Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-01-31
MOORE DISAPPEARS.
The Connecticut Mutual Man Sup
posed to Be in Canada-He
SwindleS
Emma Abbott, the Prima D0nna-As-
sassinatiOn of John Clayton, Brother
of Powell Clayton.
The Brother of Rebeoca Skillman Kills
James M. Williams-Women Attacked
By Strikers.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Jan. 30.-Joseph A.
Moore, the half million dollar embezzler
from the Connecticut Mutual Life Insur-
ance Company, has quietly left for parts
unknown. The exact time of his departure
is probably known only to one or two of
| his closest friends and relatives, and his
| attorney, Barrett, admitted that he had
gone to Canada. Barrett would not tell
when he left, but it is pretty certain he
was in the city Sunday and got away
some time Monday. He has had ample time
to reach the Canadian line, but his friends
here profess not to know what point in
Canada he made for. No warrant for his
arrest had been sworn out nor had any
step been taken, that the public is aware
of, looking to such move. The amount
of tn, shortage has not been increased
above the original figures.
Moore owed a good many small store
debts ranging from SO to 500, but not
one of these debts remains unpaid.
Last Saturday a lady relative of Moore's
went several of the larger stores and call
ing for his account paid the cash, and yes
terday a woman unknown at the several
stores went around and paid the remaining
bills.
1t has been discovered that when the
late Eugene Wetherill, the husband of
Emma Abbott, bought a business block
here last year he paid $4,000 in cash for
it. The Connecticut Mutual held a mort
gage of SIS, 900 on the property, which
Wetherill paid to Moore out of the pur-
chase money and obtained a valid release
from the company, but it seems Moore
never turned dollar of the money over
to the company and thus made clean
$25, 900 from the prima donna's purchase.
JOHN CLAYTON AsSAssINATED.
PLUMMERsvILLE, Ark, Jan. 30.-John
Clayton, brother of Powell Clayton and
one of the most prominent Republicans
in the Southwest, was assassinated last
night at his boarding house here, just as
he was about to retire. He ran against
c. II. Breckenridge for Congress
in the last election and con-
tested the seat. There is great excitement
over the murder. BE lived at Pine Bluff.
1t is supposed the murder grew out of poll
itics. In Plummersville township the
ballot box was stolen in the recent election
and Is supposed to have contain a ma
jority for Clayton. He and Carroll Arm
strong, chairman of the Democratic Con-
gressional Committee, have been there
since Thursday last taking testimony in
the contest
SHOT THROUGH THE BRAIN.
ALBION, Neb., Jan. 30.-James N. viii.
liams was shot and killed by Benjamin
Skillman at $3.50 O'Clock last night. Skill
man is the youngest brother of Rebecca
SkillmaB, who recently charged Williams
and DR.. Ferland in an Omaha court with
abortion. AsWilliams was passing theCom-
mercisl Hotel, Skillman, who had been in
hiding, sprang out with a pistol in his
hand and fired, striking Williams in the left
hip. A desperate struggle followed, dur
ing which Skillman fired again, the ball
taking effect at the base of Williams
brain, killing him instantly. Skillman
then fed and is still at large. A reward
of $3.50 is offered for his capture.
INCREASED THE SENTENCE.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 30.-Ed Kelley, a des-
perate character on trial for highway rob-
berry, consented to his attorney, John Fur
long, to accept a ten year term in
the penitentiary for his crimes, and
Judge Normile was about to inn
pose that sentence yesterday when Kel-
ley for some unaccountable reason rose
up from his seat and felled FurIing to the
floor by powerful blow over the left eye.
Judge Normile not only imposed the ten
year sentence but tried him later in the
day on a charge which would have been
passed generally but for his assault on
Furling of robbing a street car conductor,
and made the sentence fifteen years
ATTACKED BY STRIKERS
NEW YORK, Jan. 30.AA number Of
factory girls who had replaced the s'-'-
ers at Higgins carpet fscte- --.rk-
tackled last night on L. ~ were at
q crowd Of p~- saying the works by
han cd and women and severely
led, some Of them having "I 80
their clothing torn OF, and the men Sra-sI
hurt by bricks and other missiles
arrests were made