The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1872-01-25
ST. LOUIS.

Tho UnfOrtunate Fielding of Wilson's
amOndS-An0ahcr Woman Raw.
ishel.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. lit will be recolIected
that last May Christina Nilsson lost several
diamonds from a car window while on her
way from Memphis to this city. That re-
ward of $500 was offered for their recovery !;
that in August last Patrick Flynn's calf un-
ear,hed them in front of Hymns cabin, near
DeSoto, On the Iron Mountain Railroad.
Nilsson was notified that her diamonds were
found, and it is stated that she wrote to Flynn
to keep them until her arrival here.
On Monday Flynn came to the city and
called at the Southern Hotel to see Miss
Nilsson; but while telling his story in the
hotel Office, was arrested and taken to the
police station, and as he alleges, required to
give up the diamonds. Flynn feeling he had
been forced TO yield possession OF the jewels
in an unjust manner, and that his chances for
Irocuring the reward were slight but put the
case in the hands Of lawyer, who to-day,
had an interview with Mr.. Jarrett, Wilson's
agent, and the matter was settled by paying
Flynn 500. The diamonds were stated to
be worth 81 600, but now their value is esti-
mated at only about $500.
A most brutal outrage was perpetrated IN
the police van between and O'Clock this
morning. The van had started from the
Third District with eight prisoners. destined
for the Central Police Station. Five men,
one white and two colored women composed
the prisoners. During TIE trip, three of the
men. Thomas Fly, Dennis Cox and Michael
Keen, brutality and forcibly ravished
the white woman named Ellen Burke, six
times, inficting severe injuries upon her, as
testified to by the physician who examined
her. The other prisoners seem to have been
greatly frightened, as they rendered no as
sistance to the struggling woman. Foley,
Cox and Keen were sent to Jail, and will
be tried for rape.
Ellen Burke is represented 10 lie a virtu-
Gus woman, but occasionally addicted TO in
Temperance for which she was then under
arrest.
Passed she House.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 1s.-A resolution direct
ing the paymen; of Of the State bonds matur
ing this year, in currency instead of coin,
which passed the Senate last Friday, and
which has been debated in the House every
day this week. passed the House to-day, by
vote Of So to 33.
A Wan Dragged and Kidnapped-A
Fearful Outrage.
ST.. LOUIS, Jan. 19.-Alex. Manning,
himself as the Deputy Sheriff |
Of Carol parish, La, and another man, Civ
ing the name of lady, arrived here yester-
lay from Lake Providence, Ia, having in
charge Harry Thurman, whom they allese Is
, burglar and murderer, and was an ascot
lite OF Quantrelps in the Lawrence, Kansas,
massacre during the war, and for whom they
tate the Governor Of Missouri offered S., 600
.eward They left their prisoner with Chief
during the day, saying
hey expected the Sheriff OF an in
erior county to come and take
lin. Not having any authenticated paper,
Inlet McDonough suspected something was
wrong, visited the prisoner in the calaboose,
ound him barbarously ironed, ordered the
hackles removed and heard his story, from
which he (McDonough) believed the man
lad been kidnapped, and refused to deliver
lin to his captors until they showed properly
papers. To-day Chester Hard
ng applied for writ Of habeas corpus, and
Thurman was brought before Judge Ewing
nd discharged, his captors failing to appear
nd show cause for his arrest. The man,
Those real name is J. W. Thurman,
tates, in his story, that he was drugged
n Lake Providence some ten days ago, and
vhen he came to his senses found himself
board a steamer, laden down with irons, on
is way to Missouri. 1t appears from the
,an's own statement and from that of others
rho know him, that he was Union scout
nd spy during the war, and that he rem
cred valuable service to the federal cause
lie served under Gen. Harding, who was his
D lnsel to day; also under Gen. Rosecranz
nd others in this department. 1t il also
lrther announced by some Of those
ognizant of the fact that in 1864 he was
led hy a military court at st. Joe, consti- |
lted Of seven different murders, and SEN I
need TO be hanged, but the sentence was q,
hanged to imprisonment in the Illinois !
from which he was pardoned !
tier nine months imprisonment. He l. one
the original Kansas Red Legs, and.is said
have been one of QuantrelPs men. While
ting az federal spy, he was much {
! the rebel camps. fought, and was c
ounded in their ranks, was captured by
le Union soldiers on one occasion, tried as I
spy, sentenced to be hanged, but was par
'ned by the President through the inter-
ssion of Gen. Harding, to whom he had 4
ways hiicA GlC war uS W18 I y
mt to the Missouri penitentiary for passing
money. After serving two years, O
was pardoned by the Governor. Since c
en- he has been living at Louisiana, and
ississippi, working for Governor Alcorn
the latter State. Altogether, by his own
Dry and the statements of others, he il, or b
Is been a most desperate villain, and but I
: the illegal manner in which be was u
ought here, he would be held. He a
tributes his arrest to some of Quantrell's q
en- living in Louisiana, who, be says, we're Y
raid he would expose them, and took this O
y of getting rid Of him. 4
he Dukes Trip q Clear Creek CaDon a
GOLDEN CTY, COL, Jan. 19.-The Grand d
IKE, Gen. Sheridan. and . number of
ointment citizens of Denver, and officers of c
e Colorado Central Railroad Company,
4 Denver at IL O'Clock this morning over
E Colorado Central, and reached Golden Il
" At 1880 p. M, and were taken in car in
~ to the Golden Houss vhess IN elegant pl
nch had been prepared. About $50 Of the q
,paial party and invibsd guesb wszs tak0 u
enYriaGD mo the oDDm al Chr Croek. 70 "