Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-06-20
THE LYNCHERS ACQUITTED.
Terrible Wind and Rain Storm
in Missouri.
A Big LAND CLAIM.
The Races Today, Rail Road Acct
dent, Central American News,
Killed by a Dog, State and For
eign News, Etc.
THE HUNT LYNcHERs.

NiSh iNNWol IeSt
i THE HUNT LYNCHERs.
+ WALLA WALLA, June 2O.-Tht
s trial of six soldiers for lynching A
J. Hunt, so far as the taking Of tes-
j timony is concerned, was concluded
: yesterday. Arguments will be made
by both sides today. The trial oi
Patrick McMenamon. the remaining
prisoner who demanded separate
trial, will probably begin Monday
Only two defendants went on the
stand. Charles E. Cutter, who was
with Miller at the time he was shot
by Hunt, testified that on the even
ing that Hunt was lynched, he
came to town after retreat in com
pany with other soldiers, and visited
several saloons. He was in one
known as Fritz saloon when the fire
bell rung, announcing the lynching
B. Bernhard Muellar, another of
the defendants, testified that he
came up town about O'Clock in the
evening that Hunt was lynched; /;
played cards in Byrd's saloon till s;
returned to the garrison and went
70 bed. Did not know of the lynch
ing till morning. The testimony OF
| both defendants was corroborated by
thirty-three witnesses, who either
were with or saw them. The gen
eral belief is that the soldiers will be
acquitted.
THE HUNT LYNCHERS.
WALLA WALLA, June 20.-The
jury in the case of the six soldiers
on trail for the lyAching of A. j.
Hunt, returned u verdict of not
guilty this afternoon.
TERRIBLE RAIN STORM.
KANSAS CITY, June 20.-The
specials report a terrible rain and
wind storm in the vicinity of Osce-
ola last night. Very great dam
age was done to crops all over the
state by wind and rain. a passen-
ger train on the Kansas City, Osce-
ola q Southern road was ditched,
killing Engineer Lightner. AT
Emporia nearly every cellar in
town is flooded and the lower floors
of many houses are covered with
water. The cyclone which passed
over Arkansas City last night did
much damage. Fifteen miles south
east of there number of dwellings
were completely wrecked. Mrs.
Bowman was fatally hurt. AT Fort
Scott a large dam broke and the
bottom lands are completely flooded,
houses were swept away and it is
feared many lives are lost. A num-
ber of people can be see on roof tops
and In trees IN Buckrun bottoms
but it is impossible to reach them.
A LAND CLAIM.
NEW YORK, June 20. - The
Casa Grande improvement com
pany of New York is soon
to present its petition to the
new land court to determine the
title to 1850, 900 acres of land in Ar
iona. 1t is an old Spanish claim
and the estimated value of the land
involved, as it stands at present, is
between $8,000,O0O and $4,000, 600
This petition probably will be the
first business to come before the land
court which will soon organize.
THE GREAT DERBY.
CHICAGO, Ills, June 20.-Twenty-
five thousand people assembled at
Washington Park this afternoon, to
see the great Derby, the track was
fetlock deep with mud, Strathmeath
won. Poet Scout, second; King
man, third; time 2.494.
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
New ORLEANS, June 20.-A COLI
sion on the Illinois Central road last
night, near Sauve was caused by an
open switch near where freight
train was sidetracked, and run into
by the south bound fast express.
-Four men Were killed and six Sc
verely injured. The killed are En-
gineer Mitchell, Fireman Lawson
Chas. Mum and Bill Williams, (col- ,
ored.) The mail train was behind
time and running very fast when
the accident occurred.
KILLED BY A DOG.
CRAwFoRDsvILLE, Ind. June 20,
M, S. Seller, aged 40, and his son
William, aged 40, residing about
five miles northeast of this city,
quarreled yesterday afternoon, dur
ing the absence of the other men,
bers of the family, and the son at
tackled the father, He struck the
old man, and was about to floor him,
when their dog rushed In and siezed
Williams arm, biting out large
pieces of flesh. The son turned to
drive of the dog, and his father
went into the house and returned
with a loaded revolver He fired at
his son, but missed him. Before a
second shot could be fired the son
had closed with him and wrested
the weapon from his hand, Then
the dog returned tothe attack, and bit
the sons thigh through aud through.
Thereupon the SON shot the dog,and
this ended the fight. The son will