Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-12

the rope was cut by Sheriff Horton. The
body leaped into the air and after few
convulsive movements hung motiouless.
At the end of twelve minutes the doctor
pronounced life extinct. The body was
placed in pine box and taken to the
county burial grounds.
BURGLARS AT RUSH CITY.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
RUSH CITY, Mimi, May 11.-Several sus-
picious characters, supposed to be portion
of the gang who burglarized River Falls,
have been working theiE vocation in this |
vicinity, and house was burned at Pine |
City last night and three places robbed of |
small amounts. Rush City people was
ready for them with brigade The whole |
town is out tonight. Two have been taken |
and the others probably will be before |
morning. 1896
CONVICTED FOR FALSE PRErENsEs.
New YORK, May 11.-,Mrs. Annah Yer
dele, handsome lady-like woman, and a
native of Louisiana, was to-day convicted !
of obtaining money under false pretenses, |
i'll the court of general sessions. She was |
formerly the wife of Solomon Kohnstaun,
who died, leaving her a life interest in GER
tain property. This included an interest
in Broadway property, which she was to
forfeit if she remarked. She did re-
marry, thus FORGETTING her interest. After
wards she procured oil paintings by repre-
senting that she was still the owner of the
building. Remanded for sentence.
MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, May 11.-McDon-
aid, the last of the train robbers who MUIR
dered Conductor Cain, was found guilty in
the circuit court at Clarksville of murder
| in the first degree.
| THE THOMPSON TRIAL.
HARRoDsRURG, KY. May 11.-On the
trial of Phil. B. Thompson for killing
Walter H. Davis, the calling of Mrs. Roth,
of the st. Clair house, Cincinnati, by the
defense to prove the acts of Davis and Mrs.
Thompson, was the signal for an objection
by the commonwealth to the admissibility
! of all evidence of that character. Arsu-
ment followed for two hours, when the
court ruled that he would admit the evil
dence subject to future ruling in the charge
TO the jury as to its competency. The OK
animation of Mrs. Roth proceeded.
The last witness on the stand was j. B.
Thompson, brother of the defendant. His
testimony was hardly begun before the
point of incompeteney was raised. He had
testified that at the request of his brother
he came to Cincinnati and investigated
the story, became satisfied of the guilty
conduct of Mr.. Davis and Mrs. Thompson,
and when his brother returned from Wash
ton in April, told him of it. The prosecu-
ton undertook to require witness to tell
how he became satisfied of the criminality
of Davis. The defense objected Ito this
kind of inquiry. The court postponed the
ruling until morning.
PERJURY AND FRAUD.
New YORK, May 11.-Andrew j. Smith,
president of the Manhattan Fire Insurance
company, has been arrested and held to
bail in the sum of $4,000, charged with
perjury in swearing to false returns In the
annual report of the company for 1880, to
the New York insurance department. In
surance Superintendent Mccall swears in
his kaffidavit that the unpaid losses of
the company are at least $4,000, whereas
the report says only $33,780 and that other
liabilities aggregate $4,000, while they
are put atsonly $4,000 by the company. Mr..
Mccall swears that another officer of the
company whose signature was also affixed
to the report has purloined $780, 43, and
that he altered the company's books, at
tempting thereby to conceal the embezzle-
ment.
| PAID THE PENALTY.
JACKSON, o., May 11.-John W. jackson
was hanged at O'Clock this afternoon for
the murder of Samuel l.. Hull. Jackson
slept soundly from till $50 last
night, ate hearty breakfast this morning,
was very particular about his clothing and
appearance, and said nothing on the scat
fold, but made contest on, to be pub
lished after his death. A large crowd was
present. The execution was private, but
the body was exposed after death. The
hanging was without special incident.
CONVICTED.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, May 11.-At Clarks-
vile last night the jury in the case of the
Johnson brothers, train robbers, who muir
dered Conductor Cain at Mulberry station,
returned verdict of guilty of murder in
the first degree. Three are already con-
victed, and Macdonald, the remaining
robber, Is now on trial.
SUICIDE.
PANA, Ills, May lie. S. Valentine, a
we'll known citizen, committed suicide by
shooting himself through the head at his
residence. Supposed cause, financial
troubles.
| ESCAPED MURDERER RECAPTURED.
WILMINGTON, Del, May II. - George
Lake, colored, sentenced to be hanged
June 20 for a felonious assault upon
Mrs. Captain Simmons, escaped from
Cambridge, Maryland, Jail and was re-
captured, after an all night chase.
| SENTENCED TO HANG.
GETTYSBURG, May 11.-John Coyle, con-
victed of the murder of Emily Myres, in
York county in 1881, is sentenced to death.
Day not fixed.
| SEARCHING FOR THEIR REMAINS.
JERSEY CRY, May 11.-Search is making
for the bodies of the fireman and boy,
killed by the explosion of tank at the fire
which yesterday destroyed the National
Storage company's works at Cavan point.
Thus far a small quantity of charred hu-
man bones have been found in two distinct
places under pieces of iron, probably all
that is left of the two victims. The bones
were put in keg. The water has been