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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-23

eyes at that last supreme moment.
Neither will the accessories of the pict-
ure be forgotten. Several bright lights
shed their radiance upon the little
group assembled around the trap; the
condemned man in the center, the
sheriff standing at one side directing
the movements of his aid, who stopped
as he bound the thongs around Goheen'S
legs: tall, smoothly shaver Catholic
priest bending near with a look OF
divine compassion upon his thin, ascetic-
looking countenance; another q few
PAGES off; and in the background, lining
the white walls, perhaps dozen others.
with nearly every face mirroring strong
emotion. either pity or horror. The
element of curiosity was swallowed up
in awe Of the swift-coming death. The
guard Strengthened up, the black cap
was quickly adjusted, and with not
seconds hesitation the sheriff gave a
great surge at the upright lever by his
side. The door of the trap swung down
with clang. and with a swift rush
Goheen, the murderer. dropped out of
sight. In the place where he stood
moment before there was a yawnng
hole in the floor, across which the spec
tators looked at each other with horror
stricken eyes. A sound assembled
from below like that made by
a maui striking log, and then all was
still. The sheriff waited till the sound
came which told him Goheen had
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found on him which he tried to hide by
tucking them under his waistDand.
Still the evidence against him was very
slight, and if it had not been that public
sentiment was strong against him, he
would probably have got off at the pre-
liminary examination. A few weeks
later the trial took place. He was
brought pretty close to the scene of the
murder on the fatal night by direct
testimony. His wanderings in
the country with his brother Ande rson,
who went with him, had been traced,
and County Attorney Daily introduced
many suspicious items of testimony
from the country witnesses. Probably
the two strongest single points against
him in tue minds of the jurymen were
the fact that he had handkerchief of
Rosa Bray with him, and that he asked
man somewhere up country If he had
heard of a woman being found frozen
to death in Fergus Falls; this before any
news of Rosa Bray's death had reached
that part of the country.
The prosecution was conducted with
great energy by County Attorney Daily,
assisted by the attorney general. Co
heen was found guilty after the jury
came within an ace of disagreeing.
Subsequent efforts for the communication
of the death penalty were defeated by
his accusation of murder against his
brother Anderson, and his refusal to
testify against him when the time ar
rived. Since that time there has been
no hope for him. but he has been a
lively prisoner. Every officer about the
jail will rejoice when he is safely out
of the way. He has tried to cor
rupt the guards. to create an
Instruction among the other prisoners,
to secure poison or some weapon-he
stole a razor once and kept it in crew
ice in his shoe several days before it
was found-to induce his family to
make raid on the Jail and release him,
and TO charge the crime to his brother
both by direct accusation and forged
note. There has been one continual
round of sensations at the Jail all sum-
mer. Among other things, lie has COM
posed poetry-a great deal OF it.
This is the second legal hanging In
Otter Tail county. The other was of
Nels Olson Holong in 1883, for murder
Ing girl, cutting her to pieces and
throwing the pieces into hog pen. In
the early days several lynchings oc-
CURED, while of murder trials there
have been half a dozen o.. more; but
among them all there has never before
appeared criminal so crafty, so de-
PRAYED, so totally devoid of heart and
conscience as Adelbert Goheen.
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B-Bath room in Jail.
CC-Cells.
D-Dungeon.

The dotted lines above indicate the
bars of the cells. They all open by solid
steel doors on the central corridor. The
Jail is one of the best in the state. The
steel bars of the cells have center of
wrought iron, so they can neither be
broken nor filed. Each cell has Win
dow opposite. The floors are of steel,
and the bars run without a break
through the top of the second story,
where the arrangement is the same as
on the lower floor. The bars extend
across above the upper tiers of cells.and
the whole structure is enclosed in solid
walls of brick. The sanitary and other
arrangements are admirable. No prS-
oner has'ever broken out of this Jail and
probably none ever will. The outside
corridor at the left or west side is where
the guards stay who have sat and
watched GoheeD ever since his convic-
ton. Connected with the jail by the
hall in which the execution took place
is the sheritf's residence on the north
and the sheriff's Office on the east. 1t is
substantially one building, built of
brick. The cut which is given Oh this
page shows it to good advantage, This
view is taken looking eastward. The
second barred window in the cut. count
ing from the front OF the structure, is
the one which opens Oh Goheen's cell.
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SIX MEN KILLED.
One of the Worst Threshing Acct
dents i'm the History OF the Da-

