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SOME TOUGHS IN TOWN
The Peaceful Home Walk of a Sub
urban Resident.
A Bold Burglars Raid on Sunday
Evening.
Hand SatcheI Snatched From /;
Lady Saturday.


The town is getting tough, decidedly
tough said a citizen to a LEADER re-
porter yesterday. 1T seems to me that
a bad gang which grows daily will spend
the winter in town aud will make the
season uncomfortable for many a house.
holder. There is a certain floating
element which lays up between frost and
the blooming of the daises. 1t includes
all sorts of social outcasts graded from
the beggar to the burglar.
Il had a series OF adventures Sunday
night which made me nervous. l live in
the pretty suburban locality north of
Nineteenth and west of the Cheyenne &
Northern tracks. 1t is seldom invaded
by police, tramps, peddlers or book agents
and We feel quite secure. But Sunday
night l was kept down town until nearly
IL O'Clock and for a short cut home went
west on Eighteenth to Bent, north to
Nineteenth, west to Snyder. then home.
Near the corner Of Eighteenth and Thorn
es | met a well dressed man who carried a
big revolver in his right hand. 1 said
nothing, he the same. L quickened my
pace. but he seemed in no hurry. I next
met three soldiers who passed me without
remark. In the next block L
encountered a party of five drunken hood
lums looking for trouble. 1 spoke sharp
" to them and they let me go on. At
the Nineteenth street crossing of the
-
Cheyenne & Northern a tramp came from
some cars and asked me the time. The
skin on my head contracted and my hair
sat up as Igrasped the revolver in my
overcoat pocket and told him | carried no
watch. This was within a few yards Of
an electric light. If it had been dark l
am certain | would have had trouble with
the fellow, but be retired peaceably. l
am not a coward, but dislike these night
~escapades, and wont be out late hereafter
fit can be helped"
SUNDAY NIGHT BURGLARY.
Returning from a call on relatives Sun
day evening Stephen Bon, Jr., aud wife,
found a rObber in their house at Twenty
second and Evans. Steve wanted to cap.
ture the raider and exhibit him at the
shoe store. Mr.. Bon went after his re-
volver and the burglar left by the back
door. The gun was not in its place, but
Steve followed the thief over the fence
and quite a ways. When Mr.. Bon re-
turned an inventory was taken with the
result that a s~ix-shooter and a pair of
bracelets, one carrying a small diamond,
were missed.
The burglar entered by a window and
made a pretty thorough search of the
premises.
Mr.. Bon was unable to give any de-
scrption of the cool robber.
A WOMAN THE VICTIM.
On Eighteenth street back of the club
house. Mrs. R. W. Bradley and daughter
had an adventure Saturday night. They
had reached this point on the homeward
journey when a man snatched from Mrs.
Bradley's hand her portmanteau which
contained 30, some small purchases and &
number of keepsakes. Louis Jabelman
and Louis Koehner heard Mrs. Bradley
scream and ran to the scene, but were too
late to be of any use.
, 1890-10-07

The funeral of Gus Fl. Otterbach oc-
CURED from the residence of j. R. Grimes,
his brother in-law, Sunday afternoon. The
funeral was largely attended by his many
friends and was in charge of the l. o. o.
F., who carried HIM to his last resting
place. The sermon was preached by the
Rev. ]. Y. Cowhick.
The following is from the Denver Times,
Died, at Denver, Oct. l. Gus Il. Otter
bach. His worth as a citizen and friend
is attested by the tears of ali who knew
him. II those who do Justice and walk
humbly with God and man are entitled tc
a reward ia the other life, surely Gus
Otterbach has received a crown of ever.
lasting glory and happiness.
, 1890-10-07
TUESDAY. jet 7. 1890.
TOWN TALK.
Cosby Little Paragraphs Picked Up
Throughout the City.

