Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-02-06

string her up. At the inquest verdict was
returned that Cicero Jsllefson, John Smythe
and another party committed the deed.
Lucy, who was accused Of incest with her
father, was also implicated. She had mar
RED man named Joe Wilson. Smythe,
Wilson and Cicero were arrested on suspic-
ion, and Cicero made . confession. While
being hauled by the neck the father spoke
and Wilson striped back and frightened the
rope more, and Smythe put the rope over
the limb while Wilson lifted the body up.
Smythe and Wilson pulled the body clear
of the ground and then wound the rope
around the body and left it. / think
father was dead when we left him,
as he kicked only once or twice
after hauled up. Cicero had not seen his
mother since the deed was committed. By
his story it was exactly as by hers, so he
probably told the truth. 1t appeared by CT
cero's statement that Lucy had married Will
son through the influence Of Smythe, the
wedding taking place about two months be-
fore the murder. 1t seems Wilson suspected
Lucy had not always been virtuous and he
accused her, when she admitted she had
been compelled by her father to submit to
him repeatedly. This incensed Wilson and
he said he would leave her or kill the old
man. She wanted him to do neither. 1t
was the prevailing opinion Of the neighbors
and others that Smythe was the
leader in the commission Of the crime and
that he had got the girls into trouble and
caused them to charge it to the old man.
They were all three bound over for trial,
and it was to have taken place but the Judge
granted q change of venue, and this so in
censed the people of Audubon that they de-
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the criminals and the end Of the tragedy has
been brought about
About o'clock this morning Sheriff Her.
bert and family, Deputy Sheriff Workman
and j. II. Jenkins, who were sleeping above
stairs in the Jail building, were awakened by
a rap on the door. The sheriff went to the
window and saw five hundred men gathered
about the Jail. They demanded the Jeller-
| son murderers, saying it was reported the
sheriff intended to spirit them away for safe
keeping. The sheriff refused to give up the
keys. The crowd then warned the sheriff
not to interfere with their movements. The
sheriff then fired several shots in the air,
when the mob replied with bullet through
the window. They then fastened the doors
leading to the second story making prisoners
Of the sherif's party. The walls Of the Jail
proper we're next attacked with sledges
and soon a large hole was made.
The men rushed inside and fastened
the other door and the officers were power
less. There was a high board fence run
ming through the court yard, and after the
prisoners were captured Smythe and Wilson
were hung to stringers of the fence, boards
being knocked of for that purpose. Cicero,
the son, was hanged to the band stand about
the centre of the square. Smythe was killed
by bullet hole in his forehead, another in
his face and several in his body.
BIG FIRE-
NEW YORK, Feb. 4.-One of the largest
ires that have been in New York in a long
time, broke out at midnight in the wine
vaults Of Stinhardt Bros, liz and ia Woos-
ter street The flames spread with frightful
rapidity throughout the building, and ow
ing to the inhammable nature of the contents
the department was unable to cope with the
fire. The fire gained such Roadway that the
entire fire department of the lower part of
the city was called out. The six-story
Greene street was owned BY Bernard & NAL
Tor. AT 1870 am. the roof of the building fell
with crash and shortly afterwards the walls
caved crushing the adjoining houses and
contiguous to the burning structure were a
number of tenements, and Captain Melon
aid, of the Eighth precinct, cleared the in
mates out and has now about fifty families
in the station house. Opposite the burning
building are row of tenements, and the in
tense heat cracked their walls. At o'clock
a. m. the entire block bounded by Spring,
Prince, Wooster and Greene streets
was seriously threatened. The
loss that time was estimated at $780,
900. Nos liz and ia were occupied as
follows: Scott Il Bovine, chemists; J. Dali
ton and B. Ulman, fringes; A Nussbaum,
shell goods; Reslsnner, Smith & Co., canes;
Steinhardt Bros, wines and liquors. Tho
stocks of all these were entirely destroyed.
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
DENVER, Colo, Feb. 4-The Tribune
Republicans Georgetown special says: Dur
ing sever wind storm this afternoon the
Colorado Central train for Denver was blown
from the track about mile below this place.
The entire train is now lying upon IFS side in
ditch. OF the twenty passengers
o board eighteen were more or less injured
Following is the list ofthose most seriously
hurt: c. L. Furey, Denver, back injured;
s. +. Eldred, Denver, nose split and internal
injuries; j. L. Brown, Denver, scalp wound
and body bruised; Mrs. Marion Dooley,
Denver, internal injuries, probably fatal;
Mn. Patrick Holland, Red Elephant, in
ternal injuries, and also Miss Mamie Hol-
land.