One of the Worst Threshing Acct
dents in the History OF the Da-
kotas.
MAYvu.LE, n. D., Oct 22.-One of
the most terrible tnreshing accidents
ever known in the Dakotas occurred
here yesterday afternoon OH division
No. 4 of the big Mayville farm, owned
by the Grandin brothers. -Four men
were killed outright and two others so
seriously hurt that they died within an
hour afterward. 1t is the old story of a
boiler explosion, due to the fact, 1t is
claimed, that the engineer had allowed
the water TO run down too low. The
machine had been standing still about
two hours, while some repairs were be-
ing made, and the explosion followed
within two minutes after the engine
started and the pump began pouring
cold Water into the boiler. Two of the
killed We're blown nearly to pieces. The
names of the killed are:
N. n. ERsBERGER, engineer.
HANS BAAsTAD. fireman.
A. L. MARSH division foreman.
A. W. BLOWERS
WILLIAM CLARK.
AN UNKNOWN.
William Peabody and Larry May were
seriously injured, but will recover. Mr..
Marsh leaves a young wife and two
Children, who reside at Fargo.
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Took Him for a Deer.
To the Editor of the Globe.

To the Editor of the Globe.
WEST SUPERIOR, Wis, Oct. 29.--D.
Stiffier, while hunting near Deadham.
Mimi. this afternoon, was shot by
Adam Miller, of this city, dying soon
after. Miller was also hunting, and in
the twilight mistook him for deer,
Stiffler being in the brush several rods
away. Miller was very much overcome
by the affair, and at once hunted
up his companion, j. l.. Showers,
and returned to the city, going to the
police station, and Offering himself to
the officers. There being nothing to
warrant his being held at the time, he
was allowed to go home. This morning
Sheriff Kennedy. Coroner Whitney and
jury will visit Dedham and view the
remains. Miller, who fired the fatal
Shot, is carpenter of this city. But
little is known of Stiffler, who was a
resident of Minnesota
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Wahpeton, arrived in the afternoon and
spent much time with the prisoner. AT
o'clock Colleen was batpised into the
Catholic faith. Both fathers were pres
emf, with the Waterman at the farther
end of the corridor. The other prison.
ers were locked in their cells while this
was in progress. The ceremony of bap
tism occupied nearly half an hour.
and Father Albrecht stayed with
him till supper. This was served
on the table in the Jail corridor and
for the first time in weeks Goheen ate
with a knife and fork. Father Albrecht
and Mr.. Holmes sat at the table with
him. He was given broiled chicken.
jelly, cake and other delicIes, and for
the third time to-day ate all unusually
hearty meal. After supper he sat in
the corridor with Father Albrecht.
both smoking good cigars. and played
hymn tunes for two hours or more.
The father nodding in appreciation
occasionally. Meantime the guards.
gathered and preparations for the final
scene began. Goheen has prepared a
brief speech to make on the saiiows.
but the priest will not permit him to
make it. They urged him to make
confession this afternoon, but he still
persists he Is not guilty.
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THE CRIME.
Story OF the Killing for Which
GOheen Died.

oSONy VA VIC Milling 1OI -" HILL
GOheen Died.
Special to the Globe
FERGUS FALLS, Oct. 22.-The crime
for which Adelbert Goheen was
hanged this morning was the wanton
murder of Rosa Bray. She was
found dead one cold morning last March
near the third insane asylum north of
this city. Her body was frozen stiff
when found. She had Dedraggled
buff of muskrat fur and threadbare
pair of black ''haIf-gloveS," about as
tfficaciOuS as mosquito netting to keep
out the cold; these and forlorn-looking
ragged little cape of black cloth were
the only protection she had from the
weather. Her dress and other clothing
were meager, thin, dirty, ragged and
old. A close examination was not made,
but the natural superstition was that
she had frozen to death, and in the first
reports it was so stated. BY and by it
was found she had been shot. A post
norton and inquest were held, which
settled it that the case was ont
of murder and it took the general
public ys.y short time to fix
with singula ananimity on Adelbert
GOheen as thS murderer. His character
was bad, and he was the only person
who had had much to do with the
woman for some time before. He had
walked with her. taken her to the rink.
and as was afterwards established, led
the poor unfortunate to believe he eY {,
pccted to marry her. Most damning of
all, he had left the city the night before
her body Was found, twenty-four hours
after she was last seen.
s. While the officers were securing the
country for him he returned. one week
after he left. This looked hopeful for
him, but on the trial it was shown that
he did not start for home until he read
in a newspaper that Rose Bray had been
found frozen to death. He was arrested
and some thirty-eight cartridges were
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IN FULL BLAST AGAIN.
Montana Rejoices Over the Open
ing of the Anaconda.

