Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-11
A NOTED HIGHwAYMAN CAUGHT.
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Especial Telegram to the Globe
New ORLEANS, Feb. 10.-At 2 o'clock
yesterday morning Officers Schedell and
Furlong found a man named S. B. Bird in
front of the st. Charles hotel bleeding
from a wound in the forehead. He was I'M
able to say how he had received his in
iuries. He was conveyed to the charity
hospital, where $10,1S0 and watch and
chain were found on his person. Both of
his arms were found to be fractured and
both wrists dislocated His left ear was al
mos. torn of, and he was suffering
great pain. This afternoon Bird related
aOw he came by his wounds. He said he
went to the clerk of the st. Louis hotel to
secure a room for the night, but was in
formed that the hotel was crowded and
every available room was occupied. He
started to leave, and walked straight out
10 the front until ne struck the railing,
over which he fell and struck the sidewalk
head foremost, thirty feet below. The
accident to Bird was mentioned in the
morning papers and the name struck the
oye of Sheriff Weber, of st. Clair county,
Ill, one of our carnival visitors, as that of
a notorious highwayman for whom a
requisition had been issued
in February, 1880, by the
governor of Illinois, and visit to the
charity hospital confirmed him in his sus-
picion. Bird was one of gang who com
mitted several robberies in the vicinity of
BellevilIe, H., in. 1879, notably that of
Dank. ST. Louis paymaster, at Center
vile, Ill, who was relieved of $4,000 by
Bird and two others while passing through
: piece of woods; also, that of Charles
Gersteck, coal operator of st. Louis, who
was robbed of $500 in September, 1879,
while dismounting from train at Alma.
Bird has been placed under police guard
and as soon as able to travel will be taken
to Illinois by Sheriff Webber for trial.
RUINED BY FARO.
Especial Telegram to the Globe!
CINCINNATI, Feb. 10.-Rumors have pre-
vailed for some time that Charles E. Mar
Sin, the discharged bookkeeper of r. J.
Ross, produce dealer on Walnut street,
was defaulter to the amount of $500.
Mr.. Ross discharged Martin Jan. l. The
story has been so persistently circulated
that it has effected Mr.. Ross credit. This
led him to resign the Office of treasurer of
the produce exchange, for the reason, as he
said, that he feared the exchange hadcome to
di5trust him. The exchange, however, re-
fused to accept the resignation. To-day
Mr.. Ross admitted for the first time, Mar
tinwas discharged because he was behind
in his accounts. He would not give the
amount Of his embezzlement, but said it
was less than $500 Martin has
wealthy uncle in Kentucky and another in
Missouri, from whom he expects help, and
Mr.. Ross promised that if he would make
The amount good, he would gay nothing
about it. This Martin has only partially
done, and Mr.. Ross credit having been
affected, he was finally compelled to make
q statement. Martin lost the money at
faro. He has been discharged before for
Irregularities. He is of good family, and
mas wife and three children.
BECOME INSANE IN COURT.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
ROCKFORD, Ill, Feb. 1O.-The few per-
sons who happened to be in the circuit
court on its opening yesterday witnessed
strange and startling scene. Judge Brown
was to pass upon the arguments for
new trial in the Upstone case. The muir
derer had just been brought from the jail.
As he stepped within the bar it was no.
ticed by those who watched him closely
that his tread vas uncertain. His knees
seemed to totter. His entire frame shook
slightly, his head was bent forward and
crouched between his shoulders, and a look
of utter and abject misery was on his
.countenance. just as he was about to
take his seat a wild look came into his
eyes and he gave vent to blood cNrdling
yell. He sank as if he would fall to the
floor all IL a heap. Deputy Sheriffs Hale
and Cole grasped him by the arm and
endeavored to raised him to the chair. lie
then commenced to struggle frightfully,
endeavoring to wrench himself from the
firm grasp of the officers. All the time the
unfortunate man kept up continual yell
ing and crying at the top of his voice,
sickening all who heard it. He did not say
anything that could be rendered intelligi-
ble save one expression. sob, my head"
Inhis writings he knocked over the chairs,
his eyes rolled wildly, shutting and open
ing convulsively. He would draw up his
legs and thrust them back with great force
Finally he was carried into the judges
room and placed on the bed. Then con-
vulsion shook his entire frame. His eyes
were tightly closed, his fists cIenched so
they could not be opened, and the nails
cut into the flesh. He lay on his side,
with both arms extended and shiv-
aering from head to foot like
an aspen leaf. His cries finally
grew fainter and less frequent, until they
at last sank into mere low moan. The
county physician not having been found,
DR.. Sabin was summoned. He gave the
man strong dose of chloroform, and got
him to sleep. At first it was thought by a
number of the attorneys present that he
was Stimulating insanity, but it was soon
apparent that he could not have carried
out mere pretenses thus far, and the fact
that he continued to move convulsively
when under the influence of chloroform
did away with that theory. This afternoon
at O'Clock Upstone commenced to yell
and shrek more violently than before. He
took his coat from him and tore his shirt
into shreds. He was finally taken back TO
Jail, and it required the united strength of
four men to take him there. The decision
as to new trial cannot of course be
given until the prisoner is in condition
to appear in court.
THE GRAYsoN (KY( TRIAL.