The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-09-28
An Attempt to Rob q Southern
Pacific Train Frustrated by
Forowarning.
The Engineer Seriously Wounded-A
Brutal Prize Fight Ends in the
Death Of Fulljamcs.
A Celestial Marriage Scheme Results In q
Chinaman and His White Wife
cGoing to Jail.

ut the peint of q revolver to uncouple from
the passenger coaches and pull out of the
way. Conductor E. E. Shackleford was
compelled to assist in uncoupling the en-
CINE. In the express car were United
States Marshal John I. Rankin with Dep.
uty William Van Wiper and Detective Jay
g. Kelly, Of the Southern Pacific service.
while other officers were on the train.
The company having boon warned Of
the attack, all east bound trains
had been guarded by Marshal Rankin
since last Wednesday. The robbers were
soon on the mail car, when slump in and
rife the mail bags" commanded the
leader. Two men then took engineer
Toomy to the open door and a. soon a.
his head peered into the open space, Bud
West, taking him for one of the robbers,
blaxed away with one barrel of his shot.
gun. Toomy fell back with an ugly
wound plowed through his left cheek
about three inches long one inch wide and
. number Of buckshot in the left shoulder.
The bandits then tried to make Fireman
Groser serve . like purpose, and when
West sighted the fireman he discharged
the other barrel of his gun, but fortunate-
ly missed him. The bandits then returned
the fire and no less than fifty shots were
exchanged when the bafiled robbers fed,
carrying two of their wounded with them.
KILLED IN PRIZE FIGHT.
GRAND FORKS, OAK, Sept. N.-A prize
fight was arranged Friday night between
George Fulljames, Of Winnipeg, the noted
pugilist, and an unknown, who was backed
by local sporting men, and at two O'Clock
Saturday morning q large crowd went to
ho to- ,sD1, - hoI hnA
to witness the battle. The combatants
instantly the unknown struck Fulljames q
blow on the temple which knocked
him to the floor; he soon recovered
and staggering to his feet started to con.
tinue the fight and the men went at each
other viciously and Fulljames received sew.
eral blows ON the face. The fight was .
brutal one throughout and the unknown
finally landed q blow over Fulljames'
heart that laid him fiat He was left un.
attended on the bare floor until seven
O'Clock in the morning when q doctor was
called and had him removed, but too late
to save his life. He gradually grew worse
and died yesterday afternoon.
The police commenced an investigation,
and soon arrested q man who gave his
name as Barrett, but declared his inno-
cence and said he knew nothing of the
fight. Yesterday afternoon while the po-
lice were down town some one broke the
lock on the station house door and allowed
Barrett and several other prisoners to es-
cape. Diligent search has failed to find
Barrett, and it is generally believed that
he is the man who killed Fulljames.
SENSATIONAL DISCLOSURE.
WINNIPEG, Man., Sept. A.-A case Of
embezzlement in the Canadian Pacific
railroad ticket Office has led to a sensa-
tional disclosure. J. N. Mckay, one of the |
clerks implicated, fed the country this
morning to escape arrest on a charge Of |
producing pretended marriage. 1t seems
Mckay, though married, had fondness |
for ladies' society. Besides his lawful |
wife, three other women claim him as hus- |
band. One is boarding at the city hotel, |
another he left at Banff and the third,
Eliza Bettsworth, has caused his fight. |
The last is almost q child. An auction |
GERS clerk named Deegan performed the |
ceremony and he forged the license HIM
self. Deegan and Strachan, another &C.
have been arrested.
AGAIN IN THE UNION.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Sept. 23.-For sew.
eral days past negotiations have been in
progress looking to an adjustment of the |
differences that have existed for the past |
fourteen months between the Typograph-
ical Union and the Indianapolis Journal
Company. At conference
last night between Colonel John C. New
and his son, proprietors of the Journal,
and a committee representing the Typo
graphical Union an immediate settlement
was effected. The Journal will immedi.
ately become q union office. The trouble
dates back to July 8, 1887, and its adjust
ment at the present time is due to fear of
the Labor vote in the pending election, the
paper being considered the organ of Gem
eral Harrison.
A SAD SUICIDE.
CHICAGO, Sept. ga local paper says
Mrs. Dulon, the widowed teacher who
committed suicide couple Of days ago be-
cause grief over the recent death of her
daughter had affected her mind. was the
Of General Franz Sigel, now
register in New York. She was the daugh-
ter Of the old German revolutionary hero,
Dulon, pastor Of Our Lady's
Church in Bremen, Germany, and after
ward . well known pedagogue in New
York State.
CELESTIAL MARRIAGES..
CHICAGO, Sept. A.-Sam Wah and his
wife, Augusta, q white woman, are locked
up at the Armory police station, charged
with bringing white woman from Milwau.
kee and furnishing them for wives to Chi.
namen here at $25 each. Through their
agency, it is charged, four or
i've local Cinnamon have been furnished
with wives.
THE MURDER IN WYOMING.
DENVER, Col, Sept. "A special from
Rawlings says man supposed to be the
murderer of Wallen and Livingston was ar.
rested at Lander yesterday while trying to
'ell an outfit like that owned by the muir.
Tered hunters.
Tho raid which Larkins' dog made
,pon our camp was amusing rather than
He was q very friendly and in
elligent shepherd dog, probably collie.
Hardly had we sat down to our first lunch
n camp before he called on US. But as he
vas disposed to be too friendly, and to
claim too large a share of the lunch, we
,ather gave him the cold shoulder. He did
lot come again; but a few evenings after
ward, as we sauntered over to the house on
'ome trifling errand, the dog suddenly
a bright little project. He seemed
% say to himself, on seeing us: 'There
,ome both of them now, just as 1 have been
hoping they would; now while they are
way I will run quickly over and know
What they have got that dog can eat"
Ny companion saw the dog get up on
'ur arrival, and 60 quickly in the direc-
ion Of our camp, and he said that some
hing in the ours manner suggested to
Tim the object Of his hurried departure.
de called my attention to the fact and