The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-30
Saltwater News,

A meeting of the board of education
was held Tuesday night at which time a
resolution was adopted terminating he
contract existing between the board OF
education and A. T. Probst, principal OF
the Lincoln school, on the North hill. In
asmuch as there had been more or less
feeling between Mr.. ProbSt, Prof. Darius
Steward, superintendent of the city
schools and the board of education, some
action of the kind was expected. Mem
bers of the board of education claim that
Mr.. Probst refused to obey Supt Stew
ard or recognize his authority. The
board decided that the best way to pro-
mote harmony in the schools and pro-
vide better conditions was to remove
Mr.. Probst A letter was sent to Mr.
Probst by the president and secretary Of
the board informing him that he must
not attempt to resume his duties yester-
day. Mr. Probst retired, but says he will
carry the matter into the courts. He
claims to have been misused and will
stand up for what he. terms his rights
T. H. Roberts, of St. Paul, fractured
his left arm at the, wrist Tuesday even
ing in front of John J, Karst's hardware
store. Mr. ROBERTS was walking on the
sidewalk, when his feet slid from under
him and he fell on his wrist. The frac-
ture was reduced by Dr.. Pratt.
The output of the prison binder Irvine
factory has been increased to 25,0O0
pounds per day and an increase to 10000
pounds daily will be made next week. A
large amount of the sisal fiber, purchas-
6u Dy w dTQ6n w Oll0F, is arriving, duQ
from now on there will be busy times
at the prison factory. Warden Wolfer
says he is greatly encouraged with the
manner in which Irvine collections are
coming. The state sold about $4750O0
worth of Irvine last season and had I'D
accounts amounting to $4,000 more. Only
$4,000 remains outstanding and the war
den is satisfied mat this will be paid in
by March 1.
Inc daring robbery of bank at sher-
burne, Martin county, Mimi, and the
murder of the cashier, in the fall of 1896,
was brought to memory at the prison last
night by the death of Louis Kellihan,
one of the principals in the affair, from
tunOr of the brain. Kellihan was orig
inany sentenced to be hanged, but later
his sentence was committed to life i'm
prisonment by the state board of par
donS, because of his youth and an APP
parently weak intellect. Almost from the
time he came to the prison, July 16 1897,
he showed signs of mental weakness.
About four months ago he was removed
to the prison hospital and two or three
weeks ago became a raving maniac.
When Kellihan's sentence was commit
ed to life Imprisonment quite a stir was
created in the southern part of the state
Many claimed that the fellow was Grim
inal and that the story of mental disease
ceding friends hoped to cheat the gall
lows of its victim. That a mistake
would have been made by his execution
has been demonstrated beyond all doubt,
and Warden Wolfer regards the case IS
a most important one in connection with
the scientific study of those who commit
crimes and viii make a thorough report
and history of the case.
Kellihan's funeral was held in the
prison chapel at noon today, services lie
ing conducted by Rev. S. ]. Kennedy, the
Protestant chaplain at the institution.
The father of the deceased arrived last
evening from his home at Rock Rapids,
Iowa, and took the body home with MIN
for burial.