Montana Rejoices Over the Open
ing of the Anaconda.
Special to the Globe.
BUTTE, Mont, Oct. 22.-At Z O'Clock
this morning every whistle connected
with the works of the Anaconda COM
pany blew in joyful announcement of
the fact of the opening of the company's
mines, which were closed down last
March on account of disagreement
with the railroad company over freight
rates. Flags were hoisted from the top
of the hosting works in this city,
and the city put on q gaia
appearance. Marcus DAILY said to-day
that both the railroad company and the
Anaconda company were thoroughly
whipped. Each had lost $4,000, 600 by
this shutdown, and each was heartily
sick of the war. About 200 men were
put to work at the mines III this city to-
day, ard the number will be increased
in the next few days to 1900 or more.
AS soon as ore is shipped to Anacun-
da the smelter at that place will
be started, employing about 1900
more. The instructions are to run
everything full blast, and this means
that nearly 5000 men have steady en-
ploYment.
They are started" said Mr. Daily to-
day, "And hope they will never close
down again while ] am alive. From the
arrangements we now have. | don't be-
lieve any difficulty can arise again, and
am confident there are years ahead Of
uninterrupted work at the mines. Con
tracts were signed to-day for the
receipt at the Anaconda mines
daily, beginning tomorrow, OF
forty car loads of Rock Springs
ThaA I
Mountain Consolidated. High Ore,
Green Mountain and Wake Jim mines
have all been reopened. The hosting
of ore will begin within twenty-four
hours, and about 5000 tons of ore will
be turned out daily. Within four days
the shipment of ore will begin over the
Montana Union tracks"
BUTTE, Mont. Oct. 22.-The office of
the Anaconda was open last night
awaiting important adyices by wire
from J. 3. Haggin, of New York. Maui
rice DAILY, general nperintendent, said:
THE situation is just this, the mines
will be started up in five days or we
will be breaking ground for a railroad
from Anaconda to Butte. We do not
contemplate going into the railroad
business beyond our mining and smelt-
ing necessities. We are going TO have
reaS enable freight rates or local rail-
road of our own. If we build Il road.
the Union Pacific, Northern Pacific and
Great Northern can compete. for our
through business, and that is all
they will get from rs. Mr.. Haggih was
to have received an answer from Gen
eral Manager Clark, of the Union Pa
cific, yesterday. Upon that answer the
whole matter hinges. If Clark's terms
are not satisfactory to Mr.. IIaggin, the
road will lao hIIilf and fbn trDItbis.
tied at once and for all time"
A meeting of the stockholders of the
mine has been called for Dec. in this
city for the purpose of increasing the
capital stock from S12,500,0J0 to sl5,-
0OO.OOO.
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THROUGH TRAP.
Adelbert Goheen Dropped to
Death in the Jail at Fer
gus Falls.
The Criminal Goes to His
Doom a Short Time After
Midnight.
Sheriff Billings and His Depu-
ties Make No Serious
Mistakes.
The Prisoner Is Baptised in
the Catholic Faith in the
Afternoon,
But He Insists to the End That
He Is an Innocent
Han.
Story Of the Murder for Which
He Has just Paid the
Penalty.

Special to the Globe.
FERGUS FALLS, Oct. %, a. m.-The
pallid half moon which rose upon Il
dark world from behind the eastern
clouds at 1915 this morning brought
with it death to at least one human
being, for as its disc appeared
Adelbert Goheen, the murderer of
Rosetta Bray, felt the hangnian's moose
tighten and dropped from life TO death.
One moment he was a sentient, throb-
bing human heing-a man; the next Il
SenSeleSs piece of clay dangling in mid
ara body. The lesson enforced upon
Sheriff Billings, of Otter Tail county, at
the execution of Rose at Redwood Falls
a week ago Was well conned. He made
no mistakes. The rope did not break.
There was nothing that could be termed
'scene." Yet The tragedy enacted in
the brightly lighted corridor of the
Otter Tail county Jail WAS, after all. a
scene which those who saw it Will
never forget. Some of them will bear
in memory till their death the picture
of Gohern'S set face and glaring
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-23
THE NEWS BULLETIN.

