St. Louis Post-Dispatch
August 25, 1883

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ST. LOUIS. SATURDAY, AUGUST 25. 1883.—TWELVE PAGES. ~y ALL THE NOVELTIES IN *FURNITURE! AT THE ENTERPRISING CASH HOUSE OF BARNES & WIEDERHOLDT, FIFTH AND LOCUST STREETS, Opposite Mercantile Library. § ICE CREAM! For the BEST and PUREST ; for the LARG- in the cit FAIREST PRICES, go to BUWMAN & CU. $18 AND 820 MORGAN ST. Zy "09 8 NOLXIS “SOHL qUOIeq 8,UBA JOS sy OTq¥}107 WOT sosuvy ATUL y [20H gq 3n07M Choice line of Hot Water and Coffee Urns ALSO A FULL LINE OF - Cooking Stoves,Ice-Boxes and Refrigerators sos MAREET ST. AP Varney Carriage . COMPANY, 2109 to 2117 Morgan Street. Largest Stock, Best Work, Lowest Prices. HENRY TIMKEN, : : President, ZENAS VARNEY, Sec’ ‘ ape Treasurer. ahaha a aes 4 7,9 oes . * gk} * * - ‘ 3 DURIE, superintendent ry _ RBS Gost es rates LOOK FOR STAMP @ aan ON EVERY CASE. The Only First-Class and eliable OPTICAL EFIOUSE In the Citys RNSTEIN & GD, Sts. —_ and examine Our N ew Patent Indestructible Eye-Glass. ESTABLISED 1893, NG. DYEING AND REPAIRING SUITS CLEANED IN SIX HOURS, Olive Street. Fy Pag re -% city. Opening first of hundred souvenir portraits, from cabinet to life- given ts 4 to each of our customers during Au- ist NDORFF & KUHN, Photo-Artists. TRAS Kk’ C —_ _— _—— ‘ 4 LB 7 : 3 ae ams f— wit 7 Better than anyother way. i oe eo heapver an ee _______ _—_-— through the day an opportunity to purchase in the evening. sold CHEAP FOR CASH, Give us a call before purchasing elsewhere. and warranted to give satisfaction. Room Suits, Parlor Suits and all kindsof Furniture for all classes. TISHI MPRESSED Fis ® For Econo my, Con- venience and Neatness it has no equal, Ask Your Grocer for it. TINNERS’ STOCK OF ALLKINDS EXCELSIOR MANUFACTURING co NOTICE! THE WELL-KNOWN FURNITURE STORE OF H. L. NIEDRINGHAUS Will keep open until 8 o’clock every evening commencing September 1, and during the busy season, to give his customers who cannot come All goods Avenue and Fifth Street. Washington COLUMBUS BUGGY S12 direct importation of the Latest Desi Just received, a 3? and Gents’ T ILET CASES, SATCHE Pf, CIGARETTE CASES. Also Many sortment of Toilet Requisites to be MELLIER’S GERMAN COLOGNE, MELLIER’S BEET, WINE AND.iRON; An El Novelties. found in the city. : 3 : Sea Mes 7 ‘ ; - 4 ; . ¥ é B : ey can — & & ae . F 2 Saree s ne ot ! 4 ) FF # $ ie oh ac 3 7 6 y * - q ; HF t , ‘an ee 5" : i . } — : : > +» € . , ‘park ‘ . F . 4 > & . & | i; = ¥ ~ me 4 be > ao -— = F Rs . oe » ‘i hy gees , a4 % ® ‘x , . o Fi : . : - 7. 2 ' ' . 2 \. es te ke nk % =, eG : e . ee PP te ‘ 4 —— Spree She ale Eat bh rae. at 1p AR EPEAT ee eS y by x 2X. be ae =A 1 ae ae Tee ¥ ee Se 2 . 7 me ee etapa Sheik ia meh’ at. + bares es ee ein ee 3h OE 4 4 2 See ae Gs: Be eee sn : AVELING GAR and 1S CINCHONA HAIR DRESSING gg neg be nt Tonic; 75 Cents a Bottle. Disinfectant. terday was attri bad 4 5 | propert & #. 2 ~ LATESTEDITION, FATAL ACCIDENT. | A Brewer Crushed to Death in a Mash~-Tub. ss tieaiata cin Caused bya Mistake of the Engineer— His Rescued Companion Tells the Hor- rible Story—Iron Forks Play with Ter- rible Violence Upon His Body. By Telegraph to the Post-Dispatch. New York, August 2.—Cries of “Help, help, help, save me, save the, its killing me, its killing me,” rang outfrom the brewery of Heupfel & Sons at One Hundred and Six- ty-first street and St. Anis avenue yesterday morning and startled theémployes with the agonizing tones in which they were uttered. A rush was made in the direction whence they came and Carl Steinya German, about 38 years old, who lives at Grove Hill and Clit street, was found ima mash tub begging to be saved from being pouuded to death. All this time he was moving around in a cir- cle to avoid the revolving forks used to crush the malt. When -he reached a poirt where he could be taken hold of he was seized and | rescued from his perilous position. He was so terrified that for a moment he was unable to utter a word, AND FELL TO THE FLOOR from sheer exhaustion. Assoonas he had recovered his breath he éxéiaimed, ‘‘Look fot Andy. He’s mashed to death, he’s mashed to death.” In their excitefhent Stein’s res- cuers had failed to notice that he had a com- panion with him in thetub. When they were informed of it they again rushed to the place from owitich they had pulled Stein out and a _horri- bie sight met their gaze. Silding around the copper bottom @f the tub was the budy of Andrew Sanger, WBile the iron forks were playing like so ma hammers upon him. Oneof the forks d passed ciear through the skull and proffuded on the oth- er side. ‘Lhe scalp be F TORN ALMOST EE from the skulland the bins were oozing out. The back part of the Bead was crushed in and there were cuts and bruises literally covering the face. Other portions of the body were gashed ina horrible manner and a large portion of the back Was almost com- pletely torn off. Death must have been al- most. instantaneous. The body was removed from the .