The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-01-19
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LOVE TURNED TO HATE.
SEDkIIA, No., Jan. 12.-Miss Ciel
| Woodward, Of Denver, COL, who wa
recently arrested for obtaining money
under false pretense by Dr.. E. c. l.
Larch, of SedAlia. has retaliated by
damages for false imprisonment. Larch
returned from Denver to-day, having
failed to make the charge against the
young lady stick. He is a widower and
well to do, and has lived for many
wears on q fine farm near Columbia.
She is q native of Tennessee, very pref
ty and only 20 years of age.
One year ago Larch's wife died
while Miss woodward was visiting at
the house. The old man fell in love
with her and promised to make her his
wife, supplying her with money to pur-
chase handsome wardrobe, and last
July gave her 81 600 in cash. Early In
December, he asserts, she broke the en-
gagement and refused to become his
wife. Bent upon revenge he caused
her arrest. She makes her home with
Mrs. Tabor, the divorced wife of ex-
Senator Tabor, Of Colorado.
PROMINENT NEW YORKER SUICIDES
NEW YORK, Jan. 12.-This morning
J1lO 4ACO0OI0 A4OA6IOh WAOs WILL LIS
family occupied a handsomely fur
nished fat at No. 80, Madison avenue,
arose, dressed himself and went
on to his library. A few
minutes later his wife found
him lying on sofa, semi-cOnscious and
bleeding from pistol wound in his
right temple. Doctors were summoned,
but could not save him. He was able to
talk for about twenty minutes, but re-
fused to give any information in regard
to the shooting. He died this after
noon. Mrs. Houston says she knows
no reason why he should commit sui
eide, and believes the shooting
was accidental. The dead man
was brother of Col. D.
G. Houston, United States engineer
corps. Mr. Houston was 4S years
of age, and WAS married tWenty-One
years ago. At one time he was sec
Rotary Of the defunct Oswego railroad
and president and general manager
Of the New York, Ontario
& Western until its absorption;
and was q member of the Lotus Club,
of this city. Several years ago sister
Of Mrs. Houston, who had been in i'll
health for some time, committed sui
eide by drowning in New Hampshire
river.
A DUEL IN MINNESOTA.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Jan. 12.-The
Pioneer Press will publish to-day an
account of a duel with swords between
two young men whose names are not
given, but who are described as prom
inenS in the French society Of st. Paul,
one being a French Canadian and the
other a recently arrived French officer.
The former is said to have spoken
lightly Of a young lady Of irreprOach-
able character at gathering of young
men one night last week and blow
and challenge followed, and the duel
was fought near Fort Smelling the next
morning. The Canadian drew first
blood, wounding the officer in the right
arm. The latter fought on, however,
and soon drove his rapier through his
antagonists left side, inhicting a seri-
Gus but not fatal wound.
MURDERED BY A REJECTED SUITOR.
POPULAR BLUFF, Ark, Jan. r.
On plantation, about five miles from
here, lived q colored girl named Susan
Bray. A negro, William Field, had
been paying attention to her for some
time and had told her that unless she
married him he would kill her. She,
however, laughed at the threat until he
becoming insanely jealous attempted
to kill two other men for whom she
had shown preference, when she sent
for him yesterday and insisted that he
should trouble her no more, adding
that she would never marry him. Field
seized spade and struck her across
the neck nearly severing the head from
the body. He then laid the dying girl
upon the bed, left the house and made
his escape.
NEGROES USE REvoLvERs.
BAzoo. Miss, Jan. 12.-In a shooting
ARRAY at Rome park, fifteen miles
above here. yesterday, colored man
and woman were shot and seriously
wounded by a noted negro known as
"One-armed Smith, - who in turn was
instantly killed by another negro, name
unknown. Smiths slayer escaped.
ANOTHER FOOL.
WINFIELD, Jan. 12.-Elmer Har-
rold, the 17-year-old son of Elwood
Harold, living five miles southeast of
Dexter, shot himself in the head last
night. No reason is assigned for the
suicide.
COMMITTED SUICIDE.
PARSONS, Kas., Jan. 12.-L. H.
Crawford. aged SO, committed suicide
this morning by morphine. Poor
health and family troubles was the
cause.