Laramie is kicking for coal.
Weston county farmers produced good
crops of sugar beets.
The Almy public schools are closed on
,count OF diptheTia.
Bob Smith has made his Rock Springs
Miner a semi-weekly.
DR.. R. B. Grimes office is oyer Chey-
snne National bank.
A Chinese gambling house was raided
st Rock Springs last week.
Tar soap Sc, o~veralls SOC, square dinner
bucket 45c. wood pail 25c. Black Flag.
W. A. Robins has sold the south half
oflOts 8 and 4, block 234. to t. B. Hicks.
The ladies' of the First Baptist church
viii give a Bean Auction the last of Octo-
Der.
There will be a council meeting this
evening and the W~estsiders will be heard
On visduct.
Atlantic, South Pass and Miners De-
Esht suffered a tobacco famine for a few
days recently.
Lou Polk, after the killing in her dance
house, was warned out of Casper by the
old 3-7!77 placard.
Jim Bury, of Cheyenne and Douglas,
is placing a ive-stamp mill on his claim
in Miners Delight.
Yesterdays east bound mails were de-
IAyed several hours by the burning of a
bridge at Harper's station.
The remains of Roy Baker, the muir
dered soldier, were buried in the regula-
ton manner at Russell Sunday.
Inspector Epperson has ordered radical
changes in the ventilating system of one
of the coal mines at Rock Springs.
A large audience should greet the
Royce-Lansing Musical Comedy company
at the opera house tomorrow night.
A Kearney, Neb. gentleman purposes
establishing here a Temperance billiard
hall. He is here with his furniture.
A marriage license was issued yester.
day to Nelson j. Sheffield. Of Fort Col.
Inns. and Miss Salome Nedrow, of Chey.
enne.
L. X. Bresnahen has planted one of the
Camp Carlin houses on his lot at Six,
tenth and Themes and rented 1t to a shoI
employee.
Maj. John NJ. Bacon, the new Platte
department inspector general, has beer
ordered to visit Russell and other posts II
Wyoming.
The funeral Of Alonzo Corey, who dice
at II Yesterday in his 10th year, will b.
held from the w. d. Pease residence THU
afternoon. Deceased was father of Mrs.
W. D. Pease.
A suite Of nice rooms furnished or un,
furnished; also one room including gas
and steam heat and table board, at Whit.
combs, POOP Ferguson street. Every.
thing 6rst-class.
The Rawlins Republican mentions tn,
organization there of the first society o
Kings Daughters in the state. The pic
neer Wyoming ten was organized il
cheyenne over a year ago.
Another large lot OF the books "WiId
Flowers of the Rocky Mountains wal
shipped FROM Chicago yesterday. Al
soon as they arrive delivery will be made
to those who have ordered.
, 1890-10-07

