Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-10-12


several employees more or less badly hurt.
Forepaugh announced from the ring that
he would never exhibit here again, and
threatens to sue for damages, laid at
several thousand dollars as he experienced
similar treatment once before at this
place.
SINGULAR SUICIDE.
Special Telegram to the GLOBE.
CHICAGO, Oct. 1.-The circumstance
attendant upon the death of Mrs. Margaret
O'Neill. as developed at the inquest are
somewhat unusual and possess certain
painful interest entirely wanting in crdi-
nary suicides. On Tuesday the deceased
wrote to her husband letter, the follow
ing extracts from which will explain tho
state of mind which induced the act of
self-destruction:
DEAR HUsBAND:-I em going to die by
my own hands for cannot live. [ am
grieved to have to die without death COM
ing Of itself, but I have battled to live
since our first baby was born, which was q
year ago, and I have been haunted by
some spirit, either living OF dead, and I
cannot live any longer. Then we had an
other lovely baby on the oath of last April,
| and each time my hearts blood and life
has drawn from me and it is killing me
and running you. So if lived l could not
live with you in peace and happiness. !
love you as much as love my ife,
and hope yon will be happy wien am
gone. 1 have suffered more than q thou
sand people, which you all could sec, if l
coald explain. have from my own hard
taken poison, and God wont blame me.
Bury .me in Calvary cemetery With
my babes. Good bye. Good bye. A
thousand times good bye"
The testimony of the husband and sister
Of the deceased revealed no cause for the
suicide other than occasional fits of melon
choly to which she was subject. Mrs.
O'Neill was discovered by her sister short
" after taking the poison, which was paris
green. A doctor was called, but death re-
suited in a few hours.
CoNNoL1svILLE, Pa, Oct. 1l.--Julia
Shiffbauer, a German girl, aged 16 years,
committed suicide yesterday by cutting
her threat with razor, at Bridgeport,
mining village near Mt. Pleasant. The
inquest developed the fact thas her parents
had beaten and otherwise abused her be-
cause she refused to wed her cousin, she
being in love with another man, and that
consequently she took her own life. The
two suitors for tine girls hand met at the
inquest and quarreled over the corpse.
Had it not been for the interference of
mutual friend double tragedy would
probably have followed.
THE SESSIONS BRIBERY.
ALBANY, Oct. lin the trial of ex-Sen-
of Co. fAa
ex-Assemblyman Bradley, during the Conk-
ling senatorial fight, Bradley testified that
he agreed to go to Sessions room and I
went there. "Did you have it in your
mind to sell yourself?" asked the counsel.
''No sir" replied Bradley. He locked the
door of his room as he thought Sessions was
about to make improper proposals and
they might be Interrupted. There is but
little in his testimony not already made
known to the public through the Legislative
inquiry.
ST.. LOUIS, Oct. la dispatch from
San Antonio says a young Jew named
Halpert has been arrested there charged
with forgery on the banking house of Kid
der, Peabody & Co., Boston, for $4,000.
Ralpert denies the charge and gave S1O,-
600 bail, two large mercantile firms going
his security. The forgery is said to have
been committed some time last month.
General George q. Sharpe identified the
$4,000 brought from the comptroller's Of
fee and put in evidence. Orsino Jones
testified that he went to Sharpe's room
with Bradley and saw the latter hand
money to Sharpe.
Boston, Oct 11.-Information has been
received that G. F. Dewey, the alleged
Boston forger, has been arrested in San
Antonio, Texas, and released on $4,000
bail. He has an abundance of money. |
Police Inspector Hauscom has gone to 4,
San Antonio.
Boston, Oct. 11.-Rev. Erastus Sey-
mour, Presbyterian minister of New |
York, was in court here when his son was |
being sentenced for forgery. He said he |
did not wish to interfere with the sentence
of the court. The mother of tie prisoner
caused scene by rebuking the father
for his course. Young Seymour forged |
his fathers signature.
SHOOTING AFFRAY.
BALTIMORE, Oct. 11.-In q shooting af- |
fraysnear the city hall between ward pol
iticians, James T. Dusey was fatally shot |
by VIM. Harig. j. A. Flanagan, spec
tator, was shot in the arm. Harig AID
Dusey each fred four or five .,ots. The
affair grew out of discussion of the result
Of the Democratic primaries.
DEVILS.
FRlNAFa.ar, KY, Oct. 1ts-News was re-
ceivea here tonight that three men broke
into the door of Ezra Curtis last night at
Sand Rapids, fifteen miles from here and
took him out in the yard where oneguard-
ed him while the others violated thu per-
sons of his wife and daughter, the latter
aged 13 years. The girl Is reported dy-
ing. The men have been identified and
warrants issued for their arrests. They
are worthless characters, living on the
neighborhocd,
SURRENDERED.
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 11.-Edward Ken
nedy. who shot and killed Sheriff Nc
Corkle, at Shelbyvills, Ind, in 1880, and
made his escape, and for whose arrest
reward of 81, 100 has been oferad, returned
last night and surrendered himself. Thos.
Hendricks end D. w. Voorhees, and.other