The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-04-04
CRIME ANDCASUALTY
Gen. Poe's Son Dies of Heart Disease
After Playing Ball.
A WHOLE FAMILY BURNED.
A Railroad Ticket ONCE Burglarized
and S4OO Taken.
BOOMER s FIGHT FOR A CLAIM
A Suspected Accomplish in the Den
yer Bank Robbery Arrested.

TOPEKA, Kas., April 2.-General II.
K. Mcconnell, prominent citizen of
Usage City, killed himself this morn
ing at the Fifth Avenue hotel. He
blew the top of his head off by means OF
bulldog revolver. He came here early
this morning evidently with the inten-
ton Of killing himself on account of a
scandal growing out of family troubles.
A SUDDEN DEATH.
DETROIT. April 1.-Harold Poe, four
teen year old, only son of General Poe,
United States Army, stationed here,
died Saturday night of heart disease,
Buperinduced by base ball playing.
The young man had been advised
against the game by his physician but
during General and Mrs. Poe's alb
sence in Washington, he INDUCED in q
few turns at the bat. His death oc-
CURED shortly after he retired.
TICKET OFFICE BURaLARIzED. .
CINCINNATI, April 1.-The railroad
ticket Office Of the Cincinnati. Hamil-
nton s. Dayton road at Wyoming,
Ohio, was burglaEized last night and
S400 in money taken. The agent mad
sold a lot Of Commentators tickets on
Saturday, and it is evident the thieves
had that in mind In selecting the time
for their visit.
A LETTER FROM STANLEY.
LONDON, April Ia letter from
Henry NJ. Stanley, dated Sumputur.
September 4, 1888, has reached friend
Of the explorer in Edinburgh. In the
letter MIR. Stanley says he is well and
in good spirits. He met Emin Pasha
on the shores of Albert NyanZa lake.
They were together for twenty-six
days. Vixen Mr.. Stanley left Emin
Pasha the latter was enjoying good
health.
BURNED TO DEATH.
MILWAUKEE, Margaret Kinlein and
and three children were burned to
death in their home, 554 Fifteenth
street, earley this morning.
THE DENVER BANK ROBBERY.
DENVER, March 3O.-W. II. Clark,
the man who was arrested last evening
on suspicion of being the man who
robbed the First National bank of S2l :
600. and subsequently released, after
ID. II. Moffett failed to recognize him
await further developments on the
charge of being an accomplice. He
positively denies any connection with
the affair.
NEGRO HANGED.
DANvILLE, Va, March 29.-Jed
Pritchett, who outraged a small white
girl near this city in June last; was
hanged at Chatham to-day. He was a
negro, 40 years of age and fought
like tiger. four deputies were called
on to assist in the awful duty. The
prisoner lay of the scaffold clinging tC
the frame work. The trap was finally
sprung and by main force the deputies
pushed him off the sca1folc after tha
rope had been tied about mis- neck. The
struggle lasted eleven minutes. The
body under the new statute was ship
ped to the University of Virginia fol-
dissection.
FIGHT OVER A CLAIM.
KANSAS CITY. March 3O.-A Time:
special from Arkansas City, Kansas
says that three Oklahoma boomer,
fought for the possession Of "A claim
near Guthrie last Thursday and that
two OF them were fatally shot
IhTblco VII IIilNtu G'-udl -IOn
the territory say that while
large Plumbers of the boomers arr
evinciuS a disposiii ion To obey the pIesi
dents proclamation there are still
enough stubborn settlers to keep thu
army busy. The tactics of the more
determined intruders is To concea
themselves from the soldiers.
BoNDs0IEN GETTING UNEASY.
MARSHALL, ILL.,, March 3O.-The re
port of the book keeping expert whC
has been overhauling the books of ex
County Treasurer Cole, shows that 70
the years 1888 and 1884, Mr.. Cole wa
short the sum of $4,000. 1t is sup
posed that the great discrepancy show
: by the figures is due to losing a mum
Der of receipts and vouchers. Cole'i
bondsmen are considerably worked VI
over the apparent shortage. The in
vestigation will be continued to cove
the two remaining years. Mr.. Col
was until recently mayor OF the city
resiguing his Office about a month age
CONSPIRACY AND MURDER.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, April 1.-Sherii
j. II. Marshall, of Monroe county
Mississippi, who is in this city, tells
startling story in connection wit
the murder of Captain Pat Hamilton
in Aberdeen. The crime was committe
on the night of December 81, 1886
Three negroes, Sylvester Clark, Hami
ton Black burn and Sam Ward, wer
charged with the crime. CLARK an
Blackburn were arrested, tried an
convicted on circumStant.al evidence
and a confession eXtorted from them
Ward escaped. and a reward Of SIC
was offered by the state for bis car
ture. Clark and Blackburn weI
sentenced to be hanged on the 22d {
this month. The governor reprieve
them, pending the action of the 81
preme court, on an appeal taken
their behalf. On the day set for II
execution vast crowd gathered
Aberdeen. and was greatly enragt
: when the telegram announcing the +
prieve was received. inflammation
placards were posted IN the streets ar
threats of lynching were freely mad
but the sheriff swore in strong for,
of deputies aud gave the mob to unde
stand that he would defend the pr
oners at all hazards. so the scheme w;
Abandoned. Sheriff Marshall is of Il
opinion. that the negroes are innocen
In answer to the question as to VIII
had become of Ward he said:
ABOUT three ago a man named
r. Smith, who was employed on a pil
driver near Aberdeen by the railro;
y company at the time of the murdC
killed a negro near Jasper, Alabam
whom he claimed was Sam Ward.
, has since been developed that the M
killed by Smith was an innocent neg
The story is that Smith paid the neg
to say that his name was Sam VA
and after keeping him in the AlabaI
Jail short time told the authorit
that the prisoner had confessed a
offered to show him where he had I
Captain Hamilton's watch. SIN
then took his prisoner off into I
mountains. He returned alone a
stated that Ward had tried to escal
and he killed him. He shot him twl
both times in the back, and then
OF one OF his ears. He brought it
Aberdeen with him, and showed it
me. He told me that he didn't kill
negro the first shot, and IL he had