Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-12-27
A SWINDLING GANG.
A Lawyers Statements at Chi-
cago Point to q Great
Swindle.
Arrests Made-Bauereisen, the Alleged
70" Dynamiter Convicted-Kil,ing
in Kentucky.
A Murderer Rsspitsd Because of Woman's
Lying Afidavit-A Fatal Saloon
Brawl-Etc.

CHICAGO Dec. 24-The case Of Master in
Chancery Charles D. Cutting, who is Inn
plicated in the negotiations with the firm
of Kellogg, Johnston & Bliss for the return
of bonds stolen from them last spring, con-
tinues to be the sensation Of the hour and
Inspector of Police Bonfield says that he
believes he is about to unearth one Of the
greatest criminal gangs that ever infested
Chicago.
The names of the persons now under ar
rest in connection with the case besides
Attorney Cutting, are Henry Plessner, the
president of the so-called Commercial Mu.
tual Accident Association; William r.
Shaw, secretary for the same, and c. ID.
Taylor, a director in the Columbia Loan
and Building Association, of which concern
Plessner and Shaw are also directors.
Both associations do business in the same
Office, their field of operations being prin-
cipally in the smaller towns Of Northern
Indiana Shaw is a son-in-law Of Plessner
and is said by Attorney Cutting to be the
person who Ientered into negotiations
through the latter for the return Of the
stolen property.
c. D. Taylor occupies desk in the joint
office and is declared by Shaw to be the
person from whom he purchased the bonds
after advising with his partner, Plessner,
but Taylor denies the truth of the state
ment, and promises to divulge some very
sensational facts when the case is brought
up for hearing.
ARRESTS MADE.
CHICAGO Dec 24.-As a result of the dis
closures made by Lawyer Cutting on Sat-
urday before the grand jury in the stolen
bond case, W. F. Shaw, Henry Plessner, c.
D. Taylor and Otis Corbett are now under
arrest. Corbett is the father-in-law Of
Shaw and until a short time ago was a dry
goods merchant at Rock Island. Inspector
Bonfeld yesterday secured 3, 100 worth OF
bonds stolen from Kellogg, johnson &
Bliss and expects to get $1,000 more belong
ing to another firm to-day.
Shaw told Inspector Bonfield last night
that he received the Kellogg and other
bonds early in September from Taylor,
who left them as collateral for loan. He
had, after subsequent negotiations for their
sale, retained Cutting to deliver the bonds.
Plessner denied any guilty knowledge Of
the bonds. He had seen them in Shaw's
possession and the latter had admitted to
him that they were stolen.
Taylor denied that he had any thing to
do with the bond business, and added that
if Plessner and Shaw made such charges
against him he would make some counter
charges that would "close them up"
SHOT AT DANCE.
DARLINGTON, KY, Dec. 24.-At dance
near Ellsby, a mining town near this
place, Albert Wright was shot and fatally
wounded by Bill Wiley. Wiley used inde-
cent language in the presence of some Ia
dies and was asked to desist by Wright.
The two men left the room to settle the dis
pute and when in the dark Wiley shot
Wright without warning. A dozen men
gave chase to the assassin and overtaking
him he received them with volley from
his pistol. About fifty shots were ex-
changed. Owing to the darkness none Of
the pursuing party were hit. There is
great excitement to-day and il Wiley is
caught Judge Lynch will most likely take
a conspicuous part in the proceedings.
FALSE AFFIDAVIT.
CHATTANOOGA Tenn, Dec. 24.-Jesse
Cole was to have been hanged Saturday at
Newport, Tenn, for the murder of Samuel
Large, but was respited almost at the last
moment on the affidavit of Mrs. Waxtead
on the strength of which Governor Taylor
reprieved him for sixty days yesterday at
Knoxville. She made another statement
in which she SAYS she does not know Cole
and never saw him. 1t is believed that
she was paid to make the affidavit which
saved his life. Rioting was imminent in
case he had been hanged.
SALOON BRAwL-
BAY CITY, Mich, Dec. 24.-EZra Teezel,
OF Vassar, was shot and instantly killed
by Peter Saunders (colored) at West Bay
City this morning. Teezel and his brother
became involved in a saloon brawl with
Saunders and two colored men, in which
knives and pistols were used with the re-
suit stated. Saunders was badly cut and
bruised. He escaped but was subsequently
arrested and locked up. Charles Easter
(colored) was arrested as an accomplice.
BAUEREIsEN CONVICTED.
GENEVA, ILL.,. Dec. 24.-The sealed YER
dict in the case of George Bauereisen was
opened this morning. 1t found the pris-
oner guilty and fixed his punishment al
two years in the pententiary. Bauereisen
was convicted of conspiracy to injure the
property of the Chicago, Bul lington &
Quincy Railroad Company with dynamite.
He was strikn g engineer.
FIGHT OVER HORSE.
SILVER CITY, N. n, Dec. 24-In an
alteration in the road near Fort BayaFd,
Saturday, between A. L. McAfee and the
Hudson brothers over the Owenship of q
horse, McAfee was left dead by the road
side and one of the Hudson boys was
taken to the military hospital, where he
died Sunday afternoon. His brother Is in
Jail.
ENDED THE DISPUTE.
NEW YORK, Dec. 24-Annie DeitzeI,
twenty-six years old, the wife Of a Ger.
man workman living in the tenement 514
East Seventeenth street, quarreled with
her husband over domestic matters last
night She ended the dispute by swallow.
ing a handful of Paris greer and died at
after veral hours of suffering.
WOMEN QUARREL
SOMERSET, KY, Dec. 24.-Mrs. Frank
Stephens, wife of a well-to-do farmer,
rented a patch OF ground to Mrs. Burch-
field. The latter fell behind in her rent
and quarrel was the result. Mrs. Ste
phens drew bowie knife and stabbed Mrs,
Burchfeld in the breast and cut her two
children severely. Mrs. Burchfield will
die. Mrs. Stephens was arrested.
BREACH OF PROMISE
LOWELL, Mass, Dec. A.-Miss o."
Teresa McEnnery, men'h ~-itharine
Ter Of an old and
= Iamily, has sued John II.
outterick, former cashier of the Wamesett
bank, for $4,000 damages for breach of
promise, and it is understood that General
;. +. Bgt,af Is TO be her counsel.
Two Skaters Drowned.
HAMMOND, Ind, Dee. A,-John Frame
md Nicholas Hammond, nineteen years
Id were drowned while skating ON tia