Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-10-12
KANSAS NEWS.

Two fires occurred Sunday morning
IN Tennesseetown, undoubtedly the
work incendaries. One of the houses
burned was the property of Thomas
Lloyd, and is the same discovered on
fire few mornings ago. The other
house was owned by j John Watson.
Both owners are coIored. Lloyd's loss
is about $500 and WatsOn's about
3, 900. Watson carried 81 400 insur-
ance.
Il. A. W Corfeld, county commits
sioner of the county of Kearney, was
before Justice Dillon yesterday,
charged with issuing fraudulent scrip.
His bail was fixed at 81, 900, which he
refused to give, Probate Judge Nc
Laughlin issued a writ of habeas cor
pus. Sheriff Thorne took the prisoner;
subpHnaing J ustice Dillon, prosecuting
witness, and L. L. Williams to appear
before Mclaughlin at once. Dillon
disregarded the summons. The sher-
if is hunting for him with a bench
warrant. Corfeld was dismissed, and
costs taxed to complaining witness.
Parsons special: J. H. Barry, a
passenger on the Southern Kansas &
Texas passenger train attempted to
commit suicide by cutting his throat
just as the train stopped at the plat
form here Saturday evening He was
sitting about the middle of the coach
when he suddenly sprang to his feet
and roughly crowded his way to the
door. When he reached the platform
of the car he cut horrible cash In the
left side of his throat with a pocket
knife. Jumping to the platform he
started up Forest avenue on run but
after taking a few steps he stabbed the
blade Of his knife deep into the right
side of his neck and was in the act of
drawing it across his throat again
when he was captured by the officers.
The knife WAS still sticking in his neck,
until it was removed and he was taken
to the surgeons Office. The wounds
are serious if not fatal. The would-be
suicide is a well dressed young man
about % years of age. His home is at
the Parker house, Boston, Mass, and
he was enroute to San Antonio to visit
the family of Col E. @. Cunningham.
He is supposed to be insane.
Jacob Geizer, a German at whose
house a smallpox patient was uuaran-
tined last spring, at Topeka, has
brought suit against the city for 1912. so
and interest. He prays Judgment for
1929 for work, labor and nursing, at
the rate Of 50 per day; $40 for board
for the patient, and $123. so for property
destroyed by the board of health. The
patient was not taken to Geizer's
house, but was there when the case
was reported to the board of health.
The board had the property destroyed
itemiZed and appraised, and the city
attorney thinks the courts viii not
hold the city liable for any further
damages.
Colonel W. H. Rossington and
Charles B. Smith are in st. Louis, in
consultation with Judge Peckham, of
New York, in relation to the receiver
ship of the NJ. K. & Il. road. The
firm brought suit in the United States
district court in Topeka q few days
ago, against the company for fOreclOs-
ure and Judgment for ST, 900, 600, the
largest sum for which suit has ever
been brought in this court. Appica-
tiOn has been made before Judge
Brewer of st. Louis for the appoint
ment of a receiver, and much interest
has been manifested in railroad circles
in the appointment.
Col. w. A. Gebhar, of Ellsworth,
Will have command of the Third divi-
sion, first army corps, at the state re-
union, and reports that about 500 old
soldiers Will appear in the procession
In his division. The Ellsworth mill
tary band of twenty-four members,
composed largely Of sons of veterans,
has been designated as the division
band.