The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-19

Guthrie, o. r, May 1S.-(SpeciaL)-
Frank S. Brown is suing his wife fol
divorce a Perry this week. and the ties
mony that has come out is very queel
and ridulous.
This case, which is before the distric
court along with many others, i!
brought by Brown because he coul(
not force his wife to bring suit for di
vorce. Mrs. Brown is a young woman
of twenty years of age very beautiful
and highly cultured. The story a:
brought out on the witness stand is thi:
Brown seduced the defendant while
she was attending college at HilIsdale
Michigan. She was then Il years OF
age. Brown, in order to avoid trouble
married the girl. but did not live with
her. Several months after the wedding
| Brown purchased a farm in a remote
| spot in Michigan and sent his young
| wife there. Then a conspiracy was re-
| sorted to in order 10 force the young
| wife to institute proceedings. The sum
Of $500 was offered her if she would in.
.stitute divorce suit, but the girl re-
fused
Then the husband went in to knock
the foundation from under that house
He started in to see whether his wife
! should love him whether he wanted her
| TO or not. One evening when she fin
| ished her bowl of SOUP she found his
| false teeth at the bottom of the bowl.
SHE REMOVED THEM
She carefully removed them and went
| on with her meal undisturbed, while
her husband went out behind the barn
end tried TO think up some new deviltry
| The next morning he appeared at the
| breakfast table and threw his bare feet
upon the table and placed them in her
| plate. She moved around the table
and took another seat. While she was
eating, he was in the habit Of making
her food unpalatable by performing
some disgusting act. All Of which Mrs.
Brown stood. performing at the same
time all her duties as wife, or at least
such as Brown would allow her.
The general opinion is that Brown
Will not get his divorce, but that Mrs.
Brown will sue subsequently, and get a
| large allimony.
SENSATION AT AI.VA.
News reaches here that County Com
| missioner J. w. Lappin of Alva shot
| and killed his son-in-law John r. Convey
| a wealthy cattleman living thirty miles
south of Alva. The coroner's jury re-
! turned It's verdict and the grand jury
indicted him for murder in the first
| degree. The story as brought out at the
inquest is as follows:
Lappin and Convey have had business
dealings with each other for some
months Convey furnishing the money
to carry on the business and Mr.. Lap
pin doing much Of the outside work in
| the way Of purchasing cattle, etc. For
some time a difference has existed be-
tween them as to matters relating to
the business and they have had many
wordy wars over settlement. On Mon
day last Mr.. Lappin was at camp where
the cattle We're held and settlement
was talked of, but evidently no conclu-
sion could be reached which would be
mutually satisfactory. Monday night
Lappin returned home. About day
break Tuesday morning Bert McCray,
who together Occupied the camp cabin
were awakened by the calls of some
one on the outside. 1t proved to be
Lappin. Convey arose, dressed and step
ped out the door to see what was want
ed. Lappin greeted him with desire
TO settle and said he was there for that
purpose. They talked for some min
utes over their differences. Lappin had
some papers he wished Convey TO sign
but was met with refusal as to some
Of them. but the dead man was heard
to say he would sign one of the docu-
ments and not another. Both men
we're sitting at this time on a box about
60 feet from the door and nearly directly
III front Of il. Convey arose and walked
over toward the house and stepped IN
side of a rope chute arranged for the
purpose of catching their saddle stock
He was followed by the taunts of NJ.
Lappin who called him coward and
other names more forcible than ele-
giant.
WAS KILLED INSTANTLY.
Convey, probably provoked beyond en-
durance, picked up piece of tent pole
about two inches square and four feet
long and started from the shute toward
his slayer. He never passed the rope
enclosure. Lappin was armed with a
shot gun which he had brought from
home with him, and as soon as Covey
started in his direction he started to
meet him. AS Covey stopped to pass
between the ropes of which the fence
was built he received a charge Of 90 or
BIB shot in the left breast and was in
stantly killed, and fell across the lower
rope of the enclosure. The body lay in
this position until removed by the act
ing coroner. 1t developed from the tes
timony before the coroner that Lappin
owed Convey about $4,000, and that he
had endeaYored to stir up Giscord be-
tween his daughter and Covey. The
men had not been on good terms for
long time and both Of them have the
reputation of being quick and tempered
and not at all given to consider the con-
sequences Of their actions. Bert Nc
Cray, the only witness to the affair, is
a boy about 10 years OF age; he was in
the employ of Convey and by his teSti-
mony must the guilt or innocence Of the
accused be established. Mr.. Lappin
arrived in Alva about u o'clock and
surrendered himself 70 the sheriff.
TAKEN To \ MAD STONE.
Lats evening the 3-year-old son of z.
n. Kennedy. living seven miles west Of
Noble. was bitten by a mad dog. The
dog belonged to the boys parents and
had been in the family for several years
Last Saturday. after having been miss
ed for several days. the dog came home
looking a though he was almost starry
ed TO death. Friday the dog was notic-
ed 10 act queerly and was surly. He
snapped at the boy as he came out Of
the house. but the lad thinking he was
only playing started 20 pat him N the
head. when the dog bit him on the hand.
Soon after the boy went into spasms,
but later in the day appeared all right.
The father will start today for Leaven-
worth, Kan, TO take the boy 10 q mad
stone.
NORMAN BANK PROSPEROUS
The annual election OF officers and
directors OF the Citizens bank OF Nor
man occurred Monday OF this week
The following is a list Of the gentlemen
chose: President, y. W. Ma-Quart; vice
president. :. r. Owens; cashier. !. W.
Hooker: directors: n. L Larsh. u. W.
Narauart. s. 3. Owens. J. W. Hooker,
7 T, Phillips, 3. r. Hughes and A
sSEnmR or EE6h