The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-11-20
is SINNED AGAINST
SUDDEN TURN IN A CASE fNVoLV-
ING REINOU5 CHARGES.

cIared by One of His Alleged Victims &c
be the Intended Victim of Vile Con-
spiracy-New York Central Train
Wrecked by Boys-Missouri Murderers
to Haug-Arrest of an Alleged Pullman
Car Robber-Crime News.
Los Angeles, Cal, Nov. ia sensa-
| ton was sprung IN the caseo Clifton
E. Mayne, formerly a real estate dealer
! in Omaha and in San Francisco, by HIS
| attorney today. Mayne rs accused of
feloniously aSsauiting his wards. two
girls named Shipton, who came from
| San Francisco with him. Della SlEpton.
the eldest girl, now makes an affidava.
that the whole story of the crime is I'M
true, and part of a conspiracy against
| Mayne She swears now that her testi-
mony during the trial was false and
the words put in her mouth by Others.
A new trial will be asked for.
WRECKED BY BOYS.
Syracuse. N Y, Nov. ia deliber-
ate attempt was successfully made a
few miles west of Rome this morning
TO wreck train No. 6 on the New York
Central road, the engine and all of the
cars on the train being ditched and
completely wrecked. Engineer Matt
Hager and two tramps were killed.
Fireman Chris Wagner and the mail
clerk, porter and NJ. J. Mccarthy were
injured. This is the second attempt
within three weeks to wreck the same
train near THE same spot. The place is
h Il ha In
was going at a high rate of speed and
TT is believed must have been running
close ito seventy-fve miles an hour. The
wrecllers broke into the section tool
house and stole some tools, with which
they removed fish plates and pulled up
the spikes. The engine was thrown
from the track into a ditch and COM
pletaly submerged in the mud. The for
ward mail car was thrown two cars
ahead of the engine and rolled down the
bank, while the second car in which
the mail clerks were working, was
thrown on the tender of the engine and
was badly demolished. The first of
flhe sleepeu-S were ithrown from the rails,
completely rolling over. The passan-
gers Were unlnunt, however. There is
no clue to THE kreckers.
The body of the tramp who was kill
ed has been identified as that of Billy
Bond of thfs city. His companion,
whose left foot was cut off, was John
Macy, also of Syracuse.
Albany. n. Y, Nov. 19.-John Hill
dreth and Frederick Bristol have been
arrested at Rome charged with wreck
ing thetrain tlhis morning. After the
arrest young Hildreth broke down and
confessed that he and Bristol in COM
pany with two boys named Herbert
Plato and Theodore Hibbard committed
the deed. No cause is given.
The city hall. in which the poEce sta
tion is located is surrounded by a large
crowd itoGigLht who express freely the
opinion THAT the train wreckers should
be lynched. The night and day police
force is on duty to prevent trouble.
Several witnesses have been taken into
custody for examination. including
young. lady with whom Hibbard kept
company, and to whom. he told the
story of how die and his chum had
wrecked the train.
The inquest over the bodies of Hager
and Bond was commenced tonight The
principal witness was Miss Celia Perry
in. She testified that Hildreth came to
her home this morning and ate break
fast. He told her all, acknowledging
that he took part in wrecking the train
would probably not see him again for
he expected to be arrested, as he had
lost his hat containing his name. He
asked her to telegraph to her father.
j. H. Hildreth, New York. and tell
him he was in trouble and to come i'm
mediately. and she said she did as di-
rected- When Hildreth left her he said
he was going to see the wreck. and he
told her she ought to go for il was a
sight He told her also that they did it
to rob the passengers. He said all he
did was to lead the boys to the place
MURDERERS TO HANG.
Jefferson City. Mo. Nov. 19.-The
supreme court this evening sentenced
Joseph DCnneIly. who murdered Samuel
Turner in Audrain county in July. 1893.
and James Fitzgerald who in a fit of
drunken jealousy killed his sweet
heart. Annie Naezus. in st. Louis, in
November, 1893. to hang Dec. Fl.
The court affirmed the four years I'm
rrisonment imposed on Louis j. Silva
of st. Louis, the confidential clerk who |
embezzled some 100000 from the Rain
water Hat company.
BUFFALO KID ARRESTED.
Chicago, Nov. 19.-The police today
arrested Kid Hubbell. alias Buffalo |
KID" charged with assaulting and rob- |
bing Mrs. E. F. Mack Sept. 26 The |
robbery was one of the most daring on
recoud Mr.. and Mrs. Mack were on |
their way to Detroit and had taken al
state rom in a slseber on the Wabash |
train here. Mrs. Mack was alone in the !
state room when suddenly a man enter !
ed and after warning Mrs. Mack 10 be |
quiet If she valued her life, proceeded |
TO take everything Of value which was |
in sight. The man pulled her from the |
state room 10 the platform Of the car, |
beating her in a brutal manner and |
CRIME NEWS IN BRIEF.
Mary-sviIle, Cal. Nov. 1s-Bandit |
Jack Brady has been found guilty Of |
murder and sentenced 10 imprisonment |
for life Brady and a eompaion named !
Browning rode on their wheels from |
San FlancIsco and held up the Oregon I,
express near Wheatland. Browning l
was robhing the passenger when Sher- I
IF BogsTd OF Tehsma county shot him 1
back. killing him
Santa Fe. y. NJ, Nov. ls-Jesus Vii |
and Felfciano Chavez. convict
Cd OF numbering Thomas Martinez. a |
IN January. lssS. were exc
c1oed here this morning in the pres
ence of 1000 people The scaffoid was |
erected 81 the valley and at dawn a
crowd began n assemble there.
Albany y. Y. Nov. 19.-Henry Gras-
So &C New York has preferred charges
OF misconduct and incompese1cy
2 gainSt Sheriff TanSea Of New York
and has filed papers with Governor
MortOn-
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