- brewery to an undertaking establishment and thence to the house of the dead man at One Hundred and Fifty-ninth street and Elton avenue. When the mangled remains of her husband arrived,- Sanger’s wife - became almost insane with grief, while in striking contrast her babe coved a KICKED ABOUT WITH DELIGHT at the unusual sight presented to her. The two other children, a boy of about 9 and a girl of 6 seemed, to rea ize tha&. something terrible had happened, bageeiast What their father’s dedth “méant they»were only par- tially able to comprehend. An examination of Stein’s injuries revealed the fact that he had suffered terrible ;blows about the body aud a contusion of the right leg. His face was badly cut and his leit arm had been penetrated by an iron fork toa considerable depth. Although his injuries are serious, still itis quite probable that he will recover. He was removed to the Ger- man Hospital. A Posr-DIsPATCH represen: tative yesterday made an investigation into the cause of the terrible accident. He ascer- tained that yesterday morning about 8 o’clock Sanger and Stein, who were employed as kettle-men, were ordered £O SCRUB OUT the Jarge mash tub, situated in the western portion of the building. They had been at work about a- half an hour, when the engineer was directed to put the belt on the large wheel connected with the grain elevator machinery. Instead of placing } the belt on as directed, he connected the en- gine with the mash tub machinery. In ai instant the heavy forks, which are made to crush the finest grain, were revolving and pounding around in the tub. ‘The engineer, whose name is Heckman, had been in the e oy of the concern fur three montis, and wis considered sober, industrious and relia- ble. The proprietors consider the accident the result OF AN UNINTENTIONAL MISTAKE, Engineer Heckinan, when asked to give his version of the accident, stated that he had mistaken one belt for the other. He tried to rectify his mistake as soon as possible, but was too late. He was almost frenzied by the thought that be had been the cause of Sanger’s death. Carl Stein was found in a ward of the German hospital at Seventy- seventh street and Fourth avenue. He was lying with his head, arm and leg in bandages and seemed to be suffering intense pain. When asked to state just how the accident occurred, hé replied in German: ‘Sanger and 1 were scrubding out the mash tub and had almost finished our work. Il was standing up for a moment, looking out of the window, Sanger was down on his knees scrubbing the copper bottom dry. His head, 1 remember now, Was near ONE OF THE TIER OF FORKS. Suddenly and withvut any warning the fork began to revolve and I heard Sanger shout- ing to me, ‘‘Mein Got, I’m being killed! help! help!’ .I tried to reach him, but found that was impossible, as the forks kept pushing him away at the sametime that they were pounding down upon his body. I had to keep running along as fast as the shaft was re- volving in order to keep out of reach of the forks. I kept yelling to the engineer to stop the engine, and called for help. Lremember nothing more excepting that I felt myself pulied out from the tub and carried away in an ambulance, and here I am. It seemed ages before any one came to help me. Sanger was a good fellow and easy to get along with. The engineer I think, had been at work but two days and did not understand the belts. I know he could not have done it intentionally for’ he sennoey knew either of us. It was amistake made through ignorance [ think, and poor Sanger has bad to suffer for it.” Sanger came from Williamsburg to Morris- siana about two months ago and had been employed at the brewery ever.since. The Coroner will make an investigation into the cause of and the responsibility for the accident. A FLURRY IN STOCKS, The Memphis and Charleston Advances Several Points—Curious Stories, By Telegraph to the Post-Dispatch. New Yorx, August 25.