The herald., 1896-08-17
GRIMES and CASUAL TIES
A London Embezzler Caught at
New York
MARRIED ONLY ONE MONTH
His Bride Is Detained as an Undesir.
able Person
The Usual Sunday Report of Crime Growing
Out of Jealousy, Poverty or Liquor.
Fatal Accidents
Associated Press Special Wire.

he landed from the Cunard steamer IA
vona on complaint of British Wee
Consul Keating, charging him with the
embezZlement of f415 from the London
postoffice Borfield was postoffice em
ploye in London and is charged with tax
ing the money from two packets. HIS
wife, who is bride of only month, is
detained by the immigration officers as
an undesirable person, while Borfield IS
in Jail awaiting extradition. Borfield
made a confession and turned over $1,000
of the stolen money. He will be arraigned
before United States Commissioner
Fiske in the morning.
ROBBED AND MURDERED.
SPARTANSBURG, S. c., Aug. 16.-
Capt. John II. Blassingam, one of the
oldest and most respected citizens of
this city and state, was shot and killed
this afternoon by Chris Cannon, ne
gro boy. Blassingam was alone at his
sisters house and Cannon entered the
house for the purpose of robbing the
house. Pistol shots were heard and the
negro was seen running from the house.
Capt Blassingam was found dead, shot
twice through the head The negro was
tracked to a house half a mile distant,
where he was found shot through the
chest. Two empty pistols found in the
house indicated that both parties ell
gagged in the shooting. The negro was
taken to Jail. His wound is not thought
to be fatal There is some talk of lynch
ing, but the law will take its course.
Capt. Blassingam was a member of one
of the most prominent families in the
state and a man respected and honored
by all. He was gallant Confederate
soldier, and before the war was a
colonel in the United States army.
MURDER AND SUICIDE.
NEW YORK, Aug. 16.-Alois Dingle-
man, aged 50, shot and killed his wife
and then committed suicide early this
morning at his home in this city.
| Dingleman was once in good financial
condition, but it is alleged that the
| treachery of business associates wrecked
| him. His wife had to convert their home
| into a boarding house. These misfor
tunes caused him to lose interest in life
and the murder and suicide followed.
DRUGGED AND ROBBED.
LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. 16-Doctors
performed an autopsy on the body Of
Hon. w. F. Eyster of Chambersburg
Pa, who was found dying Friday night
| from the effects of injuries. They are
convinced that morphine poisoning
caused death, though there were con-
tusions on the scalp that might have
been fatal There is not the least ques-
| ton that Eyster was robbed, and but
| little doubt that he was first fatally
drugged for that purpose. 1t is not be-
lieved that murder was intended.
FELL FROM A CAR.
WINSTON, n. c., Aug. 16-Captain
j. W. Goslin, editor of the Winston Re-
publican, in stepping off a street car
this afternoon, fell striking his head on
the macadamized pavement, producing
concussion of the brain and causing
death in two hours. Deceased was So
years old.
AN ESCAPE RECAPTURED.
MADEIRA, Aug. 16.-Jim Haslip, who
is under sentence for murder of Pas
quale Milesi an Italian woodchopper,
near Raymond, two years ago. and who
escaped from the county Jail in COM
pany with Jimmy Lawson, was cap
tured last night and brought to town
and lodged in Jail here this morning by
| Sheriff Westfall.
i TOO MUCH LIQUOR.
! CINCINNATI, O.. Aug. ia special
to the Commerclal-Tribun from Bed
! ford, Ind, says: A report just received
| states that Red station, five miles north
of here, was the scene of rioting and
butchery today Dan Cline shot and
killed Chris Lentz. Max Lentz was
fatally injured and Herbert NJ. McDow
ell dangerously cut The trouble seems
to have been caused by drinking.
DAMAGE BY FIRE.
ROCKFORD, H., Aug. 16.-Fire gut
I'd the Woodruff block on Seventh
str. ct early this morning, causing a loss
OF over $lO0, ,O00 T. T. Goldman, who
conducted a department store. is the
principal loser, his loss being estimated
at 500, 900, with an insurance of $4,000
The loss on the building is $4,000, par
TALLY insured
FIREMEN'S S DANGERS.
BUFFALO, n. V, Aug. 16.-Early this
morning fire truck No. 6, with a crew
consisting of Lieut. Hedden and seven
collided with a trolley car at the corner
of Woltz avenue and Sycamore street
The truck was stretched across the
street-car tracks when the trolley, which
was running at full speed struck it,
! Every fireman on the truck was injured
John T. Clark was pinned under the
wreck and crushed to death, his lungs
being perforated by the rung of a lad
der. Fred Jackey went under the truck
and received concussion of the spine
He cannot recover The other injured
are: Lieut. Hedden, hip bruised; Mich.
ael Rosenberger, left leg sprained ani
contusions; John w. Brechtel arm
sprained; Nicholas Moeller, hip bruised
Anthony Mannard, bruised.
The motor car was smashed to pieces
but the motorman escaped with bu
slight injuries. Both the motorman ant
conductor of the car have been arrested
James Cowan, the motorman, says h,
heard the fire gong, but did not slow up
as he thought he could cross the stree
ahead of the truck.
A TRAIN ROBBED
CHARLOTTE. Mich, Aug. 16-A Spe
cal stock train which went east on the
| Chicago and Grand Trunk at 80 las
night was boarded by four men at Belle.
vue. thirteen miles west of here all mask