Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-06-07
THE RAWSON WOMAN.
The Wife Of the Chicago Banker
Fatally Shoots Her Husbands
Attorney
In the Court ROom-A Sensational
Sequel to a Previous Shooting and
Divorce Suit.
Myers and West on Trial at Lyons, Kan
The River Pirates Surrender and
Plead Mistake.

CHICAGO, June while the docket was
being called in Judge Jamieson's court
shortly after ten o'clock this morning Mrs.
NJ. l.. Rawson was impatiently waiting for
the divorce case of her husband, Banker
Rawson, TO be called. Colonel ID. c. Whit
ncy. her husbands attorney, was sitting
At table writing. when the court
was sud- Gully startled to hear q
pistol shot and Colonel Whitney at.
once disappear under the table. The
shot was followed by four more IN
rapid succession, and Mrs. Rawson was
seen pursuing VIII they with Smith &
WcsSon 3S-caliber revoIver. Mrs. RAwson
succeeded in emptying her revolver at
Whitney before she could be captured.
Two OF the balls hit the lawyer, one
taking effect below the groin and the
other in the left leg. The wound near the
right groin will probably be fatal
Judge Jameson at once ordered Mrs. Raw
sons arrest and she was Immediately
taken To jail. When the officers arrived at
the Jail with their prisoner, Mrs. Rawson
had every appearance of being an Insane
woman. Her eyes were red and blood
shot and she complained OF being cold and
faint. AS soon as the search had been
completed she became more composed
The jail officers refused to allow the re-
porters 10 see her.
THE ARCHIBALD DOUGLASS MURDER.
LYONS Kan, June lin the fall OF 1915
Archibald Douglass was killed in Rice
County and L. 4. Patton. his companion,
seriously wounded. Last February A. G.
Myers and Frank West. well-known citi-
Zens Of Durango, Col. were arrested tor
the crime. Their trial came up in the dis
trict court yesterday, Judge Clark presid-
ing. On preliminary plea by the defense
that they were not fugitves from justice,
and hence were entitled to a preliminary
trial before coming into the district court
the defense claimed trial by jury on that
plea. and it WAS granted. On the state
ment of the case by the State the defense
objected To any irQuiry into guilt or inuo-
ccnce of the defendants and were sus--
tanned, and the State proceeded with evi-
dence TO sustain the point that they were
fugitives from justice.
NEGRO RIOT.
BRAMwELL, w. Va, June 1.-Al the
miners in Bluestone district struck yester-
day for two weeks pay and TO add TO the
excitement a negro was arrested for disor-
derby conduct After the arrest it was
rumcred that the whites would take HIM
out and lynch him. AT ten o'clock last.
night about one hundred negro miners de-
mandcd that the negro be turned over to
them. The guards refused and a general
riot ensued. Several men were shot AT
a late hour the mob dispersed, after several
arrests.
RIVER PIRATES SURRENDER.
ST. LOUIS, June 1.-The trouble with
river pirates at Musick's landing has sub
sided and four of the men have surrendered
TO the authorities. The body of Justice Of
the Peace Otto Ahlfedt was found near
Portage, 81. Charles County, ridded with
bullets. Henry Breckman, the boatmaR,
is in a worse condition than at first reporte
cd. The river pirates say that they be-
heved the sheriff's party 10 be band OF
river men who had come to take forcible
possession of their property, as had been
done before. They did not know that he
had a warrant.
on TRIAL FOR MURDER.
MINNEAPoLIs, Mimi, June LIN the trial
Yesterday at La Crosse, Wis. OF Albert n.
Kennel, for the murder OF Anna Dannel,
much damaging testimony was introduced.
Geor G Dannel, fellow prisoner with
Kennel. testified that the latter had con-
fessed the killing and that he slept with
the corpse of his victim for two nights, so
that if discovered 1t could not be said that
he was guilty. Another witness told how
Kennel had divulged plot TO kill and rob
he woman and burn the house with her
uody in it.
TENNESSEE FBUD.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, June IA battle
took plac. between the Jones and Green
factions in Hancock County yesterday
which resulted in the death OF two of the
Green family. The feud began in January
ruary b. one of the Jones family was shot
10y Dave Green. Since then the two fami-
lies and their friends have been under
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