St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-22
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STEALING FROM THE BREWERS.
NEW YORK, March 21.-James ], Rooney,
John Rooney, his SON, and Andrew Nc
Namara, were arrested to, might on charge
of Systematically robbing the brewers of this
city of all barrels and beer kegs. Detectives
found that Rooney and his associates collect
ed kegs during the night, and after erasing
the marks upon them, shipped them out OF
town The brewers say the aggregate losses
for the past year from this cause amounted to
over 100000.
YOUNG FIEND.
MT. CARMEL. Pa, March 21.-M. Toney,
aged 16, was arrested in the act of changing
switch on purpose to wreck train. On
one OCCASION he asked associates to assist
him to wreck train and then plumber the
wounded passengers.
MURDER TRIAL.
WAUKEGAN, H., March 21.-In the trial
of the convict Mooney, for the murder Of his
cell mate, Anderson, to-day, most of the
session was occupied in hearing expert testi-
mony, to show that the wounds of which
there were 81 were of such character that
it would be impossible for the dead man to
have inflicted them himself. Then followed
the testimony of couple fellow convicts,
showing i'll viii on the part of Mooney
towards Anderson. The defense will begin
to-morro
A BAD LOT.
New YORK, March 21.-Five indict-
ments were banded Judge Barrett, against
as many city officials to-day, and warrants
were Immediately issued and the men ar
rested. They were Sheriff Alex. V. David
son, Warden Jas. Bowe, of Ludlow street
jail, Deputy Warden Phillip Herman,
deputy sheriff. and an order of arrest for
Clerk David McGonagle and Jacob Werther-
mer, clerk in the sheriffs office
Sheriff Davidson is charged in three
indictments, found against him of
extortion, grand larceny in the second de-
gree, and malfeasance of office. Bowe is
charged with perjury, in making false aflida-
Wits as to the number of prisoners in jail.
Deputy Warden Herman is charged with forg
ing the names of alleged employees in the Jail
in order to draw the wages due them. Depu
ty Sheriff McGonagle is charged with extor-
ton in collecting fee of S26.75, when he
was only entitled to fifty cents. Jacob
Wertheimer is charged with perjury, in max
ing false afidavits as to the number OF pris-
oners conveyed by him.
THE FORA BURNS MURDER CASE.
PETERSBURG, H., March 21.-The Carpen-
ter case was given to the jury at O'Clock.
1t was learned the result of first ballot, was
eight for acquittal to four against. At last
advices, 10 O'Clock, the jury stood nine for
acquittal to three for conviction. 1t is prob
able an agreement will not be reached to-
night and final disagreement is not i'm
probable.
HOoDLUMS PARDONED.
GALVESTON, March 21.-Robert Owens,
George Dodge and Patrick Donnelly, three
young hoodlums, who year ago took posses
sion of a street car, terrified with pistol
fusilade the people on one of the principal
thoroughfares, and wound up by stopping a
negro funeral, dumping the corpse into the
gutter, and themselves riding about in the
hearse, received pardon to-day from Gov.
Ireland, conditional upon their future good
behavior. The trio were much affected by
the remarks of Judge Coon,
who released them from the county
Jail, where they had several years yet to
serve. The sister of one of the prisoners
never ceased her efforts thereon from the
day they were sentenced, and atlast succeed
ed in interesting certain well known young
ladies, who, it is understood, were instru-
mental in securing the desired object.
A SMUGGLING CASE.
SAN ANTONIO, March 21.-Col. Plato, col
lector of customs at Corpus Christi, was found
guilty to-day, in the federal court, on a
charge of wrongfully releasing a large num-
Der of mules and wagons, alleged to have
been Struggled into Texas, from Mexico, by
McKeron Bros, the Mexican national rail-
way contractors. The verdict was sur
prise, as at the trial McKeron Bros, for
smuggling, resulted in an acquittal. Plato
was released on bail until the 30th inst.
ONE SCHOLAR SHOOTS ANOTHER.
TORONTO, March 21.-A boy named La
mont fatally shot another scholar named
New with toy pistol at Wellesley school.
Lamont was arrested.