Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-12
CRIME RECORD.

CRIME RECORD.
Murder OF Two Old Ladies' Near Indian
apOlis-An Atlanta Father Roasts His In
FAINT Child to Death-An Oregon Post
Office Robbed-Other DeviItry.
HORRIBLE DOUBLE MURDER.
INDIANAPOLIS, March 1O-Advices of a
horrible murder of two women living on a
farm fourteen miles from here on the
Lafayette pike reached here after o'clock
this morning. The victims are Mrs. La
conda Forman, widow aged ninety years
and a maiden daughter fifty years
old. They lived alone on their farm.
One Of the bodies was found outside of the
house under pile of straw. The other in
the kitchen Of the dwelling. An axe was
the instrument used to accomplish the
deed. There are very few particulars and
no clue to the murderers. The coroner
went out from here, but has not returned.
Very little additional information has
been received in regard to the murder of
Mrs. Foreman and daughter. The coroner
has not returned. The greatest excite
ment prevails in the neighborhood, but
nothing has developed to discover the
guilty parties. An attempt was made
three weeks ago, by unknown parties, to
enter the house. On another occasion an
attempt was made to overcome the in
mates with chloroform.
FATAL RENEWAL OF AN OLD QUARREL.
CINCINNATI, March 10.-A Fort WAYNE
special says: At Huntertown, twelve miles
north of here, last night. Commodore Wood
stabbed and killed Charles Shelner. Both
were thirty years old and both sober. 1t
was case OF settling a previous quarrel.
Wood was arrested.
THE DUKES MURDER TRIAL.
UNIoNTowN, Pa, Feb. 10.-The jury in
the Dukes-Nutt murder case was secured
at noon to-day. The difficulty was not as
great as anticipated. A panel of sixty
jurors was exhausted. When the jury had
been sworn Judge Wilson put them in
charge of officers and adjourned the case
until Monday morning, when the taking
of evidence will commence.
INDICTED.
Harvey n. Follansbee, the 6efaulting
treasurer of the Boston Police Relief asso-
citation, was indicted by the grand jury
to-day on four counts, charging the en-
bezzlement of $4,000, and remanded for
trial.
BOGUS CHECH.
CLEVELAND, O., March 1O.-A check pur-
porting to be drawn by the Manistec,
Mich, National bank, upon the Gallatin
National bank of New York, for $1,000.
payable to the order of one Fisher, was
at Lamprecht, Hayes g. Co.'s
han Il f1a =
er, who is a responsible merchant. In
quiry proves tnat the check is fraudulent.
COLLAPSED FLUE.
New ORLEANS, March 1O.-A report
reached the city late tonight that the
steamer Will Hayes, witch left this even
ing for Cincinnati, collapsed fue above
a Carroll. She left in company with the
&. R. Springer, a rival packet. No par
ticulars.
EoRRID INFANT MURDER.
ATLANTA, March 10.-A drunken father
in Hall county, named Herring, poured
shovel OF hot Goals on an infant child, |
which was burned to death.
PosToFFIoE ROBBED.
SALT LAKE, March 1O.-The postoffice at
Idaho, on the Oregon Short line,
was robbed last night of all the stamps, |
letters and some money.
A MURDERER BURIED.
New YORK, March 1O.-Pa5quale May
one, hanged in the Tombs on Friday, was
buried to-day near the grave of Pietro
Bado, hanged some time ago. Four ItaI-
ians accompanied the remains to Calvary !
cemetery. A large police force was need |
full to keep the passage open from the house |
to the hearse. |
ACQUITTED OF MURDER.
TExAEKANA, March 10.-Sheriff Dixon,
tried for killing A. s. Johnson, in the court |
house on Thursday, has been acquitted.
FINED, IMPRISONED AND DIsPRANoHIzED.
PHILADELPHIA, March TO-. Thomas |
Maher, j., Isaac L. Street and Joseph
Myers, convicted of making fraudulent
returns as to the elections Of officers, were |
each sentenced to three months imprison-
ment, fined 800 and disfranchised for four
years.
SUICIDE.
New YoRK, March 10-Chsrles Dough-
erty entered a shooting gallery this morn
ing, seized large target pistol and blew
his brains out
Police Suits for Back Pay for Sickness.
NEW YORK, March 10.-Pspers in suits
for back pay for time lost by sickness,
poured in upon the police commissioners
ali day. About four score were received
All were sent to the corporation counsel
AS back pay suits had not been heard of
at headquarters for several days, the sud-
den shower occasioned good deal of won
der. The sick roll in the precincts have
nearly doubled since the decision that the
cannot stop the pay of a
policeman when sick. The commissioners
order an inquiry into the rumor that the
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