Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-01-11

REED and Pearce, the murderers of w.
II. Mcmillan, at Emporia, were recently
sentenced to the peuitentiary, there to re.
main for one year, and that at such time
thereafter as the Governor should fix,
they should be hanged by the Warden of
the penitentiary within the prison walls.
The prisoners received their sentences
seemingly unmoved.
The dry goods store of Lawrence & Son.
at Rossville, was recently entered by burg.
lars, the safe blown open and notes and
checks Cor S3.S and over 500 in money
stolen.
j. h. JONES was recently arrested al
Lenape upon suspicion of being one Of the
Perry post-ofice robbers.
BARLOW RUND, who ESCAPED from the
Insane Asylum at OSsawatomie. two years
ago was recently captured a. 1t avenw ortf.
CHARLES WYNJA was recently ARE sted
at Wyandotte, charged with coumterfeiting
nickels.
JUDITH FITZPATRICK aged seventeen
years, was recently found dead at her home
near Lecompton, having been murdered.
The skull was badly crushed, evidently
with blunt instrument of some kind. The
body was in bed, an attempt to set fire tc
which had evidently been made by the
murderer. She had recently received some
money from Eastern relatives, and from
what could be learned it was judged the
deed was perpetrated for robbery.
THE other night the large Touring mill OF
Z. ID. Tobie, at Troy, was DESTROYED by fire
The mill had but recently been repaired al
a heavy expense, and was in fine running
order. The loss was over $4,000; insured
for about $4,000:
TUE endowment fund of the State Agri.
cultural College is now Sii4,4 }0SS, bring.
ing an average of more than seven and a
half per cent. interest.
WAGON load of Christmas presents foI
the prisoners in the pcHitentiary, sent by
friends, carried back the minds of the con.
victs to days Of childhood and innocence.
An accident occurred i'm the Santa Ft
yards at Topeka, the other morning, 10y
which A. Mosier, a switchman, had his
thigh crushed. In making "hying switch:
on a curve the bumpers slipped past eacl
other between car and the engine, and
caught Mosier, who was standing on Ithe
foOtboard.
THE dead body of man, about sixty years
of age, was recently found at the depot in
Junction City containing fully a dozen
gashes inflicted with n razor. II was a cas-.
OF suicide.
WILLIAM RATSFoRD, of Cherryvale. who
complained TO the Board OF Commissioners
several weeks ago, that the Southern Kan.
sas Railroad had delayed the shipment of
coal for him ten or twelve days, the other
day made an additional charge to the ef.
feet that the road net only delays his ship.
ments but that conductors, brakemen, ETC.,
had been stealing his coal.
The Santa re refused to pay its Com.
missioners' tax, amounting to over 81, 0O0.
The other. roads paid; some under protest.
The state Teachers Association recent.
ly in session at Topeka, elected the follow.
In officers: A. r. Taylor, Emporia, Presi.
dent; j. IL. Lawhead, Fort Scott, Vice.
President; Lewis Scott, Marysville, Score.
tary; John Macdonald, Topeka, Treasurer.
Executive Committee, Hon. H. c. Speer.
Topeka; G.. w. Wynans, Junction CITY,
and Miss n. E. Moonlight, Leavenworth.
THE funeral of Mrs. Styles and daughter.
who persisted in their burning dwelling of
Atchison, was largely attended. The
haired remains were found under the
bathroom, the mother still clasping her
child in her arms.
A BITTER cold New Years Day.
Mas. MCMILLAN, of Topeka, wife of the
man who was murdered at Empori, is said
to be greatly Frustrated by the terrible
affection that has befallen her, She is ex.
ceedingly DESTROYS that Pearce and Reed.
the confessed murderers, should meet the
extreme penalty, and says she will 90 be.
fore the Governor, ~ the proper time, and
beg him to sign the death warrant.
AT a special meeting Of the Kansas Re-
publican Association III Washington, late
ly, resolutions OF respect to the memory of
the late Congressm an Haskell were adop.ed.
Speeches were made by number of prom.
inent Kansans.
ALL the troops at Fort Lsavenworth were
treated to an elegant dinner on Christmas
intheir respective org lniz Itions.
WILLIE WHEATLEY, the "Chicago Kid"
was arrested at Lawrence recently for
stealing Sl1,O0O worth of drafts from a
trunk. He said that he was sentenced in
Kansas City some time ago 70 twenty-five
years in the peDitentiary, but his mother
swearing that he was under sixteen years
IF age, he was sent to the county Jail for
eighteen months, from which he escaped.
FIVE Denver sharpers recently made
their appearance in 'Wyandotte and CON-
menced operations. One was arrested, but
the other four skipped across the State
line.
The majority Of reports from the grow.
ing wheat crop represent it to be in an ex-
,ellent condition.
A CALL has been issued for the annual
meeting of the Kansas Wool Growers aud
and Sheep Breeders Association. TO be
held at Topeka on Tuesday. January 18th,
1884, at two O'Clock p. n, for the purpose
Of electing officers for the ensuing wear,
and the transaction of such other business
IS may be brought before the meeting.
CAPTAIN GEORGE N. RANDALL, Twenty
third Infantry, recently arrived at Fort
Leavenworth, from David's Island, New
York harbor, in charge of detachment OF
tfteen prisoners.
The Kansas Division OF the Union Pa
eihc Railroad recently paid into the State
Treasury the taxes OF unorganized counties.
amounting 70 S.53s.5s, including the Gem
uissionsrs' tax.