Weather--Fair; warmer.
Goheen is hanged at 1915.
Coin and commerce discussed at Omaha
Six men killed in North Dakota.
Big hotel burned at Hot Springs, S. D.
Anaconda mines running again.
Third day of Donnelly trial.
American association meeting, Chicago
Trouble feared at Cork.
Pope Leo may leave Rome.
Hopkins-Searles will contest.
East Fourth street not to be paved.
Decision in favor of the Milwaukee.
Rising of Yaqui Indians.
Many foods in Europe.
I. 0. 0. F. to erect ten-story building.
Blaine is in New York.
No records broken at Independence.
Peculiar matrimonial knot at Superior.
Minnesota man shot for deer.
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RUN oFTHE MARKETS.

Russia's reported investment of Constantr-
nople scared the shorts and created a nerv-
Gus feeling on change in Chicago. loss of
one cent is The result of the days trading in
the wheat pit as compared with Wednesdays
closing figures. Last prices yesterday were
9S4c October 04l2c December, 81 OF May
Corn quotations are down about l4c at 54s4c
for October, 1850 November. 42Ac May
Oats practically unchanged at 29s4c for Oc-
tober and November, 3ll2c May
The upward trend in New York stock mar
ket was checked yesterday, aud fractional
losses are noted in nearly all stocks. The
close was duh and steady.
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The Arrest OF Scott.

Special to the GLOBE.
BISMARCK, Oct. p. "A. A. Scott
Northwestern agent of Gluck & Co.,
liquor dealers, Minneapolis. has been
held here under arrest for four days on
the charge Of forging the firms name
to certain checks. which Scott claims he
Endorsed with his own name as agent
to purchase drafts 10 remit GIuck 81
Co. Scott is said to be good salesman,
and has done large business through
out the state. A member of the firm
was here yesterday. and as he took no
action against Scott it is thought to be
an evidence of SCOTS innocence.
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Where Is John E.oftnes,

Special to the Globe ~
BIRD ISLAND, Mimi, Oct g. John
Loftnes. young man of twenty years,
from the adjoining town of Palmyra,
came into town>one week ago with a
team and small load of wheat, which he
sold. lie received and paid for some
fruit trees being delivered here that
day, took his watch to the jewelers. for
repairs. and put up his team at the
livery stable, saying as he left that he
was going to Hector. One of his neigh
bors asked him when he was going
home, and he replied as soon as his
watch was repaired, which he expected
would be III an hour or so. This is the
last trace had of him. Thorough search
has been made here, ut Hector and in
Minneapolis, and not the slightest trace
of HIM has been had
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-23

on the head which raised lump the
size OF a hickory nut; that his Ii mbs
were black and blue, and he
was unable to walk for couple
of DAYS. The boy is ten years
old. Witnesses for the defense testified
that he was bad boy in school and had
been disobedient on the occasion when
whipped. The reacher testified that she
did not strike him Oh the head, nor very
hard OH the limbs Several small boys
testified that Willie was out playing
with them, apparently all right, afteI
the whipping.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-23
Did They Take Hush Money /?

Special TO the Globe.
ASHLAND, Wis. Oct. ga general
raid has been inaugurated here on
toughs. The gambling houses are all
closed and the mayor is personally
prosecuting ali the eases. There were
rather sensational developments in
court to-day when one Of the twenty in
mates arrested FROM the houses OF ill
fame stated that she had always paid
money to officers to keep quiet, and she
implicated several prominent politicians
as being in the deal.
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Many Are for Woods.

Special 10 the Globe.
Elk POINT, S. d., Oct. 22.-The feel
ing in this (UnioM county over the can
didacy of Col. jolly for congress is
much against that gentleman. His rec
ord OH prohibition is unsatisfactory to
large class, and especially are his rec
ords in the state senate, where he voted
against taxing mortgages, very obnoxi-
Gus. This is a strong independent
strong hold, but majority are disgust
ed with the iuefficiency of the indie
pendent candidate. Smith. and it is be-
lieved that majority of the votes will
be cast for the Democratic candidate,
Woods, who is clean, comp etent man.
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A DUKE PARDONED.
The Gar Acts Leliently to His
COuSin.


