Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-03
TIE THOMSON STAYING.

THE THOMPSON STAYING.
HARRoDsBURG, Ky, May 1.-The grand
jury to-day returned an Indictment for
murder against Hon. Phil. 3. Thompson.
for killing Walter H. Davis, April 81.
The return was made late this afternoon.
The witnesses named for the common
wealth are j. P. Chinn, X. G. Smith j. NJ.
Wilson, f. E. Coleman and John Maur.
Thompson will be rearrested tomorrow.
Under much prevailing custom he will
probably be let out of prison, being nomi-
nally under arrest, in charge of guardian,
whose salary is paid by the priso-
ner. Then habeas corpus proceedings will
lead to a preliminary trial to determine if
he can be bailed, and what the amount
shall be. The indictment creates surprise,
though it is generally approved. The
defendant andhis friends expected it would
be fore manslaughter. 1t is expected
the prisoners father, one of the ablest
lawyers IN Kentucky, will be of counsel for
his son. The sentiment is growing that
the Killing of Davis is to be classed as
ASSASSINATION. There is a disposition to
crluclse the conduct of Miss Buckner.
| upon whose statement to her cousin,
Phil. b. Thompson, it is supposed
he made his attack on Davis. It is said
that when Miss Buciner, some wears ago.
was IN trouble somewhat similar to the
charge against Mrs. Thompson, Mr.. Davis
did not stand her friend. There are wit
nesses who contradict Miss Buckner with
reference to Mrs. Thompson's drunken
ness. The implication that Davis was
fleeing to Chicago is wholly wrong. He
and his partner had sold their stock of
| groceries, in order to devote their whole.
time TO the whisky trade, and Mr. Davis
had agreed to go to Chicago to
close out branch house, and was on
the way to Chicago On this business when
he was killed. Mrs. Davis protests that
justice has not been done her husband; :.
that he was as good, loyal, kind husband
as ever woman had. She asserts, over and
over again, her immovable trust in the
honor and innocence of her husband. She
says the testimony against her husband was
all concocted; that Miss Buckner had sworn
to have revenge on her, and her oath had
been fulfilled. Hon. j. G. S. Blackburn
arrived tonight to assist in the defense of
Thompson.
DASTARDLY MURDER.
BALTIMORE, May Monday night about
10 O'Clock, while Miss Anna Traverse was
going from the house of her sister to her
own home, three blocks distant, in the
northwestern part of the city. She was,
assaulted by two colored men, who felled
her with stone, and then cut her throat
and robbed her of few dollars, she was
found early Tuesday on the vacant lot
where she was assaulted and removed to
!. her home. She is the daughter of the late
VIM. K. Traverse, who several times rep
resented Dorchester county in the general
assembly. She is not expected to survive
her injuries.
BOLD ROBBERY.
PROVIDENCE, r. l., May "A thief
robbed the safe of the Providence Gas
company this afternoon of two boxes of
pay envelopes containing $4,000.
YOUNG FIRE-BUG.
Boston, May 2.-Hattie Thornton, aged
twelve, who set fire to the Hotel GIendon
five times, has been arrested. She Iabors
under mania caused by interest in a
patent fire escape exhibited recently at the,
hotel.
| FOUGHT A DUEL.
NEW ORLEANS, May John O'Cal-.
lahan challenged his brother-in-law Mich
; ael Nealen, to pistol duel, owing to an
, alleged SANDER uttered by NeaIen against
, the formers family. They met last night
/; on Decatur street and fired at fifteen
PAGES. Nealen was wounded aud sent to a
hospital, and both are under arrest.
SUICIDE.
VINcBNNEs, Ind, May early this
morning Hon. W. B. Starlight, mayor of
the city, committed suicide by shooting
: himself with revolver. He fired two
shots, one taking effect near the right
nipple the other III the right
temple. He has been mayor six
years, and was candidate for re- election
yesterday, but was defeated. It is beleiv-
ed his defeat at the polls prompted the
act.
MRS. BBAUCEAMP NOT GUILTY,
DENTON, Md, May 2.-The jury in the
trial of Mrs. Be- 3hamp for tie murder of
her husband, returned verdict of not
guilty. James AtherD, indicted as an &C.
cessory, was acquitted by order of the
court Mrs. Beauchamp said TO a reporter:
can hardly tell you how happy feel,
because l hope the people will believe me
innocent. feared J would break down
several times during the trial, but was up
held by the consciousness that 1 was not
guilty. 1t was perfectly awful to listen to
the trlghtful ind ctment. If a woman can
| stand such an ordeal as that, her nerve
Will not forsake her IL anything she has to
| undergo. 1t was almost as trying when
the jury came back tor further expIana-
lions, but then, as [ have already told Won.
l did not fear the result"
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