The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1874-06-04

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regular attendance, daily, at the court room
since the trial Of the Christmas cremators COM
menced. evincing the deepest interest In every
word Of testimony offered and watching in
tenty the wonderful gesticulations OF the able
counsel. Even days before the trial commence
ed we noticed these ladies sitting down in the
dark warm hail tanning Observation-Disclosures
~ waiting the appearance of the prisoners in
the custody OF the deputies. Yesterday one
of these ladies-sitting directly behind the
prisoners-handed Winner a slip OF paper up
on which was written: Though your sins
are as black as dye they shallb made as white
as snow" The boy appeared to be considers
bly, relieved as no doubt was the missionary
who convey the happy intelligence, She has
also written upon their prison door. 'Blessed
are the dead who die in the Lord
The rendition OF the grand OratorlO OF
Esther, Tuesday night at Eagle Hall, under
the direction Of Prof. W. 5. Mills, was in the
main fine success. The hall was literally
crammed 10 the sufiication point by the
''youth, beauty and fashion of the city" and
everybody appeared TO be in the best OF humor
with themselves and neighbOrs. The queen,
as personated by Mrs. Simmons, was credit
ably represented. she filling well the character
assumed, acquitting herself in manner to
please and crafty her many wel[wishers and
friends. Judge Campbell, as Ahasuerus. main
tanned himself well in manner and gesture,
and his repre- sentation was free from fault. He
possesses fine bass voice and his part was APP
preciated. Nlordecai, the Jew, as represented
by L. 5. Caldwell was easy and natural and
rendered with great fidelity. Some Of his So
los had fine effect. The proud and wicked
Haman. by j. W. Davidson, showed consider
able spirit and true appreciation of the charac-
ter that tirst stood so high As a favorite Of the
king, but who hung higher as the enemy of
the Jewish children. Mrs. Teutschel, as
Humans vie Miss Josie Pittenger and Miss
Ida Al lien as maids of honor; Ella Fuller, as
Humans daughter; Mrs. Fouts, As prophecies:
Miss Lou Caldwell, Mordecai's sister, and in
fact all done splendidly. We have not the
time this morning to notice all the characters,
but we will say great credit is due Prof Mills
for the zeal he has exhibited and the patience
he has shown in producing this fine cantata.
Having paid our respects, 4 little criticism
NAV be in order. There was some mistake
as to reserved seats which created some bad
feeling. Many Of the singers failed in ennunci-
alton. which is everything to the proper APP
probation of this fine piece. The piano was
played too loud which many times drowned tho
voices of the singers, although it was played
we'll There was twice too much time con-
stunned between scenes and Rev. Harsen didn't
read loud enough. People became impatient
and restless. With these exceptions which were
no doubt cured or modified the second night
the cantata was trilly fine success and will
long be remembered as one of the p!easantest
entertainments ever given in the city.
The colored man, Chas. Saunders, who was
shot down last We inesday afternoon by RAM
sey. died Friday morning and was quietly
buried the same day by the colored people.
He left q wife and one child, we understand.
Thus probably ends one of the darkest TRACE.
dies that has yet been laid to the charge of
Wichita. Drunken roughs, thieves and conf
dence men might indulge in the periodical pas
time OF sending each other, disappointed and
unaneled. to their eternal reckoning without
disturbing, preceptably, the sentiment that sus-
tains and enforces law, but when man who
earns his bread by honest work is shot down
in broad day light upon our principal thor
oughiare be he black or white, the result is
widely different. Our account Of the matter
last week has been widely criticised by many
of our business men and others. We tried TO
tell the simple truth. No effort was made to
infame the mind of the public. and we hurl
back any charge OF thc kind. In devotion to
the best welfare snd interests of Wichita,
much of our timej aud thoughts are given.
Wichita is our permanent chosen home. Here
we expect to raise and educate our children,
and in depth of feeling and interest in the
cty's present and future we yield to none.
We think our readers will bear us OFT in the
assertion tina, as public journalist, for the
sake of material interests AID prosperous
trade We have LET 90 or CLOSED over many
things. And we have nothing to regret in that
line, but there is line beyond which it is use
less to ask us to 20. Several Texas gentlemen
have called upon Us with reference to the out
rage of week ago, and every one of them
condemn the hasty action of those who showed
resistance to the officers and the law, and
they will do all in their r over to prevent
like occurrence, and all in their power to up
hold the city authorities. In our intercourse
with the owners of herds and Texas men gen.
orally for the last two Years we have found
them TO be honorable, conscientious men-
men in the truest sense of the word, generous,
kind and obliging. These men, whose word
is as good as their bond-so proven in the panic
last fall-haye assured Us that they will use
their influence to keep within bounds the boy>
in their employ. If they will do this. and if
our officers do their whole duty, Wichita vi.
be as quiet and prosperous as she has bee.
for the past two years.