St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-28
SALTWATER NEWS.
How the Report of the Suicide of Aid.
Kerr Was Received.
Heavy Judgments Obtained Against
Senator Sabin.
Meeting OF the County Board--Notes
About Town.
KerrKiIIs Himself.

The last chapter in the Kerr case is closed
so far as the principal figure in this unfOr-
tunate affair is concerned. Yesterday morn
ing Chief of Police Shorthall received the
following dispatch:
St Charles Station, Province of Quebec.
Kerr killed himself. See Prince. Clark
not arrived at Quebec. Hurry him up. am
under arrest until inquest. Answer ut Albion
house, Quebec.
TSgnedl JACK KEHoLE.
The sender Of the dispatch is one of Pin
keTtOn'S private detectives, who was sent
after the fugitive by Matt Clark and Prince
when his defalcations We're discovered. He
seems TO have followed his man closely and
was probably with him when the suicide
took place, as it is supposed that he was ar
rested as a witness. Immediately on re-
ceipt of the telegram dispatches were sent
David Kerr, the father of the suicide, to
whose house the latter was going with his
wife and family. but at this writing no
further information has been received. The
news of q the death of the alderman
awakened widespread interest in this city
and the affair was the subject of general
discussion. the sentiment being that Kerr
was more foolish than wilfully bad. For
his family there is only one expression of
universal sympathy, his wife, Miss Henri
eta Downs, being a native and lifelong
resident Of this city. The water company,
of which Kerr was secretary, met at 4
o'clock and immediately commenced an eX-
animation of his accounts, and so far a
shortage of 500 has been discovered, but
full investigation will take several days.
Kerr, besides this amount, is short 81, 200
to the gas company and the So, 500 to the
Third National bank of st. Paul. He OBJ
tQinnd This last nv first giving his
note and promising to send up the bonds,
which he did. Before the money was sent
TO this city. however, he left, which eX
plains why he didn't take it with him but
left it with his brother. Besides this he had
$50, 600 insurance on his life, $4,000 of
which, however, will be lost owing to his
suicide. The house, which his wife will
hold If she returns, represents probably
5000, subject to mortgage of 81, 600,
and he has also lot adjoining his home
stead, recently purchased but not fully paid
KeTr's death leaves a vacancy in the city
council which must be filed by an election
held within ten days from to-day, or by
Wednesday, Aug. 6. An extra session of
the city council will probably be called to-
day and the order for the special election
issued.
MORE IN DETAIL.
QUEBEC, July 37.-Ald. Kerr of Still
water was arrested to-day on the Intercol-
onial express, going East, by Detective
Kehoe Of Chicago. Kerr was asked for
few minutes conversation and the two en-
tered the postal car. KehOe rushed out of
the car Immediately afterwards, exelaiming
that Kerr had attempted to shoot him.
Upon investigation Kerr was found lying
dead III tine car. KehOe was arrested and
brought here with the corpse.
QUpon the arrival here this afternoon of
the body of L. w. Kerr. it was placed in
the mosque and Detective KehOe, who gave
himself up to the police, was brought be-
fore Judge Chanvean and remanded till to-
morrow, when he will give testimony.