St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-02
CRIMES RECORD.
A Family Quarrel Which Resulted in
the Death of Elisha Alexander.
An Insane Man Kills His Wife with Club
and then Cuts His Own Throat.
miscellaneous Crime Record from Differ
ent Parts of the Country.
IT ALL COME FROM A FAMILY QUARREL.


BRECKENRIDGE, KY, Aug. Intelligence
has reached this J place of a shooting affair
near Burns, this county, resulting in the
instant death of Elisha Alexander, the seri-
Gus wounding of his brother John, and
severe wounding of Mrs. Charlie Poole,
sister of Alexander, apd wife
of one of the shooting party The par
run away with Miss Alexander, and bad feel
ing had engendered between the families.
The Alexanders threatened the Pooles' life.
Saturday young Pool and wife, accompanied
by his brother John, attended picnic in an
adjacent neighborhcod and when returning
home, that afternoon, in order to cut OIL
some distance they turned into field on
Alexander's place, and were riding across
when the two Atexanders, young men, es-
pied them from the house, and ran down to
intercept them. The Poole party saw them
coming, and having no doubt but they were
about to put their threat against Charley 9
life into execution, drew their revolvers.
When Alexanders came up, and began
abusing them for coming on the place, they
opened fire. Elisha Alexander received
three balls in his neck and was killed in
stantly. John was seriously wounded in the
hip and lower part of the body, and Mrs.
Poole was struck by a wild bullet and severely
hurt. The PoOles are not yet arrested.
soa4 sdi AN INSANE MANS CRIME.
Quincy, H., Aug. IA man named Zili-
beher murderously assaulted his wife with g
base ball bat this morning, breaking hel
skull in horrible manner. The husband
then went out to the stable and cut his OWL
throat. Neither are yet dead, but both viii
die. Zilibeher was overcome by heat some
time since, and is thought to have been in
sane. He attempted suicide last Wednesday
A SHERIFF woRsTED BY TWO PRISONERS
EAsToN, Pa, Aug. Jacob Kister and
Senderson Green escaped from Jail at Belvi-
dere, n. j., last night When Sheriff Bowers
came to lock them in their cells they knocked
him down and beat him, and when his wife
and son came to his assistance, they were
also knocked down and beaten. The pris-
-oners fed in different directions. Each one
stole horse and both crossed the river to
Pennsylvania during the night.
STABBED IN BED.
Boston, Mass, Aug. 1.-Marciena, ar
Italian, was stabbed to death in his bed las
night. j. Delminno was arrested for the
crime, also Marcienna's wife, she and the
murderer being intimate.
HE WANTED FIGHT.
ORLEANS, Ind, Aug. flames Tyler at
tempted to pull Warren Foster off hack
of which Foster was driver, for the purpose
of whipping him. Foster, after warning
Tyler to keep away, shot MIN dead.
JUST RETRIBUTIoN.
Mt. STERLING, KY, Aug. In Powell
county, yesterday, James Duff on returning
home found Carter Spurlock in bed with his
wife Duff drew pistol and shot Spurlock
several times, killing him instantly.
HOTEL SNEAK THIEF.
MUNcIE, Ind, Aug. Levi Cline, CLERK
of the Kirby house, was arrested yesterday
charged with systematic robbery of the
guests of the house. 1t is alleged that Cline
has been robbing travelling statesmen for
years, principally jewelers..
AN INHUMAN OUTRAGE.
New ALBANY, Ind, Aug. Last night
in Spencer township, Harrison county, 8
gang of twenty masked men, who belong
to regularly organized body known as the
Knights of the Hickory Switch, went to the
residence of Mrs Sallie Upton, widow, at
midnight, and taking her from bed tied her
to tree near her residence, and gave her a
most cruel beating with hickory switches
The woman's shrieks were heard quarter OF
mile away. The occasion for the outrage
of being unchaste.