The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-02-27
State News.

HANGING AT OsAwAToME.-On the m"rning
of the 18th notorious character named Geo. Ellis,
was found hanging to the limb Of tree ." TUG
farm of John Healy, near Lane, Miami Cou"'!.
Inquiry developed the following circumstances:
On the eth inst a three year old mare was stolen
from Mr.. Healey's farm. The next day par.!
Of six men started in pursuit, who trackcd the
thief near Garnett, and finally found him and tine
mare at Independence. Montgomery County. iney
brought him back to Hcaleys, and ne was saiu "
have had trial bv deputation of the anti-herse
thief committee of which Col. Clark is president.
The thief is said 70 have confessed some things.
Some think he was the murderer OF Beekiey'
whose murder in the vicinity yet remains q mys-
tery.-LeareRrorfh Cali.
German who was engaged to he married IN
Abilene, last Monday night, couldn't carry ont
the arrangement By reason Of the prospective
bride backing out. "Mcin Got IN Himmei
said he "my dear, den shleeps NIT pottle; :;
and ever since has drowned his sorrows NIT
dat pOttle."
little boy, four years oil. son of Mr.. Mallet,
of Ottawa, fell into a well containing eight feet
of water last Monday evening. When he came
to the surface, he reached out to the walls and
held himself until his father put down rake,
which the boy took hold of. and was pulled out
without serious injury, though he suffered a few
slight bruises about the head.
Wild Bill, the Western character who figured
Southwest during the war, and more recently as
an extermnator Of long haired Texans in Kansas,
came 70 griei IN uai'esten iast "ecA' ne w"s
shot ey one of the ir1ehds OF Eo'e, wno" nc Hle"
lu Abilene last summer, wh'ie sct'"s ]" tue Gu
pacity of marshal Of that place.
The Mound City Sentinel Is informed by gen
tleman living near Xenta, that boy who lived
in that neighborhood, while out in the timber
last Tuesday week ago. was a'tackeo py u
cafamount ana kiiiesi- o"r ihi"f'haht says 'na'
the boy, aiter discovering tne "un.ma', s.ueIN- .,
ored 10 escape, wnen " !'oS aIIeI MIN, anu :" .ne
loys endeaVors 10 ger Iei"So ne "a" ."." .,'c
creek. i"e ea'a"'oI.' MI, ~ ..,e
;a,.' ~. e,ea ,,'s a.,h -; n ~srv abort time
'"s '"' wy " -
A man namedG. .fHzgeraia ac"hmt'e'' s.''e'',e !.
IN Miami County recently, oy sn"a'ng h''hsen
WIN sh"t-guh. DcsEs,1ne"c! WIS Hne ca"se'
he was graduate Oh oAi"ru university, Eng
land.
On Tuesday OF last week, farm house near the
Harmony sch"oi mouse. sN n,:rs so".n vi i!NmS'
burned down, anu ht'ie ehiid perisheo III tie
names. ne ,anh''! Weie a,'1ho,,s , ~. eNn",- VI
ton at the sehooi mouse, GU" nao ieI, Tue oao!
sleeping ~ nome III security, .ne! 'no"Sht' az
the schooi mouse was ohIy lew rsis aisiant'
Before the hre was a'sco'ere,i, 'he "h"ie hie
''", "a .n' "o"'r ""' "' ~
MI. george PARSONS, ST., y! Oshai",sa' was
thrown on i"ad OF nay last r1ay' anu serious,
~ injured, MS ankle JOINT ana me lower part "i
MS leg "e"S All ei"s"eo an" sIi"'e''
1t has Just been discovered that the fee Of five
or six manifestations of land III Johnson Coai-
ty is still in the government, notwithstanding
they are "cenPieti. highly improved, and have
been transferred many times. The land war
rants npon which the pre-emptions are based
were bogus
The Circuit Court has been IN session at BaN-
ter Springs. Withrow has been tried for th''
murder OF Madden, and convicted OF murder in
tue uTSt VI mum uNt w
r'..n ,,o 80 e. ,,., % ,rrJ.r ,.f 49,.
VsrI;ct mur,ler i'm tbe sccnnd l,,rrc . ueu,Itv
not less than fen wears.
I.,.s Sh,, laonor ~ . s,,.o home. -. Va.
ton. was shot at that place last Sunday evening.
He was killed on n street corner. and was tirc,l
Mt five times. all of the shots taking effect Kill
ling him instantly 1t is not known who com
nlitted the deed. Shay resident of Abiline
in the days of the Texas cattle trade.