Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-19
CRIMES and CASUALTIES.
KILLED BY THE CARS.

train running over him, mangIing his body |
in a horrible manner. While pulling a
coupling pin his foot caught under the |
rail, throwing him on the track. He was |
widower, thirty years of age.
a MAMMOTH swINDLE UNEARTHED.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, March 1.-THE re-
ceiver appointed to take charge of the |
Marion Trust company, located in this |
city, reports that the concern has been in
existence about one year, during which
time nearly 100000 have been taken in,
and $4,000 paid out. The victims TO the
swindle number about 5000. The average
amount received from each is $4OO. The
investigation THUS far shows the assets
to consist of some Office furniture
and cord or more of
circulars. The Liabilities cannot
be ascertained at present, but it is not
likely the concern will pay anything. Mr..
Collier, manager, has been absent IL Chi
cago since the receiver was appointed,
where he is interested in similar institu-
ton known as the Union Benefit assOcia-
| ton. The Indiana concern has been doing
business in Illinois, Ohio, Kentucky, Ten
nessee, Mississippi, Missouri and Alabama.
HEAVY PRODUCE MERCHANT GONE WRONG.
|
| excitement in financial and commercial
circles over the fact that the Bank of
| Montreal has taken out warrant for the
arrest of Thos. Hodgson, the great produce
merchant, for obtaining advances from the
bank on false pretenses. The accused has
absconded. 1t is said several other local
| banks are also badly stuck by the default
| er, who was supposed to be one of the
| richest merchants here, The stock market
is completely demoralized, owing to the
losses of the bank lately sustained by the
delinquency.
A STATE DEFALCATIoN.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark, March 17.-To-day a
state Legislative committee was appointed
to examine the accounts of ex-State Land
Commissioner D. w. Lear, reported de-
felt, $11,5OO. The house passed concur
rent resolution instructing the attorney
general to sue Lear and sureties. He
served two terms and retired il January.
JEWELLERY BURGLARY.
CINCINNATI, March 17.-Burglars early
this forenoon, broke q large hole in the
plate glass window of Dalheimer s. Cos.
jewellery store, OF Fifth and Walnut streets.
and stole the jewelry in q show case, valued
at $500. They escaped without the obser-
walton of the police.
| ACQUITTED OF CoMPLIoITY.
| PHILADELPHIA, March I7.-Dr. VIM. s.
Forbes, demonstration of anatomy at the
Jefferson Medical college, and charged
with completely in the dissertation of
graves at lebanon cemetery, was &C
quilted this morning in the court of
| quarter sessions,
| BLAZE IN TEXAS.
JAoKsoNNILLE, Texas, March 17.-Fire,
yesterday, consumed an entire block.
Loss, 100000. Insurance light. The
postofice was destroyed and the following
firms burned out: Bolton Bros, Tilley &
Tettle, Jarrett & Goodson, Jones, Pierce
& Ragsdale, E. Rothschild, W. D. Brandon
ami j. NJ. Gibson.
ST.. LOUIS, March 1.-THE wooden mills
at Mexico, Mo-, owned by Geo. Teasdale
and Geo. B. Thompson, of st. Louis, and
w. H. Rice, of Mexico, were partially de-
stroyed yesterday. Loss about $4,000;
insured for $4,000.
The burning of the cotton compress at
Texarkana, Ark, reported last night en-
tailed loss of about $4,000. The build
ing was insured for $4,000. The compress
was largely owned by st. Louis cotton
merchants.
| GOT EIGHT YEARS.
ST. LOUIS, March, 17.-Oby E. Owen, the
, defaulting teller of the Third National
bank, was sentenced in the United States
3 court this morning, to eight years in the
Chester, ILL.,, peuitentiary. Sentence Ii
dated from to-day.
MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE.
RICHMOND, Va, March 1.-THE jury in
the case of Charles Henry Lee, colored, on
trial for killing Daniel Miller, returned g
verdict of murder in the first degree. This
is the case in which Barbara Miller, wife
= Of deceased, and Lee were arrested on sus-
, picion of numbering Miller and placing
his body on the railroad track to create
the impression the man was killed by q
train. Barbara subsequently confessed
duplicating Lee. She AWill be indicted
on Monday. as the evidence on Lees trial
showed she was rs deep in the crime as
4 her paramour.
NOT ATTACKED.
? BELLE VERNON, Pa, March IA report
S that j. W. Amalong, juror in the Dukes
: case, had been assaulted, is not true. The
citizens express great Indignation, but have
not Tesorted to violence.
DEPOT BURNED.
ELIOT, Me-, March 1.-THE Portland
! Saco & Portsmouth freight and passenger
: station was entirely burned this morning
: The contents, including furniture, tickets
= etc., were destroyed. In the postoffce con-
= siderable mail was lost.
= RIVER STEAMER AND CARGO BURNED.
: NEW ORLEANS, March 1.-THE steam
boat Grand Isle, which took the place 0.
the lost Yazoo and is Bayou Macon anG
y Texas packet, was burned at Wilson's
[. landing, Black river, Thursday, afternoon
=. The boat and cargo, 300 bales of cotton
1000 sacks of seed, were destroyed. The
boat valued at SIS, 900, was insured in the
New Orleans insurance company fer $40,
}. 600. The cargo was also insured.
ROUND HOUSE DESTROYED.
a DETROIT, March IA fire this morning
burned the round house of the Wabasl
railroad and two freight engines. Tw,
men were arrested on suspicion of setting
8 the fire. Loss from $4,000 to $4,000.