St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-29
.StilI,cdter Notes.

The steamer G. B. Knapp went south yes
terday with two barges of lumber and two of
slabs for st. Paul.
Fred Lee, OF Olean, n Y, who, with his
wife, has been visiting his brother, Judge 0.
E. Lee, for several days, left for home yes
terday.
Some cases were to have been tried yester-
day afternoon before the district court, but
consel were engaged in the incendiary case
before the municipal court.
The water in the lake for the past few days
has kept about the same level, being some
times and inch higher and then going down
as much more. 1t is now nearly two feet
above low water.
Hersey, Bean Il Brown sold, yesterday,
two RATS of logs, containing nearly two mil
lion feet, to Anderson, Fell & Wate, of
Montroso, Ia. The logs were of excellent
quality and brought good price.
The office at the Omaha depot presents a
lively appearance and the light is much i'm
proved in it, since the painters got through
with their work. The walls are light blue,
while the ceiling is of light drab. The work
also getting put in good state, the painters
being now at work in the ladies' waiting
room.
The excursion to Taylor's Falls on Sunday
was thoroughly enjoyed by those who went
to that romantic spot Those from this city
were most enthusiastic in their praises, and
were more than surprised to find such seen
cry at so short distance from home, and
which could be reached at so little expense.
The Jennie Hayes leaves here every morniD g
at O'Clock for that point, giving time to see
all the sights.
Mr.. Hayden, agent for the Chicago, st.
Paul, Minneapolis 81 Omaha railroad at this
point, has tickets for sale for Wallack's Thea
ter company, of New York, which is at pres
ent playing in St. Paul. Tickets by train at
a low rate, include reserved seats at the
Grand Opera house. Any evening that a
party is made up of sufficient numbers a
special train will be provided to carry them
back from st. Paul after the theater is over.
This is rare chance to hear superb COM
pany present first-class play.
Yesterday morning a man named Charles
Retzlaw, laborer at the shops of the North
west Manufacturing and Car company, while
coupling cars lost the first three fingers of his
right hand by their coming between the buff
fers. He was taken at once to the office of
Drs. Willard & Merrill and had them ampu-
tated at the second Joint. The construction
of the buffers is such that the greatest care
has to be exercised in making couplings.
They have large, fiat heads, the parts coming
in contact being fiat and striking at all
points.
Quite an interesting case is coming before
the municipal court as man named Sinclair,
of Marine, and Mrs. Walker of
the same place have been arrested
for the burning of the house Of Mr..
Judd last week. The circumstances are
about as follows: 1t appears that Sinclair has
considerable influence over the woman
Walker, and somehow between them there
has been a good deal of petty larceny going
on of the goods and chattels of Mr.. and Mrs.
Judd, furs and other valuable articles being
taken. To hide this, Sinclair resolved to
burn the house down, and got the woman
Walker to be his tool in the affair, persua-
ding her that 1t would not be any crime, as
no one would know it. He took box, filed
it with iniammable material. and placed q
candle in it. He told her to light the candle,
and leave it aud the box In one Of the rooms.
She did so with the result of the destruction
of the residence. The woman has made a
clean breast of it, and appears to be awoman
that would be easily led into anything On
Sunday evening Chief Shortal, ompanied
by Deputy Sheriff Marty, went to Marine,
and yesterday arrested Sinclair and Mrs
Walker and brought them to this city. The
trial was to have come off at 2 O'Clock, but
was postponed until August 1, when the
case will be gone into. There is no doubt
the woman will turn states evidence, as she
speaks freely in regard to the crime. There
is big array of legal talent in the case, Mr.
Marsh appearing for Mr.. Judd, Mr.. Castle
for the state and Mr.. Sabin, of Marine, for
the insurance companies. No doubt the ac-
cused will also have counsel. The case is
causing good deal of excitement