—There was a flurry in Memphis and Charleston stock yes- terday, Which advanced seyeral points very rapidly. This is a yery mercurial stock and experiences a sudden and extreme variance in prices frequently, but the advance ye table to B yepor’. w [eer | the stomach yesterday. been more or less trouble and dispute about the lease, which this reported purchase, if true, will set at rest. The Memphis and Charleston is an important link in the Southwestern system, and if the Seney syn- dicate has got a firm hold of .it the fact is doubly interesting in view of the belief that Mr. Geo, R. Scott has entered the sydicate with a view of arranging a close connection between che Southwestern and Southeastern ayaa. I'he Memphis and Charleston meets the Gould system at Memphis. ILLINOIS ITEMS, Occurrences in the Land Across the River—Crops— Deaths, DECATUR, August 25.—Mrs. Mitchell Smith, aged 60 years, died yesterday of ty- phoid fever. Wm. Chetham was examined yesterday on the charge of attempt to out- rage Mrs. Wm. Garland, ana was held to bail. , SHAWNEETOWN, Aug 25.—F. E. Minter, known here as the “Texas cow boy,” was arrested by a Texas sheriff yesterday for the murder of Dr, Smith, committed four years ago, CHAMPAIGN, August 25.—The corn crop will not amount to much here. A light frost, fell yesterday morning. _ SPRINGFIELD, August 25.—Geo. Broder- iqua attempted to cut his throat last night, but did not succeed, Wm, Carroll and Win’ Shaughnessy ransa hand-car off the track yesterday and seriously injured themselves. QUINCY, August 25.—E. M. Root, cashier of the Union Bank, died yesterday, aged 32. CARROLLTON, August 25.—J. H. Under- wood, an old citizen, died of eongestion of Miss Ella M. White was married to Mr. Wm. H, Clark yesterday morning. LITCHFIELD, August 25.—A second-hand dealer yesterday voluntarily sent a quantity of stolen goods which he had purchased of a Stranger to their owner at Bunker Hill. SPARTA, August 25.—After a long chase for George and Harry Blizzard, J. H. Dickey and John MeMyers returned yesterday with five horses, a wagon and harness. HAVANA, August 25.—The jury in the Welter murder case returned a verdict of not guilty last night in favor of Gardner. URBANA, August 25,—Over 150 delegates were present at last evening’s session of the Bloomfield Baptist Assoeiation. SHELBYVILLE, August 25.—The Shelby County Sunday-school Convention closed yesterday with a grand picnic. GTBSON’S, August 25.—Wilson’s grain ele- vator, with 50,000 bushels of corn, was burned yesterday. The Wabash depot was also destroyed. Loss, $10,000. VIRGINIA, August 25.—The Cass County —, closed yesterday, after a successful week. CLINTON, August 25.—The DeWitt County Fair closed yesterday. It was a financial success. MISSOURI NEWS. Sensational Murder at Macon—Judge Morrison of Glasgow Dead—Crime,. JEFFERSON City, August 253.—A writ of mandamus was applied for yesterday by W. S. Davison, recently appointed and con- firmed City Treasurer against Jacob Tan- ner, the present incumbent, who has refused to vacate the office. Macon, August 25.—Geo. Stewart shot and killed Walter Tracy yesterday. The ‘hurder grew out of a re ‘-on “Tracy's part to live with Stewart's sister, whom Stewart compelled Tracy to marry a few weeks ago, Stewart’s sister having alleged seduction. Stewart escaped. BISMARCK, August 25.—Kobert Sloan, an old citizen, died at Lrondale yesterday. GLAssow, August 25.—Judge Alfred W. Morrison died yesterday, at the age of 82. He had lived in the State over half a cen- tury. SEDALIA, August 25.—Detective John D. Long arrested Robert’ Thompson and John Christian for stealing beer from cars. JOPLIN, gAugust 23.—Newton Vincent, Chas. Williams and Doe Pinkard were ar- rested yesterday for cattle stealing. HANNIBAL, August 25.—A laborer named Tierney jumped into the river yesterday and was drowned. He leaves a large family. HERMANN, August 35..--A triple wedding took piace at Wm. Doermann’s residence yesterday, all in the family. SPRINGFIELD, August 25.—The funeral of E. B. Griffin, who was killed by lightning, took place at Mountain Grove yesterday. Kansas Crry, August 25.