Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-11

nent citizens of Monroe, was found dead
yesterday on his lot in the cemetery, hay
having shot himself twice in the head and
once in the breast with a revolver. He
left letters to the prosecuting attorney OF
the county saying he was going to die on
the only piece of property he owned in the
world, inclosing $3S for funeral expenses
No reason is known for the suicide. He
was supposed to be comfortably off. He
leaves a wife and daughter; he had been a
member of the state senate two terms,
was an active Democratic politician, end
known all over the state as Jolly. most
| agreeable man. His death by his own
| hand is a great shock to the whole COM
munity, by whom he was much esteemed.
GAMBLERS KILL EACH OTHER.
CLIFTON, Arizona, Sept. 10.-Billy De-
laney walked up to gambling table and
shot and killed Henry Sawyer. In a fracas
that followed two other men were seriously
wounded.
INSTANTLY KILLED.
COVE, O., Sept. 1O.-Charles Shingler
instantly killed Fireman Lambert last
night by slipping up behind him while
walking from church with young lady
and striking him on the head with boul-
der. Shingler escaped.
THE HART TRAGEDY.
SAVANNAH, Ga, Sept. 1O.-The coroner's
jury, after sixteen days investigation
of the Hart tragedy, and examining 100
witnesses, have returned verdict that
Joseph Jackson was the principal in the
crime and Thomas Hamilton an acces-
sorry. Both prisoners are colored and are
in jail.
FIGHT OVER MONEY MATTERS.
BUFFALO, Sept. 1O-R. Farmer, calling
at the house of his father, was chased by
Michael Lynch with a butcher knife.
Farmer, stepping behind tree, shot
Lynch twice and Lynch's sister once
Neither was fatally hurt. Farmers father
married Lynch's sister. The trouble grew
out of money matters.
FATAL FIGHT IN BAGNIo.
EAU CLAIRE, Wis, Sept. 10.-M1ke Ma
honey was killed and Pat Devine seriously
wounded by the proprietor of a bagnio
last night. Mahoney, Devine, q. J. Craw-
ford, Joe Mcmahon and one Kerow, Mailing
from Chicago, engaged in free fight in
the house referred to and the proprietor
fired into the crowd. blowing off Mahoney's
head and wounding Devine in the groin.
RELEASED BEFORE SANE.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Sept. 10.-Mrs. De-
wight W. Thurber, who attempted to shoot
her husband in May last, and was sent to
the Northampton asylum, to-day took a
room at a hotel and sent for her husband
and asked him to live with her again. He
declined, whereupon she took poison, but
it is thought not enough to cause death.
The manner of her release from North
ampton is being inquired into.
BRUTAL ATTACK ON AN EDITOR.
DENVER, Sept. 1O.-This morning,
Edward D. Cowan, city editor of the Lead
vile Herald, was brutally assaulted by
Alderman Jay, of that city. The parties
were discussing politics, when Jay took
exception to a remark of Cowan's and
knocked him down, and with a drawn re-
volver kept the crowd at bay, while he
jumped on the face of Cowen with heavy
boots, and kicked and stamped him until
almost unrecognizable, He will probably
die. Jay escaped to the mountains. Cowan
is we'll known West as brilliant young
writer, of excellent character. Jay is
notorious bully, keeps low dive, and is
absolutely devoid of character.
BANK OFFICERS IN FIX.
Las VEGAS, N. NJ, Sept. 1O-George
Williams, colored porter of the First
National bank to-day developed signs of
insanity and made raid on the bank
with fire arms compelling the letter clerks
and accountants to stand in row while he
drilled them IN military tactics. He was
finally captured and sent to the asylum.
NOTORIOUS FEMALE swIND1ER.
WHEE1rNe,9 W. Va, Sept. 1O.-A wo-
man calling herself Madam Pauline
Worthington, came here five weeks ago
and established mosaic art school. The
pupils were TO pay $12 on entering and
after they became proficient were to re-
ceive salary for work. To-day she left
town, with unpaid board, furniture, jewlry,
and dry goods, bills, and rent, taking the
amounts obtained from the girls. The
woman some time ago opened at Coving-
ton, KY, as Madam Manning, and at In
UlduapOllS as MdOdu Ourduu, duu Is DISC
wanted as Easton, Pa, for the same
swindle, where she called hersels Mrs.
Goodwin.
PHILADELPHIA GRIMES.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 10.-Jesse L. Fer
gusen, charged with forging the name of
Architect John McCartier, Jr., has given
bail to answer at the court.
George D. James, book-keeper of the
carpet manufacturing company, has been
arrested on charge of defaulting the COM
pany out of $4,000.
SQUARE dead" DRUNK.
CHICAGO, Sep. 10.-A man named Lewis
Lacy got on street car tonight in
drunken condition and refused to pay fare.
The conductor threw him off the platform
and seeing he did not move told the driver
to whip up. The car ratified away and
the conductor escaped. The police patrol
was called and the body taken to the
morgue and placed on ice, while large
force of police were sent in search of the
fleeing conductor. After being on ice
short time the body began to show signs