Weekly Phoenix herald., 1883-04-26
Insane Incendiary.

ATcHIsoN, Kan, April 21.-Clara
J. Wilson was taken before the
Grand Jury of Harrison county, Mo,
on charge of arson. As she re-
fused to testify she was sent to Jail
for contempt of court. She escaped
from there and was lost sight of.
To-day the chief of police here re-
ceived letter from her to The pros
ecuting attorney of Harrison county,
in which, among many other things,
she states: 81 have burned more
than one building, and before it is
Wednesday night some of Atchison
will be in ashes. l will burn half
of Aicaison and 1 Will kill all
1 can, and then go 10 some other
place and kill and burn some m9re,
L Will be as mean as l can" Several
attempts have been made during the
last two weeks to start incendiary
fires in the business part of the city
This gave clue ana to-day the se%
quel came. Dan Weeks, who is les
see of the exposition grounds, came
to the city on horseback stated that
the stalls and barns on the grounds
were on fire, and he had chased the
woman who set the fires over the
fields. The officers started out to
find her, which they did after long
chase, and as she sank exhausted in
a ditch. She was brought to town
and placed in Jail. where she now is,
a raving maniac. The woman also
fired, earlier in the day, the muin
staircase ard apartment of the ex-
position building, which was ex-
She also fired Browns |
granary, which, with the fences, was
destroyed: Her people have been
communicated with, and are e1pect-
ed to come and take her home.
shot Himself In the Head.
CHICAGO, April 2O-Edward ump,
an eccentric artist and csricaturist,
formerly of San Francisco, shot
this evening, the ball pass
ing through his head.
The Murderer of Elliott.
CHICAGO, April 21-1he case of
Jere Dunn, charged with the murder
Of Jim Elliott. the pugilist, was
called in the Criminal Court this
morning. The court room was we'll
filed. Emery A. Storrs and Daniel
Mum appeared for the defense and
made application for u change OF
venue, which was granted.
Little Charley 1EcCOmas.
Fort ScoTr, Kan, April Gothic
Monitor of this city received letter
from Hon. E. F. Ware, brother-in-
aw of Judge McComas, recently
killed by the Indians near Silver
City, giving an outline Of the situ-
Sion in the Indians country and the
Efforts that are being made to re-
cover Charles McComas, the little
ION of the Judge who was captured
,y the Indians when they killed the
parents. The good offices of COVER
lors of Chihuahua and Sonora have
oeen offered ard photographs circu-
atated throughout the entire Indian
The Whereabouts of the
,oy are not known, and bat little
nope is entertained of his recovery
Turing hostilities. Should a truce
,ccur he may he obtaInnd; but 4
hould the party in whose hands he
5 be attacked by our troops or by
no doubt he would be
lilled at once.
Condensed TeIegrams.
The Pennsylvania Senate has
passed TO third reading bill to
prohibit one person from treating
Kate Kane, Milwaukee's only fe-
male lawyer, was fined $50 for
hrowing a glass of water in the
udge's face.
Capt. Otto Anderson and boat
ouller were drowned at Portland,
Oregon, on the 18Th.
Mrs. Judge w. Stephens, Mlssoula
Montana, killed burglar
N the 18Th.
The Mississippi river at Helena,
Ark, is rising one inch daily, and
break has occurred in the Fitzhugh
evee twelve miles south. A heavy
lamage will result.
A steamer left Liverpool, on the
9th, with 1900 emigrants for
America.
The English steamer Thames and
he Spanish steamer MagdaIena
Yincente collided near Bilboa on the
10Th. Two persons on the former
ind five on The latter were drowned.