The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-04-04
COMMITTED SUICIDE.

city, committed suicide to-day by
shooting herself. She has been acting
queerly for sometime and was probably
insane. Last summer she suddenly
disappeared from home leaving a note
saying that she was about to drown
herself. She was found ten day after,
m tsqueradiDg in male costume. She
said she had been living in the woods.
She was to have been married IN about
month after bsing brought home,
but her intended disappeared on the
wedding morning Since then she
has III ell queerer than before and her
uicide this afternoon was no surprise.
FOUR CHILDREN GROUNDED.
CLINTON, Mo, April Yesterday
John Boyles with his wife and six
children attempted to ford Grand
Creek. In the middle of the stream
his wagon was overturned and four of
the children were drowned. Boyles
saved his wife and two children.
HE GOT TWO YEARS.
BALTIMORE, April 2.-Geo>S. Mass
amore, aged 20. a young man of dudish
appearance, created a sensation in tn
criminal court this morning when SEN
fenced to two years in the penitentiary.
The prisoner was accused of stealing
ieWelTy to the value of 1925 from Little
ton e. Bardel, of Baltimore. Massa-
more introduced himself to Bardel on
the End of last month and said he was
a nephew of a well known citizen of
Baltimore. They took q cocktail when
the prisoner slipped some drug in the
drink and Mr.. Bardel knew nothing
more till next morning when he awOke
in a hotel with his shirt front cut out
and his diamond stud and gold watch
and chain gone. The prisoner was sub
sequently captured on inauguration
day in Washington. Later the watch
was sent by some one to the marshal
of police. Massamore pleaded guilty
to the indictment and came before
Judge Phelps and begged for mercy
| imploring the court for the sake of his
respectable relatives to be lenient.
| Judge Phelps said as the prisoner had
| thrown himself upon the mercy OF the
court and as part of the property had
been returned the court would sent
ence-him to two years and half in
the penitentiary. The words fell like
prisoner and he broke forth afresh
| and cried as If his heart
would break. He begged the
court for the sake OF his old mother to
take the six months off. The judge s
heart was touched and he acceded to
the request and he made the sentence
an even two years. Massamore was
then seized with an epileptic and with
a scream fell to the floor. His shrieks
and means were pitiable. Deputy
Burns took him to the lookup while hE
fought like a mad man. He soon re-
covered and during the afternoon wa:
safely housed in his new quarters. II
Is stated that Massamore is an ole
criminal and that his picture adorn:
Inspector Byrnes art gallery in New
York. His fit is supposed to have beer
sham.
THE HURRICANE.
AUCKLAND, n. H., April 1.-The re
cent hurricane in the South Pacif
ocean swept over l 200 geographical
miles embracing in its track the Her
vey and Society groups of islands. Tn
, American ship Red Cross from New
: South Wales for San Francisco wa
driven ashore at Baratongo ant
! wrecked. The crew was saved. TIL
American ship Ada Owen was wrecks
! at Overa, the crew was saved. TIL
Z wreckage of the British ship Suakin
: from New South Wales for San FraI
: cisco was found at Aitutaki. 1t
: supposed that the crew persisted.