The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-06
RICH ORE STOLEN
Mr.. DUFEER SELLS ROCK RUNNING
$4,000 TO THE TON.


he Has Been PiIfering for Several Years
and Seems to be Caught at Last-An
Old indian Fighter and Peacemaker
Turns Up at DenEer-Be Reviews Pio-
neer Days in an Interesting Manner
Crime Visits Its Old Haunts in the Mis-
souri, House-TeIIsr is Wanted Again
Other Mountain state News.
Denver. Colo, May 5-Another strong
link in the evidence against Nicholas
Dufner. alleged 10 have stolen gold
ore from ne Omaha and Grant smell
tiers. was discovered yesterday after
noon. The evidence heretofore procur-
ed regarding the guilt OF Dufner has
been weak. principally for the reason
that no ore was found in Dufner's
house. al Delgany and Thirty-seventh
streets, although the cellar floor show
Cd signs OF recent disturbance. The
mere fact that Dufner had a mortar
and pestle had some weight with the
city detective, but as everyone has
right 70 such articles, but little import
Ence could be attached thereto.
1t was late yesterday afternoon when
A NJ Donaldson, Of 354 Douglas Road,
Identified Dufner as the man who had
brought him at different times during
the past few years varied quantities OF
valuable gold ore, running in the neigh
borhOod Of SO, 900 10 the ton. Donald
son further states that Dufner gave
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that he was from Idaho Springs. As
Donaldson is positive Dufner is the
san1e man, the sluthes consider the
new evidence Of the greatest import
ance.
Late Friday night Dufner secured
bonds from Justice Cranes court in the
sum OF $500, Fred Vogt, of GlobeviIle,
being surety. Gogt and Dufner then
wandered about the city, and IL is said
that bout midnight the two became en-
gagged in a quarrel. Vogt then decided
TO withdraw from his friends bond, and
accordingly yesterday morning he sur
rendered Dufner, stating that he had
had enough The bond being Cancelled
Dufner was hustled off TO jail. At 3
O'Clock, through his attorney, T. Web
ster Hoyt. Dufner procured another
bond for the same amount with a man
named Steinuetz, OF Valverde, as surety
He consulted with his wife the balance
or the day. Mrs. Dufner gave way COM
pletely, and refused TO be taken home.
The next move was 10 ascertain what
disposition Dufner had made Of the ore
believed 70 have been in his possession.
All the assay Offices, express companies
and minor smelters in the downtown
district were inspected, but no trace Of
Dufner's ore could be found. About the
last place on the officers list TO visit
was Donaldson's waste product smeIter,
at 354 Douglas Road, Highlands
Dir. Donaldson was asked TO give the
names OF those who had lately brought
ore 70 his establishment, but Dufner's
name was not given The detectives
then gave a description of the prisoner
and Donaldson quickly named a man
who styled himself Meyer, as answering
the description. Donaldson was brought
before Dufner and at once positively
Identified him as one of his best pat
Tons. He stated that Dufner had been
contributing crushed gold ore running
$1,000 to the ton TO his smeIter for
quite long time
I asked him his name when he first
brought in a load said Donaldson,
and he said Meyer; that he was a pIa-
Ger miner from Idaho Springs, and had
decided to bring his ore 70 my place.
As the rock was certainly from Idaho
Springs. 1 placed considerable credence
n his statements, and treated the rock
Since then he has been here frequutly,
always bringing good ore. The last
batch was delivered April 20, and gave
him s62 for il This lot, believe, was
about the smallest he had given me-
CRIME IN ITS OLD HAUNTS.
Denver, Colo, May 5.-After lapse
Of a year and a half the Thirteenth
street Sums have again come iutO prom
inence as a scene of crime. Early yes
terday morning IN this district occurred
a stabblng ARRAY and an attempt at
suicide
Kate OIander. better known as 'Ir-
ISL Kate" with a long dagger slashed
Tommy Petit at the Old Missouri house
1916 Thirteenth street, about l O'clock |
The police on their arrival at the house
found that Rose Pettigrew, white. the
wife of a negro. had taken morphine in
another room Both Petit and Rose
PetLgrsw were removed TO the county
hospital, the latter from Nineteenth and
Larimer where she was found, and they
VIII recover, although II each instance
death was near.
The old Missouri house has history
Twenty-Five years ago Il was erected
ana as It appeared az that time Il was
a two-story structure OF logs. When
log houses went out Of style the owner |
OF the Missouri house had the building
veneered with boards Leading 20 the
sec0nd-story from the sidewalk Is a
steep and narrow stairway The doors 1
OF the upstairs rooms ara about five
feet in heiGhth- This building during
the early days OF Denver. was used as
a frst-class hotel. being the best that
the town afforded. But as time passed |
and more commodious buildings were !
erected the old Missouri house lost its |
prestige. It was turned into a gambling
house and by easy stages drifted into |
the resort that il is at the present time |
Within its walls have taken place |
many a bloody fight and even murder |
has been done IN the narrow and i'll |
Ighted hallway Of the second floor. |
while innumerable drunken brawls OF /
late years have had their beginning and /
end IN the old house.
Shortly after o'clock yesterday /
T. frn.ng Tommy Tettit. an overgrown 1
Ia q seventeen. walked into the police /
station HIS face was pale and his /
clothes bloo5-staiaed. An officer con
Quoted ham 10 The Office Of the police /
surgeon and L was found that the bow
had been stabbed il The back. \ wound 4
four inches IN length had beea. inflicted
and il appeared as though the blade /
had reached a vital organ Detective 4
Re-lew and Policeman Baird we're de- i
tailed on the case. Az the old Missouri 1
hoESa where the fight occurred they
fa1ud q number OF men drinking beer
drawn from ksg that was IN tie back /
Sa-5. Johnny Murphy. 4 man named 1
keefe and John Olsnder were taken = 4