Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-07-31

police station, apparently unlnJured. Broder
was at one time a n6Wsboy and later p5uss-
trian. Some time ago he went on free
D0OLlng expedition TO South America A
wagon was noticed passing over the bridge
With two men riding on 1T. Something
about one Of the men attracted the notice OF
the Police Officer Lally, and he watched the
wagon as % went on When about lOO L5sI
east of the New York tower, one OF the men
stood up took his coat OF, looked around
and said TO the driver, ''it5ll, here goes Tor
luck and stepped from the wagon 10 the
ra14. WlLnOuE hesitation second he jumped
OF. The man fell down straight to the
water l2O feet below, striking in a bunch
but with ms feet first. He sank from sight
and reappeared a moment later with both
hands al his chest as II IN pam. skim
which was near at hand rapidly came up and
/ the occupants took the man in thr boat and
/ pulled to the foot of Dover street and landed.
In the meantime three bridge Police had
run around and down to the pier. They ar
! rested him. he did not seem TO be much
/ injured by the terrible faL, and walked
along without any assistance, followed by a
mob of cheering boys and men.
A dispatch from III Paso, Texas, says:
Z Pazo Del EOrte is full Of Mexican soldiers.
Although heavy reinfOrcements are an
nounced as on the way from chihuahua,
they have not Jet arrived. The state de
partment at Washington is kept fully advised
/ of all military movements the MsLcans may
undertake. Senator Manuel Rlncens private
D secretary OF the ADhGEA1L OF AL4444A-LLL-tls
called on Consul Brigham, and assured him
: Of his regard and friendship. He said the
troops had been sent to EasO Del Mort
merely as precautionary movement ana
If the excitement did not increase no more
would be sent. he was astOnished that
Cutting refused to accept bail when offered
! as that would not have preluolced his case
at all. Consul Brigham replied that Cutting
had done right. That his case wa not be-
yOnd the reach Of petit courts of the state.
It was question between the two nations.
There is evidentlya hitch ia the negotiations
on the part OF the MeLicans as there has
been no further developments. Council
Brigham modified his previous report and
says Medina did not abuse him, but his sec
rotary.
The Willie Sells murder case now on trial
at Erie kan.5 was opened by the county at
tOrney, who gave a very careful statement
of the evidence on which the state depended
for a conviction. j. p. Woods one of the
attorneys for the defendant and guardian of
the boy, made a statement for the defendant
to the effect that the motive for the crime
would be shown to have existed stronger
with other parties than with Willie, and
that Willie and the other members of the
family were on the best of terms. Mr.. an
MEs. Mendall and their daughter Eva were
examined. They were the neighbors TO
whose house Willie went to give the alarm.
They stated that Willie came TO their house
between u and O'Clock and said: ''IheEe
Is man IN the house with q Ratchet. Ma
and pa are hurt and their is blood ali Over.'
He also said that he thought his sister was
hurt, but that he thought that Watty, his
brother was still asleep, that he had walked
up and saw man in the room and chased
him down the road, when he got on a horse
held by another man and rode of. He then
came TO Mr.. MendaH's. His breath was
short as IL he had been running. Mr.. Men
dali went back to his home with Willie,
when ne found the whole family murdered,
the two elder people on the floor and the son
and daughter IN their beds. Willie did not
exhibit any emotion as far as he could re-
member. He thought he might have been
daZed. All the witnesses testified to the
good character of Willie and TO the affection
that seemed to exist between the members
of the family. T. J. Rice sWOra that
Wiilie's clothes were covered with blood the
next morning.