The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-11-05
MISS PATSY SAVED
OKLAHOMA GIRL ACQUITTED OF
NUMBERING HER SWEETHEART.

Trial at Pawnee Results in Miss Aired Co
ing Free. to the Great Joy OF the People
Female Outlaws are Allowed to Go Free
at Last-Gold Excitement at Norman is
Still on Top and Is Growing Greater
General News of Oklahoma and the In
dian Territory.
Guthrie, o. T.. Nov. 4-(Special)-A
father sensational and romantic muir
Ter case was closed yesterday morning
N the district court at Pawnee, Judge
Bierer presiding, when Miss Patsy Al
red, a young woman, aged "a years,
was acquitted Of the murder Of James
Lucky, her sweetheart. near Cleveland
n January of this year.
The evidence adduced at the trial,
which was notable for the brilliant
Irray of counsel on both sides, showed
hat Miss Aired and James Lucky were
overs. Miss Aired owns a valuable
claim in Pawnee county and Lucky
armed il on shares. In January last
he two became engaged in an alterca-
lion, according to the defense's testi-
nony, over the division of some corn
During the quarrel a gun was intro
1uced in the play, and the two lovers
scuf1ied for the possession or the Wea-
pom. During this scuffie the weapon
was discharged, and Lucky was shot
and killed. The defense held that the
shooting was accidental. The prose-
cution esSayed to prove that Miss AL
red killed Lucky; that she was insane
iy jealous of him, and, fearing that he
MOI y n hlrs
and go elsewhere, she planned his death
The testimony further showed that
Miss Aired had threatened repeatedly
10 take Lucky's life. Sympathy was
with the girl all through the trial, since
It was shown that she was the head of
family, her father being dead, and the
sole support Of a cripple mother and
was a strong one and eloquent speeches
were made both by counsel for defense
and prosecution.
Miss Aired is a. rather good looking
woman, modest and little given TO 10
quacity. During the trial she dis
played great nerve and gained the SYM
pathy of the jurors by her quiet de-
meanor. The case was prosecuted by
Attorney Buckner and United States
District Attorney Brooks and Assistant
District Attorney Hoffman. The at
torneys for the defense We're w. H. Gag
Teton, r. ]. Hill, Colonel Peckham, Ed
Morphus. d. S. Mcclure and Attorney
Fitzpatrick.
TWO FEMALE OUTLAWS.
The Alva Republican contains the fol
lowing: Mrs. Belle Black, wife Of
Isaac Black, and Jennie Freeman OF
Dick Yeager fame, who were arrested
in the south part of the county last
summer during one of the fights with
Yeager and Black, and taken to Guth-
RE, were arTaigned before the grand
jury last week After a thorough ex-
not finding any evidence of a criminal
nature against them, other than their
presence with the outlaws. The edi-
tor OF this paper talked with the two
women about their great adventures
and neither their appearance or their
conversation betrayed anything of the
1ougher sort. Mrs. Black is about 50
years Of age. somewhat under the medi-
1lm size, dark complexion and while not
handsome displays degree of intelli-
gence. Mrs. Freeman is 20 years of
age, small Of statue. light complexion
and rather good looking. They both
returned to their friends in the south
part of the county. and 1t is to be hoped
that their sad experience will teach
them lesson they will not soon forget.
GOLD EXCITEMENT ON.
the gold excitement near Norman says:
For the past weeks time number of
NOrman'S business men have, with the
country people of the immediate vicin-
fty, been somewhat excited over q re-
ported find Of gold. For some time past
1t seems. parties have been having rock
that is found on the claim of Whittier,
northeast OF Norman some seven or
eight miles, asSayed. and Professor Ed
win DeBaGr of the university here, re-
ports il very rich in gold. about ten as
says having been made. When the
fact became known generally, there
was a rush for the location and claims
have been stal1ed over a large area of
ground. Yesterday news came to Nor
man that still richer finds had been
made al points distant some two or
three miles but nothing definite can be
learned by Us. II VIII he demonstrated |
shortly just what the real facts are as
have been perfected to |
ship test lot of ore to Argen tine, Kan, |
II be smelted which will give a result /.
that can be relied upon. Meanwhile. |
the work Of development is progressing |
and it is to be hoped that gold is there |
In quantities sufficient 10 pay for work |
ing. That gold has been found is not /
and il is generally believed /
that there is a great deal of the coun- |
Try out there underiaid with rock that |
viii prove very valuable.
FARRAR Is RELEASED.
At Perry Fred w. Farrar was re- |
leased from Jail yesterday on a bond of /
So 000. approved by the clerk of the dis |
tiict court. His bondsmen are: c. +. !
Pawnee: j. T. Johnson. |
J. y. Cunningham, Guthrie; /
j. :. L3fferty. r. r. Greer. ]. ]. Cum |
mingS AMI ]. c. Scruggs. Perry, who /
qualified in the sum of $57, 900