—F. Caldwell, a business man of Topeka, formerly a princi- pal of one of the St. Louis Public Schools, left the State yesterday for Old Mexico with about $20,000 in money due creditors. Missouri Orry, August 25.—John B. Sweeney, who is suspected of being impli- cated in the Vinita train robbery, was ar- rested yesterday by Sheriff J._ Reed of Clay County. Sweeney was visiting, some relatives when taken. PERRY BELMONT, Accident Caused by the Premature Dis- charge of a Gun. By Telegraph tothe Post-Dispatch, New York, August 25Congressman Perry Belmont returned home Thursday evening from Delaware County, this State, where he has been for ashort vacation. His sudden return was caused by an accident to his hand, caused by the premature discharge of a gun while he was out shooting. A short time ago Congressman Belmont with a party of friends went to a sinall town near the east branch of the Delaware River, where the shooting and fishing were reported good. They had littie luck, however, and last Wednes- day morning the party started out again. They had not been gone long when the dis- charge of a gun was heard, and those in the rear heard Mr. Belmont exclaim, “l’m shot! They hurried té his assistance and found tnat a charge of bird shot had been blown into his hand. The wounds were bleeding freely, and his clothing was covered with blood. Medieal assistance was summoned and Mr. Belmont was soon pronounced to be able to travel, and expressed the determination of returning home. At his home at the corner of Eighteenth street and Fifth avenue, last night it was said that, though Mr. Belmont was abed, his wounds were not of a serious na- ture. ‘He 1s under medical care,and Dr. Weir, the attending physician, prescribes perfect quiet for him for a few days. Mr. Belmon t will be outin a — of weeks,” said the attendant. “‘There isnoone in the house that can give you any particulars of the ac- cident.”’ FATAL HIGHWAY ROBBERY. Two Chinese Emmilgrants Killed by Rustlers—Four Woanded, Tucson, ARIZONA, August 25.—Yester- day, six miles south of Clifton, Arizona, an express wagon loaded with Chinamen, ttacked by rustlers. The Chinamen re- intned fire and mortaily wounded one of the assailants. Four Chinamen were injured, two fatally. The robbers succeeded in get- Died. By Telegraph to the Post-Dispatch. GLAseow, Mo., Auguyt 25.—Judge A. W. Morrison,.an old and h pected taf eee + a ie 7 7) eee we. | ay believers, that Seots s ” . Z "te oa . F .s ” a | ye a a oe “i mse +, eae nia ai Bae | tna ys fas ee aay eo ae aoe we ee at Lie ae "te. i aa . i? 4 A EN ae a lead on. Shenae, A pein ee ¥ - " * AE Ra MRE DOORS OR. _* > i> ay Fit DICK LIDDELL, The Informer of the James Gang on the Stand. Proceedings of the Frank James Trial To=Day —The Legal Fight—Objection to Liddell’s Evidence—Threatening Letters. By Telegraph to the Post-Dispatch. GALLATIN, Mo., August 25.—The Frank James trial was duly inaugurated at the proper breakfast hour yesterday ‘morning, the attorneys coming into court chewire their toothpicks. Notwithstanding tbe early hour every seat in the Opera-house-court- room was filled and the ladies, clad in at- tractive summer costumes were present in force. Judge Goodman with rare gallantry ordered the Sheriff to find seats for the ladies, even if it were necessary to send some of the men out of the court-room, Frank James sits with his back to the audience, Which isto it quite a disap- pointment, The prisoner isa sphynx. He, beyond any question, mikes note of every de- tail of the case, yet he never ssiles.or stares, or frowns, or seems bored. Hisis ~ THE SIMPLE PLACIDITY OF A DEEP LAKE. | He converses at very rare intervals with Col. Phillips, who is at his side. He chews tobaceo all the time in a calm rumina- tive manner. Charles P.