Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-03
THE TOWN ARREsTEDy
The Whippee OF SNebraska Town
Has the Whippors Arrested.
Comprising
About the Whole Male Population
Domestic Tragedy in Arkansas-A
Preacher
0hokes an Elder in the Pews-Italian
Brigand Arrssted-C Chicago Policeman
Killed-Etc.,

4AAAc0 E41tcs
GREELEY CENTER, Neb., Dec. 29-Deputy
Sheriff Paxton yesterday returned from
Woldbach. having in custody the entire
male population of the town except one
The arrests grew out of a sort of Whitecap
regulation affair, of which the victim as
F. n. Cutter, a resident of the place.
Shortly after the death of his first wife
the servant girl at Cutters house was
found to be in an interesting condition,
and Cutter was compelled to marry her,
but Immediately afterw ard began a studied
system of abuse to compel her to get di.
vorce. Thursday he gave her a terrible
beating and shortly afterward assaulted
a thirteen-year-oldg girl For these com.
bined offenses Cutters fellow citizens sur
rounded his house with the intention of
Furnishing him. He got away on horse
back but was pursued, captured with .
lasso, tied to a post and very severely
whipped. He was then arrested for beat
ing his wife. and in turn swore out war
rants for all the male population Of the
town.
BOTH DEAD.
LITTLE Rock. Ark, Dec. 29.-Some time
ago the wife of William West, a promi-
nent farmer living near Marked Tree, sep
arated from him, returning to her mother,
Mrs. Mary Dairy, and began proceedings
for divorce. Yesterday West called at
Mrs. Dairy's house and asked to see his
baby, and when his mother in law brought
the child to him he began to abuse her,
saying she had separated him and his
wife. Stephen Dairy, son of the lady,
came out of the house and ordered West OH
the premises. This enraged West still fur
Their, and drawing a revolver he fired twice,
shooting his mother-in-law in the arm and
Stephen Dairy in the head. Dairy stag
gered into the house and reappeared with
a Winchester rifle and leveled it at West,
who was ding with his revolver cover
ing him. Each fired twice and almost
simultaneously at each other. West was
shot each time near the heart, and died
in the yard. Dairy was shot in the fore
head and through the right eye, and died
some hours later. Mrs. Dairy, it is be-
lieved, is not fatally hurt
PUGNACIoUs PREACHER.
COLUMBUS, O., Dec. 29-It became
known last night that at meeting of the
officers of the Christian Church of this
city last Wednesday evening, the troubles
that had arisen because of the bad reports
concerning their new pastor, Rev. Fred
Bell. which came from all places where he
has preached before, eliminated in a per-
sonal encounter between the pastor and
Elder Flynn, who urged the dismissal of
the pastor, and said he had letters in his
pocket proving him a fraud. Rev. MIR.
Bell, wild with rage. leaped upon the
elder, and bearing him down between the
pews choked him until he was black in the
face. They were separated and the meet
ing adjourned in confusion.
AN ITALIAN BRIGAND.
NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-Pietrio Dinarvo,
an allan brigand who robbed and MUIR
| dered the Marquis Guilio Sanduzzi at the
! latter's villa near Torella, Italy, in 1886,
was arrested yesterday by Inspector
Byrne's men at Stamford, Conn.,, and will
| be taken back to Italy, extradition papers
having already been granted. The Marquis
was very wealthy and noted for his benevo-
lence and was killed while heroically resist
ing three burglars led by Dinarvo, who had
entered the villa and were rifling the
| strong box. They secured over loo, 600
francs and the affair made great sensation
throughout Italy. Two of the robbers
were caught in the mountains and confessed
but Dinarvo escaped.
STREET ROBBERY.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 29-Yesterday morning
on Olive street near Sixth, the busiest part
| of the city, Henry Ashoff, with Rosen-
| helm, Lewis & Co., wholesale millinery,
who had drawn 81 300 from the Bank of
Commerce, and had the money in three
| packages-one of 81. 600 and two of S15C
each, was jostled by three we'll dressed
men and $500 stolen. He gave the alarm
and one man was arrested. The prisoner
| gave the name of G. w. Ward, but after
| ward admitted his name was Clifford w.
| Ely, and stated that he travelled for Price,
the collar and cuff dealer of Chicago. The
| money was not found on him.
ANSWERS THE DESCRIPTION.
NORTH LoUP. Neb:, Dec. 29-The sheriff
brought a man to town last night heavily
| ironed. He had been arrested on a farm
near here charged with the murder of
| Miss Mehitable White in Concord, Mass
He answers the de >cription of the sup
posed murderer accurately, but strenu-
ously denies his guilt. A large reward
| was offered for bis capture.
CHICAGO POLICEMAN SHOT.
CHICAGO, Dec. s9.-Poiice Officer Luke
Burke, of Hyde Park, was shot aud proba-
bly, fatally wounded last night by Thomas
| Reynolds, who was intoxicated. The
latter, while passing Bun Ike in the street,
stru. k him in the face and drawing a
. evo.ver fired five shots at him, three Of
them taking effect. The latter in turn
shot his assailant after chasing him sew
eral blocks, severely wounding him.
BOMB FOUND.
NEW YORK, Dec. ga section of iron
pipe six inches long and two and a hall
inches in diameter, containing three heavy
| tached, was found under a stairway in
the tenement at Sl1 East Thirty -eie hi
| street yesterday. The police are trying to
find out who placed it there.
|
| Sixteen Soldiers Killed.
| RoMK, Dec. 2S.-A shell burst in q power
| magazine at Messini. Sicily, This morning