Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-05
CRIME RECORD.
A SENSATIONAL SUICIDE.
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Especial Telegram to the Globe.I
MILWAUKEE, May 4.-The suicide of G.
R. Hanchett, formerly superintendent of
the Wisconsin Central railway. vester-
day afternoon, by taking chloroform.
created great sensation. The inouest is
in progress this afternoon. 1t ia rnmorad
that domestic troubles had sometime to
do with the suicide, and that it was not
dependency from the fact that he was
out of work that caused the suicide Han
chett was married ten years ago to n
handsome young lady Of Horizon, who was
visiting at that place at time of suicide. It
is therefore expected the inquest will de-
velop something of a sensation. It Is
a singular fact that three Wisconsin Cen
trail men have taken their own lives within
the past twelve months.
MURDERER HANGED.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
TRENTON, Ga, May 4.-D. T. Walker. one
of the murderers of Hardberger, on Sand
mountain, was hanged here at 1910 O'Clock
to-day. He was visited in Jail for the first
time this morning by two ministers, who
labored with him in his cell for two hours,
when he professed religion and said his
sins were forgiven, and he was ready to
Ole. The gallows was 100 yards in the
rear of the jail. The ordinary trap was
used. special train on the Atlanta &
Georgia railroad brought great crowds to
the scene. The multitude of spectators
was estlLaated at nearly 10000. Walker
met death unfinchingly.
DRUNKEN BRAwL,
LABANoN, Mo-, May AT Ballsmills
twelve miles from here in drunken fobt
Tennessee Jones was fatally stabbed bv
DR.. j. Il. Ball The tragedy was the result
of a quarrel last winter.
! CHARGED WITH MURDER,
HILLsBoRo, May 4.-Mack Marsden was
arrested on a warrant charged with the
murder of Arson Avail in November 1881.
when Wallis house was burned and he per-
ished IN the flames. Vail came here years
ago from Deposit, n. Y, and followed
farming and loaned money. He lived a
| secluded life. His wife and children came
to see him frequently, and asked him to re-
turn to Deposit, but he would not He
lived like hermit all alone. Before the
| jury which investigated the murder Mack
Marsden testified that he was at Wallis
| residence and paid him $50, before sun
down. The verdict was that he came to
his death by violent hands. 1t is not
known upon what evidence the murderer
is now arrested. He is now in jail.
POLK RE-ARREsTED.
| NASHVILLE, Tenn, May 4.-Marsh T.
Polk, ex-state treasurer, was arrested on a
capias issued by the Judge of the CONNER
clal court on account of information re-
| celved that he was about to leave the state.
| His bond is now $4,000. It is believed
the bond will be increased.
| HORSE THIEVES IN TEXAS.
: AUSTIN, Texas, May A. Lieut.. Gillespie,
of the Texas rangers, reports from Fort
Davis that cattle and horse thieves are
very troublesome on the Rio Grande. The
governor to-day received a telegram
from FroIinghuysan, secretary of state,
Washington, calling his attention to the
arrest of thieves with horses stolen in
Mexico, ana who are now in San Antonio.
The Mexican minister, through the secre-
tary, desires the punishment of the thieves
and the return to the owners of the prop
erty. The governor has directed the
proper officers at San Antonio to fully in
vestigate the matter. Lieut.. Rudd, of the
rangers, is now on the trail of we'll orga-
nized band of cattle and horse thieves.
with every prospect at last accounts of
overtaking them. Should he do so there
will be bloody fight.
FIGHT WITH HORSE THIEVES.
ST. LOUIS, May "A desperate fight be-
tween posse of Texas farmers and three
horse thieves in the lower part of the In
dian Territory near Darlington Wednesday
last resulted in killing one of the thieves
named Fleming, MORALLY wounding an
nfh nj fha irJ
desperate was left on the prairie and the
,, other two taken back to Texas, where the
captured horses had been stolen.
POLICEMAN SHOT.
New YORK, May 4.-Policeman Francis
Mallon was shot and killed by Michael
Sullivan, a plumber, early this morning,
the only provocation being that Sullivan
was ordered to move on. The first shot
) was fatal, but when Mallon was down Sui
livan put two shots in his head. The muir
derer was arrested.
? TOO OUCH TEMPTATION.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, May 4.-The corner
stone of the colored Methodist church was
. pulled out last night, and the base contain
) ing four or five dollars in coin and scrip
and other contents stolen. There is great
excitement among the brethren, some
! contending it was sin to place so much
= 'emptation in the way of the worldly and
. wicked. The rest of the building was left
: No clue to the gone coins.
- THREATENING THE JURORS.
s UNION TOWN, Pa, May 4.-Threatenin
letters continue to be sent to the Dukes
jurors signed by vigilance committees ant
Mollie Maguires, but no violence has ye
been offered. If any vigilance committee!
q exist thew are inst Oruanizad and saorat