St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-30
A Bloody ARRAY in 4 House Of Prosti
tuition Between Two Men and
Two Women.
Henry EustrOm, Of KittsOn County. Gets
Tired Of Living and Fires a Bullet
Through His Body.
The Story of n Viscious Chinaman's Grimes
in New Jersey-General Devil
try from Other Places.
TERRORISM AT MILES CITY.
Especial Telegram 70 the Globe. 7

/ releds pounding. scratching and tearing
/ each other. Two men espoused their cause
and fought bitterly. Boo Roberts pulled
revolver upon Bob Sullivan. The Tight was
temporarily bridged over without shooting,
but Sullivan subsequently, secured a pistol
| and shot Roberts in the breast INJECTING =
mortal wound. The sufferer Is still alive,
but in very precarious condition. Sullivan
escaped and 1t is now supposed hid away IN
town about - hours. On Friday nigh; he
reached 4 ranch on Sandy creek about six
/ teen miles distant
\ sheriff and posse started after him,
headed by the Conley brothers. They de-
/ manded Sullivan's surrender. He refused.
anu then a fusilade was opened upon the
/ ranchman's house. About eight persons
were within. DIR. Coriin, MS wife and three
children had Just stepped out 81 the door
when the doctor and the your sest child were
shot dead on the spot. The wife requested
the sheriffs men 10 help her drag her dead
husband and babe into the cabin, but they
refused. After lettering about for a long
period, the sheriff's posse rsturned here.
During the firing Sullivan escaped. The
sheriTs party claim that Sullivan killed DR..
/ COrlin and child. while those in the cabin
claim that It was done by the sheriI's firing
/ party. Subsequently the deputies. reinforced,
/ left here 10 return to the rsncl, but when ont
about three miles met Sullivan and br Jught
| him in aud lodged him In jail. Strong talk
Of lynching ensued and the feeling on the
| part of the citizens ran high against the
county officers for the shooting Of valuable
/ Il haf.a s.F
less fellow.
The eOroner's jury is now in session. and
it may be settled whose gun killed the two
/ people. Tue day after the sad affair the
Journal, the only daily paper here published
the several versions OF the affair then shoat.
/ The next day one Of the deputy sheriffs met
/ the editor Of the paper in the county court
and threatened him with assassination. The
| previous evening the judge OF that court was
called out aud given 10 understand II he
didn't run his court in way 10 suit the
rough element, be might expect assAssina-
ton. In this connection il may be stated
that tventy-four lynehings have taken place
IN Montana during the pa-. ten months.
On Sunday afternoon the better class Of
| citizens held law and order meeting. and
adopted al address calling upon the county
officers to perform their duties without fear
or favor, and TO bring AL offenders and sus-
pected persons 20 Justice Furthermore, that
the federal Judge of the First Judicial district,
Hon. John Coburn. Immediately make this
the headquarters Of his court, so that justice
may be more speedily and thoroughly Gu
forced. The better class Of people are Bit
terly opposed to the lax administration of the
county authorities in matters pertaining TO
the public peace, and hope to secure speedy
/ help from the territorial and federal auihori-
/ ties. The people continue greatly excited
and are perplexed as to the result Of the pre-
carious situation, so sanguinary are its sew
eral aspects.
KTTTsOS COUNTY SUICIDE.
Especial Telegram TO the Glooe.I
HALLoCR, Mimi, Dec. 29.-Dr. G. De
mars has held an inquest over the remains
Of Henry Eustrom. who, under Il spell OF
temporary insanity, shot himself through the
left lung under the nipple. Deceased was
the son Of Capt. Eustrom, auditor OF Kitison
/ county. He was manager Of the large KelsO
farm, twenty-seTen years OF age, sober, hon
est and respected by all. On January 6,
he was to prove up mis- land, on the 9Th he
was TO get married to a charming young
lady, Miss Christie Murray. he seemed 10
be happy, and no other cause but Temporary
alteration Of mind can be ascribed for the
sad deed, which he committed on the 27th
day of December, 1884.
MURDERoUs CHrNAMAS.
New YORK, Dee. 29.-Three Cinnamon.
said to be from this city, assaulted Hong
Ching, a laundryman Of their race, in New
ark last week, robbed him, cut him with
hatchets, carved him with knives. aud, be-
iieving him dead, strung him up 10 4 rafier
aud left him hanging. His landlord found
him, and prompt aid saved his life. From
the description given by him the police go;
| on the track OF the leader Of the murderOus
gang aud made him prisoner last night.
| lie is 4 desperate rHffian, and the detectives
| believe they have caught in him the perpe-
| traitor Of one Of the most savage
murders ever committed in this city. The
victim was a lauDdryman. The circum-
! stances OF the murder are similar to those
attending the outrage on the Newark China
man. From the Newark store the despera-
does carried of 5000. The captured Chisa-
man on being taken to police headquarters
was recognized as Tom Sing, q ChinamRu Of
/ very unsavory reputation. He served as
officer steward on the Jeanette in the artic
/ expedition, and in the same capacity with
/ the Greedy relief expedition. About year
| ago Chinese laundryman was found dead
with seventeen knife wounds in his back.
/ The murderer was never found, but
] Ia anasw 70 T. ~
] Tom Sing is the man. Information
conveyed to the police last Saturday Was that
three Of Hong CAang's countrymen from
New York bad visited his laundry in the
evening and while chatting with him had
oyerpowered him in an unguarded moment,
stabbed, bound and gagged him, aud then
robbed his store az leisure. In the stove pipe
they found his money, 5000, aud having Sc
cured il returned and, as they believed, fin
ished the owner and departed, locking the
store behind them. They had no. been at
any pains 10 conceal their identity, meaning
evidently TO kill their victim and prevent him
betraying them Hong Chang was, there
fore, able 10 direct the search OF the officers
and give intelligent counsel from his sick
bed, and Detectives Sergeant Haley and
Rutland got track OF the leader Of the
mur6erers IN short order, followed him up
and last night found him in his room, liz
DELANEY street, where be was living with a
young German girl. When the detectives
broke in the door the Chinaman leaped out
Of window and ran down the street. he
was pursued BY the officers, who overlook
him ON the corner Of Norfolk street, one
block below. Here 6eree light took place.
The Chinamap Is tan, athlete aud slippery,
aud fought with savage fury 10 get away,
using hands, feet and teeth in the struggle