St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-08
SALTWATER DoINGs.
An Attempted Suicide-The City
PrimarieS-Nntes

lin Fox, victim of epilepsy, who
Keeps fruit, cigar and confectionery
shop Oh South Third Street. above Olive,
came tearing down Myrtle street to the
union depot yesterday about noon. max
ing for the Duluth dock, with the evil
dent Intention of throwing himself in
the lake. Chief ShortalI and Officer
Glenn on, who were standing at the
nortnend OF the depot at the time, made
dash for him. and caught him just as
he was crossing the railroad tracks. 1t
was with the utmost difficulty that he
was restrained and finally taken in the
patrol wagon to the county jail for safe
Keeping. When first captured he said:
"A man IN Minneapolis told me this
was going to happen" A formal COM
plant having been made by Chief
Sh0rtall, commission will be convened
at the Office of Judge Lehmicke this
morning to examine the question of his
insanity. Epileptic fits have been of
long standing with him, and his condi-
tlon grows worse with each attack.
During the Gospel Army craze last
winter Fox was an attendant at their
meetings, and has never seemed sane
since on religious subjects.
Democratic caucuSeS will be held i'm
Saltwater Thursday evening, May 10,
at 1880 p. m, to elect delegates to the
county convention to be held at the
court house Saturday, May II, at 2:30
p. M, at the following places: First
ward, at court house: Second ward, at
city hall; Third ward, at 1920 North
Main street. The wards are entitled to
the following delegates: First ward.
II: Second ward, 10, and Third ward,
IL. The judges and inspectors for the
various wards are: First ward, w. K.
Lehmcile, L. c. Kitty and James Good
man; Second ward. A. Il. Lindholm. r.
M. Anderson and G.. E. MOsier: Third
ward, j. G.. Nethaway, George w.
Bowles and j. j. Stinson.
PRISON CITY NOTES.
The water in the lake has reached
point within three feet one inch of the
high water mark of 1881, and at present
occasions no little Inconvenience to
business men on Main street. whose
cellars are nearly all flooded. There
has been a continuous rise for the past
three or four days, but at last the high
est point seems to have been reached.
Reports from up river state that the
woods are full of logs, and that owing
to the vast amount of water and high
winds it is almost impossible to keep the
logs i'll the channel.
A telephone message received by
Chief Shortall, yesterday forenoon, from
Marine, caused the arrest of boy of
about sixteen years of age, named AL
fred Anderson, who is said to have
robbed man in Chisago county. When
searched he had no money on his per-
son, but finally admitted his guilt, and
said that he threw the pocketbook away.
A dilligent search failed to discover the
cash. He was taken to Marine by the
Village marshal.
The Republican county convention
for Washington county, to elect dele
gates to the state convention, has been
called for Saturday, May IL, at 2 p. M,
at the court house in this city. Six del
egate5 are to be elected.
A box car jumped the track on the
Milwaukee road at the foot of Nelson
street at 1890 p. IN. yesterday, prevent.
ing the Omaha trains from reaching the
union depot as usual. The wreck will
be cleared by this morning.
Mrs. Fogleblatt, who was arrested on
Saturday in condition bordering OH
insanity, was released on yesterday, and
went to her friends at Anoka.
A. l.. Gillispie leaves this morning for
Glen Rock, Wyo., to look after the in
terests of the oil and mining companies
i'll which he is interested.