Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-15
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

KANSAS STATE NEWS. !
! The jury in the celebrated personal
| injury case of William Pen6eld against
the Santa Fe railroad, at Atchison, re-
turned a verdict for BIO in favor of
the plaintiff The case has been tried
twice, this trial lasting week.
The other morning a train on the
Rock Island collided with rapid tran
sit train at crossing near Leaven-
worth. by which both engines were
disabled and two men badly but not
fatally injured
The annual encampment of veterans
at Ellsworth was attended by about
3, 600 old soldiers Most of the G. A. r.
posts were represented. Addresses
were made by Lew Hanback,, Senator
Plumb, Commander Mccarthy and
| others.
William Harris, of Kansas City, Kan,
took his family to witness the Priests of
Pallas parade at Kansas City, Mo. and
left lamp burning in his house. Upon
returning he found his property de-
/ stroyed by fire, the lamp having eX-
ploded. The loss was 81, 900; insured
The Wood Monument association. OF
| Woodsdale, fled its charter with the
secretary of state the other day. Tne
object of this association is to raise
funds for a suitable monument for Col
S. n. Wood. and the capital stock is
placed at 10000. It is proposed that
the money shall be raised by ten-cent-
subscriptions.
At an early hour the other morning
an old veteran named John Williams,
stationed at the soldiers home, was
run over and instantly killed by an en-
CINE on the Kansas City, Wyandotte &
Northwestern railroad. He Is sup
posed to have been under the influence
of liquor, and is said to have been lying
across the track asleep.
At Medicine Lodge the other day
Judge Mckay sentenced Cora Bennett.
who killed Billie Morris at Kiowa a
few weeks ago, to six months in the
county jail Morris was the jointist
king of southern Kansas and during
the last eight years he had accumulated
$40. 900. Cora Bennett had been his
mistress for the last three years and
shot him for casting her off for another
| woman.
Clyde Maddox was the other evening
found guilty in the federal court
at Wichita of the murder OF
John Mullen, in Oklahoma City,
in December, 1889. Mullen was
shot dead while standing at his
own door. Maddox was tried at the
last term of the court for the murder
of Deputy United States Marshal How
ard in Oklahoma City, but was ac-
quilted.
John Woods, of Oklahoma City, was
found guilty of manslaughter in the
United States court at Wichita the
other day. The jury was out three
and a-half days Two years ago Woods
shot and killed building contractor
named Shuck at Oklahoma City. AT
the last term of the United States court
he was tried for murder and the jury
failed to agree. This time the indict-
ment was modified to manslaughter.
Some time ago when D. w. Wilder
held the office of insurance commits
sioner assessment insurance companies
attempted to secure licenses to do bust
ness in Kansas, and the commissioner
refused to grant them the authority.
A few weeks ago the question was
brought to the attention of the commits
sioner, this time through the applica-
ton of the Bankers Life association of
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refused to grant the license, thereby
sustaining his predecessors ruling.
j. II. hurry was found dead in bed
at the Continental hotel in Leaven-
worth about four o'clock the other
afternoon. He registered at the hotel
the previous night as from Kansas City.
and was at once shown to his room.
Not making an appearance his room
was entered, when he was found dead.
By his side was small piece of writing
paper, upon which was plainly written
with lead pencil the following: 81 am
afraid 1 have taken too large dose of
morphine; if anything happens to me
wire Hicks, Gephart & Co., bankers, at
Valley Falls, Kan. They will pay all u
The statute of 1891 concerning the
issuing of city, school district and
other bonds has already interfered with
the improvement by bond business in
Kansas. The former law restricted the
issuance of bonds to ten per cent OF
the valuation of property, but the last
/ legislature reduced the limit to six per
cent. thereof. Arkansas City is the
first corporation to run against the ne "
statute Before the law was passed it
had issued in bonds more than six per
cent of its property valuation, and
/ III
: registration $4,000 in waterworks
bonds and they cannot be registered, OF
l course.
Detectives recently arrested Amos
/ Avery, of Fort Scott, charging him
| with the murder of travelling man
named j. A. Miles, near the town OF
, Arcadia A few days previous Miles
5 body was found in hay stack with a
bullet hole in his head The murdered
man and a companion were travelling IN
cart, and the companion. horse and
, cart were missing after the night on
which the crime was committed. Avery
was found at work in the Galena min
ing district. When arrested he had on
, the suit of clothes and hat worn by
the murdered man. The hat had the
name of j. A. Miles in it The horse
had been sold and the cart was found
t near Galena- The prisoner was taken
: to Lamar, Mo-, and lodged in jail He
is only twenty years old, but has al