times. After the query had been re-
peated twice Kate said: What is the
matter with your Didn't you go home
with Baker, Parkison hesitated before
replying in the affirmative. He seemed
agitated and his hat was drawn to his eyes
as it was when Thornburg met him on the
road half an hour before. Even after this
Parkison said: Where is Baker? Tell
him to break away. l want 20 get home
some time tonight" Kate then told him
to come in or 80 on to the fort. he
started away and the madame watched
him to the cofne of Bent and Eigh-
tenth At this time Kate saw a colored
man and some soldiers on the walk west
of her place. During the conversation at
the door Parkison had his right hand in
his pocket jingling silver, perhaps eight or
ten dollar pieces.
The testimony of Parkison and several
others that he and Baker went to the
Chicago saloon together is contradicted by
Kate, who is positive that Parkison did
not make the trip across the street. Once
IN the course of the evening Parkison said
he would have some money in a few days,
that he lost his pay gambling.
LIVES L TOWN.
A new phase of military life was re-
vealed when Corporal Charles Q. Lyon
took the stand. He has a family and
resides in the city and near him lives Pri-
vaie Howe, who is 10 %afluent circum-
stances, owning a team in addition to
maintaining a town house. Lyon is barber
for his company.
Baker called at Lyons home about 7
o'clock on the Thursday evening" to which
SO much interest attaches. He walked
from there to Seventeenth and Eddy with
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyon and Lyon saw no
more of Baker. Lyon is under close
arrest on suspicion of implication in the
theft ofreyolvers from his company quar-
tiers by the party made up to desert. He
was closely questioned but knew nothing
of the killing beyond parting with Baker
down town early 10 the evening.
ANOTHER WOMAN.
Rose Mulligan wore a cameo and
another big ring IN her left hand. A
smart black jockey cap sat ~jauntily on a
shapely head, surmounted by short,
curly hair, brunette, Her complexion
was markedly clear and features clean cut.
She spent the Thursday night in a room
at Hates with Miller, had never been in
the place before aud was there on that
occasion ut the solicitation ofthe landlady,
never met Miller before. About $50 the
girl and Miller went to the Chicago saloon
and put in some time drinking. They
were called pack to the mansion by Kate.
Once during the night Miller left the room
and returned with three bottles of beer
which the couple put away. At another
time another soldier came to the room
door and spoke about beer. About 4:30
Miller was called by Kate. According to
Mrs. Mulligan, Miller did net leave the
room any time during the night except
when he secured tho beer.
ELEVEN AND ONE.
There is no account whatever of Parki-
sons Whereabouts between IL and l.
THE AUDIENCE.
The court room was filed with specta-
tors all of yesterday and many times there
wac a deathly silence to hear the replies
to Attorney Stoll's questions.
At $3.50 this morning the inquest will
be resumed and it is expected that the
end will be reached by evening.
, 1890-10-07
Royce IL Lansing.

The audience at the Grand Opera
House last night was an enthusiastic and
well pleased one. The attraction was the
Royce & Lansing Musical Comedy Com
n.y.. As the program states, the plot.
coniessedly, is not a deep one, but it was
sufficient to permit a very laughable and
enjoyable musical entertainment to be
given. Ray L. Royce in his imperson
alton of many characters was particularly
fine.
Here tomorrow night.
, 1890-10-07
Hurt in a Runaway.

Frank Smith, n soldier formerly sta
toned at Camp Carlin and here from
Omaha on a ~furlough. was scattered over
the prairie near Fort Russell Sunday. He
was riding in a buggy and the horse re-
scented a blow by running. Smith was
thrown violently to the ground. At first
it was thought his injuries were fatal as
he bled inside, but yesterday he came
around all right
, 1890-10-07
A wyoming Thresher.

A. Monroe and John A%ddleman, who
haue been running the Beck threshing
machine, finished up their work for the
season Monday. They threshed 20, 900
bushels of grain in twentv-one days.
John Blake's oats yielded &C bushels to
the acre, and his wheat 40 bushels to the
acre. which was the best yield per acre
threshed,
, 1890-10-07

The facilities of the present day for the
production of everything that will con-
duce to the material welfare and comfort
of mankind are almost unlimited and
when Syrup of Figs was first produced
the world was enriched with the only
perfect laxative known, as it is the only
remedy which is truly pleasing and re-
freshing to the taste and prompt and
~effectual to cleanse the system gently in
the Spring time or, in fact, at any time
and the better it is known the more pop
ular it becomes.
, 1890-10-07

A. w. Barr t4O5), the Boston wheel
man, has reached Cheyenne on his safety
and will rest a few days before continuing
towards San Francisco. He has ridden
1856 miles in t~hirty-two days. Barr will
likely have a tough journey oyer the
mountains, where there is already snow.
, 1890-10-07

At Sundays regular meeting, Wyon-
ing Typographical Union, No. ls4, voted
to give the annual masquerade ball
Thanksgiving night.
, 1890-10-07

a man in Lander from Lost Cabin says
the Shoshone reservation Indians are
slaughtering game in an appalling man
ner, and besides annoy settlers.
, 1890-10-07

The first section of freight train No. %
was resting at Granite CANYON Sunday
afternoon when the second section came
along and tried to pass it with the usual
result. No one was hurt, but the COLI
sion made quite a mess.
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Dr. Warn natural
sco0t jersey 6fftng ssnder-
soear, this sUeek, 00c De,.
'"et. W:ALKERN.


