Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-02
CRIMES& CASUALTIES.

|CRIMES& CASUALTIES.
A Negro Murderer Lynched in Virginia
Suicide OF the Ex-Mayor of Salem, Mass.
"A Murder in the Ohio Penitentiary-A
Miscellaneous Collection of Misdem can
ers and Casualties.
A MURDERER LYNCHED.
RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 1.-Some particulars
have reached here of the lynching of ne
gro, Bluferd Smith, at Tozeweli Court
house, the murderer of Charles Kenzer,
white, aged twenty-four Notwithstanding
the presence of strong guard, a body of
men after O'clock Thursday night last,
succeeded in getting into the jail and forced
the cell. The jailer was aroused by the
noise, but found the door of his room
fastened on the outside and guarded. He
got out of another door and ran up the
main street fer help. Meantime the pris-
oner was hurried down stairs and out of
doors, followed by the jailers wife. When
the crowd having Smith in charge lad pro-
ceeded about 100 yards, the jailer's wife
fred pistol to alarm the town. The
lynchers thought the jailor was returning
with assistance and commenced firing upon
the prisoner. About twenty five shots were
fired, but only three took effect. Two balls
struck him in the head and one in the
shoulder. The mob then left their victim.
He was taken back into the jail and died
in about three hours. Smith was known
for brutal recklessness and proclivity for
getting into riots with white men.
FTRFG
PITTsToN, Pa, Jan. Number ten
breaker of the Pennsylvania Coal company
burned this morning. Loss $4,000.
MOUNT PULASKI, Ia, Jan. IA fire
originating in the real estate Office of j.
C.EHardin from defective fue, destroyed
property valued at $4,000; partially in
sured. Women formed bucket lines,
materially aiding the work of overcoming
the flames.
JACKSON, Mich, Jan. IA fire last night
in the fancy dry goods and millinery store
of A. B. Bolton, materially damaged stock
worth 5000; insured for $4,000, which
fully covers the loss.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-The carriage of
Mrs. James G. Blaine and son came vio-
lsntly into collision with coupe at Sixth
street and Pennsylvania avenue tonight.
| The occupants of both vehicles were
thrownjto the pavement. AL uninjured.
BURNED TO DEATH.
MEMPHIS, Jan. EMILY Wemberty, a
white woman aged thirty, was burned to
death this morning. Her dress caught On
| fire while she was standing in front of a
| fire in a CRATE in her room, POI Main
street.
CONFESSION OF MURDEREsS.
Mt. VERNON, o., Jan. Mrs. Stillwell,
wife of Jay V. Sdlwell, employed on the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad, has
| made confession on her death bed of
three murders. She is at the home of rel
atives in Knox county, The first was Ben
iamin Swigart, her first husband, whom
she Gays she killed at Marysville, Mo-, in
March, 1877, with the aid of her mother
and brother. The second was a stranger,
whom the same parties killed for money,
while stopping at boarding house. The
third was her own child, q daughter aged
fourteen, whom she strangled in presence
of her mother at Rulo, Neb., in May, 1880.
She also confessed to three attempts to
kill her present husband to obtain his life
insurance. The confessions were first
made to her husband and have since been
repeated to others. She is dying of con-
sumption.
COULDN'T LIVE OUT OF oFFIoE.
SALEM, Mass, Jan. 1. Mayor CoIley,
whose term expired to day, hanged him
self this afternoon.
The suicide was not much of surprise
to intimate friends of Mayor Colley.
About year ago, he lost his wife to whom
he was devotedly attached, but he seemed
to recover from the shock within few
months Last winter he was appointed
to receive and count the votes at the eau
Gus for representatives, and was subse-
quently charged with wrongful manipula-
ton of the returns. This charge was de-
MED by him, both in public and in private,
and when it was understood he was in
poor health and his memory was failing
him, majority of his fellow citizens in
clined to the view that he made mistake
in the returns. These charges, however,
preyed on his mind, and he has bean
somewhat gloomy and despondelt ever
since.
DIsBONEST OFFICIALS.
WuLIAMspoRr, Pa, Jan.1.-Ex-County
Commissioners Smith, Elmer and Corsen
were to have been tried for perjury, en-
bezzlement and conspiracy, but Smith
having abseonded, his bail was declared
forfeited. The others pleaded guilty of
embezzlement, and will be sentenced here
after.
LYEOHED.
CHARLESTON, s. c., Jan. 1.-Dave Rob-
erts, a negro, in Abbeyville Jail, in this
state, on charge of cotton stealing and
murderous assault, was taken out and
lynched last night. Admittance to Jail
was obtained by strategem, and the sheriff
overpowered.
SHOOTING CHURCH.
READING, Pa, Jan. 1.-Shortly after
midnight, while the watch meeting services
were being held In the Reformed Eyangeli-
cal church here, large cannon filled with
stones and powder was discharged. The
front wall was crushed in, and nearly all
the window panes shattered. There was
great excitement among the audience, but
fortunately no one was hurt. Eight ar
rests were made, and warrants are out for
tho apprehension of several other persons.