Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1884-01-24

fy the accounts and receive the money for
investment. The accounts were found
correct but the money absent and appli
cation at the banks showed he had drawn
the moHey. No trace of the money or
property has been found and it is sup
posed he lost the money in horse racing.
STABBED BY HIS BROTHER.
PORTLAND, Ne. Jan. 23.-Chss. Flynn,
aged twenty one, died at midnight from
stab wound. supposed to have been in
fictsd by his brother John, with whom he
quarrsled.
CRoOKEDNg5s SUSPECTED.
LRADvILLE, Col, Jan. 23.-The failure of
the First National bank of Leadville alb
serbs public attention, to the exclusion of
everything else. No one at the bank is
able to give any statement whatever. The
bank is gusrded by the sheriff. Dswalt,
president, and Finn, vice president, left
the city in carriage at day break this
morning, and their destination is unknown.
It is feared that when the miners get down
from the mines there may be trouble.
There is much talk of orookedness by De-
walt and Finn.
HIGHLY SENSATIONAL CASE.
SAN FRANsIsoo, Cal, Jan. 23.-George
A. Wheeler, native OF Gorham, Maine,
respectfully connected, and formerly en-
ployed in Rogers & Co.'s chair factory at
Boston, who strangled his sister-in- law,
Adele j. Tillson in this city on October 20,
1880, was hanged at 1854 o'clock to-day.
Adele Tillson was a younger sister OF
Wheeler's wife, and he became enamored
of her in New York, when an unlaw-
full intimacy followed and a child
was born. His wife condoned
the offense and continued to permit her
sister to live with them, fully aware that
the criminal intimacy between the two
continued. They came here in 1880, when
another child was born TO the sister-in- law
Shortly after g young miner met Miss
accepted. When Wheeler learned
the fact he entered his sister-in-law'f
room, took her in his
lap, pretending to joke with her, when he
seized her by the throat and choked her to
death, and squeezed her body into an emp
ty Saratoga trunk. He proceeded to the
police station and surrendered, assig ming
as his reason for killing her, that he could
not see her become the wife Of any man.
trial followed and every effort was made
to save the mans neck, and on three dit
ferent occasions he was sentenced to death.
Al an early hour this morning
crowd of 5000 people assembled
outside the jail, and the demand for en-
trance tickets was so great that they were
held at SO premium. When he was led
from his cell, he evinced unexpected firm
ness, as he helped the officials to fix the
straps on his legs. The only visible emo
ton was twltohing of the lips. He was
attended by Catholic priest, although
brought up quaker, and he had signifed
his desire to die in the Catholic
faith. Being asked by the sheriff if
he had anything to say, he replied: 81 for
give the world, may the world forgive
me." The priest extended the crucifix
which he kissed, saying: "Jesus, unto thy
hands commend my spirit" The signal
was given, the trap fell and his neck was
broken. His death was instantaneous, q:
not q muscle Of his body quivered. The
| female dosire for nosoriety manifested
itself in this case in the person of Mrs
Stratton, the divorced woman, who fire.
quently visited Wheeler in his cell, who in
sistea last night on being married. Th'
stranglsr, Wheeler, expressed willing
hess, but the sheriff took measures to pre-
vent the ceremony.
BURGLARY.
IRoNroN, Wis, Jan. 23.-Ths storeof E
and N. G. Blakeslee, tais place, was en-
tered by burglars last night, and blew
open the safe, taking $1,5OO, mostly towr
treasurer's funds, and overlooked S1,10(
in currency in package in the bach par
of the safe.
Speaker Elected.
4 TORONTO, JAN 23.-The Ontario legisla
ture has elected Colonel Clarke speaker.