Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-11
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 Devi1try.
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 2 o'clock
this morning. The victims are Mrs. La
conda Forman, widow aged ninety years
and a maiden daughter ffty-one 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.
A 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 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 defaulting
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
negotiated at Lamprecht, Hayes & Co.'s
bank here, on the endorsation of custom
er, who is a responsible merchant. In
quiry proves tnat the check is fraudulent.
COLLAPSED A FLUB.
New ORLEANS, March IO.-A report
reached the city late tonight that the
steamer Will Hayes, wvich left this even
| ing for Cincinnati, collapsed fue above
a Carroll. She left in company with the
R. r. Springer, rival packet. no par
| tieulars.
| IfoRRID 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.
PosToFFICE ROBBED.
SALT LAKE, March 10.-The postofice at
Shoshone, Idaho, on the Oregon Short line
was robbed last night of all the stamps
registered letters and some money.
MURDERHR BURIED.
NEW YORK, March 1O.-Pasquale May
one, hanged inIthe Tombs on Friday, wa
buried to-day near the grave Of Pietr'
Bado, hanged some time ago. -Four Ital
ians accompanied the remains to Calvar.
cemetery. A large police forcs was need
full to keep the passage open from the hous
to the heerse.
ACQUITTED OF MURDER.
TExARKANA, March 10.-Sheriff Dixor
tried for killing A. s. johnson, in the cour
house on Thursday, has been acquitted.
FINED, IMPRISONED AND DIsFRANCHIzED.
PHILADELPHIA. March TO- Thoma
Maher, Jr., Isaac L. Street and Josep
Myers, convicted of making frauduler
returns as to the elections of officers, wer
each sentenced to three months imprisoT
ment, fined 800 and disfranchised for foU
years.
SUICIDE.
NEW York, March 10.-Charles Dough
erty entered shooting gallery this morn
ing, seized large target pistol and ble'