St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-10

ney, fed when the butchery began O'Don-
ovan Rossa's Offices are on the third floor of
the building, which is an old structure and
occupied by people Of various occupations
Rossa has two rooms, and the assault oc-
CURED in the larger room. In this an over
turned chair and spilled bottle of ink show
signs of struggle. There were also numer-
GUS spots of blood on the wall and floor.
Along the walls of the stairway more blood
blotches are seen. The police found the
knife with which the crime was com mmirted
on the top step Of the second flight. Its
blade is five inches long and sharpened
on both edges. The handle was twisted
with twine to give a frmer grasp. Police
Captain Webb and his officers are after ad-
ditional facts. Three letters were found in
Pelham pockets which they will not allow to
be seen.
O'Donovan Rosa came to his Office after
nightfall and pretended ignorance of the
whole affair. When told man had been
hacked to pieces in his office he smiled in
credulously. Afterwards he showed conster-
nation, and asked for all the particulars. He
was told to 60 to the station
house for information, and he sud-
denly locked mis- door and disappeared.
O'Donovan Rosa lives in the outskirts of
Brooklyn. A ring at the door bell tonight
brought no response. A friend of his said
be had lately heard him talk of ''treachery'
among certain parties, but he was surprised
the men should so far forget themselves as
to fight. He was sure Rosa knew nothing
about the affair, and that if Rosa had been
present the stabbing would have been pre-
vented. At late hour tonight Phelan IS
condition had not improved, AMI it is be-
lieved he will die.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Jan. 9.--The news OF
the stabbing of Capt. Thomas Phelau in New
York created quite stir of excitement in
this city. His absence was Iot generally
known and only few friends were aware of
his visit to New York. Pnelan took eXcep-
ton to comments in O'Donovan Rossa's pa
upon the interview published here, and left
for New York city Tuesday nigh 18th the in
ton or retraction of them. He
represented to his wife he was
going to St. Louis and she was
not aware of his mission to New York, until
informed this evening OF the encounter there.
She will leave to- morrow morning for New
York city, to attend her husband. Capt.
Phelan b 5 been resident here since 1854,
He served in the federal army during the
war and has figured conspicuously il local
politics. He has always been an ardent
supporter of the Irish cause, and isa man of
violent temper. He has been superinten-
dent of the workhouse for nearly year past
THAT MAN WITH GLASS EYE,
TORONTO, Jan. 9.-Morris Larry, a man
with glass eye, came here some months
ago from Detroit, started an agency for the
collection Of accounts. soon ingratiated him
self into t. good graoes of the tradesmen
and others, and has departed to the states,
leaving creditors to the amount of $4,000
He is well known in pittsbury and the west.
ATTEMPT To WRECK PASSENGER TRAIN.
EATON, Pa, Jan. Am attempt was
made last evening to wreck a Jersey Central
passenger train at Black Davis cut, below
Phillpsburg, by misplacing switch and
locking it so as to throw the train from the
down to the up track, and over a high en-
bankment. Half an hour before the depar-
ture of the passenger train coal train was
sent ahead, which was badly wrecked. The
engine and ten cars were thrown over the
embankment. No one was injured.
WAR IN AERIcA.
LOUISVILLE, Jan. 9.-In bar room fight
this morning at Ninth and Walnut, Fred
Eckler was killed and Israel Smith fatally
shot. The two quareled last night, and Smith
was cut on the bead. Tbis morning he re-
turned to Eckler's saloon, renewed the diff
Guilty, and hit Eckler ON the head with 6
brick, killing him in nstantly. AS Smith turned
TO walk out Of the saloon Eckler's brother
Frank drew pistol and shot him through
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Eckler was arrested.
FATAL TRAIN WRECK.
FARMINDALE, l.. l., Jan. 9.-The Deer
Park accommodation train, which left Hunt
ers Point last night was deraied at Bethpage
junction, one mile west OF here at 6 O'Clock
this morning. The locomotive was upset
and Engineer Henry Burtzell and Fireman
Jacob Dotzell were fatally injured. Burtzel
was dead when taken cut. Dotzell was ter
ribly scalded aud died soon after being taken
out The train consisted of the locomotive,
one combination and one baggage and
smoking car. The baggage car left the track,
the wheel Of the combination, next
the engine, was torn from under,
but did not upset. Fortunately but
few passengers were aboard. All
in the rear car we're badly shaken, but moi
injured. Thorough examination of the
scene Of the accident by Superintendent
Barton and others shows deliberate case OF
wrecking by unknown parties. staple had
been removed from n tie, aud one of the
switch rails moved, so the wheel Of the loco
! motive would strike It and be thrown from
the track. Supt Barton says underhand
work OF some one understanding the switch,
probably discharged employe. Detectives
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