The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-02-02

CURED in the basement of Patton /
Bros meat market, on Washington |
street, causing great excitement and /
calling out the fire department. The |
naphtha in the sewer became Ignlted |
and burned fiercely at the end of the /
sewer. The fire department was called |
out in response to three alarms. All |
the business blocks and buildings con- |
nected with the State street sewer were |
filed with the odor of the naphtha and |
further explosions were feared.
ARRESTED FOR FORGERY.
New YORK, Jan. 30.-PTesident |
ChaS. A. Rogers, of the Breeze Mining |
company, requested an interview with |
Inspector ByrneS Saturday. He told |
him that it had been discovered on over |
hauling the company 8 accounts that it's |
secretary and treasurer, Jacob E. Shit |
terlein, had committed series of for |
geries by which he had robbed the CON- |
is an oil broker doing business on the |
consolidated petroleum exchange. He
was member of the exchange up to |
last spring when he failed. 1t was
shortly after his failure when greatly
embarrassed for money that he first
forged Mr.. Seymour's name. When
arrested on the petroleum exchange,
Snitterlein had over SIS, 900 on his per-
Bon. He made no attempt to deny his
guilt.
FALLS THROUGH A BRIDGE.
CHICAGO, Jan. 30.-RepOrts reached
this city at an early hour this morning
that long freight train west bound on
the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern
railroad had gone through bridge two
miles west of Pine, Indiana. A brake
man named Coulter is the only person
reported to have been killed. The
train was loaded with intiamable ma
| terial and caught fire in some manner.
Many of the cars were involved in the
| wreck, ard as there were no means at
hand for putting out the fire the loss
| will probably be very heavy. An en-
CINE and hose from the Chicago fire de-
partment accompanied the wrecking
| train which left soon after the report
| was received.
THREATENED WITH DEATH.
SHAMOKIN, Pa, Jan. 30.-Several
| non-union miners, on their way to work
at the Henry Clay and Bear Valley col
| lierieS, were halted while crossing the
mountain at $50 O'Clock Saturday
morning and commanded to return
home, which command they obeyed.
They were stopped at various points on
the mountain paths, but were unable
to recognize the parties who halted
them, as it was quite dark. They were
told that if they persisted in going to
| work they would be killed. The coal
and iron police are daily escorting some
of the men who are threatened to and
| from work.
| STOCK FROZEN TO DEATH.
NEW YORK, Jan. 30.-On the New
| York Central railroad, between Buffalo
! and Syracuse there were several live
stock trains when the storm came on.
Nearly fifteen Car loads of cattle and
hogs destined for Boston and New
York, were frozen to death near Pal
myra, and several car loads at other
points. The storm has entirely sub
sided.
CORA LEE ACQUITTED.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, Jan. 2S.-The
trial of Cora Lee for the murder in the
first degree of Sarah Graham, termi-
mated this afternoon about 5:15 O'Clock
in a verdict of acquittal by the jury
after a elaboration of only about
seven minutes. Tears of joy rolled
down the cheeks of both Cora Lee and
Mrs. Molloy as they received the
congratulations of their friends. The
verdict was not unexpected, owing
to the mystery surrounding the muir
der, and the contradictory and unsatis-
factory evidence. o. II. Traverse
spoke for the defense this morning and
County Attorney Patterson closed the
case for the state this afternoon.
TWO OF THEM CONVICTED.
|
in the tally sheet forgery cases were
charged by Judge WOOdsOn Friday af-
ternOon, and that night and to-day
were spent in deliberation. at 6
O'Clock tonight a verdict was reached.
Word was at once sent to Judge Wood
son, who at once proceeded to the fed
eral building, and received the finding
at 1870. just before 9 O'Clock the jury
came into court and the verdict was
,, announced. Coy and Bernhamer are
! declared guilty and Matter is acquitted.
The Jury was polled and then dis
charged. Mr.. McNutt, of the counsel
for the defense, objected to the re-
ception of the verdict on the ground
!. that the jury had been communicated
: with. Mr.. Natter was discharged,
! and Judge Woods announced that on
Thursday next he would hear the mo-
ton filed for new trials for Bernhamer
and Coy. In the meantime, the con-
victed men being under $1,000 bail
each, will not be placed in confine-
ment.
About $3.50 this afternoon while
,, Judge solomon Claypool, one OF the
government counsel i'll the tally sheet
cases, was walking with Hon. John w.
Kern, of the counsel for the defense,
/ they were approached by John f. Sulll-
9 van, county clerk who charged Claypool
with taking advantage Of his position
3 as counsel to denounce him (Sullivanl IN
: an unwarranted manner. Sullivan was
: much excited, and followed this state
! ment by applying epithetS to Claypool
' splitting in his face and striking him
y The latter madestrenuous efforts to re-
sent the insults and blows, but by
/ ISLANDERS at once interfered, and the en-
3 counter terminated. Judge Claypoo
: is but slightly injured. He is So years
4 of age, while Sullivan IS a muscular
h. IF q
i dicted in connection with the tally
:. sheet cases last summer. and this In
, dictment is still pending, and this as
sault caused good deal of excitement
f and SulliVan's action is generally de.
n nounced. A warrant was sworn out
+ by a friend of Judge Claypool charging
D Sullivan with assault and battery and
, he will be arranged on Monday.
q SENSATION IN A COURT ROOM.
: CHICAGO. Jan 28.-A loaded re
e volver in the hands of a man hall
craZed with excitement; two wOmeL
e This wife and daughteTl with their arm;
= about his neck beseeching him not t.
e shoot; another man, his life hanging
= upon a thread, and with every nerve
o a jury of eleven men scrambling to gel
f out of pistol range; spectators scared
}, and bailiffs in wild hurlyburly to pre-
a vent the tragedy, were some points IL
a sensational episode that took plac'
It in Judge Clifford's court this morning
/, The WOuld-be shooter was Thomas
i Walsh. He is the oldest expressman il
& Chicago, and his attempt to commi
l. murder in the court this morning wa
), result of a belief that justice haC
Is fallen short in his case. James Brit
y ton, a man who had formerly WORKED
3 for him, was charged with having as
, saulted his daughter. The jury founC
q Britton not guilty to-day, and that 81
3 inhamed the father that he resolved T.
take the law into his own hands, ant
kill, in the very sight of the men VIII,
D. had acquitted him, the person he be
, Iieved to have been guilty. Walsl
v was oYerpowered ere he could carry on
# his purpose and locked up in jail.
le AN ICE GORGE.