The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-31

Rent Duo from His Predecessor and
Ing to the Editors Story, Refused to
Rent Him Another Box aud the Editor
has to Stand Up with the Rest of the
Fellows in a Row and Wait His Turn.
| Guthrie, o. T., Aug. 30-Special.)-
War is on over the McShea matter at
Hennessey again. For some time Hen
Messy has been divided on this case,
so much SO in fact that during the pre-
liminary trial Of McShea both sides
cheered the evidence alternatively.
McShea is postmaster at Hennessey.
He is charged with assaulting a woman,
who has since died. Last week Joseph
| Freshman purchased the Hennessey
Press-Democrat. The result is given
in the editors language as follows, so
far as his editorial duties conflict with
Postmaster McShea:
Before going into details Of the case
we will state the plain facts of the af-
fair. When we purchased this paper.
or rather the day before we went 10
McShea and told him of our intentions,
and also stated that We would keep per-
we did about his late troubles, and
said we intended to give every one a
square deal. During the conversation
he stated that there was a postage bill
of about four dollars against the paper
which we said We would pay, leaving
McShea as in seeming good humOr.
But here came the crisis, on last Tues
day forenoon McShea came to our Office
and presented us with bill of 1852, of
rx-L,S ot, n,aI-r h nh
We payed and have receipts, but re-
fused to pay the back box rent which
was owed by our predecessor, and
which according TO the postal laws
should have been collected in advance.
Not being satisfied with the paying of
the back postage he became very in
dignant and told us that he would not
rent US a postOffice box until the bill
was paid. We offered to pay him in
advance for a box but he refused say
ing that he had no more boxes to rent
to the Press-Democrat in the future,
so now we are compelled to step up to
the little pigeon hole and ask for our
mail like the rest of the folks who
have no box. The fact that we get a
number of exchanges and an ccasiOnal
letter makes it rather announcement, and
we would much rather pay for and own
a box"
Shea the most IA bid roasting that Okla
homa has read in many a day. One of
the passages of the PreSS-DemOcrat is
as follows:
LESS than three months ago this I'M
principled scOundrel was tried in the
justice court for the offence of rape,
robbery and murder and most dam
aging and convincing evidence was pro-
cured and substantial in a manner that
~, tod 70 IND hir,,
over in the sum of 1000 bail, which he
refused TO give and laid in Jail Ye
gods of justice, are good law abiding
and respectable citizens compelled to
be burdened with the privilege of al
lowing such a serpent of the beacon
strictor kind to run at large, and awake
the fears of respectable people. This
man has made night hideous by his
raids and has become a menance to
common decency. The very expression
on his face is enough to fill the strong
est heart with fear.
This bit of human nature that really
should be classed in the animal king
dom as a beast of the lowest type, VINO
does not possess the first instinct or
man or even a warm impulse at heart.
OKLAHOMA GAMBLERS ARRESTE
At Oklahoma City Sheriff DeFord and
Deputy Jim yesterday visited the gam
bling houses connected with the TURF,
the Rosebud and Jones saloons and
arrested all the proprietors, dealers,
and lookouts, and confiScated their ap-
aratus. Three big dray loads of tables
were brought up to the Jail and later
were stored in an empty building on
Grand avenue and just before supper
time the following persons lined up in
probate court and proceeded to give
bonds for ''frequenting a gambling
house," E. w. Barnes, Riley Harding
W. B. Crane, J. A. Gordy, n. A. Turn
colt, D. ]. Gunter Jerry Hatfield and
J. d. Brown: the following were accus-
ed of setting up a gambling house
in a saloon" G. r. Jones, Z. II. Dix
on, Thomas Cook and J. r. Minnick.
All furnished bond appear before the
probate court on September Z, and We're
released.
The arrests are supposed to be the
outcome of information sworn TO by
Harry Gordon, who was some days
ago convicted in Justice Stephenson's
court of having embezZled money from
a layout where he was dealing, and
this Is further thought 10 be his way
of playing even. He is at present in
the county Jail, though it is understood
that his attorney has asked for his re-
lease on a writ of ilabeas corpus.
The penalty for gambling. should
vict, is very severe-being 500 to 81 1000
fine nd from thirty days to six months
imprisonment The penalty for allow
ing a game TO run in saloon IS $500
fine.
WYATT A MERE SKELETON.
The Enid Wave has the following on
Zip WAITS condition at present:
Zip Wyatt still lives, a bunch of suf-
fering humanity.
He is reduced to mere skeleton and
bed sores are beginning their cruel
work. The doctors have been expert
menting with the noted outlaw, put
ting Loles here and there in his anato-
my - extract the accumulated puss
and az wonderful as it may seem ii
looks very much as If they were going
TO get him through in time TO hold up
another train before Christmas. The
doctors would have killed a Christian
gentleman long ere this and the under
taker would have been begging around
for his bill.
Zip is not near out Of danger but he
is far from being dead and is beginning
TO take pointers looking for freedom.
Yesterday he asked the jailor II the
Jail was lined with brick and where
the Sledge hmn1ers were kept. also the
best livery stock. carefully locating
the barn. The doctors are quite sure
they have loca ted two OF the bullets
but they viii not abstract them at this
time. Il is q question whether his alb
domen wounds are not barb wire fence
pUnctures. Zip hates the Wave. when
he can lay hands on a copy he simply
chews il into paper wads and throws
them al his keepers.
KISSED AND MADE Up.
The Guthrie police force was kept
hustling last night in an effort TO find
the 2-year old daughter OF Mrs. Carl
Craig. Mrs Craig has been living with
her brothe--in-law, Merchant Parsons.
on North Division street. for several
weeks. The baby has been with her.