Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1884-01-21
CRIMINAL DOINGS.

TIE Cotton BIZ Of L&ding Thieves Likely
to Betray Eaeh Other---Full Particulars
of the Shooting as Perham, BIlnn.--A
Drunken italian Riot--Other Nasty
DOiugs.
GHoULs AT WORK.
WHEELING, w. Va, Jan. 20-A sensation
was caused here to-day by the publication
OF an attempt to steal the remains Of the
late Right Rev. r. V. Wheeler, the last
bishop OF this diocese of the Catholic
church, FROM the vault in which they rest
beneath the Whelan memorial chapel, in
Mount Calvary cemetery. The object was
to secure reward for the return of the
remains, and the attempt was only pre-
vented from succeeding by the accidental
discovery of the operation. The attempt
was made on Thursday night, but owing to
the security of the vault work, it was inter-
rupted by deylight,and thu ghouls replaced
everything neatly, intending to return the
succeeding night and complete the job.
The sexton, by mere accident, discovered
that the vault had been tampered with, and
a guard has been kept in the chapel at
night. The thieves have not returned, and
the vault will be made absolutely burglar
proof.
A BIG STEAL
ST. LOUIS, Mo, Jan. Edward D.
Easton, who was arrested yesterday at
Ocean Springs, Mississippi, is said to have
stolen $4,000 from the Texas Pacific Rail-
road company, when he left Sherman,
Texas, for New Orleans, and that he and
his confederates must have realized
seventy-fve to one hundred Thousand dol
lars from the bankers and cotton dealers
of New York, on forged bills of lading.
Morgan Commeck, who was arrested with
Easton, is also an employe of the railroad
company, and we'll known in New
Orleans. He is supposed to be the
man, known as Anderson, in the fraudu-
lent transactions of the gang. Easton
and Commack were arrested in an iso-
lated house, on a narrow neck of land jut-
ting out into the gulf near Ocean Springs,
where they have been some days in dis
guise, and we're Just ready to start for
Mexico. They we're surprised and were
captured by Thomas Furlong, chief of the
detectives of the Missouri Pacific railroad,
John Newman, noted detective of New
Orleans and two other officers, disguised
as hunters, who surrounded the house
early yesterday morning and cut off all
avenues of escape. The prisoners arrived
at Dallas last night and will probably be
taken to Fort Worth,
DALLAS, Tex, Jan. .2o,-There will bs forty
six cases each, against Easton, Cammack and
Lohnstein for completely In the Pacific cotton
swindles The total bail for Camnack and
Easton is $4,000. They will endeavor to fur
nish it tomorrow. Lohnstein is out on SOL
000. 1t is expected that Cammack and Easton
will turn states evidence, and startling devel-
oIr1Ie Gov 1O,,, L
only one allowed to communicate with the
pair. Easton's wife, who was with him at
Ocean Springs. Miss, at the time of his arrest,
will be in Dallas in few days.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
s. Dewail attem pied to commit suicide, in
Chesaning, yesterday, by stabblng himself
with a pair of shears. He was under ar
rect on charge of forgery. The wound
is serious, but he will probably recover.
MURDERER ARRESTED.
New YORK Jan. 20.-Daniel Donavan has
been arr sted near Baltimore, and identified as
the person who beat Joseph Raynar to death
with billiard cue in New York saloon.
THE MURDERER coNFEssEs.
JAMAICA, L. j., Jan. 20-Edmund Tappap.
charged with the murder of the Maybee women.
has made supplementary confession, in which
it is said he acknowledged that he and not his
brother John, committed the crime, and he in
dicated where the property stolen from the
HAY bees is hidden.
YOUNG sCoUNDREL.
BosToN, Jan. 20.-Joseph McCready, eigh-
teen years of age, formerly page in the house
of representatives at Washington, but latterly
copyist in the pension office, was arrested here
charged with raising check from rs to $500.
and with oft TTz.
ington banks McCready has been soliciting
subscriptions for honorary membership ties in
the National Cadet corps,' and several prom
| inent gentlemen have been victimized.
DRUNKEN RIOT.
NEW YORK, Jan. 20.-In fight tonight at S5
Crosby street, among party of drunken Ital-
ians, knives and pistols were freely used.
Joseph Ricco received five stab wounds, Antonio
Ferro was stabbsd IN the abdomen and Grovanni
Fillipo in the side and thigh. There were sew
eral arrests.