Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-08
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I. b. Ball. of Wichita, ext Judge of
Sedgwick county. has been selected to
preside at the trial of James Brennan,
the slayer of Col Sam Wood
Paul Pauls q butcher from Denver.
who was stealing ride to Kansas City,
fell under the cars at Hays City the
other day and had one of his legs cut
off.
The other day Richard Mcdaniel, a
convict at the penitentiary, escaped
from the guard who was in charge of a
gang of prisoners at work on the road
near Lansing. Mcdaniel was serving
a seven years sentence for horse steal
ing, he having been sent from Leaven-
worth county and had only three
months to serve.
Frank Robinson. of Springfield, Mo,
got into a quarrel at the depot at Fort
Scott few days ago and broke pane
OF glass in a smoking car. He was ar
rested by a policeman, but attempted
to escape when the policeman fred two
shots at him, both taking effect, bu t
not indicting fatal wounds Robinson
was then ''corralled-"
"Gipsy Jack" somewhat noted
character at Emporia. was found the
other morning dead in an alley with
his neck broken It is thought he was
killed by falling out of the hay loft of
barn where he was in the habit of
sleeping off his sprees. His proper
name was said to be John Overturf,
but he was never known to refer to
any relatives.
The other morning a colored woman
found baby in a basket along the
Santa Fe track in the eastern part of
Lawrence. The infant was neatly
dressed, and a change of clothing was
in the basket. On it's dress was pinned
a note, neatly written with a lead pen
Gil, and reading as follows: "Dear
Friend: Be good to her and give her a
good home, and you will be we'll paid.
Call her Daisy, for me. She was born
the 5th of September"
The second annual convention of the
Kansas Retail Harnessmakers' Protect
i've association was held recently at
Wichita The object of the association
is to prevent wholesale houses from
selling at retail and to stop sales at
hardware stores and to persons not in
the harness business. Following are
the officers: President, j. ]. Crowley,
Council Grove; .vice-president ]. w.
Slaughter, Minneapolis; treasurer, f.
c. Baurohas; secretary, Fl. S. Mueller,
Sedgwick.
During the month of September the
output of sorghum sugar reported by
the local inspectors to the government
laboratory in Fort Scott, which includes
the works at Medicine Lodge, Topeka
and Fort Scott, reached nearly 500, 900
pounds. All of the sugar SO far re-
ported contains sucrose averaging %
per cent, and is therefore entitled to the
bounty of two cents per pound award
ed by the general government 1t is
claimed that the sorghum sugar output
of the season will reach 5000. 600
pounds.
Two robbers entered Pinegar's drug
store on side street in Kansas City,
Kan, about eight o'clock the other
evening and at the muzzle of pistols
demanded the contents of the cash
drawer. which was handed out, amount
ing to $40. They also robbed Pinegar,
and a customer. who was in the store at
the time, each of 4 watch. The next
evening two men (probably the same
parties) in attempting to hold up an
electric car at the terminus of the
Quindaro boulevard track, shot Con-
ductor Sawyer in the face, inflicting I
serious wound The robbers escaped.
John D. Knox, whose bank at Topeka
failed some time since. was recently
arrested on the charge of embezzle-
ment The complaint was brought by
Everett o. Fisk, of Boston, and charges
that Knox, as agent for Fisk, collected
eleven dollars in October, 1890, and has
refused to pay the money over to the
proper party. Fisk and his mother
purchased a number of mortgages ne
gotiated by Knox on Kansas real
estate. The coupons were left for
Knox to collect as agent for them.
When Knox made an assignment last
winter the Fisks were scheduled among
his creditors and the amount collected
and retained by him was placed among
the liabilities. The Fisks. however,
say that they are not creditor and that
Knox was acting only as their agent
1t is reported that other similar suits
will follow.
Carter Williams, colored man, at
tempted to drive across the L road in
front of train at Kansas City, Kan,
the other night. when his wagon was
struck and demolished and his leg
cut off.
"A SAAhAC 0Ch w d. ASSOhSAy "a
on the farm of w. Fl. Polly, in Jackson
county. In two days seventy-seven
snakes, rattlers and copperheads. were
killed, and ''since then" the story is,
1.-THE slaughter has been immense"
William Shook, of Abilene. has Sc
cured judgment for s2s5 against the
Union Pacific road for damages in be-
ing put off a train when he rendered
money to the conductor.
Frank Lutzhain, an old soldier. was
killed the other night by a rapid transit
train which he attempted to board at
Leavenworth while intoxicated
President Sanders, of the Kansas
normal college at Fort Scott. proposes
to enroll I, 100 students during the pres
ent school year. The second term viii
begin ovember 10.
The governor has offered a reward Of
$3.50 for the arrest and conviction of
the parties who caused the death of
Mrs j. NJ. JuvenaI of Armourdale, a
few weeks ago. Juvenal, it is said, has
also offered his house and lot. valued
at 81. 500, as an additional reward