The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-01-19
ON THE sCAFFOLD.
Henry Schmidt Hanged at West
Union, Iowa.
He COhfssses Numbering Lurcstia
Peek In 1886.
His Last Words Supplicatss Forgive
ness of God.
Burton Arrested for Selling Spurious
Tickets in Mexico.

Burton Arrested for Selling Spurious
Tickets in Mexico.
A Robbers Confession Leads to the
Arrest of His Pals.
WEST UNION, Iowa, Jan. 13.-Henry
| Schmidt was hanged at this place this
morning for the murder OF Lucret1a
Peek, September 4, 1885. He made
statement on the scaffold. admitting
the murder, and charging that
a man named Ellison T. Smith in
stigated it and was present at
the time and that Smith killed Abram
Peek. His last words were LAS hope
to be forgiven of god, hope to be
forgiven of men," The drop fell at
1896 and in six and three quarter
minutes Schmidt was dead. His neck
was broken and he died without a
struggle.
DELIBERATE ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.
LOUISVILLE, Jan. 12.-Macy War
ner, the murderer confined in the coun-
" Jail at Jacksonville, Indiana, made
an unsuccessful attempt at suicide in
his cell last night About O'Clock
one of the prisoners in the jail was on
his way to his cell with lamp. When
passing Warmers cell the murderer
reached out through small opening in
the door and grabbed the chimney from
the top of the lamp. He threw this on
the floor of his cell, smashing it into
small bits, and then picking up piece
stuck it into the artery of his right
wrist, almost seVering it. The blood
spurted from the wound to distance
OF several feet, but Warner walked
calmly to his bed and lay down, hold
ing his wrist over the side and slowly
bleeding to death. Sheriff Hay ar
rived soon, and held his wrist to check
the blood. A physician was summoned
and in a short time had the flow
stopped. He was very weak from the
loss of blood this morning. but claims
that he will kill himself the first chance
he gets.
ROBBERS TAKEN IN.
LITTLE Rock, Ark. Jan. 13.-De-
tectives last week arrested James Sla-
ter, near Texarkana, who confessed
and gave the names of thirteen men
whom he connected with the robbery
at Deming, New Mexico. and the ones
near Houston, Texas, and Geneva, Ar
kansas. The leader of the gang was
Ruben Burrows, at present with his
brother, James Burrows, in Alabama.
in Texas and two in Tennessee. ReQui-
sitiOns were obtained for all last week.
The detectives located the men at diff
ferent points and yesterday all were
arrested. Slater will identify and tes-
tIfy against them, in the hope of gain
ing his own liberty. He told where
$40, 900 and other valuables were hid
den, but only portion was recovered
by the officers.
A rnNEInENJHEc GT4 ARPH ARRESTEn-
NEW YORK, Jan. 13.-After eluding
the detectives for a year, the man who
representing himself as a brother 0f
Marcus r. Mayer, who so successfully
sWindled the residents of the city of
Mexico out of nearly $50, 900 by spuri-
GUS advance sale of tickets for series
of concerts by Nine. Patti, has been
arrested and is now locked up at police
headquarters. He is, as has been sus-
pected, Charles Bourton of New York,
a French Jew about forty years of age.
The sWindle IN the city of Mexico is
not the only crime for which he is
wanted. He was one of the most sue
cessful and dangerous confidence men,
and has operated successfully all over
Europe.
SHOT BY FOOTBALLS.
KANSAS CITY, Jan. IA young man
named John Hinson, who is said to be
a nephew of Gen. Gilhall of New Or
leans, was stopped by two highwaymen
at the corner of Tenth street and Tracy
avenue, about half-past IL O'Clock last
night, and on his attempting to resist
them he was shot in the stomach. The
pistol shot aroused the neighborhoOd
and HinsOn was carried to his home,
only few doors distant. The doctor
who examined him pronounced his
wound mortal. The criminals escaped.
An unprecedented number of Outrages
by fOotpads have occurred in this city
within the past two weeks, the number
reported to the police amounting to be-
tween forty and fifty alone. This con-
dition of affairs has resulted in thirty
policemen being placed on patrol duty
in citizens clothes, to put stop to the
outrages if possible.
A THIEF WITH S25 600 CAPTURED.
NEW ALBANY, Ind, Jan. 11.-Jo-
Seph Reible, hotel proprietor of this
place, was robbed last night Of $25, 600
in bonds, notes checks and ether valu-
able papers. His house was entered
from rear window and the bonds
where Reible kept his vafuables. Be
tween and 10 a. m to-day. however,
a young negro named Walker, who
was formerly an inmate of the house
of refuge, was arrested and the entire
lot of stolen government bonds, ETC.,
recovered.
MURDERoUs BAND.
New ORLEANS, Jan. ia spe-
cial to the Times-Democrat from Mata-
moras, Mexico, says: Advice from
Llera, Tamaulpas, state that Lepedro
Quinta Llera, the first judge of that
section left for Victoria, Mexico, eS-
corted by twenty men and that at 8 3.
N. on the same day Senior Rafael Rem
don, who was candidate for mayor of
Llera, was murdered at his ranch by
some of the members of the escort. He
was surprised in his own house and
shot to do death. Two of his servants
were also killed and two others are
missing.
A GERMAN-AMERICAN's TROUBLES.
JACKSON, Mich. Jan. 13.-About
three years ago resident of Germany
came to this country to escape the
draft. In open court last fall he was
admitted to full citizenship, and after
curSeing passport from the secretary
Of state, he went to Bremen. Upon
his arrival there he was arrested and
fined 300 marks and told that ne must
serve four years in the army and his
passport was taken from him. He es-
capped and walked to another point,
where by the aid of his first papers,
which the authorities failed to get, he
secured passports and returned to this
country, arriving here yesterday.
DISAPPEARANCE A WEALTHY YOUNG
GIRL.
CLEVELAND, Jan. 12.-Mrs. Jo-
sephine Ammon, who lives in a fine
mansion on Euclid avenue, was to-day
| fined 500 and sent to Jail for contempt
of court in refusing to tell what she
knowed of the mysterious disappear
ance of Miss Blann, simple minded
| young girl possessing fortune of S70.-
900, who has been boarding with her.
LEAvENWoRTH MARSHAL ARRESTED.
| LEAvENwoRTH, Kas.. jan r.
The city marshal and Williams Dell,
/ acting for Attorney General Bradford
have been put under arrest for trespass
! for the seizure and carrying away Of the
| stock of J. Georgetta, an alleged sa-