The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-07-14

that she and the lawyer were to be
married on the following Day. The
Buffalo man went cunning, ana Is now
In the hospital, where he Is rapidly re-
covering from a dangerous bullet
wound, while the newly married couple
The law under which the territorial
courts are organized is both peculiar
and practical The probate Judge is
sues all licenses 10 marry ano also SUI
perintends the divorce mill, signing all
DEGREES of divorce. In some counties.
notably at the territorial capital, the
probate judge purchases his marriage
license blank by the hundred and his
blank divorces by the thousand. This
particular judge has several times
made his mistake, when apphed TO for
a marriage permit. Of asking the appli-
cant whether he had yet consulted a
lawyer as TO the specific grounds on
which he made mis- application
LORD" BROOKS AGAIN
Word has been received at Perry
that Robert T. Brooks, formerly we'll
known business man there, who has
been there two years, coming from st.
Louis, is in British Columbia. Brooks
is wanted under several indictments,
as is also a woman, said to be MS wife,
under indictment for perjury. Brook
IS from England, and said to be an
English lord. He fell heir to consid-
cradle sum Of money and ne often spent
$4,000 year for pleasure.
At the opening OF Perry Brook in
vested largely in real estate, and dealt
in county and city warrants. He open
ed the best saloon in the city, and soon
employed Mrs. Maud Parker, woman
who was there seeking divorce, as his
private clerk. Later Brook rented a
neat home in the fashionable part Of
nd
him, but soon a third party came in
that very much inferferred with the
English gentleman and his fair house
keeper. That man was named Parker,
and he was the divorced husband. He
had Brook and his wife arrested. and
very sensational case in court was
the result Mrs Parker has been grant
ed divorce in the probate court, but
the supreme court of Oklahoma did not
recognize such divorces at that time.
By some means Brook got rid OF Par
ker and he had smooth sailing for a
while. Mrs. Parker had in the mean
time filed on a claim, but she was soon
contested and later indicted for per-
jury, because of a discrepancy between
her evidence in court and before the
land office. Brook was also indicted
on several counts and he secertly made
away with his property and skipped
and left many creditors. Some of his
Kansas City creditors followed him to
British Columbia.
OKLAHOMA MAN IN IT.
Colonel Cone, who had charge Of the
Oklahoma exhibit at the worlds fair
was in the city yesterday, enroute to
Kansas City.
The colonel has just struck a run of
good luck.
He has been appointed to take charge
of and superintend the exhibit TO be
made by Texas at the Atlanta cotton
exhibition. This will be the largest
state exhibit at Atlanta, and the ap-
pointment of Mr.. Cone shows that he
is held in high confidence and esteem
by the commissioners Of the Lone Star
state.
WILL LITTLE CUSTODIAN.
The Historic society met at Norman
at the university structure Wednesday
afternoon, only a few members being
present The important business trans
acted was the selection of a custodian
and president of the society. NJ. L..
BiXler of Norman. was elected presi-
dent, and Hon. VIII T. Little OF Perry,
was selected custodian. A. c. Dolde OF
the Newkirk Times, was elected treas
urer, vice Mr.. Phillips, resigned.