Daily globe., 1883-06-27
AN ELOPEMENT.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.


PoRrAGE, Wis, June 26.--The elopement
of w. Bullard with Miss Eliza Walker, fur
nishes the subject of the greatest social
sensation and scandal known here in MANY
| months. The astonishing feature in the
| case is the fact that the lady is about for
! ty years old. From the fact that nothing
has been heard of the frgitives, the report
is generally believed they have gone to the
far west together. Miss W. last winter
kept house for Bullard while his wife was
absent, and they have been very friendly
since. Ballard is about the same age as
his charmer. He has grown up daughter
here.
HUNG UP BY JUDGE LYNCH ON BRIDGE.
JEFFERSON, Tex. 26-Lacey, one of the
negroes guilty of outraging Mrs. Rogers,
near Lasater, few days ago, was lynched
on bridge this morning. He fully con-
fessed. / buggy was driven from under
him, producing the fall. Five hundred
were present of both races and sexes. No
secret was made of intend ed hanging. A
general notice was given of the exact hour.
1t was first decided to burn him, as was
| done in previous case in the same vicin-
| ity some time ago, but it being recollected
that the law provides that hanging is the
penalty for rape, it was finally determined
| to follow that course Of the three negroes
concerned, Lacey and Sullivan were cap
tured by citizens. Sullivan is thought to
be innocent, and probably he will be re-
leased. Douglass was arrested by officers
and is still in jail, but may be lynched to-
night.
RABBI IN TIGHT FIX.
DALLAS, Tex, June 26.-The members of
Emanuel synagogue are divided into two
parties with an exceedingly bitter feeling
over the trial of Rabbi Schuehl before the
trustees on a charge of adultery. He
claims the prosecution is a part of
a conspiracy to ruin him, and that he
visited questionable house in
response to an appeal from sorrowing
mother, Mrs. Bamberg of st. Louis. to
pluck as brand from the burning Flora
Pratt, her daughter. and now the prin-
cipal witness. When the charge was first
made the defendant refused an explana-
ton on the ground that his accusers were
uncharitable. The excitement is intense
and the affair has become an issue in the
election of officers of the Bnai-Brith, and
last evening two prominent Israelites ex-
changed blows IN controversy.
TENNEssEE's DETAULTING TREASURER.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, June 26.-The case of
NJ. T. Polk, defaulting state treasurer, was
called in the criminal court this morning.
Folks counsel asked for a continuance on
affidavit on account of the labsence of
Polk's clerk and bookkeeper, while treas
urer, who is his main witness. Polk's
counsel also made an affidavit that Polk
had placed in the hands of the attorney
general of the state $4,000 and has the
assurance that $4,000 more will be paid
by another party as soon as he re-
turns from New York; that he has
also $4,000 in the hands of his
attorney and has sold farm in Florida
for $4,000 and the deed has been delivered
to his attorney to deliver when the pur-
chase money is paid to the state. Afiant
further states that his attorney and the
attorney general for the state have sold
his interest in the North Carolina property,
from which $4,000 will be realized to the
state. The affiant further states that the
estate of the late Thos. O'Connor owes him
$4,000 or thereabouts, and the manager
thereof has promised to
pay the same in short time.
as soon as it can be collected, which sum,
under the agreement between his attorneys
and the attorney general, is to paid di-
rectly to the state. The affidavit goes on
to state that the affiant expects to paw the