blooa nave for sale a few thoroughbred
sn,s mound pups, safe 10 handle as
bnasu lot premises. or trained TO run
A. NJ track. For particulars address,
W.. oPARHAwK, Sheriff, Lander,
, 1890-10-07

itinr say number of cards. Ladies' Wis
styls oarus written in the most elegant
room a. the Business College. Office.
n Commercial block.
, 1890-10-07

Take yOHr pictures to
TusHbitH and hare modern
frames made.
, 1890-10-07
WELDING THE CHAIN.
Circumstances Point to Parkison
as the Murderer.
He Left Mormon Rates With Baker
About II O'clock.
Came Back in Two Hours Looking
for the Dead Man.
In the Meantime Had Met Thorn
burg on the Road.
The Loving and BrothsrIy Compact
The Loving and %BrotherIy Compact
of Several PIotters.



vi course Its not SO formal as a trial n
much Is said tnat Is testimony rather tnan
evidence and the condensed
are recorded 10 long hand. rive witness
SEES were examlned yesterday. II looks
darker Tor Corp. Parkinson. He was with
out doubt the last man seen With Baker
and his actious afterward were strongly sus-
picious. An abb Is established tor Miller
and the same service was performed tor
Wise Saturday, thong the fact remains
MED 1t. Both are still under arrest.
Nothing Of the stabbing of Baker has
yet developed. Every effort is being
made to learn when and where this oc-
CURED and what circumstances.
THE COMPACT.
1t is likely that today the story of the
scheme to desert, which was cooked up
by Parkisop. Baker and at least two 9TH
ers will be told and it is expected to be
highly sensational. About the middle OF
last month four men planned to quit the
service on the sly. They drew up and
signed a solemn compact. The conditions
were steadfast friendship, each to the
other and death to any who should prove
false. Their first work was the stealing
of revolvers from Lieut.. Roach's com
pany quarters.
THE MOTIVE
Ii farkison murdered naker ne had at
least t"o reasons one was 10 silence
MIN on tne oeserting protest. the other TO
secure a lew doiars In money IL may De
.nat farklson couid tell about the stab
Dlng ne hkeu. II Is extremelV strange
Una. Daker ala not publish tne array
ferhaps ehe compact Kept ms ups closed
fAhKIsoN WASH EAorIED'
Joseph u "uinohano' VINO was a
RuAru On tne post nearest inc scene OF tne
muruer between II anu l ana . ana { the
eVen'iui nignt' tens a strong story. ne
nis' says mat owing 70 .ne vino ne couiu
no' nave neAra 'ne ia'al sno. rom where
NC Aooul '.fo "uinonauu saw
d soiuier come from between d auu u
company BARRACKS go across the neid 70
LUG Oneyenne NoIsnern track ana hMe
'he point where bakers oodY lay In
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KATE I FREELY.

Salt Lake Kate" madame of the cas-
tie at which soldiers most do c~ongregate
when sporting in Cheyenne, gave the
name Of Mrs, Kate Walsh. She is a
muscular looking woman with a rather
masculine face, but mild hammered and
apparently much distressed by the trag-
edy. She was dressed in a white wool
skirt, lowered along the bottom, a loose,
knit Jersey, red plush cloak hardly a fit,
black Isle thread gloves, black veil over a
low hat trimmed in black and white plaid.
If the stones in her earrings are genuine,
they are worth SIS each. Mrs. Walsh
seemed willing to tell all she knew OF Incl
dents preceding the tragedy and her re,
ci.al of details proved a remarkable mem
DRY.
Kate knew of trouble between Baker
on one side and Miller and Wise on the
other over the girl Maud, but believed it
had been settled amicably, the recoucilia-
ton being effected in her presence through
the agency of Miller. The latter had
stayed 10 the castle all night, but in a
room with an outside door and IN com.
pany with an intoxicated woman.
On the eventful Thursday night Baker
had $40 when he came to the house and
spent 50 oft before he left with Parkison.
The latter had but two-brts and this he
Clipped in for beer.
It was perhaps a few minutes after IL
when Baker and Parkison left Kate's to
go home. Parkisou returned in W hours
and surprised the landlady by lnqulring
for Baker. He asked for the man three
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-02-22
south boston on "A Room.

