Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-06-07
CRIME RECORD.
ANTHONY CONLEY's MURDERER.
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considered doubtful Since he was re-
celVed at the county hospital woman
has called every day to see him.
MURDERER LYNoHED.
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Cov1NGToN, KY, June 6.-Hacker Combs.
a moonshiner committed to jail here. was
notified to day that his son, Sid. Combs.
was taken from jail at Whitesburg. KY.
and hanged to an elm tree by mob for
the murder of W. A. Polly in that county
SALOON ROW.
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BLUNT, D. T., June Gin saloon row
two gamblers from Pierre got into fight.
and one P. B. Bolster drew revolver and
shot at Frank Refs, who lodged, and the
ball struck the barkeeper, Chas. Parker. in
the ankle, producing wound that will no
doubt render him lame for life. Bolster
was placed under arrest, and before the
justice took change of venue. and was
taken to Pierre tonight.
THE WATSON COURT MARTIAL.
GALVESTON. Tex. June 6.-The Wasson
court martial assembled at military head
quarters this morning at 10 O'Clock. Gen.
Small presiding, with full board, Cap
tam CLOVIS being judge advocate. The
nrst and second charges were supported by
tour specifications, alleging in general
terms that he, WATSON, had embezzled at
various times since Jan. 1, 1888, the sums
OF $4,000, $4,000, $4,000, $4,000 and 5000.
Charge third, supported by specifications,
recltes that he drew his check on the as
slstant United States treasury at New
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the stub of his check book as
$3O, for the purpose of de-
celving the department Inspector.
and to cover his deficit, and further alleg-
| ing that while en- route from Galveston to
Fort Davis, to pay off troops, he concocted
and caused to be spread the false story of
robbery on Texas Pacific train of $24,-
600, when in fact $4,000 of this sum was
secreted IN his private Office at Galveston.
This third charge was brought under the
articles of war as conduct unbecoming to
an officer and gentleman
Maj. WATSON pleaded entity to the
charges of the first and second and to the
specifications one, two, three, four and five
of the third charge, but pleaded not guilty
to charge the third as a whole.
The prosecution rested and the accused
asked that j. A. Donagan and Mr.. Bark
harst, of Polk county, Iowa, be intro
duced as witnesses in his behalf. The
testimony of these witnesses was uni
formly favorable to the good character
and conduct of WATSON as a soldier from
his entering the army and his social stand
ing prior to his arrest recently on these
charges.
The court then at about II o'clock ad
Journed till tomorrow morning at 10. The
trial will probably continue until Friday
or Saturday, before decision is reached.
WATSON, appeared without counsel. though
he has written an elaborate plea of fifty
six pages.
A DRUMMER SUICIDES.
COLUMBUS, o., June Henry Cook,
travelling salesman for Boa, Dash & Co.,
| coffee importers of New York, committed
suicide tonight by laudanum.
ASSAULTED FOR LIBEL.
PITTsBURG, June 6.-For publishing IL
belous article on the actions of certain
| teachers of the Bellfeld public school,
Charles F. Sidell, the business manager
and one of the proprietors of the SUNDAY
| Critic, was attacked in his Office this morn
ing by Prof. Robert Wilson Both parties
were considerably used up. An action for
criminal libel will be Instituted against
Sidell tomorrow.
LIVELY FOR DYING CONVICT.
| WoNsoCKET, R. l., June 6-James DoIan.
pardoned by Governor Butler of Massa-
chusetts as in dying condition, was
arrested early this morning for breaking
and entering liquor saloon. dozen
burglaries and highway assaults of late
have led the police to believe that Dolan
was leading gang.
WANT TO LYNCH THE BARBER BOYS.
DUBUQUE, June 6.-The Barber Bros,
who were captured last night, are safely
lodged in Waverly jail, at the county seat
of Bremen county. The capture was eff
fected ten miles east of Waverly, after
desperate fight, in which one man was
killed and three were severely wounded.
Great excitement exists at Waverly and
through the surrounding county, and there
are loud threats of taking the boys from
Jail and hanging them to the nearest tree.
The officers of the law are preparing as
best they can to resist any such attempt.
FATAL OLD GRUDGE.
ST.. Louis, June 6.--Ellis Nickells and
AAOo' OoAAOAs living q 4C" ILLUS 1IOIII
Macon, Mo-, renewed an old quarrel on
Monday, and fight ensued in which Can
non was shot and killed and Nickells was
very seriously and perhaps fatally beaten
with fence rail.
TRAMPLED HIS WIFE TO DEATH.
CHESTER, Pa, June 6.-Wm. Collins,ag
fifty, who lives in fisherman's hut along
Crum creek, while under the influence of
liquor last night, trampled his wife to
death. He was arrested.
SHOT HIS BRoTHER-IN-LAw.
LowEv1LLE, N. Y, June Cdr. Willis
W. Barnes this morning shot and danger
ously wounded his brother-in-law, Clarence
Boyd, a promising young artist of this city.
| One ball took effect in the abdomen and
one in the shoulder. Boyd will die. Fam
| lily troubles were the cause.
| DISPERSED BY THE POLICE.
New YORK, June 6.-The compositors in
Trow's establishment struck to-day for in
crease of rate from thirty seven to forty
cents per 1000 ems. As the strikers were
interfering with the business of the house