Daily globe., 1883-05-24
CRIME RECORD.
r1NGI;soENE IN COURT.
ISneciel Telegram to the Globe.


BAL-T2IoRE, Md, May 23.-Michaol j.
Carlass aged twentyeight years was con-
victed to-day for attempting to kill his
wife in house of ilI-fame on the 10th OF
April last. The scene in court vas
touching one; Mrs. Carlass had her right
eye bandaged, the eye ball having been
shot completely out; she said it was ell
her fault, and that her husband was in 10
way to blame, as ceshe drove him to com
| NIT the act. She had left his home and
entered upon a life of shame voluntarily.
leaving her children in charge OF
her husbands mother. On
| one occasion her husband
met her on the street. and aithouph she
| attempted to escape he seized her and
| demanded to know where she was residing.
| and when she finally told him he &C
| companied her to the house and remained
there all night. While there he requested
her to leave the house, but there
was no evidence to show that he had pro-
vided any house for her. ''On the follow
ing day." said the frail and trembling
witness, che called, and finding me cut
| ting up with some men drew his pistol and
| fired at me. The ball entered my right
eye, destroying the sight. It was all my
fault" said the girl, addressing the court
appealingly, ''and hope you won't punish
| him for it,
| The case was argued at great length by
the leading counsel, but the jury in con-
sidering the matter evidently were i'm
pressed with the fact that Carlass in spend
ing night in house of III repute with his
wife, and not having provided properly for
her support, had condoned in a measure
at least her fault. Guilty. said the fore
man. The wife sobbed aloud as Ibid also
the mother and sister of the prisoner
1.-Two years in the penitentiary," sal Judge
Fisher. Carlass stood with folded arms
and apparently the only person in the
| court room who was not moved at the pa
thetic surroundings.
BRICKLAYERs' RIOT.
CHICAGO, May 23.-An incip1ent riot,
growing out of the strike of the brickIay-
ers, occurred on Hubbard street in this
city yesterday afternoon, which is cited as
showing the desperation felt by certain
class of these workmen. About fifty
strikers collected about building in pro
gress of erection and attempted to intimi-
date those at work. Bricks were freely
used and five or six revolver shots were
fired. 1t is now contended that the man
using the revolver was John Sullivan, pres
ident of the bricklayers union, who it is
claimed was under the influence of LIQUOR
A young man to whom Sullivan handed
the weapon after it had been discharged
was arrested. The facts were kept quiet
for some reason until late last night, as II
is supposed to cause other arrests. No one
was seriously injured.
MURDER TRIAL.
LA CROSSE, Wis, May 23.-Ten jurors
have been secured in the case of J. G. Ben.
nett, on trial for the murder of DR.. E. L
Hogle, at Wausau, Aug. 10, 1881. The
panel being exhausted, new venire was
issued. This is the second trial of the ac-
cused, the first resulting in a conviction
and sentence to penal servitude for life
The defense is insanity. large amount
of expert testimony will be taken. the prin.
cipal expert witness being DR.. Walker
| Kempster, sup psrintendent of the Northern
hospital for the insane at Oshkosh, one OF
the expert witnesses at the Guiteau trial.
THE LOUISIANA VENDETTA.
BATON ROUGE, La, May 23.-News from
Livingstone parish is to the effect that
| Bob Morrison, brother-in-law of Kirby,
was found dead in the woods yesterday,
near where the affray occurred Sunday,
between the Lancers and Kirby parties
| In the first statement it was reported, that
not only the two Lancers were killed, but
the coroner found the body of Bill
Kirby in the branch where the
Kirby party made the attack, showing
the Lancers resisted them. The supposi-
ton is that Morrison was wounded in the
| fight at Hog Branch, and died while en-
deavoring to get home. Sammy Lancer,
aged fifteen, has not been heard from, and
it is supposed he has been shot in the
fight, and also died in the woods. This is
a family feud which has already caused the
| death of nine men. There are three mem
bers of the Lancer family, with one
| brother-in-law, remaining of one faction,
and one Morrison and two of the Kirby
| faction.
CAN'T GET JURY.
AUGUSTA, May ga special from
| Waynesboro says Judge Rooney Is expert
encing difficulty in procuring good jury
in the case of the state VS.. eighteen citizens
indicted for expelling two Chinese shop
keepers from Waynesboro. The first jury
was purged of sixteen members because of
relationship to some of the defendants,
and twenty more have been summoned.
It was found only seven were qualified to
serve. Judge Rooney rules that parties
related III the fourth degree, second cous-
ins to the defendants, are not qualified
jurors. Another jury will be drawn from
which five more jurors are to be selected.
There is great deal of feeling in WaYnes-
boro, but Solicitor General Wright, who
represents the state, will do his duty. The
parties whom the attempt is made to in
dict are prominent citizens of Waynes-
| boro.
| CHARGED WITH EMBEZZLEMENT.
New YORK, May 23.-John T. White, who
was employed as cashier by D. B. Fisk,
| dry goods merchant, Chicago, was ar
raigned in court to day charged with haY-
ing embezzled about $500. He was re-
manded to enable the Chicago authorities
to take action in the matter.
SUICIDE.
LYNCHBURG, Va, May 23.-Samuel An
derson, well-known citizens of Amherst
county, shot himself through the heart.
| Cause, ill health.
A KNIFE FIGHT.
CAIRO ILL., Nav 23,-James Healev of