St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-25
Criminal Cuttings.

Late Wednesday night st. Louis police
officer fired three times at three men carry
ing three large sacks. They dropped their
plumber, an examination OF which showed
that the sacks contained fourteen ladies'
petticoats, one overcoat, five boxes of. cigars,
thirty-five pounds of tobacco, three dozen silk
handkerchiefs, three pairs of shoes and lot
of plated jewelry and several bolts of cloth.
The property had evidently been stolen.
Roman Nose. half Sioux and half Cheyenne,
confined in the guard house at Fl. Leaven-
worth for the murder of a white woman last
spring, has been turned over to the civil
authorities.
fierce fight took place in Poplar Island
narrOws, Md, Tuesday night, between q fleet
of eight dredge boats and one of the oyster
police steamers. The steamer came into The
narrows about II o'clock at night, found the
dredgeS at work and attempted to arrest
them. They resisted and opened fire on the
steamer, which was returned at first with
small arms, and then with cannon. 1t is
thought some were killed.
Joseph wilkins. formerly agent of the Mich
igan Central railroad in Buffalo, who de-
faulted for several thousand dollars a few
years ago, was yesterday sentenced to Au-
burn prison for five years.
Richard N. Hotchkiss principal Of public
school at Waterbury, Conn, whipped a fif-
teen-year-old boy pupil so severely that he
died. Threats of lynching are made.
Charles O'Learj of Chicago, who murdered
his wife and sister, has entered plea of
guilty.
Denton. each for $500, have turned up in
Toledo.
G. F. Williamson, prominent cattleman
Of Windsor. Mo-, borrowed Sc, 800 and fled.
William Sheehan. who murdered his mother,
brother and sister at Castletow nroche, near
Cork Ireland, in October, 1877, has confessed
his crime. He says he killed them because
OF their persistency in demanding $500
dowry from Farmer Browne before consent
ing to the marriage of the prisoner to Miss
Browne.
ran away from Terre Haute to escape war
rant for embezzlement two months ago. has
returned and given himself up.
Three burglars yesterday morning robbed
the postmaster of Mt. Forest, ILL.,, of 81, $780,
cut the telegraph wire to Chicago, stole the
postmaster's horse and buggy and escaped.
s. R. Sterling of Harrisburg, Va, is said to
be defaulter in $4,000. He is thought to
be insane.
Minor Misdeeds and Mishaps.
The City of Para brings home the crews of
i've vessels wrecked in the harbor of Aspin-
allduring the storm Of Dec. IL. Twenty
two vessels and sixty lives were lost in that
storm.
The Stevens hotel at Lake Placid in the &d-
irondacks was burned yesterday morning.
The loss is estimated ut $4,000.
Mark Leblanc and Rena Clermont were
drowned at Eel Brook, N. S., through their
dory upsetting.
Hampton, charged at Salt Lake City with
conspiracy with lewd women to compromise
prominent anti-Mormons, has been found
guilty.
Enoch Thatcher, young married man of
Ithaca, N. Y, has been arrested for forging
notes.
Seven convicts mutinied at Starkville,
Miss, and killed wash Powers, their
guard.
Policeman August Banner last night shot
and killed BARLEY Rice at Newark, N. j.,
while the latter was attempting to escape ar
rest Banner is under arrest.
Rush s. Browns distillery at Peoria, ILL.,,
was destroyed by fire last night. The loss is
estimated at $4,000; insurance $4,000. It's
supposed the explosion Of lamp set the
building on Ere.
Bling Lee, colored, while working in q gar
den at New Orleans, was called out by James
jackson, colored, and shot dead. Jackson
escaped.