The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1874-01-29

| " inner. Ia Il hummer Ol iLNNifltf~ iitI tN u
testimony coniradicts Itself. In the first ex-
animation of her she denied writing the letter
Of which we gave an account of in a previous
issue, but finally She acknowledged writing it,
after being compelled to Icy weight Of evidence
which was produced in the form Of aiidayii-
in her presence. Her maiden name was Re-
becca Bryant She lcft her fathers house. nj
Liberty. No., clande-tinely about four or five
years ago with man by the name OF Tucker
Il seems that she married Trck0r aud after
wards le:t him. She then married McNutt, be-
fore procuring a divorce from Tucker, and
lived with him as his wife some seven months,
in the mean time procuring divorce and was
then legally married to McNutt on the lth day
of November, 1873. the same day that McNutt
and Winner started - Wichita. Testimony
enough has been produced to prove, almost
without doubt. that Sewer was induced to
come TO Wichita, a quite number of ailida-
Wits 20 to prove that he said he was going. and
that lie went rs far a. Topeka with Winner,
who stopped at that place, sending SEWER on,
But it seems that Sewer was travelling on a
| Texas cattle mans pass and the conductor
took the pass up and put SEWER on the train.
He returned TO Topeka, bat did not meet Win
ner again there, as he winner took the next
train for Wichita But Sewer wrote a letter
to Winner stating the facts in the ease,
| wheroupon Winner sent him pOstoilice
order to pay his fare. and it seems that he was
fearful of his not getting it, 20 he went TO the
depot and paid his fare and telegraphed him a
| pass, which Sewer replied TO, stating that he
| woLld be down that night on the train, which
was on Christmas eve. Ii cannot be clearly
proven that he arrived here, but in all human
a man OF mild disposition, good naturcd and
not inclined to be quarrelsome, suffering
abuse rather than resent it,
one Fred. Beaumont says in an affidavit that
h. Beaumont was in Kansas City about a
week or ten days before last Christmas, and
saw and conyersed with one Arthur Winner,
who told him that he had come up from Wich-
ta day or two before. lie asked Winner
when he intended to marry. His reply was
about next March, He also asked him If
| he was in proper financial condition Tor such u
| step. lie replied: "Wcll, when the time cones
[ will bc all ready" Beaumont then said,
''You expect to make Il raise between now
and then, do YOU and was answered. "yes."
| He then asked him how he expected TO make
the raise, and his answer was that he expected
to have twenty-five hundred dollars paid TO
him about the first of January, but declined
| to tell who was TO pay il, and when they were
about 20 separate Beaumont said 10 Winner.
Il suppose you wllllct me hear from you when
yon get down TO Wichitai' and his reply was,
| ''Oh, yes, YOU will hear from me, and ii may
be through the newspapers" which he 40
doubt did, if he is In the habit Of reading them.
After the coroncr's jury rendered verdict
Winner was put under arrest, and is having
preliminary trial before Justice Jcweit.
PEEsoNAL.-M c..rs. Ellis, swami and Diet
week MIR Swami isl real estate dealer in
lloominton Illinois.
NJ. l.. Funkhau-er. Of Emporia. spent a
couple OF day, in town. Ills visit, are getting
! TO be quite frequent,
J. NJ. steele, VIM. Grcdcnste;n, c. +. Gii-
bert. Jas. Il. Mead and Il. J.. West are at To-
pcka.
Mr.. llcslcy, an extensive Ohio farmer. has
sold ont his interest in that state. and has
,peut several days prospecting in this valley.
H. ". Burlington. resident of Indiana and
lanh owner in this county, has been here
looking after his interest.
Mrs. ". l.. Thomas has returned from her
visit 10 Ohio. aud is stopping with her husband
at the Occidental
Dean has returned from Boston. hi, parents
home. He is entirely recovered from his long
aud tedious sick spell, and l. again ready ior
business.
karaiof,k, i on the sell ont again. fer the
next thirty days.
". ID. Russell will start east in few day
TO replcnish their stock Of hardware
George o. Merriman. Of Manchester. Mich-
gan. Is in the city. Mr.. Mcrrman WAS in
Wichita two years ago. and is very much sur
pri>cd at the rapid growth our place has made
in that length of time
A. ". Oliver and wife have returned from
their visit east. They will take possession of
their new house which has been recently com
p'etld, situated on EmporiL avenue, south Of
Douglas.
J. g. Dunscomb shipped his cattle 10 St
Louis. and. after making sale, went TO Nash
Vile. Tennessee. any paid his iatler visit
lie reports times good in the south, and great
many turning their faces in the direction Of the
Arkansas valley.
W +. stanley haSreturncd from the east
His health seems much improved.
We pub>ha circular issued by the directors
OF the A., I. n ;. +. Il L.. relating TO the road
and their taxes Jos phi Nickcrson j. the
writer of the article. and he handles the quo,-
tin at issue in very intelligent and pla teal
manner. TIC advice given TO settlers in the
counties through Itch the road passes, and in
which their lands are i,..t d. in regard to
economy. etc, l. sound; hat A. far as Sedr-
wick county is concerned, We think that il
should not be classcd with the counties men
toned in the circular. 1t possible. aud quite
probable, that the company has been imposed
upon by those counties, and the company pos
sibly have a right 10 restrain their collection.
at least until they can have hearing in the
courts. or course. the law allows them that
privilege. Neither should this county nc re
strained from collecting the railroad taxes. as
she has not acted in bad faith towards the
road. nor taken any undue advantage. but j.
living up 10 the contracts made. and NE have
no doubt will continue TO do 80. providing The
company lives up 10 theirs. Further than this
We sire not advised.
A little child met with an accident in tie