Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-10-03
HORRIBLE SUICIDE.

| HORRIBLE SUICIDE.
| TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Oct. 2.-Anna
Helms, an eighteen year old girl. to-day
committed suicide at her mothers resi-
dence in this city by taking arsenic, and
the mother, upon discovering that her
daughter had taken the drug, attempted
suicide by licking the froth and vomit as
it poured from her dying daughters
mouth. The girl died in fifteen minutes
after taking the dose, but the mother will
| recover. The mother and daughter had
for some time been quarreling on account
| of the daughters associating with and
| paying aattention to her step-father, Nc
| Moran, from whom the mother had recent
| ly obtained divorce.
ROW III CHURCH.
GALVESTON, Texas, Oct. 2.-In g meeting
house at Comanche, Sunday, after the
preaching was over aud the congregation
lad gone to the creek to witness the ordin-
ance of baptism, Robert Butcher and his
brother William, both of whom had re-
NAMED in the building, became involved
in quarrel with Mr.. Harris. Robert
Butcher received the contents of shot
gun carried by Harris and expired within
a moment. VIII Butcher and Harris then
engaged in scufie for the gun, and dur
ing the struggle Harris was pounded on the
head SO badly that he may die. Will
Butcher was arrested. The origin of the
difficulty is not stated.
WITH PISTOL.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. ;, Oct. 2-Saldy Gray,
q hcfo c1 for ~Ho e.
south of Franklin, suicided to-day with a
pistol. He has been in ill health for a
year and it is supposed encouragement is
the cause.
DIED OF HER WOUNDS.
PIERcETowN, Ind, Oct. Mrs. Abbey
Butler, shot by her husband, Charles But
Ter, last Saturday, died this afternoon. DIR.
Butler, of Columbus, o., father of the
murderer, has been in constant attend
ance on deceased.
ROSE AMBLER's MURDER.
Especial Telegram to the Globe
New HAVEN, Oct. mo arrest has been
made in the Stratford murder case as yet
The matter is in the hands of states at
by no means abandon work or hopes and
suspicion is now directed to Joseph Kin
ney, of Bridgeport, as being possibly con-
nected with the murder, and his case will
be worked up by detectives this week.
The man Kinney, has been an employe in
Swords planning mill in Bridgeport. lie
was sentenced two years ago for life with
his brother for ravishing the person of
Mrs. Hart, of Bridgeport. Six months
later both were released. A few
weeks ago Kinney was arrested for
ravishing Mrs. Bixbee, respectable mar
ried lady of Bridgeport, but was discharg-
cd. Lately bench warrant from the
superior court was issued for his re-arrest.
A true bill had been found against aim.
The sheriff found him at work in a shop,
and before he could lay his hands Upon
him Kinney escaped by daring run in the
midst of dangerous machinery and took to
the woods. He is known to have been in
Straford every Sunday for several con-
secutive weeks before the murder of Rose
CHARGED WITH MURDER.
LAFAYETTE. Ind, Oct. 2.-Detective
Tebscke, of Indianapolis, to-day made an
affidavit charging Alexander Potts with
the murder of Ada Atkinson. He claims
Potts had knife that would make wounds
like those of the murdered girl; that his
shirt and vest had blood stains on them
and that tracks found near Aitkinson's
house fit Potts. boots. Potts is aged 55.
The general belief is that he is not the
murderer.
BLEW HIS RRAINs OFT
PTTTsBURG, Pa, Oct. "A young man about
% years old, bought revolver of the largest
celibre in Browns hardware store this evening,
and after having the clerk load it, placed it to
his temple and blew his brains out. There was
nothing on his person to identify him except a
temperance pledge signed c. Phillips, and no
person is known here by that name.
MURDER AND SUICIDE.
MONMOUTH, ILL.,, Oct 2.--Mrs. Bailey, forty
five years of age, wife of commercial traveller,
and her daughter, sixteen years of age were
found dead in a corn field near this city this
morning. From a note on the person of the
mother it was evident she killed the child with
razor and then took her own life with the same
weapon. The daughter had been dementsd since
birth, and the mother had of late given herself
up to brooding over her daughters condition,
which impelled her to the awful deed.
SCHOOL PANIC.
New YORK, Oct. 2.-Kate Kingston,
pupil in the grammar school on Christie
street was taken i'll with shrieking fit.
Her screams alarmed the children, and
some one shouted fire. By this time every
thing was excitement. The fire department
was summoned and the alarm comnuni-
Gated through the school. When the en-
ginss arrived the children were rapidly
escaping by the many exits of the build
ing. These many exits prevented serious
loss of life.
FIRE At Mt. PLEASANT, Ia.
BURLINGTON, Ia, Oct. "A destructive
Graa ot NJ Plaanax,