The Sunday globe., 1901-06-30
What the Wires Whispered Through
the Weary Night
FOR SUNDAY GLOBE READERS.
Sets Fire to them With Coal Oil, Does an
Enraged Louisville Husband-A Duel to
the Death in Hungary-Fiuds His Bride
of Three Weeks Unchaste-Other Items
of Equal Interest at Home and Abroad,

Louisville, KY, June 29-For some
time James Ailesworth, stone mason.
resident Of the Portland district. had
his suspicious aroused against ex-
cashier w. w. Newcomb of undue
familiarity with his young wife Bette.
Bette is only 2S, while her husband is
over 90. Pretending to take the steamer
for Cincinnati on business, he hid him
| self IN the house and waited. Falling
asleep he did not hear the entrance of
Newcomb. Some time in the nipht ne
woke up, and being temporarily dazed
forgot the object of his hiding and pro.
ceeded to his bed room, where he found
the nude, guilty couple locked in each
others arms, Ailesworth contemplated
the scene for a moment, and noticing
the empty wine bottles concluded the
couple were stupefed with drink. He
secured a can Of kerosene, and saturat.
ing the bed and furniture of the room
with the OIL laid train, and as he left
the house touched it off, The blaze
soon reached the sleeping couple who
awakened to find the bed and furni.
ture in flames. Rushing to the win.
dow, which was not very high from
the ground, they jumped safely to the
ground almost i'm the arms of Police
man Forst, who took them to the
nearby station house clad only I'm ma
lures garb They received prompt
medical attention, but were only
slightly burned, the woman about
the hips and the man in the arms
and shoulders. The husband was
arrested at late hour and con-
tessed the crime OF setting fire to the
house, which, by the way, was entirely
destroyed, including all the household
effects and the garments Of the couple.
Boston, Mass, June 20 A petition
for divorce was filed late this afternoon
by j. Henry Breed, of the wholesale
nrm OF Breed, Newhall & Co against
his three weeks bride, the daughter of
| John Phillip Earnhardt, the author
ana nteraturist The petition -Fecites
/ Hlat the husband made the discovery
| that MS wife was enciente, and she adj
nlltted TO hlm that she had been Sc
duced by her cousin, young lad of II,
| three months previously, while the
| boy was on visit to his uncle. Mrs.
Breed is 20 years Of age, very beauti-
! ful, and finely formed woman of
voluptuous proportions,
Buda-Pesth, June ga duel fought
mere between an army officer, Lieut.
JacObet, and a German eX-army officer
named Bach, was "A sanguinary affair.
resulting in the death of the officer
ana the serious wounding of Bach.
lhey fought with cavalry sabers, both
men belonging TO the mounted service
OF tnelr respective countries, Not less
than five thrusts through the BODY
were delivered by the German before
the fatal thrust through the iugular
of his victim. The Germans left hand
was severed, and he also was cut i'm the
neck.
London, June 99.-Snce the bye
election which went i'm favor Of the
government, the jingoes are more clam
orous THAI ever to fight it out with the
Boers. The governments backbone
has been stiflened considerably. and
there is no talk now Of compromise or
terms with the Burghers. Meantime
the pro Boer element keeps rubbing it
in by placarding the recent victories
and activity Of the Boers and placing
In parallel columns the enormous war
expenditures Of the government.
Everybody is really sick of the strug-
gle, but the jlngues are putting on a
bold front and "whistling to keep their
courage up.'
Augusta, Ga. June 29.-Au clone.
ment which occurred sometime last
night is the talk fthe c ty. A bright
negro named Joe Gilman, who came
here almost three weeks ago to start
ionsorial establishment, became ac-
quainted with an Italian family fairly
well do, and the oldest daughter OF
whom is beautiful girl raised and
educated in this city. The Piciuios.
the Italian family referred TO-, we q to
rent the shop the negro was neCotia-
ting for, and several visits back and
forth resulted, it is supposed i'm his ac-
quaintanCe with Miss Florence. She
left note to her mother stating that
she and Gilman would live and die to-
gether. If the brother Of Florence,
who is i'm pursuit, finds the coupla
there vii be one death certain.
Auburn, n. Y. June pa sad ac.
cldent happened to the l8-ypar old
daughter Of j Eli Gonse the extensive
hardware dealer She, with some
young lady friends, were enjoying
themselves at her fathers country
place, and among other amusements
INDUCED in swinging on a rather high
swing, to which the girls climbed ON
short ladder. While in the swing Miss
Grace lost her balance and fell on her
head ON a large boulder, fracturing her
skull She remained unconscious
until this evening, and despite the
efforts Of the physicians, died at sun
down.
Lima, o.. June 29,--Edward Il.
Thompson. living ON farm seven
miles southwest Of this city was i'm.
stantly killed byaueighbor with whom
he was engaged In fist fight. The
slayer John Morrissey. farm hand,
fled, and has not yet been arrested.
The men agreed to fight I'm the regular
prize ring style. but at the first blow
struck by MOrrissey Thompson fell
lifeless to the ground, and never
breathed, being instantly killed by the