* Johnson sits across the table; and it isevident that he is to examine the witnesses. Henry Clay Dean sits at the far end of the table waiting for the attorneys to consult him, and looking like a poor boy at a frolic. The fact is the Sage of Rebel Cove is only an attorney in this case upon his own motion. ‘The other counsel] deny that he is associated with them. Dean i however, given out that he in- tends to make a speech, and one that can be “‘hearn for more’n a half mile.” Wal- Jace of Kansas City in presenting the case of the State this morning showed that he is rate ges | familiar with the history of the train and bank robbing gang from the forma- tion of the brotherhood of death to THE SURRENDER OF FRANK JAMES. From the time that the families of Jesse and Frank James moved to. Tennessee in wagons in the year 1877. every movement of their lives, the formation of the new gany, the killing of Ed Miller, the union with the Hite family, the return to Missouri, and the dash at Winston, are to him an open book. His manner was one of confidence, that of the defense, caution; that of the defendant, imperturbability. The companion of;the murdered Me Millan, the engineer of the train at Winstou, the messenger and, the baggage-master, told graphically the story of that wild night of terror. Their testimony settled one thing, THERE WERE BUT FIVE MEN in the dash, and Wallace expects to prove that the five men were Frank and Jesse James, Dick Liddell and the two Hite broth- ers, Frank James and Dick Lidde!! are alone alive of that quintette. Assuming that Dick Liddellgjand Clarence Hite were the men who took possession of the engine, as Mr. Wailace does, it is evident that the State does not de upon Liddell to aes 2 to “anything ot than admissions by Frank, as fromthe engine he could not have seen any of thetroubleinthecar. All wa’ plain sailing during the morning hour, an. the State proved up the killing, but made no attempt to identify the prisoner. It was agr that the robbers were not masked, slouched hats, turned up coat collars and white handkerchiefs knotted about the neck beiug the only disguises. At the afternoon session, when Earthman, the Collector of Nashville, who knew Frank and Jesse in Tennessee, a snag was reached. The State has undertaken to prove a con- spiracy, originating in ‘Tennessee. Mr. Johnson objected to the admission of such evidence as irrelevant, and argued the point long and ably, but the Court overruled the objection, and testimony bearing upon the Tennessee and Kentucky life of the outlaws will be admitted. ‘This is considered a substantial victory for the prosecution; I would say ‘‘first blood fur the State,” with- out running any risk of being original. The same question was almost immediately brought up again, and there was a speedy interchange of compliments between the counsel, which roiled up the judge. He put a decided stopper upon tbe bickering of the counsel, and announced his intention of insisting upon harmony among the law- yers, even if he had to fine them ail. James Moffatt, John Trimbie, Jr., and James B. May of Nashville, were then per- mitted to testify as to their acquaintance with B. J. Woodson,in Nashville, in 1880 and 1881, and then the name of SARAH HITE was called. The audience, which had be- caine somewhat tired of the Tennessee wit- nesses, at once pricked up its ears, and all eyes were centered upon the door. Mrs. ite had gone to her boarding-house.and kept the court waiting for her for nearly twenty minutes. She sailed in at last very calmly,and seated herself for the ordeal. She spoke very clearly and with a Ss musical voice. She testified that she was living with her father at Nashville: that she lived with her husband up toa few months ago; that she first saw Frank James on March 27, 1881, with Jesse James and Diek Liddell, and that they were allarmed. ‘They stayed a day or two, then left, and on the 26th of April they came back, and then left on the 27th, stiil armed. Some men were pursuing them and Dick Liddell got at the front door, Jesse James at the window and Frank in tie par- lor. Frank went away the next day. At the conclusion of Mrs. Hite’s testimony Jast evening the State took up the matter of the box of arms sent by the James gang from Samuels, Ky., to J. T. Ford, at Lexington, Mo., pending which, the court adjourned un- til this morning. AT 8 O'CLOCK there was a large audience, ladies being con- spicuous as on the previous days. ‘The first witness called was Dick Liddell, the inform- er, who walked quietiy to the stand. Philli for the defense, at once to the witness on the ground that he was a convicted feilon, having been found of A area larceny in Vernon County. Mr. Phil oe eee a transcript of the record ef Vernon Court and offered it in evidence. “We bave a full pardon,” said Wallace, for » State, acing acertifled copy of in which Liddell was _ re- was eyerim the of jury was withdrawn and by ae & , " “ 3 & * ee “4 in q am, —_ 2 =