The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-06-06

full Of individuality. Although
dressed in old clothes he looks ev.
cry inch . chief; he does not apesk
TO any one. The Modocs are Rroup-
ed in field near the house, and are |
by guards. Spectatorsi
peer into Jacks face with the most |
eager interest, but he hseds them
not. He is still as . statue.
THE BEKCHER SCANDAL.
New York, June 2.-It ia said
that Henry Ward Beecher has been
so much annoyed with the sharp
criticisms in some of the daily pa.
pers on one Of the Witnesses to the
famous Fetractor of BoWen's charc-
es, that he has resolved to come to |
Tilton's defense. After consulting |
with several friends he prepared . |
generating Triton from |
all blame in connection with the |
terrible scandal with which his |
name IL associated. The statement |
refers to Tilton's action as that Of . |
friend who desired to re-unite |
Bowen and Beecher. Mr.. CIaffiin
was, it is said, interested in bring
ing about the retractfon which bears
the signatures Of Beecher, Bowen
and Tilton. The retraction, il IL
said, vas drawn up By Samuel Will
kinson, the business partner Of Mr..
Beecher, and after 1t was signed the
document Was handed 70 Claim fer
safe keeping; Wilkinson, however,
had made copy.
A CARD FROM aRECaER.
New York, June 1.-The follow.
ing card was published to-day:
To the Editor Of the Brooklyn
Eagge-Dear Sir: have maintain.
ed silence respecting the ISLANDERS
which for some time past have fol-
lowed me. I should not speak row
but for the sake Of relieving another
of unjust imputations. The docu.
ment which was recently Published,
bearing my name an others, was
published without consultation eth
er with me or with Mr.. Tiltou, nor
with any authorization from US.
If that document should lead the
public to regard Mr.. Tilton As the
author of il, which It prohAly does,
1t will do him great injury. j am
unwilling that he should even be-
come responsible for injury sus-
tained whose force was directed
wholly from others.
(Signed)
HENRY WARD BEECEER.
RE-cAPTURED.
The town of Cado in the Indian
territory, which was seized BIZ 8
gang of despersdoes some days ago
has been retaken by q detachment
of u. s. troops from Fl. Gibson, and
ak of the marauders captured. Ont
or two murdePers are reported Il
have occurred while the outlaw
held the place.
TWEED's TRIAL.
The trial of Vim. Tweed has beer
adjourned until October in conse
quence of the sickness Of John Ora.
ham one of the counsel.
Special dispatch to the Commonwealth
Wichita, Kan, June "a shoot
ing scrape occurred ct Reds dane
house in West Wichita, in whiel
two soldiers Of company a, 6tl
cavalry, and Emma Stanley, an in
mate OF the house, were badl,
wounded. The shooting originates
! in q quarrel which one Of the sol
diers had with the woman. 81
: claims that she was attempting I,
beat him out of five dollars, an,
that he threatened to shoot her IN
less she complied with his demands
/ which she treated with contemp;
He then drew his revolver and she
her Though the deshy part of tn
r thigh, six inches below the hip join
t AS soon as the shot was fired Re
|. instantly drew his self-cocking re
, Yolver and commenced an indis
criminate fusilade, shooting tW
soldiers. One soldier was shot o
inch below the angle of the lowe
jaw, in the neck, the bali lodging i
the throat at the base of the tongue
and nearly severing it in it's past
age. 1t was extracted by DIR. Fir
ley, of this city. His comrade rt
ceived ball through the middle G
the calf Of the leg, severely spin
tering the shin bone. The soldier
who were shot were not engaged 1
q quarrel, and are spoken of by thel
= comrades as being very quiet an
gentlemanly, The soldier VIII
y commenced the ARRAY escaped uu
hurt and deserted last night. I'll
dance house was closed this morn
ing when your reporter called, an
no admittance could be obtained
Rumor has it that Red has disaI
peared and will not be seen unit
the soldiers leave, who are en- rout
for Fort Hays. They are terribl
indignant and threaten to raze ii
house to the ground.
Lively times are expected Il
night. Fifty-two thousand head .
cattle have arrived nineteen hui
. bred head arrived yesterday. ia
g Boyden has arrived with three thou
q sand head, two thousand of whiC
. are beeves. The town is red no
: More particulars by mail.
3 KILLED III HIS SON.
/. New York, June 3.-Frank
:. WadsWorth, aged IS, shot and xii
( ed his father, Mansfield T. Wad
q worth, in the Sturtevsnt house til
a morning. Deceased was an autho
y and boarded in the Sturtevrnt houl
!. away from his family. Domest
trouble 10 assigned as the cause
the tragedy. Young Wadswort
l. who lives at Saratoga, directly aft
:, the shooting went to the 18th pr
q cinct police station and surrende
C ed. Wadsworth arrived in the eli
j. on Monday to attend . commune
l. ton of the grand lodge of the Al
a sonic fraternity of the State of Ne
# York, which opens to-day.
}, FURTHER PARTICULARS.
81 Frank II. Wadsworth, who sh,
= his father in the Sturte7ant hou
: this morning, tells the fOllowin
" story concerning the shooting an
!. the causes which led to It.: I resiC
with my mother in Saratoga, faith
!. having parted from her sever
= years ago. Ny father is an autht
!. and have been studying law.
!. think my father is about forty yea
old, but do not know where he Wi
. born. He has not lived with mot
: er since we left here, three yea
= ago, but he has frequently sent I
y threatening and insulting letter
J. !. 1t Is but . short time since he threa
ened to shoot my mother and m,
s' self. 1 shot him because of thi
= Not long ago ] met him in Saratos
and then told him that If he III