Thomas County cat., 1889-11-21
kAnsAs.iyrArE NEWS.


the head. He vas an old resident and
settled there in 1856. He made extfn-
sive preparations for committing tho
deed, having bought a lot in the come
terry and purchased coffin beforehand.
He was very we'll connected in the city
and State.
An Absconding County Treasurer.
A letter was received at Manhattan .
few days ago from James NJ. Fortner,
county treasurer of Riley County, stat
ing that he was at Windsor. Ont, hsv-
ing gone there on the 5th of November
to escape arrest for having embezzled
the county funds. The county commits
sioners estimate that the shortage viii
amount to $4,000. Fortner speculated
considerable in real estate, and during
his term of office he built two stove
foundries, one at Manhattan and one at
Des Moines, la. 1t is supposed that the
county's money went into these enter:
prises. Fortner's bond amounts to S125,-i
OO0, and his property has all been turned
over to the bondsmen. q
Shot a Hall-Keeper.
Two policemen attempted to arrest .
crowd of roisterers at Hutchinson, when
some of the crowd seized the club Of
one of the officers and began belaboring
him over the head. Thereupon the
officer pulled small pistol and sho9
twice, one of the balls taking effect III
the head of Tom Archer, proprietor Of .
billiard hall. Archer was in a critical s
condition.
Betrayed by a Friend.
About month ago C. NJ. Linwood, .
desperate convict confined in the Coll
oradO penitentiary at Canon City for
highway robbery, made his escape and
went to Leavenworth, where he lived,
with friends. A reward was offered for
his capture, which came to the notice Of
one Of the parties he was staying with.
Marshal Doane of Leavenworth was
notified, and LinwoOd was arrested,
On learning of the action of his sup
posed friend in giving him away, Lin
wood completely broke down and ac-
knowledged his true character, and ex-
pressed his willingness to return to
Colorado and serve the rest of his term,
which is three years.
Bogus Detective Agency squelched.
Five tin horn detectives were arrested
at Wichita recently by deputy United
States marshal, charged with fraudu-
lently using the mails in distributing
advertising matter to make detectives
for ten dollars. They have been doing
q thriving business.
An Insurance Mans Arrest.
Harry P. Devol, special agent of the
Home Insurance Company of New York,
was arrested at Memphis, Tenn, few
days ago, and taken to Topeka, on the
charge of embezzling $1,000. Devol's
territory consists of Kansas, Colorado and
Nebraska. 1t is claimed that in July
last, from collections made by him he
appropriated the sum named and soon
after disappeared.
Suicided.
John Kilgore, the proprietor Of .
ed suicide, recently, by taking dose a
If morphine.
Methodist Missionary Committee.
The general missionary committee
Meeting of the Methodist church was
leld at Independence few days ago.
Many prominent MethOdists were in at,
endance. The making of appropria-
ions for foreign missionary work was
he most important business transacted.
The appropriations were as follows:: Q
africa, in part, $500; South Africa, in.
,art, S35,210; education in South Amer-j
ca, $3.50; Germany, in part, $40, 460;.
Germany, interest on debt, $500; Ger,
many, teachers in mission school, SS4O;.
in part, So, $40; Norway, in
art, $4,000, Sweden, in part, S25, 5,O6S;.
Denmark, $500; North India, S7O,500;'
outh India, $4,000; Bengal Confer
nee, S1s.3OO; Malaysia, $500; Bull
aria, $1,000.
Silver Lakes Last Chance.
MIR. Pomeroy, one of the prominent !
fhcials of the Topeka. West Moreland
, Marysville railroad, has gone East to
omplete arrangements for at once push
ny the work on this new road. The
irectors have decided to give the town
Silver Lake one more opportunity to
ecure this new road by again submit
ing the bond proposition in that town
hip; and in view of the overwhelming
,ajority given the bonds in Topeka it Is
elieved that the people of Silver Lake
ill come to the front
Suit Against Telegraph Company
A case was recently brought in the 4
district Court at Topeka by George
Vest, against the Western Union Tele-
raph Company, for $1,000 damage for
allure to deliver message concerning j
ne death and funeral of relative./ On
eptember IA, 1885, George West, seven i
y-seven years old, was visiting friends II
bout five miles from Delphos, on the
'nion Pacific railway. telegram
as sent him from his brother,
| Illinois, announcing the death q
another brother, Samuel West, in 4
The telegraph company q
as instructed to deposit the telegram
the Delphos post-office, but this, it Is e