Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-26
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of Howell &SSCapser, commission mer-
chants, 126 Washington street, committed
suicide to-day by shooting himself througf
the head with a revolver. He died about
2 o'clock this afternoon. Financial diff
culties are supposed to have led to the rash
| act. Mr.. Ho1 oil has been suffering for
an indefinite period from chronic nervous
ness and weakness that made itself felt at
different times with more or less severity.
He was unmarried. He had just complet-
ed arrangements for pleasure trip to
New Orleans, and had expressed his inten-
ton of starting on his journey south this
evening. He gave no previous intima'
ton of the act he was about to commit,
but left on his bureau note to Mr.. Stewart
Spaulding, to he opened after his death.
| It read as follows
| CHICAGO, Feb. 23.-DEAR SToOr: Many
will think me weak, many insane, but you
can rest assured / am neither one or the
other I am simply convinced that this
| nervousness has become deep seated, that
! it cannot be erradicated, and, that having
the case, to live would only be to continue
| to suffer, and to be burden to myself. A
brave man should, think, be ready to die
when his time comes. In my opinien my
time has come and I die without fear.
Good by, [signed. A.J.
ANOTHER STATE OFFICE DEFAULTS.
| LITTLE Rock, Ark, Feb. 24.-State Au-
ditor John Crawford, who is short in his
accounts, to-day handed to President Jud-
kins, of the senate, mortgage on his
realty, which he desires to be fOreclosed
until he pays the principal and interest
which will be due by January 1, 1885. The
matter viii be presented to the general
assembly.
| THE MISSOURI PENITEETIARY FIRE.
JEFFERSON, Mo-, Feb. 24.-Gov. Critten-
den sent message to the lower house of
the legislature to-day in relation to the
burning of the penitentiary yesterday. He
asks immediate provision for rebuilding
the shops destroyed. He says the moral
| discipline of the prison demands prompt
action, urges the construction of water
works and the acquisition of fire engines
and other appliances for extingUishing
fires, and points out the necessity for
| change in the criminal laws, which shall
make the burning of the penitentiary, or
any part of it, with intention to lnclte mu-
tiny or Instruction in prisoners, with any
other lawless intent. capital crime.
He also urges the enlargement OF the peni-
Tertiary or establishing branch in some
other part of the state, and thinks that as
the governor Is responsible for the man
agement of the penitentiary he should be
made a member of the board of inspectors
of that institution. The actual loss to the
state by the fire yesterday in the way Of
buildings and machinery, is about $780,
900. About 600 convicts are thrown out Of
employment until the shops are rebuilt,
which will cause a material reduction in
the revenue of the prison.
oHRIsTIANcY's STOLEN JEwELRY.
NEW York, Feb. 24.-Nathan S. Bennett
was arrested to-day on charge of buying
for $4,000, $4,000 worth of iswelry stolen
from the rooms of ex- Minister Christiancy
in Washington.
ExILED FAITHLKss BANK OFFICERS.
JERSEY CRY, N. j., Feb. 24.-Boyce,
Beach and Shaw. president, bookkeepr and
cashier of the wrecked City bank, were
taken to the state prison today.