The St. Louis Republic., 1900-11-14
IN THE CITY

THOUGHT HE KILLED CotS1N-Loniss
Carrn. a Frenchman living at No. 2o1I
North Fourteenth street. rushed ex"itcdly
into the Central District Police Station yes
terday afternoon and surrendered to Ser
geant Fox. saying he had killed his uncle.
Arthur Edard. In fight few few minutes be. ,t
fore at fhe hong in %oFh
with the Fifth District and found that 10
murder had been committed. They said
Carrn had little acuftle with two cousins
the day before and there had been no
trouble since. Carrn was then released.
Louise mah Johnson OF 10 2rg % North Compton
avenue. whose purse was snatcned by a
thief Saturday night. appeared at the -Four
Courts to & swear to warrant, rrssi, arasd asn,lS,
with the theft She sa id she lid not care
to prosecute Moore If she could get out of
1t. but the police were insistent and the
warrant was issued.
ACQUITTED OF CONSPIRACY
CHARGE-Jark Whalen and James Fen
messy. charged with conspiracy to dynamite
St. Louis Transit Company cars in the
course of the strike were discharged III the
Court OF Criminal Correction & yestnrday ri
nan and James Swartz. codefendants IN the
same case. We're indicted by the Grand
Jury.
COMPLAINED ABOUT POLICEMEN
A man VINO gave MS name as t.NdHS
at the Central District Police Station satur-
day evening and satd tina; he mad been
dubbed by two policemen on Market street.
Captain Reynolds told him To call the next
day and point out the policemen. He called
Monday and looked at the men at roll call.
but could not pick out the officers. The
man did not give his first name or adj
dress.
DEATH DUE TO PoIsoN-Coroner
Young he
dead In his home at the foot of Buchanan
street last spring. Young's wife and two
suffering from poison, which was contained
in ham they had eaten. Doctor Lloyd re-
turned verdict of death due to poisoning.
The delay in the hearing was caused by the
examination conducted by the City Chemist.
WANTS $4,000 DAMAGEs-Cora Hage-
nois. filed suit for $4,000 against the South
ern Electric Company and COrwin II.
Spencer in the United States District Court
Yesterday. In the petition the plaintiff al
leges that in November. 1898. she came to
this city from her home and while driving
in front of No. 4431 South broadway in Il
defendants cars. She claims that her We.
hiclc was totally demolished and that she
was thrown OF: and sustained broken
rib and internal injuries. from which she
will never recover. She alleges that the in
juries have incapacitated her for work and
that she is unable to earn livelihood.
PLEADED GUILTY-Sam Harrington.
charged with burglary and larceny. and
with being hahituai criminal pleaded
guilty yesterday to the charge of grand
larceny. He was sentenced TO serve three
years in the pententary. With two COM
panions, he broke into the saloon OF Charles
Kloss at No. 10 South Twentieth street on
June 90. and stole quantity of liquors.
SENTENCED FOR MANSLAUGHTER-
Abe Shelton. a negro. charged with murder
in the second degree. pleaded guilty to man
slaughter in the fourth degree Ill Judge
Ferris's court yesterday and was sen
fenced to serve six months In the Work
house. Shelton shot and killed Jessie Dick
son. negress in a jealous quarrel in their
home at Fairfax and Newstead avenues on
June II iast
PURSE-SNATCHER CONE1CTED-Jos
Brown. who was charged with snachins a
purse from the hand Of Miss Lizzie Cole
of No 14l6 Poplar street. last June. VIII
serve five years in the penitentiary Tor the
robbery. There was s. In the purse Judge
Wood. in passing sentence, took occasion to
express his opinion of this class OF thieves
who are so unmanly and ungailant as 20
rob woman.
CHINAMEN DISCHARGED-Lung Ong.
Lung Yam. Cinnamon. VINO were charged
with assault to kill on Ah Sam. one of their
brother Celestials. were discharged at their
preliminary hearing in the Court of Crimi-
nal Correction yesterday.
WOMAN ROBBED OLD MAN-Mary
Wright. negress living at No. 1879 Market