Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-08-06
CRIME BUDGET.
A DESPERATE 4FFRAY IN ALASKA
IN WHICH INDIANS TAKE PART.
Whisky Leads to Several Killings and Two
Lynchings-A Brief Resume of the Days
Misdemeaners.
BOUND OVER.
Special Telegram to the Globe.

SPRING VALLEY, Mimi, Aug. 5.-The tria
at Wykoff to-day of B. F. Langworthy and
his son, Forest Langworthy, for an assault
with "deadly weapon" resulted in bind
ing over to Judge J. T. Farmers court OF
the youny man. The old man was let off
AN ALASKA TRAGEDY.
VICTORIA, B. c., August 5.-The steamer
Eureka arrived this morning from the
north, brings news of horrible tragedy
at Dakaw, near Harrisburg, Alaska. Two
whisky sellers, Rennie and Martin, got
drunk and unceremonously exchanged
cabins. During the night Indians broke
| into Martins cabin, where Rennie was
sleeping, and stole bottle of whisky. AS
soon as the fact was discovered, both of
them started after the Indians, and in the
fight which came, Rennie was killed.
The citizens in force, arrested
three Indians, combining them
in the guard house. During the absence
of the guard the Indians procured a pis-
tol, shooting the guard on his return, then
fled. The firing awoke Mai. Owens,
formerly of the United States army, he
rushed to the rescue and was shot down.
The wounded Indians took an ak and
hacked his head to pieces. The three In
dams then attempted to make good their
escape, but a number of miners who had
reached the scene, shot one of them down,
arrested the second, and the third escaped.
The Infatuated citizens constituted them
selves jury, hung the captured Indian.
Next day Colonel Barry ordered the chiefs
to produce the third one who had escaped,
who was quickly delivered up and prompt
ly hanged.
BIG HAUL OF NEGRO CAR THIEVES.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 5.-Dick Lindsay, his
son Thomas Lindsay, Ellis Rhodes, Mace
Jones and VIM. West, members of a gang
of railroad car thieves, were arrested at
Brooklyn, ILL.,, opposite this city, between
l and O'Clock this morning, by Detective
Furlong and six of his men belonging to
the secret service of the Mis-
souri, Pacific Railroad company.
These men are all negroes
and belonged to the same gang, several
members of which were arrested some
weeks ago, and are now in Jail at Belleville,
Ill. Fourteen of the gang have so far
been arrested, and the prospect is that all
the remainder, seven in number, will be
captured in a few days, when the most
effective band of railroad thieves ever or
gained will be completely broken up.
Mace Jones Is the man who killed Town
Marshal Green in Brooklyn last week, and
Lindsay and Rhodes shot and very seri-
ously wounded car Waterman named
Mclean, three weeks age.
ANOTHER FATAL SHOT BY ST. LOUIS POLICE
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 5.-Another fatal shoot
ing by policeman occurred here last
night. While Officer Godfrey was walking
his beat in the nelghborhood of Washing
ton and Twenty third streets, he observed
three men acting susplciously, and when
he attempted to arrest them they broke
and ran off. The officer gave chase, and to
intimidate, as he claims, fired three shots
after them, one of which entered the back
OF VIM. Snyder and passed through his
body, and ne was taken to the hospital and
died to-day. This is the second person
killed by policeman within a week. The
man killed is known to the police as hard
character, and his two companions belong
to gang of sneak thieves.
RAzoRs AND DIRKs.
WHEELING, W. Va, Aug. 5.-There is
great excitement at Sisterville, Tyler coun-
ty, on the Ohio river railroad. Negroes
and Italians were working together blast
ing. The negroes put in blast, notified
of danger and ran to a.safe distance. The
Italians were only short distance and
two Italians were killed. The Italians
pursued the negroes with revolvers, picks
and dirks. The negroes drew razors, and
further trouble is feared.