Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-04
4 Jealous Husband Kills His Wife and
Himself at Washington, ID. G.
NECK OF PRIZE FIGHTER BROKEN.
s.. Louis Furnishes Two Murders
With Woman in Them rs Usual.
HORRIBLE mrRnER AND SUICIDE.

the woman refusing 10 1--we VIII MIN on
account of his incorporate habits. Mrs.
Defronville, who was Dane, has been en-
ployed as translator in the agricultural
department, and lived alone. This even
ing DefronvilIe went to the house and de-
manded admittance. Being refused
he started to break in the door, when his
wife sent man who was in the house
through the back entrance for policeman.
Before he returned Defronville had broken
in the door and killed his wife and him
self. No one witnessed the tragedy, but
when the aeighbors were alarmed by the
pistol shots and entered the house, they
found Mrs. Defronville dead, shot through
the brain, and her murderer lying dead be-
side her, with the revolver in his hand.
The motive of the deed is supposed to
have been the jealousy of Defronville. and
his wife's refusal to live with him.
SHOT IN 4 QUARREL OVER wANToN.
ST. LOUIS, April 3.-Just before O'Clock
this morning bloody tragedy was enacted
at the house of Mrs. Theresa Prettyman,
1925 Paine street. Albert or Burt Wing
shot and killed Joe Glenn, clerk in dry
goods store, in the presence of Essie
Davis, woman of the town. Wing and
the woman came here short time ago
from Greenyille, KY, and Davis became an
inmate of the house of Matte Roberts.
Here she made the acquaintance of Glenn.
The latter yesterday engaged room at
Prettyman's, and late N the evening, with
Glenn and Davis, went there. Wing had
became jeaions of Glenn, who divided the
woman's affections with him, and went to
the house and found them together. He
upbraideo Glenn for his treachery, and
suddenly pulled a revolver and shot
him twice in the head, killing
him almost instantly. Wing rushed
from the house but was soon
arrested. The Davis woman was also
lodged in the calaboose. Wing claims the
shooting was done in self defense and that
Glenn drew revolver, that struggle en-
sued for its possession and that he secured
it and fired. But the woman says Wing
shot Glenn deliberately. The whole party
| lived at Greensboro, KY. The real name
of the woman is said to be Mary caves.
Albert Wing is a young brother of Hon.
e. Ramsey Wing, who was United States
minister to Ecuador under Grants admin
istratior. Joe Glenn was the son of to-
bacconist of Carrollton Ky, and Mary
caves, alias Davis, is the daughter of Judge
Eaves of that place. She is Mrs. Ringa,
but has left her husband and two children.
She now confirms the story Of the shooting
as told by Wing.
THE TEwKsBURY ALNsEoUsE HORROR.
BOSTON, April 3.-The investigation of
the management of the Tewksbury aims
house, was resumed this morning. Miss
Tanning testified that she got so much a
piece for transporting boxes, the contents
of which she did not know. She took up
the business after the death of brother
who was previously engaged i'll it. Thos.
March, Jr., paid for this work. The latter
thought it would be inconvenient to have
| the work done by any one else. Gov. Bat
| Ter examined the witness very sharply and
eudeavored to make her acknowledge
she knew what was transported, but the
witness would not acknowledge that she
had been paid as late as last November,
aud that there have been boxes transport
ed since.
Mrs. Charlotte A. Thomas, of Andover,
in charge of certain departments of the
almshouse, testified:
| DR.. Pease.a female doctor who treated the
patients, evidently did not know the bust
ness. Three patients lost their lives IN
der her treatment. The investigation ad-
| journed until tomorrow.
HAR&oNTzED.
New YORK, April 3.-The suit begun by
Joseph P. Haverstich and George c.
Kabbe, against DR.. r. ". Amidon, TO re-
cover money taken by the latter, at the
request of Mrs. Uhler, after the shooting of
| ". 4. Haverstick, has been discontinued,
the parties contesting having settled their
! difficulties.
DIVORCED FROM FALSE WIFE.
ST. LOUIS, April 3.-Rush H Teyis was
to-day granted decree of divorce from
| his wife, Kate R. Tevis, with custody of
four-year-old daughter. The suit was not
opposed. 1t arose out of the shooting of
| Frank I. IgIehart by Tevis as he was leav-
ing a notorious establishment in company
with the latter's wife, Iglehart was wound
ed in the arm and until recently was an
inmate of hospital here. All parties are
! highly connected.
TO BE LET OFF.
MILWAUKEE, April 3.-General Thomas
Reynolds, late pension agent at Madison,
who fraudulently obtained $4,000, will es-
cape punishment The United States at
tOrney at Madison having received q letter
from Attorney General Brewster, aSthoriz-
ing him to enter nolle proSeIui, when
the case comes up, provided Reynolds re-
turns the amount taken. He was accused
of collecting pensions OF widows who had
been dead some years.
NECK BROKEN IN 4 PRIZE FIGHT.
DUBOIS, Pa, April 3.-In priza fight
here last evening between Mike McLaugh-
lin and Martin Linksy, miners, six
rounds were fought. In the last round
both men clinched and fell, Linksy break
ing his neck in the fall which resulted in
instantaneous death. Mclaughlin gave
himself up to the authorities. The partic-
ipants in the fight were not over eighteen
years of age.
| SENTENCED TO EIGHTEEN YEARS.
PETERSBURG, April 3.--The second trial
of Isaac Booth, indicted for the murder of
mis- infant child, resulted in conviction, the
jury fixing the punishment at eighteen
years in the penitentiary. Booth at the
conclusion of the first trial was sentenced
to be hanged.
GOES TO FRANKFORT.
LOUISVILLE, KY, April Gov. Black
burn, having declined to interfere with the