Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-08-22
SHOT A NEGRO BURGLAR.


state senate of Virginia, shot dead a ne
gro named Ned Rivers. Deneal and wife
an old couple living alone, were awakened
by noise and the husband taking a pis-
toll opened a door leading to an adjoin-
ing room just in time to see the outside
door forced open and man step into the
room and Deneal Immediately fired, the
ball passing directly through the heart.
The negro fell forward on his face not
moving or uttering sound. The neigh
bors hearing the shot rushed to the house
and dragged the body into the moonlight
on the porch, where it was recognized as
a negro and the feet were muffied in rags
to deaden the sound.
DELIVERED HIMSELF UP.
BosToN, Aug. 21.-Kirtland NJ. Fitch,
the defaulting cashier of the Second
National bank of Warren, Ohio, arrived
here early on Sunday morning. Dur
ing the day he appeared to suffer severe
mental trouble. Arising yesterday after
a sleepless night, he decided to surrender.
He walked into the headquarters of the
district police, said his name was Kirtland
M. Fitch and thought he was wanted in
Warren, Ohio, for embezzling $4,000 from
the Second National bank of that place.
He said he could not account for his
coming to Boston, unless it was to get
away as far as possible from the scene of
his crime.
SHOOTS HIS FATHER ON TRAIN.
PLYMOUTH, Va, Aug. PA few minutes
before the departure of the o'clock
Raleigh express train this evening, and
while a large number of negro excur-
sionists were gathered at the depot here,
q young man pushed his way through the
crowd fourishing a revolver and in an ex-
cited manner called upon the people to
get out of his way, and that he would
kill the first man who interfered
with him, and that his father was on
the train and he meant to kill him. He
searched the train and found his father
standing on the platform of the cars and
began firing at him, striking him in the
| thigh twice. When questioned he said his
name was A. M. Sydes, living in Phila-
delphia, and that he had sworn to kill his
father, D. Sydes, for DESERVING and SIAN
dering his mother. He said he followed
his father to New York and thence to Nor
folk. The father says the trouble grew
out of the dissipated habits of his son and
his unsatisfed demands for money. The
wounded man is dangerously hurt
FORGED DRAFTS IN CIRCULATION.
New YORK, Aug. 21.-Kountz Bros. state
that forged drafts purporting to be issued
by the First National bank of Omaha upon
Kountz Bros. of New York are in circula-
ton.
DRUNKEN MURDER.
LYNoHBURG, Va, Aug. 21.-At Abingdon,
Saturday, VIM. Bridgeman, a drunken
white man, made an assault on a negro.
He shot several times and when Edam
Hawkins, half brother, demonstrated,
Bridgeman turned and killed Hawkins.
The murderer is in Jail. Serious threats of
lynching are made by negroes.
ARRESTED FOR MURDER,
BUFFALO, Aug. 21.-Wm. Barry and
Charles Miller were arrested for the muir
der of the Swede, Nelson Dries, whose
body was found at West Valley recently.
THE FRANK JAMES TRIAL.
GALLATIN, Mo-, Aug. 81. Sheriff Busy
is empaneling 100 jurors for the Frank
James trial. 1t is believed that it will
take three days to secure twelve good men
and true. The town is crowded. Charles
Ford is here and will testify. Dick had
not been seen and it is thought he has
fled. James friends are numerous but
make no demonstration.
DENIES LOSSES OR BEING PURSUED.
SYRACUSE, n. Y, Aug. 21.--A dispatch
from Sherburne says that White returned
this morning and denies meeting with
large loss or being pursued by officers.
Alexander White, the person alluded to, is
son of the late Rev. D. White, a clergy
man well known throughout central New
York.
SHOWED IT WAS NECESSARY.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 21.-The four
Reading railroad laborers arrested here on
Sunday, upon a charge of illegally
performing worldly labor on that day, |
were given a hearing to day. The testi- |
mony offered to show that the work could
not be accomplished on any other day of |
the week. in consequence of the frequent |
passage of trains. The magistrate taking |
that view, decided the work necessary and |
discharged the defendants.
BURGLAR SHOT.
DETROIT, Aug. IA burglar named ].
P. Kennedy was shot and killed while
attempting to commit burglary at Biz
mingham, eighteen miles from this city. at
an early hour Sunday morning. But little
is known of him in this city, but the police
say he is known as dangerous man and
professional burglar,
THE VICTIM OF BALTIMORE ROUGH.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 21.-Last night Capt.
Heydt, an old man, while seated on the
sidewalk in front of the Washington hotel,
was violently assaulted by Hugh Resihor-
ough, from the effects of which he died.
Capt, Heydt came to Baltimore sever al
months ago from Ohio. He served in the
Ohio regiment.
WILL GO WITHOUT REQUIsITIoN.
BOSTON, Aug. 81. = Irving B. Smith.
arrested at Portland for forging trade ;
marks andlabels, reached here to-day, and
waits the arrival of Cleveland officers. He
IS willing to go to Ohio without reuui-
,ition. s
Rear Admiral Gslivar, successor to ,
Admiral Pierre in the command of the
French fleet in the Madagascar waters, 3
will meet Admiral Pierre at reunion. He IL
will afterwards go to Tamative and open z
negotiations with Havas. He will insist
lpon French protectionover north 6
vest Madagascar and the aboli-
ion of the law relating fol