The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-02

RECORD IN 0e0SI8t- han0Sy IsoSe"oy
Collisions and Other Accidents.
Nv York, Dec IAN arrest which the
police believe TO be very important one
was made in the general postoffice today.
The prisoner is Richard G. Monks, alias
Wellington Thornewaite, who is wanted
for forgery in. Bay City, Michigan, and
if the contents of his pockets show any
thing he has been operating on very
extensive scale. There were found on
him blank checks Oh at least 200 banks
in states al the way from Texas to
Maine He also carried a punch such as
is used in banks for punching checks,
and loaded revolver.
The prisoner, who is good looking, we'll
dressed and about Il years Of age, had
in his pockets key to room in the
Iroquois hotel in Buffalo and said he had
just come from that CITY,.
Among his possessions were also found
pictures of two very beautiful young wo-
men. The pictures had been taken in
Michigan Monks will be held to await
requisition papers.
Among the blank checks found in
Monks valise Were those of the w. c.
Belcher Land Mortgage company, OF Aus
tin, Texas: on the State National bank.
of that city: Port Huron Savings bank,
of Michigan; on the First National bank
of Detroit: The John d. Zeernitz compa-
ny, Chicago; on the American Exchange
bank; checks on the Bank Of Wayne, KS.
Peter Paul and Brother, Printers. Buff
falo; on the Bank OF Commerce. Buff
falo; checks of the Washington Nation
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navian-American bank. Tacoma; Blaine
National bank, OF Blaine, Wash; Firs,
National bank, of Jacksonville, lis; and
the Fourth National bank of St. Louis.
GAVE HIM INSOMNIA.
Cincinnati. o.. Dec. Thomas Fra
zier, saloon-keeper of Lebanon, o., gave
himself up to the police today, saying he
stole the tray Of diamond rings from Os-
Ramps jewelry. store last week. II will
be recalled that thief entered the store
and took from the case a tray of rings
which he secreted in an adjoining build
ing, where they were found shortly after
ward. He said he was not able to sleep
and thought it better to confess. He
says a sudden impulse seized him to steal
the rings. He has been locked up.
NOVICE HANGS HERSELF.
BrookviIle, Ind, Dec. Clara Fisher,
a beautiful novice in a convent, tempo
rarily at home in Hamburg, GONZALES
cling from an attack of typhoid fever,
which had unbalanced her mind, hanged
herself Sunday. She had. by craving
over the hay NOW, entered an unusual
apartment OF the barn, the door OF
W nich was frozen shut. and hanged her
self. She was not found until after an
ail-day search.
ACCUSED OF THE MURDER.
Cincinnati. O.. Dec. IA charge OF
murder was today placed against Will
lam Farrell and Pat Muldoon. who yes
rerday claimed to have discovered Thos.
Jov at Muldoon's door just after he had
been fatally shot. 1t is claimed that the
several witnesses heard quarreling IN
Nuldoon's saloon Just before the shot was
fired.
KEPT BUCKET SHOPS.
Chicago. Dec. DIR. James Craig.
William II. Mcclure, James c. Craig.
John I. Tallrnan, and William A Thons-
as. who entered a plea OF guilty in the
federal court 70 operating bucket shops.
were today fined 500 each by Judge
Grosscup. A much heavier sentence was
anticipated.
A RUNAWAY TRAIN.
Helena, Mont. Dec. IA freight train
of thirty cars loaded with lumber ana
shingles from the west got beyond con-
troI Nv, a heavy grade east 0f Mullen tun-
re-. on the Northern Pacific yesterday
evening and ran away. Twenty-stx care
verescattered along a distance OF eight
miles. where the engine left the track
I'd Johnson. head brakeman. was
thrown down an embankment with sew
eral cars and killed
Fireman Young jumped and escaped
with A broken collar bone. several scalp
wounds and other injuries
Engineer john Flynn's leg was broken
besides internal injuries
Conductor John McBean's thigh y Do
ken his leg badly wrenched and Ms
sao,lder thrown out Of joint For Dis
tsno4 OF eight miles the track IS badly
tori I'D. and Z XII 5e forty-eigat hours
before the damage u repaired In he
meg mime through trains are sent around
BY way OF Butte II = tho Torsi wreck.
eve- known or the N0rthern Paciie
railroad. IN TIE point o. damage % iracE
and rolling stock
OTHER COLLISIONS
Los Angeles. Cal. Dec las re re-
SUI, az a head-r0d collision between fxo
electric cars near Psssisua yesterday
afternoon. C z Frost. Chicago capital
81. lies 81 The West Minister s0-ei - sl.s
city IN a critical condition. De vas Pr
red n the Er4ck and sastsine5 a frsc-
tars u TIE right ieg above tie Snsa. IA
foot was badly crushed and ass head sas
cut 0v oy-a glass Two fSisSfs= ~So @e-
compznled 7lna vere also injured
Everett Mass De l--k-1Si1eer Fser-
nett and Driver Walter Stevens q ~
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