The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-12-30
XII NUX RIVALS.
Masked and Armed Men Visit a Ne
grc's Home Bent on Murder.
AYoung Lady's Betrayer Land Out by
the Blow of a Poker.
Records of a Valuable Lease Stolen
for Spite.
A Fickel Damsel Choosing Between
Prison and Matrimony.
Medina Safe Blowers Operating in
Cleveland Stores.
Liquor Dealers Will Fight the Tax
Law of Ohio.
Liquor Dealers Will Fight the Tax
Law of Ohio.

masked men went TO the house OF Jordan
league. colored man living on Mr. Dods'
place, about tour miles below town, and
demanded entrance, claiming to have
search warrant. A SOD of Jordan opened
the door and discovering the men masked
and armed made a quick exit through
back window and the masked men tired
at him. They then killed Jordan and
shot his wife several times and il is be-
lieved fatally. She was shot through the
tongue ana cannot speak, but signItied Tia
she kne " who shot her. There are dit
ferent opinions as to the cause of the crime
and who the parties are The community
is highly Incensed at the cowardly out
rage ana no doubt tue CESS Will be thor
oughly investigated.
BURGLARS AT WORK.
CLEVELAND, Dec. 24.-TLe five safe
blowers who attempted to rob the treasury
of Medina county came to Cleveland early
yesterday morning and are evidently al
work here. Last night five men entered
the dry goods store Of Hexter Brothers on
Woodland avenue and hole was drilled
in the door of the safe and q heavy charge
OF giant powder inserted. Two valuable
plush sacks and piece of canton flannel
were then placed over the safe
to deadeH the noise of the explosion. The
fuse was lighted and loud explosion
awakened the sleepers in the block and
the adjoining buildings Two doors of
the safe were blown from their hinges
across the room, completely demolishing
two chairs and knocking the outside doors
of. The desk and furniture were more or
less injured and the Office itself thrown
out of plumb. The robbers secured $3.50
and large amount of valuable property.
THE BAYvIEw RIoTER.
MILWAUKEE, Dec. 24.-The trial of the
Bay view rioters has adjourned until Mon
day. MsYot Wallber was on the stand
this morning and testifi I'd In regard to the
proclamstions which ne Issued March 4
and 5. Judge Sloane, when he adjourned
court told the attorneys for the defense
that he would only allow them 70 call six
witnesses to prove there was no riot At
Bayview. The lawyers attempted to dis
cuss the matter, but Judge Sloane stated
that he considered six witnesses enough
so far as he was concerned. He said q
thousand witnesses could not make him
believe there was no riot at Bavview. He
added incidentally that he deemed the
firing by the militia perfectly justifiable.
AN AGED REPRnBATE ARREsTED
New YORK, Dec. "a John DeLeon, an
astrologer VINO formerly kept a fortune
telling establishment, was arrested to-day
and lodged In the Tombs, to answer 20 the
charge Of kidnapping. The man did a
thriving business, sending young girls to
South and Central America to fill alleged
lucrative positions, until he exposed him
self to a reporter. who learned from him
that he sent girls away TO lead lives of
shame. The complaint upon which an in
dictment was found charged him with
kidnapping Sarah Bowen, young girl
living in Astoria, Long Island. and send
ing her to Panama. presumably for evil
purposes. Police Inspector Byrnes' de-
tectives this morning located him in the
Arlington house, this city, after long
search and by means of decoy letter sent
to his SOD. DeLeon is charged with sew
erAl crimes in Lancaster. Pennsylvania,
one OF them being that he played the part
of bridegroom in mock marriage, tor
which here is an indictment against him.
DESTROYED BY FIRE
ST. LOUIS, Dec. ga special from Jop-
lin, Missouri. to the POST Dispatch says:
This morning Schwartz dry goods store
and Nine. Eppellett'e millinery store were
destroyed by fire. Two frame buildings
were also burned Loss, $4,000; insured
for about half that amount.
SPECIAL GRAND JURY ORDERED.
COLUMBUS, Dec. "a Judge Wylie of
the common pleas court to-day ordered
q special grand jury to be impanelled on
Monday TO hear charges against the five
men who were bound over by justice
charged with committing the Thirteenth
city one year ago last fall.
sUFFoCATED By COAL GAS.
NEW YORK, Dec. 24-CAptain Lefevre,
superintendent I the Savannah line OF
steamers, was found in his bed this morn.
ing at New Rochelle, suffocated by coal
gas. Mrs. Letevre was also found uDcon-
scious and is not expected TO recover.
and the weather being warm the doors OF
the heater were left open and gas escaped
into the room.
TORTURED TO DEATH.
CHICAGO, Dec. PA special from
DesMOines says q negro man and woman,
A. Brown and Chloe Robinson, living
near Montezuma, were arrested to-day
tor toFtuEine to death Browns sig year
old grandson. The boy was found life
less in bed yesterday morning, having
died during the night. Investigation
showed that Brown and the woman Rob-
inson had been in the habit of beat
ing the child upon the slightest
occasion and that death resulted
from their inhuman treatment. The tes-
timony At the inquest indicated that
Chloe Robinson had suspended the little
one by the heels and belabored him with
. rope thirty minutes for some alleged
offence. Subsequently Brown suspended
this boy in like manner and wore out on
his fraiI body half dc zsn switches, con-
Guiding the caetigation by washiDg him
with salt and water.
ANOTHER EYEWITNESS.
CHICAGO, Dec. PA Sioux City spe-
ciaI says: The Daily News correspond
emit has found another eye witness Of the
murder OF HaddOck. This mans name
has never been mentioned in connection
with the affair He viii be used "a q
witness on the trial, but at this time fears
20 have his name published, lest he Will
meet with violence at the hands
of tle accused men, such
are undoubtedly dozen men in Sioux
City who saw the murder who have been
afraid 70 say Woro. Some OF them have
been driven To leave town The new
witness refuses at present TO sag whom he
will identify ss the clrgyman's assassin,
but the inference from his story is that ii
will be the wealthy brewer, Arnsdorf.
ANxIoUsLY AWAITING VERDICT.
PIT sBUR9, Dec. "a The Trial of
Shaw, relative of the millionaire rail-
road official, Was concluded this after
noon, and as O'Clock the Jury retired
II was generally believed thAf . verdict
of aequittal would be reached, but ct
O'Clock tonight the jury was still out,
and the court adjourned until morning.
The greatest int rest has been manifested
Al sAaC ssA8AS o10 eAO AN6NSAe a. 6W oAtCA
anxiously.
PmLADELPHIA's BIG SCANDAL.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec "A When court
opened this morning the district AttoE-
ney announced that the commonwealth
had closed its case In the trial Of Rev.
Walo Messaros for feloDious assault on
Mira. Mary CoulstOn. The defense then
opened. Shields Of counsel for MESSAGES
addressed the Jury. He said Aeasaroe
was tbs victim Of conspiracy and that
witnesses would be placed on the stand
who would testify that Mrs. Coulston and
her husband had told them that Mr..
MessasOs would not be in the pulpit long;
that they had plans end schemes 20 get
him ont. He bitterly aTFaigDed Mrs.
Coulston, and referring to the evensfuI
Monday morning when Meeseros had
visited Mrs. CoulstOa ~ her request, he
asserted that while the mtnisttF Was
expiainIcg to tbs lady In the paTlor his
reasons 1or refEsiBg letter to withdrew
from ths church. she had thrown her
aFma eEeand hip end screamed Tor hes