Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1884-01-29
CRIMINAL DOINGS.
The Murderer Confesses--Tne Roweu Case
"A Deserved Lynching--A Most Brutal
Murder--IIlegal Proceedings.

"A Deserved Lynehing--A Most Brutal
| Murder--IIlegal Proceedings.
CONFESSED.
| HUNTER's POINT, L. l., Jan. 28. .-Ches.
A. Rugg, confined in Jail charged with the
assault on Selah Spregus Friday morning,
has confessed that he committed the
crime.
CORDED TO A CONFESSION.
! JAMAICA, L. L, jan. 28.-The examlna-
ton of Edward s. Tappan, who confessed
that his brother John had murdered the
Maybee women while he looked on, has
begun. Since the arrest of the negro
Rugg, for assaulting James Sprague,
and the discovery of evidence circum-
stantialley.. connecting him.with the Town
send and Maybee outrages, there has been
growing belief that Tappan's confes-
sion is that of a man driven crazy by the
bounding Of the detectives. Tappan
when brought into court was crying bit
terly.
THE ROwELL CASE.
| BATAVIA, N. Y, Jan. 29.-In the RoWell
trial to-day Sophia l.. Balcom, Marshall
| town, Iowa, aunt of the defendant, testified
| that Rowell's mother died at the age Of
twenty nine or thirty, and was feeble
woman. Defendant was melancholy and
excitable. The sisters of her mother died
insane. Their maternal grandmother also
died insane Edward Rowell, the prison
| er's father, confirmed this testimony.
BURGLARS CAPTURED.
| DETROIT Mich, Jan. 28.-The safe in
| the postoffice at Harrow, Ont, fifteec or
twenty miles from Windsor, opposite this
city, was blown open on Sunday morning
and robbed of $130 worth of stamps and
about $3.50 cash. A small quantity of
| goods was also taken from the store in
which the postofice is located. Two bur-
glars have since been arrested, but the
third has escaped. All of the property is
believed to be recovered, with two kits of
burglars tools. One of the captured men
is believed to be Kennedy, nicknamed
'.The kid,'' and though being but nineteen
is thonght to be Canadian. The thieves
were making for this side when captured.
TEXAS MURDERS.
| Fort WORTH, Texas, Jan 28.-J. F. Fog
| who came here recently from CALIFORNIA,
and purchased half interest in the Cow
boy saloon was assaulted last night by his
| partner, VIM. Wood, and beaten with brass
knuckles 80 badly that he will die. This
| is the fifth murder here within six weeks.
Henry Hittson, we'll known farmer of
| Mansfield, brother of Jesse Hittson, a rioh
cattle man, quarreled with Jim Foley, a
| gambler, at the parlor saloon while throw
ing dice for money yesterday afternoon
| Foley attempted to draw a bowie knife,
when Hittson drew pistol and shot Foley
twice, killing him. Hittson escaped. The
sheriff and q posse are in pursuit.
TO BE HANGED.
AUBURN, N. Y, Jan. 2S.-Petemeky, the
murderer of Mrs. Froitzheim is sentenced
| to hang March 81.
! ANOTHER TRIAL.
! CINCINNATI, Jan. 28.-Emil Trumpier,
!, who has been twice convicted of the murzs
der of Anthony Delano, once in the second
degree and the last time in the first de-
gree, has new trial to-day. He plead
guilty to the general indictment, leaving
the court to hear the testimony and fix the
grade of the crime.
|
| PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 28-Daniel Reiff,
formerly Pennsylvania railroad conduc-
| tor, was convicted of the charge of con-
spiraoy to defraud the company. A
verdict of not guilty was rendered in the
case of Thos. Luckett, the prosecution
abandoning the charge of conspiracy
Luckett was subsequently placed on trial
on charge of embezzlement growing out
| of the same transaction.
After hearing testimony the judge deci-
! ded If any crime had been committed it
waB outside the Jurisdiction of the court.
Defendant discharged.
| THE INSANE SHOOTING.
Sioux CRY, Ie., Jan. 28.-M T. Layton
the insane man who shot himself on a
| train on the Pan Handle road on Setur
day, the particulars of which were given
| in Pittsburg dispatch, is farmer living
near Modale, Harrison county, Ia, where
his family reside. Layton was on his way
| to visit his father near Pittsburg The
family and friends are much distressed as
| they are unable to obtain any definite
news concerning the tragedy.
| P1TTsBURG, Jan. 2S.-M. T. Layton, of
Modale, Iowa, who attempted suicide on
the Pan Handle train on Tuesday night,
and who was suspected of completely in
the Bodecker murder, st. Louis.on account
OF peculiar remarks and actions before the
shooting, is improving, and hopes are en-
| tertained of his recovery. The physicians
have pronounced him insane.
| AN OLD OFFENDER.
! DETROIT, Mich, Jan. 28.-The name OF
/ the second burglar arrested for the Harro "
safe blowing turns out to be Billy O'Cal.
| lahan. He finished term of three years
in the Ohio state prison at Columbus last
| spring for highway robbery.
TRIPLE SHOOTING.
| CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Jan. 26.-A man
named Webb got into difficulty in Jack
son county, Ala, with three brothers
named Wilburn, and he killed two and fa-
tally wounded the third. The origin was q
trivial matter.
sET ASIDE.
SAN FRANCISCO, j ian. %. The trial to- day
set aside the indictments for forgery
against Aggie Hill and W. N. Nelson in
the celebrated Senator Sharon divorce