Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-08
THE WHITEWATER TRAGEDY.


Especial Telegram to the Globe.l
WHITEWATER, Wis, Dec 7-Great ex-
element prevails here ogiog 20 the shoot
ing of Geo. 3. Doubleday by Jno. Smith,
colored mas in his en-
pIoy, reported last night. Ths
tragedy occurred Wednesday afternoon
at Mr.. Doubiedsy's residence. two miles
south of this place. The negro has been
in Mr.. DoubIeday's service for three
months. According to the wounded mans
statement he visited the barn where Smith
IVES ct work, when Smith drew revolver
and shot him without provocation The
ball entered the back to the left of the
spinal column, and making a bad wound,
lodged below the twelfth rib. DIR. Judd
was at once summoned, and after probing
for the ball decided its removal at present
impossible, and that it was prob
ably in the cavity of the Eabdomen.
Immediately after the wound was inflicted
the negro fed, but a posse OF citizens ran
him to cover in fence corner, half mile
south of the Doubleday farm, and placed
him under arrest, notwithstanding he made
desperate resistance. He is now in Jail
here, and there are strong threats of lynch
ing. 1t is stated that dispute preceded
tbs shooting, growing out of Smiths de-
mand for wages. From words it is said
they came to blows, and during the melee
the shot was fred. The vic
tim of this attempt at murder
is lying in precarious condition with lit
tie prospect of recovery. He is known as
wealthy farmer, and the raiser of some
of the finest lines of live stock in the state.
ooEsPIRAToRs DISCHARGED.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. TAT 3:15 yesterday af-
tarnoon Judge Noonan directed the jury to
acquit Joseph Il Mcintyre, State Coal In
spector Ed. Batter and Police Commits
sioners Caruth and Lutz, charged with
conspiracy to obstruct justice and to cor
troll the police affairs of the oity. As
coon as the judge ascended the bench he
turned to the jury with e strip of paper in
his hand and said: "Upon the evidence
by the state the court instructs the jury to
acquit all the defendants" There was a
faint attempt to applaud but it was checked
before it became demonstrative. The
clerk made out q verdict which one of the
jurymen signed and the court adjourned,
the whole proceeding occupying some five
minutes. The jury are very indignant at
the result, and number of them
expressed themselves very foroibly
on the subject. Edward 4. Pierson said,
81 don't like this monkey business. [ want
to go INTO jury room and express my
opinion" The majority of the jury were
against the court both IN the points raised
on the law and evidence. It was g rather
gloomy victory, but 6 verdict was all that
was asked and it was secured. The de-
PENDANTS we're congratulated 10y their
friends present, and VIII now start in, as
they express it themselves, 10 "break Chief
Campbells back
REWARDED FOR A MURDER.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
JACKSON, Miss, Dec. 7.-Wheeler, the
man who killed Prent Matthews election
day at Hazelhurst, Miss, has been rewarded
by being elected city marshal of Hazel
hurst. It has been stated time and again
that Matthews was killed for no other
cause than that he opposed the regular
Democratic nominees of Copiah county,
and that he was shot down like dog
while in the act of voting. The celebrated
Copiah county resolutions were
promulgated the day following.
In them it was resolved among
other things that the surviving
members of the Matthews family must re-
frain from taking part in politics in Copi-
ali county. Now the citizens of Hazlehurst
elect as guardian of the peace of the town
a murderer who has not yet been tried for
assassinat1ng his victim.
HEAD WAITER SHOT.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
CHICAGO, Dec. AT the Briggs house
this evening Miss Sadie Ray, kitchen
girl, shot Pat Kingsley fatally. The
wounded man was conveyed to the Alexion
hospital in dying condition, and the girl
was arrested. He was head waiter, and
had charged the girl with accepting fifty
cents from guest for extras, aud she
sought to resent the insult by getting a
pistol and shooting at him four times.
The shot penetrated the mans brain.
TO BE SHOT.
MONTEREY, Mex, Dsc. 7.-Timetls Her
nandez has heen sentenced to be publicly
shot on December 10, for q marder com
mitted two years ago. This is the first ex-
ecution OF the kind in the state since Gen
eral Juhenne Querre was shot by order Of
General Trevins in 1876.
HANGED.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, Dec. JAS. M. Un
derwood, for the murder of Robert !. Pen
dergrass, wealthy planter, was hanged
to-day at Dardelles, Ark, in the presence
of three thousand psople. Underwood
waylaid aud shot his victim from 6 brush
He confessed the deed and imputed the in
oentive for the murder to the wife of PEN
dergrass, for whom Underwood had form
ed passion. He reiterated this story on
the soaffJld.
THE WAY TO ExrERMINATE HoRsa THIEVES.
OMAHA, Dec. THE band of horse
thieves which has been operating in north
ern Nebraska and southern Dakota for sew
eral months, was broken up last week by
the Brown county, Eebrssks, vigilants,
who captured and hung several near Aims
worth. The sheriff OF Brown county ar
rested three of the gang, brought them
down to Fremont, and jailed them to pre-
vent execution By the vigilsnts. They will
be brought to Omaha tomorrow and
lodged i jail for safe keeping.
DEADLY FAMILY EEUD.
A special from Valentine reports 6
deadly family feud between ]. j. Hsn,li1
aud John Smith, who married sisters. ter