White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-09-21

R0BBERY AND MURDER.-JndgeF W. Spalding,
of Watervle, furnishes us with the particulars of
= robbery and murder which occurred ut the town
oeH.nover, Washington County, ON Sunday NOR
| ming last.
Early in the morning the store Of Jacob Char
enensky, Of Hanovor, was entered by burglars
Mr. Z. and q young man named Lewis Fleming,
were sleeping in the second story. Mr.. Z. had
some $500 in currency about bis person; and young
seemed to be acquainted with this fact, for they
made search for and carried of the money.
Both parties were awakened by the noise made
| by the burglars and attempted To give the alarm,
| when the scOundrels immediately fired upon them,
shooting both Mr.. Charenensky and Mr.. Fleming.
Mr.. c. received ball between the eyes penctrat-
ing the brain, and cannot recover from the wound
| Young Fleming was shot through the arm, and
| is quite severely though not danger ously wounded
| The robbers made their escape, carrying on
their booty, and had not, at last accounts, been
captured A vigorous search and pursuit has,
however been instituted, and it is hoped the
scoundrels will be brought to justice. The affair
| has created great excitement in Hanover.
| Young Fleming is a son Of Capt. L. v. Fleming,
| of the ferry-boat Denver at st. Joseph Both of
the wounded parties were highly respected
! ChaMpioa.
On Wednesday night at a trial pending before
the LIE Roy police court, Mr.. VIM. Kerr had acted
|
three O'Clock A. NJ, when Mr.. Kerr, hot and weary
from being co0ped up all night, went to the roof
of a new two story brick building on Main street
to lie down in the cool morning air. This was the
! last seen of him till seven o'clock, when he was
found lying in front of the building, dead.
The Fort Scott Monitor says: "Our apples are
like free State principles. As soon as they made
| their way to Kansas, they started on tonr of
triumph through the whole Union"
The following officers for the State Fair were
elected on Saturday:
of the following officers ofihe State society for
| the ensuing year. President, H. J. Strickler;
Vice President, George W Veale; Secretary, Alfred
Gray; Treasurer, Thomas Murphy; Members of
Executive Committee, VIM. Martindale, of Green
wood; Martin Anderson, of Jackson; Malcolm Conn,
of Morris; George Young, of Shawnee; Jas. N.
Rodgers, of Usage. The vote for Mr. Strickler
was 1852 and for his opponent 265 There was no
opposition to Messrs. Gray, veale and Murphy.
| Frenchman only recently landed, while walk
| ing along the Fort Scott Railroad on his way to
Kansas City, was scts upon by two ruffians who
| bound him to a tree aud then robbed him of Sl60
| in money, gold watch and most of his clothing.
Persons ON the Saturday morning train saw him
tied to a tree, the train backed and the poor
man was taken on board. He cannot speak Eng
lish sufficiently to be understood.
John NJ. Crowell, special agent P. o. Depart
ment, has arrested in Kansas City Sid. Mum, on
charge of robbing the mail at Abilene. A good
many letters have been missed of late at the Alb
ilene postOfice, and the suppOsitiOn is that more
than one party is mixed up in the case. Mum
was taken to Topeka Saturday evening.
A Mr.. Neuffer, living in Wyandotte, was serious
ly injured by being caught between the cars at
State Line. Two months since he was injured i'll
similar manner, and had scarcely recovered
from the hurt.
The Usage Chronicle says that on farm few
miles west of Burlingame, deposit of human
bOnes together with silver ornaments and frag-
ments of warlike instruments, has been discovered.
These remains extend over a considerable space
and lie buried but few inches beneath the surface
On last Tuesday week, Mr.. WIN. Armstead, of
Osawkee township, Jefferson county, in company
with his wife, while returning home from Grass
hopper Falls, in attempting to cross the creek
some two miles below town, at an old unfrequent-
ed forl (whither he went to see ueghbor on
school business, the wheels ran upon high bank,
and the buggy was upset injuring them both Sc
verely, from the effects al which Mrs. Armstead
died about o'clock on Saturday evening last
A murder occurred at saiinn Saturday night.
Two gamblers, named Charles Grahnm and George
Hadley, had dispute game of cards, when
Graham compelled Hadley to give up all his win
nngs. Afterwards Hadley picked up revolver
that lay on the table and told Graham he would
kill him if he did not return the money. The lat
ter Strengthened himself mp. pulled open his shirt
and dared him to shoot. Hadley instantly fired,
and the ball passed through Graham's breast,
and inflicted wound of which he died in about
three honrs. Capt Thomas saw Graham about
ten minutes after lac was shot.
Fanny Kemblc, a mare of considerable cclebri-
ty, died at Mound City last month. Fanny was
born on the farm of Ex-Governor Bebb, in Winnie
bago county, Illinois, in the year 1850. She was
a daughter of imported Bellfounder, and allied by
the ties of nature to Messenger American Eclipse,
and other Thoroughbred stock. She left eleven
children, the youngest only two months old.
The Seneca Courier says that Harry Sweet, on
the Porter farm Frankfort, in Marshall coun-
ty sOwed % bushels of wheat last fall, from which
he thrvshed TIA bushels; this is 25t bushels for
each. one sOwed, and is little better than any
wheat crops we have yet noticed. Whocan beati /!
BETWEEN six and seven o'clock yesterday eve
ming, while the clerk was sitting at the door,
John Lahmer's jewelry. store was entered and
robbed of five ladies' gold Watches one gents gold
watch, four ladies' opera chains, and six or eight
gents chains. 1t is supposed that the thief or
thieves entered at the back door, which had been
left ajar There is clue to the thieves.-Iopekd
Commonwealth.
WE heard rumors the other day of an Indian
among the settlers on the upper Solomon,
but as have heard nothing further, the scare
10 idea that hostile Indians can be found in that
neighborhOod.- Recorder.
MAN by the name of J. W. Douglass was shot
through the breast and killed at Douglass, Butler
county, on Sunday last. Our informant did not
know the particulars.-Topeka Commonwealth.
RELIGIOUS meeting held at Newton OH |
last Sunday night. Rev NJ. NJ Hahn oiliciated in
tho "Gold Room" During the ceremonies the |
audience played faro; prostitutes carried the beer
to those who demanded it; the air was resonant |
with oaths; and the result was rather damaging |
to the cause of Christianity.-Ibd.
There are 279 prisoners in the Penitentiary.