A correspondent Of the Richmond
Times from South Boston, gives the
the following evidences OF what new
railroads are doing for that town and
vicinity:
A charter has been obtained from
the Legislature for the South Boston
Improvement company Among the
incorporators are Maj. Peter i. Otey.
Capt. G.. l. Adams and Max tinggen
heimer, of Lynchburg; w. G Hous
ton, Of Philadelphia, (who
is treasurer of the Penn Con
structon company, who are
building the Lynchburg and Durham
railroad); w A. Anderson and E. NJ.
Pendleton. of Lexington; Col. A. S
Buford and S Seldom Bruce, of Rich
mond; together with some enterrris-
ing business men. Mr. Alexander
Bruce proposes to sell to the company
600 acres of land within and adjacent
to the town, which is to be laid of
and improved. A certain portion will
be put aside to be given away for
manufacturing sites, and the ciDital.
beyond the purchase price OF the land,
will be devoted to developing the
property. 1t is proposed TO begin
with mammoth tobacco factory.
cigarette factory and cotton factory
All kinds of ght manufactures will
succeed well here. We are brought
nigh to the fields by the Lynchburg
and Durha IN road, and have superior
facilities for shipping north, south,
east md west
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-02-22
PERSONAL POINTS.
ComInss and GOings of People ne
Know,

Know,
Deputy Sheriff Henry Weber, of
Salem. was in the city yesterday.
Deputy Sheriff Henry Weber, of
Salem. was in the city yesterday.
Judge George B. McLane is in Rich
mond on business.
Mr.. c.. w Pike, of Wytheville, is in
the city opping at Hotel Felix.
Manager Beckner of the opera house
left last night for visit of several
days to his family at Bufordsville.
Mr. Joseph Frank leaves today for
northern cities to purchase his spring
stock of goods.
Mr. C. G. Taliaferro, of the firm Of
D7puy s. Taliaferro, left yesterday
to spend several days at his home
near Hampton Sydney.
Miss Matte Mckinney, who has
been visiting Miss Mamie Trent for
some time past. leaves today for her
home. AppoInattox Courtl ouse.
MIR. Louis Catogni and wife, of SUI
folk, arrived in the city yesterday.
and will make this their home in the
future He is brother or Mr.. j..
'Hatcsni, the confectioner.
Mr.. G. D. Montague, a travelling
salesman for Philadelphia house, Is
in the city. He formerly was Pull
man car conductor between New York
and New Orleans. and is the brother
in.law of Mr.. j. @. Stone.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-02-22
H,s Dying statement.

ALBION. N. Y, Feb. 21.-The dying state
ment of George w. Wilson, the wife muir
derer, which has been kept secret by the
Rev. DR.. Osborne, was given out. DR.. Os.
borne says, In justice to the court, counsel
and jury, and above all to the community,
be is compelled to say that he does got be.
lieve the essential and main points of tue
statement Wilson denies that he killed
his wife, and also denies that he ever con-
fessed 70 Berry jackson that he killed his
wife, and also denies having improper re-
lations with Lora Thompson or being un-
faithful to his wife. DR.. Osborne refuses to
make public two pages of the manuscript
statement. which he says implicate other
persons to such degree that he must keep
them secret
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-02-22

