The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-09-02
TRiBU rARY NEWS.


Topeka yesterday morning to institute
habeas corpus proceedings in the Terrell
case. He represents |. n. Terrell, and
should be succeed in getting his man out
will have achieved Il legal victory of no
small consequence. The judge is conf
dent of success. owing to Il technicality III
the law which he has discovered.
William Nichols of Guthrie was yester-
day bound over by Justice Morgan for
stealing from way Car IA large amount of
clothing belonging to the train bands. He
had sold most of it but enough of it was
found in his possession to warrant bind
ing over. He got in hiswork while the car
was standing near the depot at that place
and the hands We're switching down the
track.
Yesterdays Guthrie News says: About
10 o'clock yesterday S. S. Slosson, bunch
back residing about ten miles south of the
city, shot and severely wounded one y. B.
Hinton, in the office of Hoggat q Caruth-
ers. 1t appears that Slosson was in the
Office of the lawyers trying to settle up
some difficulty he has had with his WIFE,
For some time past he has been quite
Jealous of the man Hinton. His wife is
aye, her maiden uame being Della Clark.
She lived with the monstrOsity about n
year, when she re turned to her parents. 1t
is thought that it was his wife that he in
tended killing, but Hinton happened to be
handy and by way of diversion he put
! bullet into him. When he WAS taken to
the Jail by Captain Blue, deputy sheriff, he
asked for drink of water and attempted
to put poison in it, but was frustrated by
the officers.
While the shooting was going on Hog
gait and Attorney Huston, who were
present with DR.. Cotteral, skited out of
sight and remained concealed until the
affair WAS over This action on their part
certainly showed mighty good judgement.
Slosson is in Jail.
An interesting county convention of the
Woman's Christian Temperance union
was held in the Cumberland Presby terian
church in Wellington yesterday. Dele
gates representing the loca! organizations
at Argouia, Caldwell and Nulvane were
present. besides a large attendance from
! Wellington city and all the reports made
an excellent showing. Su perintendents
| of sixteen different departments of W. c.
/ L. L. work We're appointed, and the fol-
lowing county officers were elected: Mrs.
J. r. Walker, Wellington, president, Mrs.
| q. c. Weeden, Wellington, secretary, and
| Mrs. Chambers. Muivane, treasurer.
Yesterday Under Sheriff Henderson of
/ Sumner county arrested Thomas jackson
of Mulvaue on complaint charging him
| with compromising crime, and he is now
! in Jail aud will have a hearing before
! Squire Cox of Wellington at 10 o'clock
today 1t seems be secured a number Of
I afIidnvits to the effect that one john
| Hawk of the same place had violated the
! prohibitorv liquor law, bat agreed for
! the sum Of SIS TO burn them up The
money was paid and lie did so. For SEINE
reason or other they quargeled among
| themselves and Hawk bad him arrested
| for blachmaiI and Jackson made complaint
! TO the officers against Hawk. who plead
guilty to the club clause and WAS fined sl00
/ and costs. which lie paid and was released.
Last evenings Arkansas Clty Traveller
| SAYS: Yesterday afternoon Company {.
! Third cavalry, unde- command OF Lieu
/ tenant Caldwell arrived here on the Santa
i Fe from Fo.t Riley, and have gone into
camp at ChiIocco. The strip i fairly well
! occupied now with troops. Company i
| at Cailocco; Company 3 az Wharto Il;
| Company E a; Pond Greek, and Company
I K at Bluff Creek.
! County Attorney Scott OF Cowley county
/ is now conducting an invest CATION into
/ the manner of the enforcement O: the pro-
, hibitiou law III Winfield.
/ To the EaI-o- OF the l-sGie.
| An Afternoon paper in referring TO the
recent escapsGe located Miss May Stout as
! the daughter OF Widow Stout OF South
Lawrence, which IS Lot the case. She =
no relation 20 the family OF John Z. Stout,
/ deceased, and a. tne paper in question a.
serts that II never correets nistaks
/ the EAGLE will please Go so and oblige
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