGED WITH ENCOURAGEMENT.
CHICAGO, March 1.-THE charge of en-
bezzling $500 in money and goods, has
been preferred against W. G. Greene, by
the Terry Clock company of Pittsfeld,
Massachusetts, of which Green is the agent
here. He gave bail. Green says he &C.
cepted the company's drafts in advance of
sales, and took lien on their goods in his
hands, as security. That there is but
small sum between them either way, and
that the action brought is in malice, be-
cause he would not break the contract, and
let the company put up the price on clocks
in which it has monopoly.
COLLEGE DUEL FRUSTRATED.
New YORK, March 15.-Robert Mahan
and Charles NJ. Smith, students of Column
bia college, arranged for a duel to-day.
Mahan and the friends of the principals
were arrested while departing for the bat
tie ground, and are held for examination.
BANK DEFAULTER RUNS.
LOUISVILLE, KY, March 15.-H. N.
Holdsworth, cashier of the bank of Hatopp
s. Holdsworth, Elizabethtown, KY, disap-
peared last Saturday. The amount of his
defalcation is estimated at $4,000.
PROPOSE TO SETTLE.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, March 15.-It was re-
ported late tonight and generally be-
Iieved, that Folks attorneys have made
proposition for full settlement of his de-
felt to the state.
THE BOND ROBBERY CASE.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, March 15.-In the trial
bond robbery case, the defense consumed
day in proving the previous good char
acter of the accused, and in an allibi.
Crowther was placed on the stand and de-
MED every allegation made by the prose-
cution. His wife testified that on the
night of March II, the alleged date OF the
robbery, their child was sick, and Crowther
was at home all NIGHT