St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-24
NELLIE KORAN INDICTED.
Miss Koran. the Alleged Poisoner of
Her Sister, is Held for Trial
on the Charge.
Michael Murphy Arrested for Murder Just as
He Had Finished Term of Two
Years in Prison.
Diabolical Dynamite Deviltry Developed
Jus ged Juryman--Holliday Hor-
ribly Hacked.
NELLIE HoRAN INDICTED.

Especial le!eRraIn 10 tue NTOOe.
WHITEWATER, Wis, Jan. 23.-The testi-
mony for the prosecution in the Koran poi
soning case was continued this afternoon
and the state rested its case. The defense
announced that no testimony would be in
troduced, and Nellie Koran was held for trial
on the terrible charge of poisoning her SIS
ter. The case has been in progress a week,
and the evidence against the accused is very
strong. Slowly web is being woven around
the young girl. Next "Wednesday an appIi-
cation for bail will be made at Elkhorn, Wis.
by the attorney of the accused.
WHO STRUCK JOEL PREscoTT2
Special Telegram to the Globe.
JOLIET, H., Jan. 23.-Michael Murphy, a
Chicago burglar, finished his two years. term
at the pehitentiary this morning, but was re-
arrested at the prison door by Chicago de-
tective. Murphy is charged with the murder
Of DR.. Prescott, who was found dead in his
bath house three years ago. Murphy says
this is scheme, worked up against him by
an old pal and that he can easily prove his
innocence OF DIR. Prescott's murder, but it is
understood here that the Chicago police have
clear case against him.
The atrocous murder of Joel Prescott was
committed between IL and 12 O'Clock on
Saturday night, July 8, 1888. At the time
Of its commission there were but two per-
sons in the establishment, DR.. and Mrs.
Picker, who were regular patrons of the
| place, and who heard no sound Of any
kind OF saw anyone except a negro attend
Il n cfanAipo hp with in 4,
hand when they entered. After finishing
their bath they came out Of their bath rooms,
but found no one in the Office to take their
cash. While waiting for some one to come
in, Elmer Prescott came In from the Lyceum
theater, where he had spent the evening. He
| took the money and called loudly for his
father. Then going Ito the basement, he
saw the back window pen, and fearing his
father had been foully dealt with, went for g
| policeman, at the same time calling ''Mur-
der! Ny father is killed!" He found an
officer, and the two, after getting Joel Pres
! colt, Jr., another son, went into
the bathhouse, where they found
| Mr.. Prescott, Sr., lying in the
rear of the basement, alive but insensible. A
gaping wound, four inches long, through
| which the brains issued and two other ugly
wounds were found on the head and pro-
n0unced fatal by physician. Two negroes
who were employed in the hath house were
then thought to have committed the deed, but
subsequent developments proved their nnO-
cence, as well as OF Billy Rich, another negro
who was arrested. Others were charged with
the crime, but were afterward released.
AN INTERNAL MACHINE.
CHICAGO. Jan. ga young man whose
l,a io Otto Epnl- fad cf
night having in his possession large num-
Der Of books stolen from the
public library. The books seized at his
residence were found to be in large
boxes. These boxes were removed TO the
new city bail building to-day. When the
discovery was made that among them were
six or eight Internal machines containing
dynamite, any one Of which was sufficient 70
blow up the entire building. Consternation
reigned at the police headquarters when the
discovery was made, and a number Of start
| ling rumors were at once put afoat Funk,
when interrogated, said he was only expert
meutipg. Tue matter is still mystery The
/ box found among the stolen books was foot
/ long aud six inches deep. Inside of 1t
was a lot Of saw dust packed about revolver.
! The saw dust was saturated with glycerine. A
/ little crook made of thick wire was attached to
the outside of the box. There was still
another box about twice the size Of the first
one described, hlled with dozen packages
of dynamite. Funk had been know as j..
/ c. Talbert, and Sas a student at the Chicago
medical college, and contends that be was
| experimenting for scientific purposes only.
| The detectives are divided, however, in their
views and contend he intended to commit
suicide by this method If arrested The
statement was also made that be was an
active socialist, but this was denied. The
statement is made by the police that IL the
machine had exploded its force would have
/ certainly demolished the city hall building
and oceasioned frightful loss OF life.
MrRDFRoCs JURoR.
| PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 23-About 8 this
| morning the officer in charge hearing an
unusual noise in e room In which jury was
/ confined, opened the door, when one Of the
! jurymen rushed at him with a pair Of scis-
/ sors. The officer rushed into the hallway
/ and the juror followed up stairs aud down,
| throught the courts and Railways, until al
/ length the officer, still a few feet ahead.
reached Fifth street, shouting ''polce" and
| fnATAtE- Out VI tlt AtuNTal sldLlOu me ~
responded and the juror was captured. The
| judge was to-day Informed Of the affair, and
the entire jury was dismissed.
SERVED TIE BRUTE RIGHT.
! RocKFoRD, ILL.,, Jan. 23.-George II. Fox.
/ a Young mau Of rather hard character, who
has just returned from the west, was arrested
/ to-day, for the murder OF John Holiday, al
| Chemuug, last night. Holiday Was the hus-
| band Of Fox's aunt. Fox went to Chemung to
| see her last night She told him Holiday had
| beste1 aud abused her, aud was the father
/ Of her daughters child The daughter was
/ by former husband. Fox then fell upon
/ Holiday, beating him horribly with chairs
! and clubs, so that he died, and then lay down
I aud slep: right through the night in the same
f, room with the corpse.
STERLING EXCHANGE,