Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1888-04-26
TltEADWELL ACQUITTED.
The Southern Kansas Cattle King
Declared to be Justified in
Killing Clarke.
John Holmes, of La Plata, Acquitted
OF Attempted Murder-A Deadbeat
VacateS Omaha.
A Killing on the Tennessee River With q
Rumored Lynching -Earzicide in
Iowa.

Iowa.
ANTHONY, Kan, April 23-The trial Of
Walter Treadwell, the Southern Kansas
cattle king, for the murder of George
Clarke, his former partner in the cattle
business, which had been in progress here
for the past week, closed late Saturday
night and the jury retired with instruc-
tions to call the judge at any time if they
agreed on Il verdict.
Yesterday morning the Judge was sum-
moned to the court room by deputy sher-
i'll and quite crowd gathered when tho
report flew around that the jury had
agreed. As soon IS the judge had taken
his seat the jury filed in and in answer to
the usual question the foreman announced
that they had agreed on a verdict Of not
guilty. This was received with general
approval.
Treadwell, during the trial, proved bo-
yOnd q shadow OF doubt that Clarke had
led Mrs. Treadwell astray and that the
shooting was committed IN the heat Of pas
sion caused by his wrongs.
HOLMES ACQUITTED.
Macon, No., April 23-The trial Of John
Holmes Of La Plata charged with the at
tempted murder Of Mrs. Eliza Nettleton Of
the same town, was concluded in the
circuit court Saturday, the accused being
acquitted, AS tie question Of identity was
not clearly proved.
Mrs. Nettleton, respectable and COM
parat!vely well-to-do widow, who lived
with her daughter at La Plata. where the
two kept boarding house, owned u large
farm and employed Holmes to take charge
OF it. He had on several occasions desired
Mrs. Nettleton to grant him her hand in
marriage, and her refusal threw him into
great passion. Finally she discharged
him and soon after received an anonymous
letter threatening her life. To this NO at
tcntion was paid, but one night in Deem
Der she awoke and found her throat IN the
grasp OF a masked man who was endeavOr-
ing to choke her to death. Her struggles
awakened her daughter in an adjoining
room, and she in turn alarmed the house,
but the man escaped. Holmes was arrested.
A DEADBEAT
OMAHA, Neb., April 23-Some time ago a
man Of attractive presence who intro
duced himself as Prof Moranda, came here
from Chicago and opened successful
dancing school. Yesterday Prof MARITIME,
Of Chicago, to whom he had referred, ar
rived for the purpose Of arranging for q
children's cantata. He at once declared
that the alleged Prof. Moranda was Joseph
n. DeIortie, formerly OF Montreal, and
more recently # Newark. n j., and Chi
cago; that his first wife died from neglect;
that he deserted his second and her help
less babe; that he defrauded his father-in-
law out of $500 and that he was wanted
in Newark for passing bogus paper. Prof.
MARITIME says he was also sufferer TO the
tune Of several hundred dollars. Of which
he was confidcnced while tho man WAS in
his employ in Chicago. Moranda has left
:he city.
TATE'S DEFALCATION.
LOUIsvILLE, KY, April 23.-The amount
# ex-Treasurer Tate's defalcation with all
credits made is now placed at s15o,OOO. 1t
is learned that just before leaving he sent
the negro porter to the bank for a large
sum, saying he wanted it to pay q school
claim. AS no claims were due this is made
evidence that he took with him from S75, 600
TO S1DO,OO0 The commissioners found that
the defalcation ran back many years, one
Of the notes being dated 1865, the year he
came into Office. In settling from year to |
year he balanced his books for Decem-
Der 81 and presented his bank balances for |
the end Of the first week in January. In |
settlements twelve years ago what appear |
to be forgeries have been found. This |
crime is extraditable. and it is on account |
OF this that he is believed to be hiding so |
closely. The l. 0. US amount to $50 900. |
One man has 2OO. Another sent check |
for SlcO to meet his and the check was |
pinned to the obligation and so will be pro- |
scnted to the Legislature. The bOndsmen |
hope to get on without paying, as several |
have their property in their wives names. |
MURDER AT MoUsErAIL LANDING
LOUISVILLE, KY. April 23.-At Mousetail
landing, on the Tennessee river, near Padu.
cah. man named Ward, who, 1t is alleged,
had been circulating disreputable stories
1 bout John Stafford's daughter, was found
in crowd at the landing aud, at the pistol
point, compelled to confess no had hei.
Stafford was about to kill HIM anyhow, but !
" ard, on his knees, begged for his LIE and
vas let OF. He went Immediately homo
md, returning with shotgun, just as
Stafford was mounting his horse, shot HIM
lead without a word Of warning Holding
he crowd at bay with the other barrel Of
lis gun he backed Off and made his escape.
It is reported that band of lynchers is
for him. Oue rumor is that he
vas found yesterday and shot to death.
KILLED Ills MOTHER
LEMARs, Io,-a, April 23.-Phlip Beld,
-oung farmer living fourteen mics west Of
acre, aud his mother, who had been
m bad terms for some time, quarreled yes
erday over selling u horse, when sudden
Y Beld fired two shots at his mother, and
men went upstairs and shortly after the
leighbors heard another shot, and on 60
ng up found that he had sent third bullet
nto his head. The matricide had always
'orne good reputation. His father was
Tiled a year ago by a kick from horse.
he dead woman was forty.seven years
ID She had brother serving term ut
Anamosa fer manslaughter. The sanity
( the family is doubted.
OleOmArgarine Mon In Jail.
SPRISGrIELD, O., April 22-Thomas Du.