St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-05-05

arouse the unfortunate man proved I'M
awaiting, and he died at 2 o'clock YES
terday morning. Deceased was a Ger
man, thirty-three years of age.
The case of The State VS.. Barney
Wldmayer, charged with cruelty VISIT
ing and breaking cows tail on the
afternoon of April %. was tried yester-
day in the municipal court, Assistant
Attorney General Childs, of st, Paul,
conducting the case on the part of the
state. and Fayette Marsh appearing for
the defendant. The defense endeav-
ored to show that it was necessary to
use means of this kind to make the ami
NAL move, while the state held that the
action was unwarranted and unjustifa-
bic. A large number of witnesses were
examined on both sides, and the case
was given TO the jury at $50 p. m. and
up to late hour last evening they had
failed to agree upon a verdict.
Yesterday was busy day in the pro-
bate court, and Probate Judge Leh-
mlcke disposed of no less than four
cases, In the matter of the estate OF J.
NJ. Whalley, petition for final settle
ment was filed and the case will be
heard June l. The administrator final
account In the matter of the estate of
Hannah Nj. Lowe was examined and al
lowed and the estate was assigned to
George E. Lowe. Sarah j. Mcdonald
was appointed administrative of the
estate of Angus Mcdonald, deceased.
w. j. Simmons filed a petition for adj
ministration in the estate of Rebecca
Simmons, to be heard June l.
Charles Howey was arraigned in the
municipal court yesterday charged with
the larceny of $40 from the pockets OF a
coat belonging to Robert Mullen, COM
panlon. The case properly comes be-
fore the district court and the grand
jury meeting to-day. Judge Nethaway
decided to refer the matter to that body.
If no Indictment is brought against him
by the grand Jury his case will be tried
III the municipal court tomorrow.
Howey made no defense yesterday.
D0ad, Son & Co.'s cooper shop at Oak
Park was destroyed by fire last evening,
entaillng loss of several thousand
dollars. The Saltwater fire department
responded to the alarm, but by the time
they reached the spot the building was
total wreck. The fire is supposed to
have originated in the engine room.
John Albine, one of the firemen. was
seriously injured by falling through a
trestle.
The total number of deaths in the
city for the month of April is given by
the city physician as fourteen. Of this
number one was a prisoner and one
died from injuries received. Pneumonia
was the cause of a greater portion of
the deaths. Only six deaths occurred
during the corresponding month last
year.
The commission appointed by Gov.
Merriam to visit the prison and look
into the charges of alleged brutality to
convicts on the part of Deputy Warden
f. Ii. Lemon will visit the prison to-
day. All that Mr.. Lemon asks is fair
and impartial investigation.
The board of prison managers will
hold their regular monthly meeting in
the warden'S office at the prison to-day.
They will probably decide on some
place in which to store the manufact-
ured Irvine.
The reserved seat sale for 1.-The Gov
erness," at the Grand Opera house
this evening in which Effie Ellsler ap-
pears, is large.
The steamer Della is to run as a
packet between this city and Taylor's
Falls, making three round trips weekly.