The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-11-22
AVENGED HISSISTER
DAVID E. HANNIGAN Is ACQUIT.
TED, AMID CHEERS.

Jury Puts it on the Ground of Insanity
However. and the Prisoner is Not Dis
charged from Custody-His Father Die.
just Too Soon to Learn the Verdict
Hannigan Family Missouri Farmer
Killed by His Son-Wrong Negro
Lynched-Crime News.
New York, Nov H-Almost at the
minute that the foreman Of the jury de-
clared that David T. Hannigan, who
shot Solomon II. Mann, the seducer Of
his sister. was mot guilty of murder,
William Hannigan, the aged father Of
the prisoner closed his eyes in death.
This was the tragic ending the trou-
bles of the Hannigan family, which
seem to have multiplied since the death
OF Loretta Hannigan last summer from
the result of a criminal operation which
Mann procured. During the past few
days Of the long drawn out trial, old
William Hannigan, worn by his dau-
ghter's disgrace, and the strain Of wait
ing for the decision of his sons fate,
has been gradually sinking, and tonight
he died before the news of his sons ac-
quittal could reach the family.
When the judge asked the foreman
whether the jury had agreed upon a
verdict, he said: 1--WE find the defend
ant not guilty, upon the ground of in
sanity"
The prisoners wife went into hys-
terics.
Attorney Brooke then asked for Han
rigans release but the judge said: Il
would almost be guilty Of manslaughter
myself if l should discharge him
think ii is best for himself and his fami-
~ that he should be taken care Of prop
e1ly somewhere until ne RECEIVERS from
the excitemen of the trial and what may
follow
Shortly after Justice Ingraham said
that Hannigan could be taken in the
custody Of the sheriff to see his father
and to be brought back again to the
To1nbs
When the prisoner left the court room
he was cheered by a large crowd. 1t
was IL AS when he reached home and
found his mother beside his fathers
body. The verdict had been announced
at lilo and at II Is the elder Hannigan
had died
FATHER WAGNER CLEARED.
st. Joseph, Mo-, Nov. 2L-Father
Dominick Wagner, the priest of st.
Mary's parish who created such a SEN
Eation by abducting Miss Maud Steidel
and afterwards marrying her to es-
cape the penitentiary, was tried today
on the charge of embezzelment of the
church funds. The case was bitterly
contested and excited the deepest in
i
THAT IL was found necessary to lock the
doors. Late this afternoon the case
went to the jury who, after a short de-
liberation. returned a verdict of not
guilty. The other cases against Wag-
ner will come up some time the early
part OF next week.
ACCUSED BY HIS SISTER.
Columbia. No, Nov 2I-Brigham F.
Jeffereys, farmer diving near Provi-
dence died today from gunshot wound
Inflicted yesterday by his 1S-year-oid
son, Joseph. The young man claims
tat the shooting was accidental. and in
this statement he is corrOiborated by an
elder brother. The sister, however.
claims that Jospeh and her father quar-
relied in the dining room and that JOS
e2i there seized a shotgun. which was
T2ken from him by his brother. joseph
then ran out and got another gun. she
says. and fired the fail shot. The cor
oncr's jury did not charge Joseph with
murder.
PLAN WORKED TOO WE'LL.
Omaha, Nov. PA special to the
Bee from Lincoln, Neb., says: Start
ling developments were made today in
the trial Of Washington Davis, the ne
gro charged with wrecking the Rock
Island passenger last year and killing
fifteen people. Ed Craighead. a new
witness, said Davis confessed the crime
to him. He had asked Craighead to
help MIN remove a rail and then flag
the express to get a reward He re-
fused. Davis later told him he remov-
ed the rail but the train was wrecked
before IT could be tagged.
MAYNE ASSAULT CASE.
Los Angeles, Cal, Nov 21.-Attorney
J. l.. Murphy was arrested today on a
warrant from the district attorneys
Office charging him with subordina1ion
of perjury in the Mayne criminal as
sault case. \ warrant has been sent
after Mrs. Shipton at San Diego. Both
VIII be tried on the charge of infiuenc-
ing Della Shipton to swear to an affida-
Wit intended as a basis for a new trial
for Mayne, who was formerly an Oma-
Ia realestate dealer.
POISON IN THE WINE.
San Francisco. Nov. 21.-Mrs. Kate
Charles Was found dead in bed today
from suychnine poisoning. and her hus-
band. Frank Charles lay beside her I'M
conscious. He afterwards recovered
partially and stated that he had bought
a bottle OF wine from which they had
drunk, with the results above stated.
The police are confident that murder
has been committed. but by whom, or
Tor what motive. is not apparent.
CRIME NEWS IN BRIEF.
Bryan. Tex, Nov. 1.-Rev. 7. 2.
Horne Of Madison county today brought |
news of the lynch;ng OF a negro in a re-
mote part Of that county last Tuesday
night He was accused Of riding a horse |
over little white girl. infilcting serious |
injuries. Later developments showed |
that the mob got the wrong Niger and |
the guilty one has made his escape.
Ashland, KY. Nov 1.-THE dead !
body OF Mrs. James Dewitt was found /