The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1871-12-21
LAWRENCE.
her Completely with Dr.. Medlicott
LAWRENCE, Dec. |

LAWRENCE, Dec l3.
Special Dispatch To the Times
The preliminary examination of Mrs.
Ruth was continued to-day, Mrs. Emma
Lively again on the stand She was severely
cross-eNaminsi in relation to the handwriting
OF Mrs. K, in the anony mons letters received
BY the Prosecuting Attorney, and stood the
test well. The Justice ruled that the hand
writing was sufficiently established for their
admission. These letters contained various
assertions of the guilt of Medlicott, and Mrs.
Rnth's completely, ard advised the Prose.
cutting Attorney to put Mrs. Ruth on the
stand. by all means; that she would swear Ia
enough to convict him.
The evidence grows mo.e convincing of
Mrs. Ru,hs guilt, as the examination pro-
gresses. T.
Evidence Of Marsha Fry In the Whar-
ten Trial.
ANNAPOLIS, Dec. 13-In the Wharton
trial to-day, Deputy Marshal Fry testified
that the prisoner told him July ,th, of the
circumstances of ketchum's lines; that she
purchased tartar emeiic during that time and
that she intended TO go to Europe, but would
not until the matter was cleared up; she Of
fered him a roll of money as a present which
he declined. In subsequent conversation
with Mrs. Wharton, witness questioned her
closely about the purchase of tartar emetic,
and whether it was kept where the servants
had access to it. She stated that il was pur-
chased by herself and kept in her pocket,
and the servants could not get it During
these convers ,tions which occurred four or
tive times, Mrs. Wharton said that the old
gentleman, ketchum, was in tie habit Of
dragging himself, and he might have taken
tartar emetic by mistake. In conversation
between Friday night and Sunday, she again
insisted on giving him money. At this time
the note WIS spread out, it was twenty dol
lar bill which she offered him to buy himself
present.
An Attempt 20 Eseape-NaPr0W Escape
1or f'isAessSs = Another Robber
Caughs.
MEMPHIS, Dec l6.-This morning while
VIM. Pinkerton, in company with detective
Connell, was bringing billiard and Earring
ton alias Clark and Burton, the two express
robbers arrested near Verona, No., as tele-
graphed last night, from Cairo to Columbus
on steamer. Clark asked Pinker,on To go
out on the guard as he had something 10 tell
him. No sooner had they reached the guard
than Clark, though heavily ironed, snatched
revolver from his belt. cooked il
and presented it at Pinkerton's head saving:
II have you now" Pinkerton called to
Connel! who, sprinsing to his side, knocked
mp the pistol as it was discharged, the bali
grazing Pinkerton's temple. A desperate
struggle, ensued, during which Clark iell over
BOARD, passing under the wheel and sunk. II
IS supposed the wheels; struck him, at all events
he never rose again. Burton had made a
full confession, and Clark, knowing this, at
!, mpted to kill Pinkerton for revenge. Bur
on was formerly brakeman on the Nash
vile Il Northern Railroad. He was brought
10 Union city, near where the robbery was
and lodged in Jail. A dispatch
III S evening from Robert Pinker,on saws:
Lewis Harrington, brother oil billiard, was
,aptured at Harrington, ILL.,, after terrible
iruggle. and will be brought to tennessee for
rial. These brothers are notorious horse
hieves ard murderers, and the Southern
Express Company has for over two months
lad from twenty to iorty detectives %
he track Of these men.