The third floor Of the building was placed at
the disposal Of the president and bis party.
A modest decoration of orchids and roses
added to the attractiyeness OF the rooms
At half past Thursday afternoon nut.
Carnegie rendered the president dinner ~
the private dining room. There were covers
laid for sixteen, which number included tne
members Of the presidents party and 10"
friends Of Mr.. Carnegie. The floral decofa'
lions were exclusively Of orchids. -
At IS in the afternoon an informal puonc
reception was held in the main corridor OF
the court house. Decorations OF national
flags, flowers and tropical plants were
placed about the main entrance and grand
stairway. Here for an hour and half tue
president shook hands with callers and then
returned to the Duquesne club for lunch.
In the evening an escort of sixty police
men conducted the party to the banks OF the
Allegheny, where a similar escort from
Allegheny City met them and proceeded to
the grand entrance of the Carnegie Music
hall on Ohio street. Here Mr.. ]. B. Scott
and the library commission Ga ed. them,
and promptly at- i,asslf PAST the exercise
began. =
The cards for tine formal opening OF the
library were issued Wednesday. There
were present about $50 city and county
officials, with their ladies, and 500 friends
of Mr.. Carnegie, and this party completely
filed the seating capacity Of Music hall.
The audience sang America" and the in
vocation was by Right Rev. Cortlandt
Whitehead, D. D., bishop of the Protestant
Episcopal diocese Of Western Pennsylvania,
as the representative of the Protestant
clergy.
Mr.. Carnegie, with an address, delivered
the golden key Of the library to Hon. Rich
ard T. Pearson, mayor of Allegheny, who
responded for the city. Then President Har-
rison formally declared the library open
and made brief and pleasing address, after
which the Mozart club sang the "Hailelu-
jah chorus"
There were also brief addresses by Gov
ernor james A. Beaver, Congressman Dali
cell and Congressman T. II. Bayne. which
were followed by the benediction by Right
Rev. Richard Phelan, bishop of the Roman
Catholic diocese Of Pittsburg.
After the exercises were over the president
and party Immediately took SPECIAL train
for Washington.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-02-22
LOCAL MATTERS.
HAPPENINGS in AND AROUND
THE CITY.
GATHERED BY OUR REPORTERS
The Judge Party in Roanoke.
what They Think of Us--Judge
ArkeIi Makes n Purchnse Of Real
Estate.

w J. Arkell and party left yester
day afternoon at half-past five o'clock
for Atlanta from which place they
will proceed to Jacksonville, and
thence probably so up the St. Johns
river into South Florida.
The party were up bright and early
yesterday morning, and after hreak-
fast were driven over different parts
of the city, under the escort OF Messrs.
Brinkley, Rice. Neal, Ludwig, Powell
and others
The guests were shown the city's
magnificent waterworks,t the West End
and resident portions OF the town and
also the different industries in the
eastern part of the city.
after dinner the ladies of the party
were taken out for drive and view
of the beautiful scenery in the county.
81 think Roanoke a live. bright, pro-
gressive town. said w. J. Arkell. the
proprietor OF Judge ut is wonder
full, isn'tit how the towns are spring
ing up in this section Of the country
II would like to paw 100000. by
the way. for your system OF water
works within three miles of New
York
I'VE are making the trip solely for
recreation. and hope to he back in
New York in ten days.
Frank Lesle's will contain some
thing about the Luray caverns and
Roanoke in very short time l have
enioved my stay here very much.
State Senator Arkell said that the
push of the place reminded him OF
the suburbs of New York.
The proprietor of Judge is short,
thick, heavy-set man of about 40 years
of age. He has massive head. and
an expression about his face that III
dirates shrewd business Judgment and
strong will power He is exceedingly
affable, and is a good story teller He
also expresses the warmest friendship
for the South.
State Senator Arkell is a great
friend of Gov. Gordon, and though a
republican entertains the most liberal
views about the South. He believe
that the Caucasian race ought to rule
and says so.
Gilman, the famous cartoonist, had
never been South before. and is agree-
ably surprised at what he has seen.
Mr.. w. J. Arkell was so well pleased
with Roanoke and its outlook for the
future that he made purchase of
Sc. 600 worth of business property be-
fore leaving. The lots are situated on
Campbell street and Salem avenue,
and the transaction was made through
James S. Simmons l. Co.