Daily globe., 1883-08-04
CHARLEY FORD ARRESTED,
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KANSAS CRY, Mo-, Aug. 3.-AlI the old
"reminiscences of the Jesse James gang
of Missouri are brought to public notice
in this section of the state this afternoon
by the arrest of Charles Ford. one of the
notorious Ford boys, on charge of rob-
berry in the first degree, in having partici-
pated in the celebrated Blue Cut train
robbery on the Chicago & Alton railroad
on the night of Sept. II, 1881. 1t was the
first time in the history of the robbing
gang that ipassengeres were robbed, for
when the maurauders discovered that
the express safe contained but
asfew hundred Dollars they passed terouhp
the entire train, even the sleeping car.
and made the passengers disgorge. Chas.
Ford, who was to-day arrested, was with
his brother Bob at st. Joseph on April 3,
1882, when the latter murdered Jesse
James, and with his brother was found
guilty of murder in the first degree, SEN
fenced to be hanged and then pardoned by
Gov. Crittenden. He is alleged to have
taken part in the various train robberies
since with the old gang and was at Blue
Cut on the night of the robbery.
ALLEGED BRUTALITY IN PRISON.
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CHICAGO, Aug. Sit is alleged by VIM.
Stare, of Decatur, Ga recently discharged
| convict from the Joliet penitentiary, that
fellow convict, Billy Butts, who died in
the prison one week ago last Monday.
| came to his death through injuries an mall
treatment received at the hands of convict
O'Neill and night guards, McDougall and
Cummings. The coroner's jury returned a
verdict of death from suffocation and
! debility, to which Stare takes exception.
He claims that the convcts were unable to
| give information to outside parties, but
| they all believe that Butts was murdered.
| Stare declares that.he merely wishes an
| investigation into the management of the
penitentiary, and asserts that all his allie
cations as we'll many other instances of
| abuse by those in!authority, can be readily
| substantiated.
QUEER ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE.
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CHICAGO, Aug. 3.-Dr. Henry Meyer, in
dicted for an attempt to poison his wife ..
| paid visit to the criminal court to ar
range bail. and the bond not being salts
| factory, drove off without any attempt be-
| ing made to arrest him. Meyers attorney
Mr.. Louis Sissher, had bargained with
| States Attorney Mills that bail for his
client should be fixed at $4,000 and in the
| afternoon hack conta. ming the attorney,
Mrs. Meyer and the peripatetic doctor
drove up to the criminal court building.
| Mr.. Sissher and Mrs. Meyer went into the
clerks office to sign the bonds, but their
surety was not accepted and they hastily
| retreated to the hack, in which the doctor
had remained, and the party rapidly drove
away.
RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 3.-Chas. Henry
Lee, colored, was hanged to-day for the
murder of Daniel Miller, another colored
man, in Henrico county, Va, last
February.
During confinement he professed relig-
ion and was baptized. Last evening at
his request prayer meeting was held in,
his cell which lasted until after midnight.
At in the morning another prayer meet
ing was begun, lasting until II. This was
participated in by about twenty-five COL
ored people, and the prisoners paramour,
Barbara Miller, under sentence of death
for participation in Lees crime. Barbara
| again visited Lees cell and assisted him
O0s
she bought for him to wear on his iournev.
to the New Jerusalem. She then kissed
| him, and was removed from the cell. At
! the scaFold there was another prayer meet
| ing and preaching. Lee made an address
| advising all not to be led off into wicked
ness as he had been, and advised those who
| had children to raise them so that they
would not fall from grace. He thanked
God he had time to prepare himself. He
now felt he was fit to die.
The death was speedy one. Before
| the body was cut down the sheriff mounted
the scafold and informed the crowd in the
| yard that collection would be taken to
enable the parents of Lee to remove the
| body to their home. Some of the 5000
people outside the jail yard seized long
ladders reaching to the top of the prison
wall and were thus enabled to have a full
view of the execution.
BARoA's SUICIDE.
NEW YORK, Aug. 3.-The jury in the in
quest regarding the death of the Spanish
misister Barca, rendered a verdict of death
while temporarily insane
CAUsELEss MURDER.
ST.. LOUIS, Aug. 3.-A special from Rock
port, Mo, says at Harrisburg, fifteen miles
north of here, last Monday, Green White,
twenty-five years old, was shot and in
stantly killed by Duputy Marshal ChiIders.
Wilhlte was wanted for assault and being
arrested, placed his hands in his pants
pockets. Childers, thinking he was going
to draw revolver, drew his and fired.
AFATAL QUARREL.
MACON, Ga, Aug. 3.-In quarrel here
between job Peck and A. G. Perdue the
latter was shot dead.
SUSPENDED FROM THE MINISTRY.
NEwBURG, N. Y, Aug. 3.-Rev. j. ".
Given, colored, has been suspended from
the ministry on the charge of seduction.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Aug. Ex-Governor Nor
den, finely educated young Swede, was
found lying dead in the Swedish Lutheran
church at Englewood, near this city yes
terday, having committed suicide. A
morning paper claims the young man has
been identified as an illegit1mase son of
King Oscar of Sweden, and that he was
raised in the family of sister of the king.
During his stay in this country he has
been engaged as an instructor in private
school. On portable blackboard back of