St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-04
CRIME RECORD.
Most Inhuman Treatment of Child
by its Parents.
Several Murders, With Other Minor Crimes
From Different Places.
A::Murderer Voluntarily Gives Himself Up
to Save His Father.
NHUMAN PARENTS.

MARTINsvILLE, Ind, March 3.-There was ar
extraordinary case of murder Sunday morning
of the stepson of James Robinson, under sus
picious circumstances, and post mortem exani
nation was ordered, which developed the fact
that the child had been beaten until the body was
almost covered with bruises. and starved to such
an extent that nothing whatever was found In
the intestines stomach. Robinson is in jail
and warrant is out for his wife.
UNDER SENTENCE.
HARRISBURG, Pa, March 3.-The board of par
dons have decided TO give hearing, at its next
meeting, TO Martins Wneberger, the convicted
Allegheny murderer. This is the case in which
the Austrian minister has been interested. Up &c
2 p. m, the governor has taken no action in
the case of John McGinnis, to be hanged in Phila
delphia tomorrow.
SUICIDE
> CHEYENNE, March 3.-This morning, about {
O'Clock, Eugene G. Gunneson, alias G.. B. Cliff
ford, for some time past business manager of the
Northwest Lire Stock Journal, committed suicide
by shooting himself in the right temple. Gun
neson was originally from Massachusetts, where
his parents at present reside.
RUN OVER AND KILLED.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, March 3.-Two Dalton,
Ca, young men, named Flowers and Ward, were
run over on the Western s. Atlantic railroad and
instantly killed.
FELONY COMPOUNDED '+-
CLEVELAND, March 3.-Carrolton il excited
over the discovery that the county treasurer's
office was robbed some time ago of $4,000, and
that q detective was summoned from Chicago.
who succeeded in replacing S12,7 700 and left with
the consent of those who employed him. II is
suspected that a felony is being compounded,
and Treasurer Scott, who is much distressed
over the matter, promises to push the investi-
CATION.
HE GIVES HIMSELF UP.
DOVER, n. H., March 3.-Desire Bodoir, O
young French Canadian, reached this city from
Canada tonight. Upon alghting from the train
he said to some Frenchmen about the depot, 81
am Desire Boudie who killed Ed. Grant, at
Grand Falls, for which the jury convicted my
father. Rather than have him
suffer, probably life imprisonment,
l have come back to suffer the penalty
of the crime Boudoir was arrested. He said,
he threw the kittle that killed Grant, believing
at the time that the mob was attacking the
morrow and will probably make q
full confession, and be held for the September
court. The counsel for Premier Boulder, who
has been convicted, but not sentenced for muir
der, will then ask for pardon for client from
the governor and council.
BOLD ROBBERY
CINCINNATI, March 3.-Three thieves tonight
called upon Chas. Scmidt druggist, at 294 Main
street, after he had closed the store, and called
for cigars then placing revolver to his head,
took his gold watch and keys from him and were
proceeding to rifle the store when customer en-
tered and gave the alarm, and the thieves fled.
PUBLISHER ARRESTED.
New YORK, March 3.-Frank Tousey, pub
Usher was arrested tonight, on a warrant issued
by Justice Duffy, on the complaint of Anthony
Comstock, on the charge that he
had violated the law in reprinting q
book entitled 1.-THE Memoirs of George
w. which it was claimed, was injurious to the
$500, and he was released. Sinclair Tousey, OF
the American News company, the young man
uncle, became his bondsman.
WIFE SHOOTER.
ST. LOUIS, March 3.-LeonaFd Weindel,
president of the Weindel 6 Wirthlin Manu-
featuring company, shot and probably fatally
wounded his wife, while under the influence
of liquor They were quarreling at the time.
After the shooting he left the house and is
not yet arrested. ''-
Weinda was arrested and viii be held pending
the result of his wife's wounds. He is a prom
inent German and the affair, which grew out OF
domestic infelicity, occasioned by Weinda's at.
tentions to another woman, and his wife's
jealousy produced something of sensation in
the southern part of the city where they reside
PRISONER ESCAPES.
PITTsBURG, March 3.-John l.. Campbell,
Clarion county, Pa, undergoing a twenty
years sentence in Allegheny county work
house, escaped last night by digging through
an eighteen inch brick wall.
coRoNER's INVESTIGATION.
CHICAGO, March 3.-The coroner began an
investigation of the Winnetka tragedy to-
day, and took some testimony, but nothing
was offered thus far throwing any light upon
the manner in which the aged Wilson cou-
pie met their death.
AN INHUMAN FATHER. .-...-
MARENGo, Ills, March ga German re-
siding near Marengo, the father of four veal
old child, afflicted with an abscess, so cruel
ly whipped it, because it objected to having
an operating performed, that the child died
On attempting to bury the child without
ceremony, the father was arrested. The
cOroner'S inquest lo-udy returned VerQlcl
holding him responsible for its death.
AN EXCELLENT CAPTURE.
LAWRENCE, Mass, March 3.-Five- well
dressed strangers were observed by police
officer tonight acting in suspicious man
ner, and as they were seen to examine the
safe in Schneider's jewelry store and the
postoffice, watch was set upon them, which
resulted in the arrest of four of the gang
after desperate chase, in which the police
were fired upon several times without
effect. In the travelling bags left
by the men in their fight
were found full set of burglars tools. dyna
mite and revolvers, and a large quantity o.
jewelry and other yaluables. 1t is believed
this is the gang which robbed the postofice:
in Gloucester, Haverhill, Amesbury, Ipswic
Merrimac and other places. They had plan
ned tonight to rob the postoffice, the banl
and Schneider's jewelry store. They gave
their names as Geo. Day, VIM. Thompson
F. P. Gray and Jas. Rogers.
SON KILLS HIS FATHER.
RICHMOND, Va, March 3.-Moses NJ Ellick
dry goods merchant. was fatally shot tbi: