The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-09-21


Daily Champion gives an account Of
horrible murder perpetrsted Mt New
Sterling. Rice county. yesterday.
About 0 o'clo K this morning man
named Patton appeared in Sterling COW
cred with blood. with . bullet hole
through the back Of his head, ball
lodged in tho neck and another through
the upper lip. His story is substantial
~ - follows Himself and companion,
named Douglass. were arrested for
horse stealing. and were en- route FROM
Wichita to Great Bend in charge Of
deputy officers They were laying in a
wagon shAckled together. and an officer
riding on horse back behind. About
sunrise Monday one of the officers rode
up and shot Patten through the back
Of the head Douglass jumped up beg
cling for his life. but was shot through
the right temple, killing him instantly
The bodies were then thrown out of he
wagon. Seeing that Patten breathed.
another shot was fred ct him. the ball
passing through the lip and lodging in
the cheek bone. The bodies were then
dragged toward the Arkansas river
about 600 hundred yards, and the muir
derers took their departure westward.
When out of sight Patten waded the
Arkansas river and arrived ut Sterling.
creating quite . sensation. A party of
citizens went out and found the mur-
dered man. Patten WAS completely
exhausted from loss Of blood He is in
critical condition. Patterns story is
that he belonged to a gang Of horse
thieves end peached on them. and that
the man who shot him is the captain of
the band. Great excitement exists in
Rice county over this bloody affair.
WASHINGTON. Sept 19.-Attorney
General TAft this morning decided that
. candidate for Presidential Elector
cannot simultaneously hold the appoint
ment Of Z. 3 Commissioner: also that
the same rule applies to attorneys
employed by the government in cases
to assist.
ST.. PAUL. Sept. l9,-The pursuit of
tho Mortified robbers has been given
up. Two Of them were followed into
Dakota between Sioux City and Yank-
ton. II 10 not stated positively in what
direction the four others escaped, though
they are undoubtedly out of reach.
The BANKERS Of this city to-day sub
scsibsd e50O for the widow Of Haywood.
the hank c.ahicr. murdered by the rob-
bers. and have printed circular which
it 10 proposed to send to the banks IN
all parts Of the country, asking offer
ings on the part of each as . recognition
Of his rare fidsassy to duty.
ArorsrA. Sept. le.-rwo companies
Of Federal troops from Aiken arrived
ct Rouse's bridge tins morning The
whites agreed 10 disperse upon the Fed
cral officers promising TO disarm the
negroes and arrest the parties charged
with crime. Ii is known that two
whites and six negroes were killed and
several wounded. The white clubs
have gone home.
JERSEY CRY. Sept, l9-One hund
rcd and fifty children Of Irish parent
ago withdrew from the public schools
in Bayonne. yesterday. by order Of the
Roman Cs,holic church ~ Bergsu
Point, which opposes the system Of
Cssholic parents permitting their chill,
dren TO attend the Pubic schools. A
pArochial school has been established
which the children will attend
wnMSerox. Sept. 10 The steam
ship Rebccca Clyde. troIn this port 70,
Baltimore. has gene TO pieces .; Porss
mouth. OF PAmlico Sound Captain
Childs. two mates, two eng,neers. three
seamsn. two coal beavers. and . pAssen,
ger named whiddon were lost.