Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-10-23
Grimes OF qHE DAY.
MURDER OF TEN YEARS AGO RE
HENGED By A BROTHER.
Suicide of an Old Rice Comfy Farmer
Inquest on Fora BurMs-AdditionalP Proof
of Carpenters Connection With Her
Murder.
AN OLD FARMr.,s SUICIDE.
Especial Telegram to the Globe. |

Especial Telegram to the Globe.
NoRTHFIELD, Mimi, Ocs. 22.-About 2
O'Clock news reached the reportorlal ear
that Mr.. @. Fl. Shirpy, aged eighty -one
years, had taken his own life. True to the
report he had by accident, or by suicide,
taken his own life. Varied reports float
| about the streets, SO it is not positively
known whether he committed suicide or
| not, but strong indications point to suicide
AS few days ago he went, unknown to
the family, and bought a revolver--some-
| thing he had no more use for than he had
use for cannon. Mr.. Shirpy was sue
cessfol and wealthy farmer, living about
three miles from town. He came to Min
nesota in 1855, and was respectable man.
Il is thought by some that the religious
feeling of the family was the cause of the
suicide, if suicide it was. Northfeld and
Rice county have lost one Of their best and
honorable men. He never ran an account
with soul; cash was his motto.
STRIKERS RIOT.
OswEGo, Oct. 22.-Tha Longshoremen's
union is antagonizing the lumber firm of
Rathbone Il Co. The firm brought lot
of laborers from Canada. An attack was
made upon their quarters last night, and
many pistol shots fred. The Canadians
returned the fire but no one was hurt.
Serious trouble is feared.
REVENGE AFTER TEN YEARS.
NASHVILLE, Oct. 22.-At the afternoon
exhibition of Barrett's circus, Robert Brier-
IL shot Robert Bates twice killing him.
Ten years ago Bates killed Brierly's brother
! at dance, and served six years in the
penitentiary. On his release he went to
work in foundry here. The shooting
caused something of panic, owing to
the large crowd attending the circus, but
all got safely out,
THE PERIL OF ATTACHING AN EDITOR.
FLEM1NGsBURG, Ky, Oct. 22.-Saturday
night Charles Mccartney was attacked On
the street by James T. Tenwell and Frank
L. Thompson, who felt aggrieved by publ
cations in McCartney's newspaper. They
used etones as weapons. Mccartney drew
well died yesterday morning and Thomp-
son is supposed to be MORALLY wounded.
Mccartney was arrested.
FORA BURNS INQUEST.
LINCOLN, ILL.,, Oct. 22.-At Fora Burns
inquest Thos. M. Dukes. who was engaged
to marry the murdered girl proved an
alibi. The father of Fora testified she had
shown him two letters received from A. A..
Carpenter, now under arrest for murder,
and read portions of them to witness. The
dead girl had claimed that Carpenter was
owing her some money, and she had stated
before leaving home that she was going
to Lincoln to try to collect il from him.
BLOODY ARRAY.
AUGUSTA, Ga, Oct. pa bloody and
fatal fight occurred yesterday near Mclean
church In Burke county. Saturday there
was difficulty between two young men,
Syms and Rogers, ct the base ball grounds.
Syms cut Rogers in the hand. After
church yesterday the difficulty was renewed
Thos. B. Syms and his sons, Frank and
Thomas, were shot By f. B. and j. ID,
and Warren Rogers, and Rufus McNorrell
and John T. Cox. Thomas B. Syms was
shot five times and killed. Frank and Tom
Syms are MORALLY wounded, John Rogers
was shot in the face by friend of the
ties are respectfully connected and well-to
do farmers.
THE wILLIAMs-sKoBINM MURDER.
WAUPACA, Wis, Oct. 22.-The jury in the
case of the State vs.. Fred. Williams, re-
turned a verdict of murder in the first de-
gree. Williams WIS charged with killing
Thos. Skobin, Sep. %, 1882. The latter on
that day started north along ths Wiscon-
sin Central railway tract from Medford,
Wis.,, and next day was found insensi5le in
the woods, near the track, about four and
half miles north of Medford. Hs died
Oot. 2. The sheriff took up the cese, and
found two men who saw Williams follow
ing Skobin about four miles north Of
Medford, and also freight train engin-
eer, who saw Williams five miles north
of Medford, but alone. VIII
liams at this time shaved his
beard and began wearing q different suit
of clothes, which aroused suspicion end he
was arrested, but Skobin could not iden-
tify him in his shaver condition. A change
of venue was obtained from Taylor to
Waupaca county. While in Jail Williams
tried four times to escape, once having two
axes in his cell and once knife, and twice
attempting to fire the building. One of
his counsel was the justice of the peace
who bound him over. Sixty-fye witnesses
were examined, bat the jury reached YER
dict in one hour. Williams proclaims b.,
innocence, and the evidence is entirely Cir
cumstantisi.