The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1872-06-28
STATE NEWS.


railroad.
Stephen Brown, the murderer of
Harvey Deaver, in Coffey county, has
been sentenced to ten years in the state
!, prison.
\ Swede by the name Of August
Johnson was accidentally drowned on
Wednesday evening, the 18th of June.
in a deep pond in Walnut creek, three
miles from Randolph. lie leaves a
wife and five children.
\ man by the name Of Robert w.
McClosky, "A citizen OF Lawrence, shot
himself through the body and also
through the head, with pistol, last
week, and at last accounts was sitting
up in bed writing communications on
"what he knows about it," to the va
rious city papers. He does not appear
to be anywhere near death, and seems
to rather enjoy roos'ing among the
pillows reading what the newspapers
say about him. Rare old joker!
On Saturday last the body of private
Spaneer, of company X, Fifth L. S.
Infantry, was found on the Missouri
Pacific track, near the Chicago, Rock
Island and Pacific junction, between
Leayenworth and the bridge The re-
mains were taken to Fort Leavenworth
in an ambulance, and buried. 1t is
supposed that Sprancer was asleep
when the o'clock a M train passed,
and was either on the track or so close
to ii that the steps of the car caught
and threw him under the wheels. The
body was frightfully mutilated, and
one leg almost severed from it,
a tragedy was enacted in Parsons
last night in which a man in the en-
plsy of the NJ. X. & Z. railroad. whose
name we have not learned, came near
losing his life (and is expected to die)
at the hands of VIM. Rivers, who is
Weli-knOwn character, and whose asso-
citations have III no wise been recon-
mendations to be coveted. The dis
pute that led to the shooting by Rivers
was concerning loose woman who it
is reported Rivers was keeping, and
that the party shot was a frequent
visitor to the woman on whom Rivers
laid claim, thus occasiOning bitter
ennlity which ended in the shooting of
the railroad empioye in the Parsons
House, the ball entering just below
the back point of the jaw, passing en-
tircly through the neck, though miss
ing the windpipe and jugular veins.
The sheriff arrested both parties, as he
had warrant for each. Rivers was
taken to Fort Scott and lodged in Jail
to await trial, which ii is probable
will be had during the present term of
the district court.
\ case of sun stroke occurred at
Troy last Wednesday. Willie Brown
was ploughing in Mr.. Brcckenridge's
lot when he was Frustrated by the
heat. The weather seemed scarcely
hot enough to produce a case of this
kind. but at times the system may not
be so well prepared to stand the heat
as at other times. Young Brown will
be able TO be about again in few days.
We learn from the Republican that
on Thursday night, or rather Friday
morning. the prisoners in the Jail at
Troy, two white men and negro.
were caught in an attempt to break
Jail by saving off the bars. They had
probably been at it some time. They
will be presented with solitary contine-
ment for little while.
On Monday afternoon a little 16- |
month old son Of &. w. Crane fell from
the second story window of his resi-
dence Oh Sixth ave. Topeka. Though |
he fell distance Of eighteen feet and |
landed on the stone walk there were
no bones broken. and he is to all APP
pearanccs uninjured. except a scratch
ed chiu.-C Commonwealth.
Last Saturday Sheriff Jenness and |
Marshal Lemon arrested two gentle !
men by the names of Andy Stitson and
John Black. for stealing horses from a
widow lady who resides in the south /
ern part of the county. These fellows
were found at the house of one Bates |
in this city who seemed to be anxious |
to know why a man should inform the
officers of their whereabouts. 1t strikes
us that it is dangerous business to !
harbor such Ottuwn Herald. /
\ son of Mr.. 5. J. Freeman, of Be- /
lott. met with very severe accident
on last Saturday at about o'clock in /
the afternoon. In the morning the /
boy had started ont with some com
panions. In the afternoon the boy re-
turned to town and purchased some
powder. He then went down on the |
bank of the river. fired two or three
shots from gun which he had taken
out with him, when upon pouring pow
der into the gun from flask by some
means it ignited from the gun and the
powder-tiask exploded, cutting his
hand badly and burning his face con-
siderably. The thumb of the right
hand was nearly torn off. but by the
timely aid of DIR. Eakin the wounds
were attended to and the boy is now
doing well.-Er.
Charles Lecolhpte. better known as
'.kaw Charley singular character
who has lived in around Topeka for
many years, died on the 2l>t.
Moses Pooler and Simon ,Iaboul, of
the Ottawa tribe OF Indians, arrested a
white man in this city on Monday last.
charged with having stolen pony
from Capt. O'lIare, member of the
Ottawa tribe-also "A beaded buckskin
coat a saddle. pair of boots. &c.
from other members of the tribe. The
whereabouts of the pony was learned.
and the remaining articles recovered: