Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1884-01-30
CRIMES.
Heavy Burglary at Chicago-A Railroad
Maa Short on His Accounts-Capture OF
Crooks Near Observation-Disclosures.

Heavy Burglary at Chicago-A Railroad
Araa Short on His Accounts-Captureo or
Crooks Near Observation-Disclosures.
BIG HAUL.
PIrrsBURG, Pa, Jan. 29.-While 8.
Lavein, proprietor of the Sixth street
jeweIry store, was absent this morning
and his wife was in room in the rear of
the store, thief entered and carried eff
jswelry valued at from $4,000 to $4,000.
Mrs. Levein discovered a mulatto at work
On the safe, and was driven back into the
room at the point of pistol. The rob
bers then escaped.
ARRESTED FOR ooNTEKPT.
LOUISVILLE, Ky, Jan. 29.-Geo. 9. Bu
chanan, head of we'll known whisky firm Of
Newconb, Buchanan & Co., was
arrested to-day on an at
tacbment from ths United States court
for contempt, in not appearing as re-
quested by the rule issued to him, as pus-
chaser of the property in litigation lie
paid 5000 into court and was released.
DELIBERATE MURDER.
CARTHAGE, Mo-, Jan. 29.-Willis Hall yes
terday deliberately shot and killed James
Cherry, farmer living at Jones Creek, 6
miles from Carthage. Cherry's son and
daughter witnessed the shooting. Hall
was arrested.
THE DEATH WATCH SET.
New YORK, Jan. ga death watch
has been placed upon Wm. Conroy, whose
execution is fixed for February Sth, for the
murder of Peter Keenan,, whom he (Con-
roy) while policeman, On duty, and
drunk. shot and dubbed to death.
ON his DOWNWARD WAY.
WATRRTowN, Mass, Jan. 29.-The Union
Market National bank, has placed the case
of the absconding cashier, Abbott, IN the
hands of detectives. description of him
has been telegraphed all over the country.
The facts coming to light show that Alb
bott has been going steadily downward.
Last August he used $500 or $500 of the
banks money for his own purposes, and
learning the bank examiner was about to
make an investigation drew check, sign
ing the name of Luther, Bent d Co.,
firm in the furniture business.
FATAL QUARREL.
HAwEsvILLE, Ky, Jan, 29.-DGring a
difficulty over an account between R. s..
Bruner, clerk in dry goods store, and
Charles Newman, the latter was stabbed
and soon died. Bruner fled to Indiana,
but was captured and brought back.
SUICIDE.
KENDALLv1LLE, Ind, Jan. 29.-Martin
Sellers, of this place, was summoned to
testify against G. Q. Gain, charged with
murder, and being tried at Albion. He
remarked that he would kill himself rather
than testify. Shortly afterwards he went
went to his room and shot himself, dying
Instantly.
LARGE LOOT OBTAINED.
CHICAGO, Jan. 9.-The safe in the post
Office at Blue Island, one of the south
western snberbs of this city, was blown open
en last nights and in addition to the stamps
and money of the postofice, some town
ship funds, stored in the safe, was also car
risd off. The value OF the plunder seczred
by the thieves is placed at $4,000.
Fourther investigation shows the robbers
only secured about $4,000 worth of plunder.
AodslLy Kiss.
MONTREAL, Jan. 29.-Abbs Chubert was
finod $40 or two months imprisonment for
kissing Mrs. Bezean, his landlady, while
in bed.
SHORT IN HIS ACCOUNTS.
papers state that Samuel A. Medory, for a
number of years paymaster of the Oincin-
natl, Hamilton & Day ton railroad has
been relieved. His accounts are said to
be short. The officers of the Cincinnati,
Hamilton & Dayton railroad refuse to say
how much shortage there is in his account.
He was all right in September last when
Che books were examined. He claims to
have paid out money without taking prop
per vouchers and that when this is COR
rscted all will bs right. The officers have
no fear of sustaining any loss on his &C
| count.
CROOKS ARRESTED.
! CLEVELAND Jan. 29.-The police of thi=
city have been working for some time to
break up an organized gang of burglars,
| which has been operating here and else
! where in northern Ohio and western Penn
! sylVenia. An important arrest was made
! Friday morning. Acting upon informa-
! tion extracted from the prisoner fifteen
crooks were arreste3 this morning and
large quantities of stolen property recov-
cred. The officers are securing the sur
rounding country for the rest of the gang
NO NEW LIGHT.
| CHICAGO, Jan. 29.-The coroner's jury to-day
began an Investigation of the mysterious Amelia
Oleson murder. No new light has thus far been
| thrown on the case. The county physician tes
| tilted she had not been outraged.