The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-01-12

Of Charles Arbuckle. the millionaire,
coffee merchant to keep the promise of
marriage with plaintiff, The an
nouncement was greeted with APP
plause and low pitched whistles that
were quickly silenced. Lawyer Rus
more OF the prosecution Immediately
moved for an extra allowance
the motion and congratulated
the defense on the smallness of the
amount. Lawyer Tilney of the defense
opposed the motion, but Judge Beach
granted Dummies" council 81 600.
Mr. Tilney then moved to set aside the
verdict as excessive and against the
weight of evidence. This was denied
but Baby Bunting" was allowed a
stay OF execution and entry of judg-
ment for forty-f1Ye days in which he
can decide whether to pay SIS, 600 to
Cuckoo, or appeal the case. The
latter course will probably be adopted.
SHAM HANGING.
GAINESVILLE, Ga, Jan. I0.-YeSter-
day gentleman from Towns county
gave positive assurance that the hang
ing of Tillman C. Justice was sham;
that his body was quickly cut down and
resuscitated, and that dozen men in
HlwaSsee have converSed with him
since November 10. when he was sup
posed to have been hanged. Justice
was an illicit diStiller in Towns
county. John B Goddard, a re-
tied lawyer aged Seventy-tWO, was
suspected of giving revenue officials in
for this reason he was shot dead by
Justice. The place of execution was
| remote from civilization, surrounded
by Justices friends and it was an easy
matter for friendly officers to save u
friend. The editor of the Sahlonega
Signal u.s. authority for the statement
that Justice was still alive when he
was cut down.
ESCAPED THE PENTrENTIARY.
KANSAS CITY, Jan. 10.-Harry Hall,
who escaped on Thursday from the
Nebraska penitentiary at Lincoln,
where he was serving a life sentence
for murder was in this city on Friday
| and Saturday, mingling with police and
other city officials and going about the
streets without apparent fear. Sew
eral persons who had known him when
he was telegraph operator in this city
| six years ago spoke TO him but he cody
| informed them they were mistaken and
that he was Mr.. Walton of Boston. 1t
is supposed that he left Saturday night
for St. Joseph. He killed a ranchman
| named Williamson, six years ago and
| although he had a good case of self
| defense he pleaded guilty to escape a
| mob.
SHOT DOWN NEAR HIS HOME.
ODESSA, Mo-, Jan. 81. 7. Arvin,
living six miles north of this place, was
murdered near his farm Saturday night
by an unknown person. In the after
| noon Mr.. Arvin had left his hcme
| to go to Greenton, county postottice.
| About o'clock his wife heard pistol
shot near the house, but nothing was
| thought strange of this, as shots are
heard frequently in the neighborhood.
Mr.. Arvin not returning on time his
wife, after waiting several hours, be-
came uneasy, and with the assistance
of the neighbors instituted search.
The body was found next morning at
sunrise. He had fallen forward with
his hands in his pockets. A gun shot
wound in his head showed the cause of
his death.
ANTHONY NEWS.
| ARKANSAS CITY, Jan. "A special
to the Republican-Tr from An
| thony, states that Walter E. Tread
we'll, the great cattle king, shot
Charles c. Clark, his old partner in
business, wounding him badly. The
shot entered his body four inches
men were in Clark's room, in the Bur-
nett House, the origin of the difficulty
is not known. Treadwell give himself
up to the sheriff.
| TWO OF 4 KIND.
ST. PAUL, Jan. 1.-THE Pioneer Press
learns from Sioux Falls, OAK, that
Tom Murry, who arrived there from
Sioux City yesterday, shot his wife this
afternoon and then himself, killing heT
wound upon herself. The wo
some, came to Sioux Falls ten
days ago and entered a bagnio. Murray
was serving term in Jail for running
hole in the wall. He shot her while
she was sewing button on his over
coat.
MRS. MACAULY RE-ARRESTED.
CHICAGO, Jan. 7.-Mrs. Ida Macauly,
who killed her husband Christmas eve
on discovering that he was engaged il
an intrigue with her sister
in-law, was re-arrested this
afternoon. Mrs. Macauly's dis.
charge was recommended by the
coroner's jury. and she was set free 8
week ago. Yesterday she took out
letters of administration Ior her hus
bands estate, worth about 5000. To.
day the dead mans mother swore out {
warrant charging the wife with muir
der.
s'THE MOST CONN ENIENT PLACE YET. .
LOUISVILLE, KY, Jan. Jacob
West, a Well-knOwn and respected
citizen, who was employed as time
keeper at the Louisville & Nashville
machine shops, walked into the stable
of an engine house in the western por-
remarking, this is the most conven-
lent place I've found yet, blew his
brains out with a SO calibre pistol
West was married man, and leaves 9
wife and several children. The cause
of the deed is not known.
HAD BETTER TAKEN IT EASY.
BALTIMORE. Jan. Michael Har.
rity and Frank Anderson, convicted OF
larceny. were each to-day sentenced tx
the penitentiary for three and hall
years. After having been returned tC
the lookup, Harrity made a violent
assault ON Anderson. Judge Duffey
; ordered Harrity to be brought before
him, and increased his sentence to six
and half years.
FOUND DEAD IN A BROTHEL.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Jan. 7.-Danie
Yates, man about 80 years of age
was found dead in a low negro dive
caused by chloroform, bu
whether it was self-administereG
or not is unknown. He haC
, $50 when he arrived here few day
ago. His home was in Dunlap, Ill.
where he had a family.
II THREE MEN KILLED.
MARQUETTE, Mich, Jan. 7.-Thi
: morning three men were killed in tn,
! Champion mine, in this country, b.
: the accidental dumping of the skiff il
which they were riding to the surface
! Their names were John Casey, Car
johnson, and w. p. Craddock. Twt
men escaped By jumping.
TOWN BURNT OUT.
RICHMOND, Va, Jan. "A fir
at Louisa Court House last night re
D suited in the destruction of twenty-on
/ out of twentY-four business house
o | and shops in the town. The losses &C
0 | gregate s25, 600; insurance, $4,000.
b ATTACKED BY APACHES.
8 TOMBSTONE, AriZ., Jan. IO.-Supel
s intendent Russell of the San Pabl
3 mine in Sonora arrived here yesterday
s and says prospecting party of fOu
:, men were attacked ninety miles south