St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-27
A SUPPOSED SUICIDE.
John r. Young, Of Duluth Wanders
Away From Home.
SEARCH FAILS TO FIND HIM.
Superstition That He Has Become In
sane and Committed Suicide
Duluth Notes.
Special to the Globe.

Speclal 10 llle GloDe.
DULUTH, Mimi, Jan. 26.-Consider-
able CONSERVATION prevails in the city
this evening, and several parties are out
looking for traces of John Ridgely
Young, twenty-nine years old, and
nephew of o. l.. Young, well known
and prominent lawyer of the city. lie
has only been missing since O'Clock,
but as he had been suffering from
mental troubles for some time, and to-
day remarked to friends: ''They are
having lynch trial up at the court
house and are going to lynch me-"
it is supposed he has committed suicide.
The entire police force is engaged in the
search and number of citizens. Tracks
have been found, supposed to be his,
living over the bluff at point of rocks
on West First street, and marks OF a
man tloundering in the snow up to the
waist are to be plainly seen. Further
on the tracks turn abruptly towards
more frequented street and become
lost. Every foot OF ground has been
explored around the bluff but no traces
of the man have been found,
as yet. Young's people are prominent
in social and business life and are al
most distracted. To-day was seen the
first evidences of mental alteration in a
marked form. At 5 o'clock he was
within block and half Of home. EV-
cry house where he was known to have
friends has been visited, and the I'M
preston prevails that he has either
committed suicide or become numbed
with the cold and is buried beneath the
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any train.
TWO MURDERERS.
Robert Peterson, who killed Peter
Johnson at Moose Lake last Sunday and
was caught Yesterday by Sheriff Flynn,
of Carlton county, has been lodged in
Jail. The murderer is feigning insanity.
Another murderer, name unknown, who
mortallv stabbed man i'll a logging
camp, should have arrived here to-day,
but was delayed by snow.
THE ABDUCTION CASE.
Archie Browns trial for the abduc-
ton of May Paul and subsequent elOpe-
ment with her was on trial all day in the
district court. The testimony elected
was principally from the Paul girl, who
admitted repeated intercourse with the
prisoner, and the case of the state is
not regarded as strong.
~ RAlLROADER HELD VI.
John Rafferty,, an employe of the st.
Paul 81 Duluth road, was robbed last
night on Superior, street near Twelfth
avenue west, of $50 in cash and other
valuables. Rafferty, had just been paid
off for a month and had been in West
Duluth all day. He had started home
and when near Twelfth avenue west
three men sprang upon him, one hold
ing while the others went through him
and relieved him Of all his valuableS.
He describes one of his assailantS as a
we'll built man, six feet in height, black
mOuStache, Prince Albert coat, black
clothes, black tie and white stand-up
collar. The fellow is the one who held
him while the robbery was committed.
The police were informed early this
| morning and think they know who their
''birdS' are.
SUTPHIN IN THE LEAD.
Despite the wintry weather the ap-
| preaching municipal election keeps po-
litical matters up to fever heat. The
! candidates for the mayoralty are j. B.
Sutphin, John Mckinley and Richard
| Cullen. A careful estimate in advance
allows John B. Sutphin majority OF
nearly 1900. He will undoubtedly be
reelected, and is supported by the bet
ter class of people. The candidacy OF
| Richard Cullen is not worth consider
ing, and the contest lies sQuarely be-
tween the two first named candidates.
NOTES.
A colored servant girl, who went to
sleep in private boarding house smok-
ing a cigarette, set fire to the bed
clothes, but the damage was confined tC
the girls room.
Alexander Michaud, OF the Merchants
hotel. and David Adams have left for {
two months trip to california and New
! Mexico.
James Dingnoll has accepted call to
become candidate for alderman in the
| First ward.
Agnes Herndon appears at the Crane
for two evenings next week.
Persons with money to invest will do wei
to turn their attention to Duluth and Supe
rior. M. B. Harrison, 602 Duluth Nationa
| bank building, Duluth, has a large list O.
| n rOnartv in both nlaceS for sale