St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-14
CRIME RECORD.
THE CROUCH TRIAL.

JACKSON, MICH, March lo.-hI Gue OlOuCu
murder examination, Gaen E. Brown, who
was shot on February Sth, was on the stand
He told of interviews with Foy, and that Foy
said the Crouch estate owed him $4,000, but
he would not tell what for, but it was not for
work on the farm; that he could make them
pay. He told Larkin that he took two let
tiers from the pocket of a coat in Crouch's
house; one was dated at San Antonio, Tex.
August %, 1888, saying, secure those papers
before the birth of Eunice's child, and was
signed Charles Matthews and B. i. G. Be-
low. The witness said the letters were taken
from his pocket after he was shot. He
thought he secured all his letters and put
them under his pillow, hut some must have
been taken, or remained in his pockets. DIR.
Gibson took his clothes to Jackson to ex-
anime the bullet holes, and they were burned
in the recent fire.
FATAL AFFRAY.
MANSFIELD, Pa, March ia serious
fight occurred in the saloon of Vim. Daily,
North Mansfield, last night, during which
Edward Sumner and Chas. Thornburg were
probably fatally shot. The affray resulted
from an attempt of the proprietor to eject
Sumner and Thornburg from the saloon.
The men resisted, when general melee fol-
lowed, which was participated in by half
dozen persons, and it is not known posit-
lively who fired the shots.
Since the shooting, Thornburg has been
steadily sinking, and the physicians say
death is only question of few hours. In
his deposition, Thornburg charges VIM.
Daily, proprietor of the saloon, with firing the
revolver, and Daily has been arrested, and
lodged in jail to await the result of Sumner
and Thornburg's injuries. The form will
probably recover
THE FORA BURNS CASE.
PETERSBURG, March 12.-Henry Arends
testified to seeing Carpenter in Peoria August
18th, with woman whom he believed to be
Fora Burns.
Fanny Dukes, sister of Fora Burns, on the
stand this morning, testified that Fora went
to work at Carpenters in January, 1888, and
a short time afterward wore silk dresses and
fine shoes. Carpenter was in the habit of
going to witness house with Fora after night.
One morning he came while Fora was staying
there, and said he had place for her to sew.
Fora left that afternoon and did not return
till next day, when she was in company with
Marry Conway, of Peoria. Witness after
penter gave her money to go with.
A HUMAN FIEND.
NoRwALK, O., March 13.-Mrs. Blinzey,
was yesterday, arrested and sent to jail, Ito
await trial on a charge of crueltyt to the child,
Maggie Montgomery, adopted some time ago,
from a charitable institution near Cleveland.
The woman is said to have used hot poker
in furnishing the child. The scull is
fractured, the scalp is loose as though from
hair pulling The feet are in horrible condi-
ton from burning or freezing. The neigh
bors threatened to lynch the
whole Blinzey family during the
examination before a magistrate.
ARRESTED FOR TRYING TO K1DNAP HER SON.
PHILADELPHIA, March 13.-Mrs. Emma
Coolidge, divorced from George B. Coolidge,
and highly connected in the south and west,
was arrested to-day for repeated attempts to
kidnap her son, aged ten. She was held in
$500 bail.
TURNED OVER TO THE SHERIFF..
ST. LOUIS, March 13.-Matt Lewis, who is
to be hanged here tomorrow, for the killing
of his wife was turned over to the sheriff this
morning and the death watch was set upon
him.
FORA BURNS INTENDED.
ATcHIsoN, Kan, March ia brother OF
Fora Burns passed through here yesterday
with Dewd Cubbage, the lover Fora expected
to marry here, had she livedfve days longer.
Cubbage is expected to give important testi-
mony. r..
MADDEN WEAKENING. J11.t
SHERMAN, Texas, March 13.-The examin-
alton of George McFadden, charged with
completely in the Pacific Express robbery at
st. Louis, has been postponed until Satur-
day, when it is expected a requisition will
have arrived. The culprit is now behind the
bars in default of $4,000 bail. On being ar
rested McFadden Immediately secured coun-
esel and prepared for a vigorous fight, but
has since weakened.
TILLER OF THE WAY.