St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-20
Criminal Cuttings.

In Wheeling. W. Va, the jury In the case
of Jennie c. Harris VS.. W. E. Pickett, a young
merchant, in the suit for support of a. child.
returned verdict of not guilty. 1t was con-
clusively proven that the plaintiff had Sc
cured the loan Of a baby from q German FAM
lily that she might produce child in court.
Twenty-four hours ago Pickett was de-
nounced on all sides, while now he is receiv-
ing congratulations. Tho girl has disap-
peared and Is thought to have drowned her
self.
Edward Coffey. convicted of nnrder in the
first degree for the killing apf Policeman
Evans, while resisting arrest, was refused a
new trial at Pittsburg and sentenced to be
hanged Before sentence WIS passed he
made sensational speech, in which he said
he had been bounded to the gallows by men
determined to have his lifeuand that if the
judge was acquainted with the methods used
to convict him, he would think differently.
Stephen Edwards, yesterday acquitted at
Fort Smith. Ark, of the murder of Fleet
wood, was rearrested on u charge of murder
of the most revolving character, the informa-
ton being to the effect that a short time be-
fore he killed Fleetwood he had white girl
living at his house who had one-year-old
babe. He became enraged al the child one
day because it cried, and taking it by the
heels dashed its brains out against the wall.
Several hundred armed men of Montgomery
county, Texas, have determined to lynch the
negro Jackson, who few days ago murdered
the family of Robert Smith, after having
robbed the house. The sheriff has the jail
guarded as securely as he has been able to
arrange, but it is believed the mob will over
come his force, as men are congregating from
all parts of the county and by daylight they
will probably number 2, 900.
Three men were shot Friday night at place
called Lippincotts, Pa, by David Lindsey
Fonner. The men hurt were Merchant Lip
pincott youngest son of II. B. Lppincott,
shot in the chest and shoulder, seriously, but
not fatally; William Woods of Wa inesbury,
through the neck and sides, and John Rice,
who lives near Jefferson, shot in the stomach
and groin. The two latter are morCally hurt.
Deputy United States Marshals Samuel
Wings and Tyner Hughes have arrived at
Fort Smith, Ark, from the Indian country,
with six more prisoners, four of whom are
charged with murder and two with larceny.
This makes 27 prisoners brought in during
the last three days and swells the number
now in jail to 113.
Two brothers, Gamer m and Edward Smith
of Amont, Mich, have found it difficult to
get on together. Cameron suicided by taking
chloroform. His brother,is is missing, and it is
thought he was murdered and the murderer
then committed suicide. The father Of the
two young men is a well-to-do farmer.
Jasper 7. Sweet who shot and killed DIR.
Waugh, practicing physician of Chicago,
three months ago on the alleged ground that
the latter had seduced the wife of the ac-
cused, was found guilty and given two years
in the penitentiary.
B. T. Hubbard has been found guilty in the
United States district court, Chicago, on a
charge of embezzling the funds of the First
National bank of Monmouth Ill.
/ William S. Lessing, a San Angelo. Tex,
lawyer, quarreled with Michael Quinn, bar
tender, and shot the top of the latter's head
off.
Samuel D. Clay 81 efs.nd Rapids, Mich, has
brought suit against Enos Putnam for $780,
900 for alternating his wife's affections.