The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-01-31
THE WEST,

AT Gunnison, Colo, the other morning,
! Willis Kissee, saloon-keeper, and John
Kellogg, tquarreled over game of cards,
in which kissee was worsted. A short
time after Kissee met Kellogg on the street
and Immediately drew a pistol. Kellogg
attempted to wrench it from him, but
slipped and fell. Kissee fired, shooting
Kellogg through the body. Although NOR
tally wounded, Kellogg returned the fire,
and killed Kissee instantly.
WILLIAM SCHMIDT, of st. Louis, was
found dead in bed at hotel near the Union
Depot in Kansas City the other morning.
SAMUEL T. GLOVER, a well-known attor-
ney and prominent citizen of st. Louis,
died recently, aged seventy-one.
THE notorious Joel A. Fowler, who IN
November murdered James E. Cole, was
recently taken from the officers by mob
at Socorro, n. NJ, and hanged.
B. W. MAHoNEY, a broker, was knocked
down and killed at Cairo, Ills, the other
night, robbery being the object.
CORNELIUS Wow SCHAACK, an attorney of
Chicago, who, being violently insane, had
been confined for some months in the River
side Sanitarium at gainesville, O., forced
the lock of his room the other night and es-
capped. The next morning his corpse was
found underneath bridge at Willoughby.
The skull and both arms were broken. 1t
was unknown whether he was struck by a
train or fell through the trestle. His over
coat was found on the track.
DURING the trial of James II. Melville,
for alleged embezzlement, in the Criminal
Court at Chicago, recently, the prosecution
desired to prove that part of the money
was sent to Melville through the Western
Union Telegraph Company. The money
order clerk of the telegraph company de-
clined to produce the original message, on
the ground that the message could not be
made public property. The Court ruled
that telegraphic communications could not
be considered more confidential than 9TH
ers, and that no commune alton could be
excluded when the cause of justice renders
its production necessary.
AT Jackson, O., Luke and William Jones.
shortly to be hanged for the murder of An
derson Lackey, recently broke their cell
door while the guards were at dinner, cap
tured the guards revolvers in the corridor,
overpowered and tied the Jailer and
escaped to the hills. Five hundred citizens
soon started in pursuit and the prisoners
were captured.
THE fourteenth annual convention of the
National Board of Trade was held in
Washington recently. Nineteen Boards of
Trade and Chambers of Commerce were
represented, among them the New York,
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago,
Cincinnati, indianapolis, st. Paul and San
Francisco commercial bodies. Frederick
Fraley, of Philadelphia, was reelected
President, and Hamilton A. Hall, of Bos-
ton, Secretary. The organization was COM
pleted by the election of fourteen Vice
Presidents. The annual report of the exc
cutive council discussed at considerable
length the present condition of American
mercantile marine, and referred briefly to
other topics of current financial and COM
mercial interest.
BUsHRoD A MAHoN, a wealthy broker.
was murdered at Mount Carmel, ILL.,, at six
O'Clock the other night within few fset of
his own gate, on the most public thorough
fare of the town Noclew to the murderers. |
HENRIETTA CHADWICK, wife of Frank !
Chadwick, travelling man, recently COM
mitted suicide at Chicago.
HENRY BANKKNECHT was recently ar |
rested at Mani:owoc, Wis, for shooting his !
wife, who died instantly, but the police |
were unable TO determine whether the kill |
ing was Intentional or accidental. Bank |
knecht went into the Sheriff's office ex-
he had killed his wife. His story /
was that when about to leave the house she
seemed afraid TO be left alone and he was
showing her his revolver, when it was acct
dentally discharged and she fell dead.
Mr. SrERRETT, a farmer, seventy years
Of age, left his home near Mount Pleasant,
la, the Other day, and was told by his wife
hat she would spend the day with her
sons, but would leave food on the table for
him on his return, calling attention to some
strained honey Of which he was parlicu-
arly fond. The old gentleman returned u