St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-30
CRIME CALENDAR.
Queer Proceedings of Pinkerton in
Criminal Suit at Milwaukee.
A Horrible Murder in Alabama Of an Old Man
by His Wife and Daughter.
A Coal Mine in Ohio Fired by Incendiary
Strikers-Miscellaneou Crime Record.
PNKERToN's PECULIAR PLEADING.


MILWAUKEE, Jan. 29.-In November last
Detective W. A. Pinkerton, Of Chicago, came
to Milwaukee and furnished $500 bail for one
Jas. S. Raymond, held for 1000 silk rob-
berry, and mysteriously left the city with the
prisoner. Raymond's bail was declared
by the fling of an affidavit in the police
court By Pinkerton, praying the,court to re-
NIT the money, on the ground that Raymond
had given away all the facts concerning a
robbery Of the United States express Office at
Susquehanna, Pa, of $40, 900, on June go,
1888. The robbery was committed by three
of Raymond's friends, one of whom, Geo.
W. Proctor, an employe OF the Erie railway,
is now under arrest, the other two being in
Canada. Raymond, who is very important
witness, claims to have reformed. None Of
the money was recovered.
HORRIBLE MURDER.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Jan. 29.-A special to
the Age from Jonesboro, Ala, says: A most
horrible murder was the killing last night,
near here, OF Bennett Parsons, q respectable
farmer, seventy-two years of age. Between
9 and 10 p. m, according to their story. Mrs.
Parsons and two daughters went TO the stable
for something, aud during their absence
from the house they heard tie report Of gun
They paid little attention to it, as it was not
an exceptional occurrence, and returning to
the house retired. They declare they did not
find out Parsons was shot until morning,
when they found his body badly burned
lying on the hearth in his room. The coro-
ner's jury to-day rendered the verdict:
Bennett Parsons cameto his death by being
shot with gun, we. belieye in the hands OF
bis wife; we also believe ais. two daughters
were accessory 10 the crime"
FIRISe A COAL MINE.
COLUMBUS, o., Jan. GA dispatch from
New Straitsville, says mine No. 35, better
known as Plumer Hill, was fred by incenda-
ries early this morning, and fire is issuing
from all its openings. The niue is valued
5000, 900, and there is little hopes OF extin-
gushing the fire. IT is also understood 1t
was In the plan TO fire mine No. 3, which is
expected 20 be done tonight. Large num-
bers of old miners are going 10 work, which,
II Is supposed, aroused the lawless element
to the deed Of last night. The joint lesisla-
tive committee to investigate the causes Of
the strike In the valley, left this morning,
and It is thought the burning OF the mine
will have tendancy to prejudice the case OF
the miners.
POSTMASTER ARRESTED.
CHICAGO, Jan. 29.-The postofiice inspect
ors returned here to-day from Goldsmith,
Ind, having arrested Assistant Postmaster
Campbell, Of that place, for peculiar proceed
ings In regard TO registered letters. After
his arrest he unlocked q desk and took out a
satchel containing twenty-one letters maRed
between May ! and January 2. Only two Of
these were opened, and money still rem aimed
in them. He professed 70 have been merely
negligent about forwarding the letters. The
inspectors believe he Intended TO decamp.
He was a town trustee also. aud handled
about $40, 900 of the school funds. His ac-
counts in this trust are being overhauled.
WHITE RELEASED on BAIL.
PETERSBURG, Va, Jan. 29.--The jury In
the case Of the Commonwealth against WV.
whyte, late teller Of the Planters and Me-
ohanics' bank. tried in Hastings county, for
making three felopious entries ON the teller's
book In favor OF r. a. Young for s6, 900, this
afternoon reported their inability 70 agree
aud were discharged Whyte was released
on bail
MISCELLANEOUS cgiNEs.
John KEEPER was found dead in water
closet at Quincy, H., yesterday morning.
His head was mangled horribly, and was shot
through The chin which penetrated the braIn.
No clue TO the perpetrators
John Dennis, q newspaper reporter Of
Rochester, y. Y, was com mmitted 70 Jail for
contempt in refusing to tell the grand jury
the name OF tue person alleging that certain
persons had been ''fxed'' in the trial Of an
alderman charged with bribery.
Fifteen indictments have thus far been re-
turned against ". r. Smith, Of Richmond,
Va. charged with embezzlement of the state
funds. II Is said that enough papers have
been produced TO show the mum Der Of indict-