The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-04-05
APoHE AssAss1Ns.
Horrible Murder Of Judge n. C.McCo-
mas Near Silver City.

A0rr1Dze Murder Of Judge n. C.ACCo-
mas Near Silver City.
FIT. ScoTT, Kan, March 29.-Yester-
day afternoon the news was received
here ofa terrible outrage near Silver City,
n. M, In which Judge FL. C. McComas
was killed and his wife and youngest
child captured by Apache Indians
The Information received is very mea-
gre and Is all embodied in three dis
patches received by Hon. E. F. Ware at
about 4 p. m. yesterday. They are as
follows.
SILVER CRY, N. n March 2s-Hon.
E. +. Ware: Fl. c. McComas and
wife and Charlie were killed by Apaches
yesterday. A party has gone for the
bodies. Have telegrsphed r. r. McCo-
mas. You telegraph other relatives.
Ada and May are in charge of Mr.. Lu-
cas-. Come at once. Will adYise
further as news comes in. Answer.
ISIgnedl JOHN d. WRIGHT.
LATER NEWS.
SILVER CRY, n. NJ, March 29.-Hon.
E. F. Ware Later-Mrs. McComas and
Charlie were taken prisoners.
(Signed) J. w. WRIGHT.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
Tucson, ARR. March 2s.-TO Eugene
Ware-A messenger has arrived at
Lordsburg, stating that Judge McCOmas
has been killed by the Apaches, and his
wife and child captured by the Indians.
(SIgned) s. A. MARLovE.
Judge Hamilton Calhoun McComas
was q brother of ex Governor McComaS
of this city, and son of William Nc
Comas of CARROLL county, West Virgin
ia. He was for several terms q member
of the United States congress and SEN
ate. He was born in Caball county, w.
Va, November 8, 1881, and was educated
in that county. At about 22yesrs OF age
he was admitted to the bar and practic-
ed some two years there. He then re-
moved to Monticello. Piatt county, ILL.,,
where he practiced until 1858,
when he moved to Fl Scott.
Comas was recognized as leading prac-
tiiioner and an estimable citizen. He
became associated here with J. d. Nc
Keig in the practice of law, and some
years ago removed with that gentleman
To ST. Louis, where they opened a law
chamber. While in this city Judge Nc
Comss received the Democratic nomin-
alton for chief justice of the state. From
st. Louis he went to Silver City to look
after the interest for ST. Louis mining
company composed of 3. GratZ Brown
and other capitalists. While there in
conjunction with his brother, Rufus T.
McComas, of Nebraska City. Nebraska,
he purchased mine, and becoming en-
gagged in several mining suits, concluded
to remove with his family to Silver City
where he located and devoted himself to
developing his mine and practicing law,
having dissolved partnership with Nc
KeIg and formed copxrtnership with
Mr. Wright, of Silver City, whose name
is signed to two of these dis
patches Mrs. McComas is an accom-
Pushed and estimable lady, sister of
Hon. E. F. Ware and Charles Ware of
this city. Senator Ware, who leaves on
the a. N. train to-day for New Mexi-
CO, expresses hope that it may not
prove as bad as at first reported, but
Gov. McComas says he has no hopes of
ever seeing his brother again alive. He
says that the minute he-heard the news
terrible certainty of its truth came
oyer him.
LATER.
A dispatch received by Gov. McCo-
mas at 10 O'Clock indicates that Mrs.
McComas was also killed, and is as fol-
lows:
LoRDsBURa, N. M, March ea-H. Z
McComas, Fit. Scott: Your brother, 81.
G. McComas, and wife, were killed by
Indians twenty five miles north of here
yesterday evening The bodies have
been sent to Silver City. Dave goes
over there to-day to take charge Of the
remains. Your nephew Charlie was
taken captive. (Signed.1