St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-17
SALTWATER DOINGS.
John McNulty, a United States
Prisoner. Makes His Escape
The Local Rudpet.

John McNulty, a United States
Prisoner, Makes His Escape
The Local Budget.
John McNulty, United States pris-
oner serving seven years. sentence for
desertiOn and horse stealing, escaped
from the states prison on Sunday night,
and was recaptured about four miles
from the city, just beyond the Wiscon-
sin Central crossing of the Duluth road,
before midnight, by two men from
White Bear. McNulty has been en-
plOyed for some time to carry water to
the convicts after they were locked in
their cells. He escaped by squeezing
through the bars in window Oh the
upper tier of cells at the west end of the
cell-rOOm corridor. He had secured a
rope used to open and close a traDsom
for ventilation purposes, and after get
ting through iron bars six inches apart,
let himself down the length of his rope,
and then dropped to the ground. He
escaped from the yard by crawl
ing through the bars of the
gate in the northwest corner,
which are but seven inches apart. He
was accidentally captured in house
where he had taken refuge from the
severity of the weather, by the men in
warm. Both feet were badly frozen and
he submitted to recapture without a
word. He says that when he found how
cold il was he would have returned if
he could have got back again the way
he got out.
SCRAPS AND sCREEDs.
A yOnng man named Eric Johnson,
who was employed by Judd Orff, on
South Third street, as driver and chore
boy, was taken to the city hospital yes
terday noon vomiting blood profusely.
Examination proved that he had rup-
tured blood vessel, from which the in
ternal hemmOrhage proceeded. His
situation is extremely critical and his
recovery doubtful.
Miss Francis, the Seventeen-year-o
daughter of Joseph Wolf and wife, died
Sunday evening of rheumatic fever.
She was taken sick Friday; the disease
being most malignant from the start.
The funeral will be from st. JOseph'S
church at 9 a. m. tomorrow.
Acting County Attorney j. n. Castle
yesterday instructed County Attorney
Egan, of Ramsey, whittier the case had
been taken on change of venue, to dis
miss the indictments against III. q. Stor-
dock, warden, and Sarah McNeale, late
matrOn of the prison.
The firm OF Welander & kingston
have gone into voluntary bankruptcy,
with Fred Scott as receiver. They are
in the clothing business, and claim to be
perfectly solvent, but desire to dissolve
business relations with one another.
The Saltwater Construction and Fur
nishing company. of this city, have de-
clared dividend of 100 per cent. They
have filed amended articles of incOrpO-
ration and will increase their capital
The case of DR.. Mitchell, charged with
selling mOrtgaged property, was con-
tinued for one week yesterday morning
at the municipal court, where he was
under examination.
IS Hon. w. e. Williston, of Red Wing,
referee in the sale of the car company'S
property. was in the city yesterday on
business connected with that matter.
The sale of seats at the Grand Opera
house last evening for Thomas w.
Keene's Caesar was larger than for
any entertainment this season.
A ten-pound boy, who will some day
call w. E. Capron grandpa, arrived at
his son Harry's residence yesterday
morning.
ga Pair of Kids at the opera house
this evening.