ST. PETERSBURG, Oct 22.-High per-
sonages in Copenhagen have induced
the czar to pardon his cousin, Grand
Duke Michael, for his marriage to the
Countess of Nuremberg, daughter of the
Duke of Nassau, and this fact will be
announced at the cars coming silver
wedding. The grand duke and the
countess were privately married at San
Keno in April last. The car
was greatly displeased at the
action of the grand duke and caused
his name to be stricken from the list of
Russian army officers, and eliminated
from the army list the titles of the regi-
ments named for the grand duke and of
which he was colonel. The Polish pa
pers affirm that after the Wedding cele-
bration the ear will make tour of the
famine-stricken districts of the empire
with the purpose of defeating the nfhli-
list intrigueS.
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odd Fellows Hall Dedicated.

Special 10 The GLOBE
CARLTON, Mimi. Oct. o. The Odd
Fellows lodge of this place dedicated
its new hall last night. Grand Master
johnson, assisted by T.. W. Hugo, OF
Duluth, and the eantons of Duluth and
West Superior conducted the ceremOn-
les. \ special train was run for the Oc-
casion from Duluth to Carlton via the
Northern Pacific.
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NOT HIS WIFE,
Though She Had Lived With Tuk
lis Fifteen Years.

Special to the Globe
WEST SUPERIOR, Wis. Oct. o.
Judge Marshall rendered a decision in
the Spencer VS.. Ludlow case this morn.
ing, holding that America, negro
woman, was not the wife of j. CTallis,
and consequently her daughter, Georgia,
was an illegitimate child. This disposes
of the claim of the two women for pos
session of nearly 100 slotsFin Nc
kenly's addition, in this city. which
have become very valuable property.
Tnllis was formerly president of Gin
cinnati, and owned considerable
amount OF properly, including the lots
mentioned. Claim was made to those
by the women. who claimed to he the
wife and daughter respectively of Tul-
lis, but Mrs. Ludlow and sister disputed
their claims on tnegroundtbat no mar
riage ever occurred between them,
though they lived together for fifteen
years. ~ =
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Ohio Robber Punched.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 22.-Frank Van
Loon, a young married man residing
near Westerville, Ohio, was arrested
to-day at Galena, Delaware county,
charged with the murder and bank rob-
berry at Columbus Grove, Putnam coun-
ty. some time since. The circumstances
pointing to his guilt could not be
learned,
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BIG HOTEL IN ASHES.
The Minnekahta Hotel at Hot
Springs, S. D., Destroyed
By Fire.
Guests Lose All Their Per-
sonal Effects, Inelud-
ing Money.
A Half-DoZen Men Killed By
an Explosion in North
Dakota.
The Anaconda Mines of Mon
tana Are in Full Blast
Again.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
HoT SPRINGS, S. D.. Oct. 22.-Fire,
originating in the boiler room, totally
destroyed the famous Minnekahta hotel
at this place this morning at 2 o'clock.
The furniture, except little from the
ground floor, was consumed. The occu-
pants escaped, but lost all their personal
effects and some considerable money.
the total loss is unknown. The built
ing originally cost $4,000 ana the furni-
ture $500. A fine stone block on the
north was damaged to the extent of
$1,000. The following insurance COM
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Big Suit for Libel.
special to the Clio be.

Special TO the Clio be.
DULUTH, Oct. 22.-The Duluth Daily
Tribune has another libel suit on its
bands. Mrs. Louise Glassman. of West
Duluth. has brought an action for So.
coo against thai paper on account Of an
item published seycra! days ago. ac-
cuSing that lady Of running away from
home ANA carrying with her the furni-
ture and money OF her husband. The
story had 40 rOuIdatioa ia fact.
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reached the end of the rope, and that
all was over without an accident. and
then led the way down stairs. He had
done his duty skillfully and well. The
others one by one descended the iron
staircase at the side of the corridor to
the floor below. but slowly and noise
lessly. as if they feared to wake some
body. There was little to see there;
merely body dangling in air, its feet
a yard and half above the floor, ply
stefan holding either wrist to count the
ebbing pulsations, and another small
knot of awed spectators. The pulse
ceased beating in fourteen minutes, and
i'll twenty the body was taken down.
At the Trap.
Among the spectators who stood in