The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-11
COOK CONTINUES IT
LOCAL MANAGER OF THE LEAVEN-
WORTH HOME TEsTIFIEs.

WORTH HOME TESTIFIEs.
Bears Witness to the Fact That witnesse
Against the Governor in . Former In
veetication Were Promised Protection
Dishcunorabiy Discharged. Albeit OF
Other Grounds - More About the St
Louis RyoId-up Gang-Convict Leaps From
a Car WJndow-Crixaes and Accidents.
Washington, Dec. 10.-The investiSa.
tion of the National Soldiers Home a
d,eavenwortn by a special committee was
continued today and a number of Off
GERS of the board and home were examin-
ed. General Franklin, the president OF
the board Of managers, was questioned
concerning the disposition of three funds
beaueathed to the home, known as the
Ward and Stinson funds, but nothing
important was developed.
General S. G. Cook, local manager OF
the Leavenworth home, testified that dur
ing the last fiscal year the number of dis
honorable discharges from the nome had
been abnormaIly large, more than from
the Dayton home. which had member
ebip twice as large. He could not give
figures.
Being asked by Chairman Grout re-
rarding trea atinent of witnesses who had
testified against the government in a for
mer investigation fthe Averil investiga-
tion) Colonel Cook said that most of
ihem, numbering about a doZeLs had
been recommended by the general for dis
honorable discharge. They had been
promised protection from punishment on
account Of their testimony but infrac-
lions of the rules were charged against
them. Half of them were reinstated by
him Colonel Cook.) Members were dis
charged on testimony Of the police force
and he had lost confidence in the inte-
gritty of that force and had sweeping
charges made.
Assistant Inspector Averill read re-
ports Of the results of the gold cure in the
homes made il 1898, which were gener-
ally commendatory.
Concerning punishments, Mr. Averill
said there were cells for confinement of
the unmanageab1e at most of the homes,
and straight-jackets were sometimes
used.
J. NJ. Birmingham, general treasurer of
the homes, testified that most Of the Of
ficers' bonds were furnished by the
american Security Trust comany of
New York. which charged one-half per
center Of the face of the bond He de-
nied that he received any compensation
for inducing officers to take out their
bonds with the company.
The committee met again at o'clock
and Colonel Steele, late manager of the
Marion home, was briefly examined. He
was questioned upon several poirts bu.
UeyelODed nothing new
The sale of beer on the grounds at
the homes, he though to be beneficial
Pending the arrival of several wit
nesses summoned, the committee will not
meet until Saturday.
ST. LOUIS HOLD-UP.
st. Louis, Dec. lot was learned to-
day that instead of six there were eight
robbers in the gang that held up the
Memphis Express on the Iron Mountain
road, in South st. Louis, last night
Thus far, the police have been unable to
obtain a trace of the robbers, who are
thought to be hiding some where in the
city. The most important clue will be
furnished by Messenger Egan when he
returns from his trip. He told Florist
North last night that one of the men
who entered his car was well known TO
him by sight. He had seen him often
about the union station and the railway
yards. Egan says he can identify the
man again, even though the fellow wore
a mask last night.
''SCAR-FACED CHARLEY DEAD.
Seneca, Mo, Dec. .-"Scar-Faced
Charley" noted Modoc chief, is dead OF
consumption on the Modoc reservation
in Indian Territory, four miles from
here. He was member of the confer
ence with the United States commission,
General Canaby and others, April IL,
1873, near the 1eva beds in Oregon, at
which General Canaby and DR.. Thomas
were killed, and Mr. Meacham and an
other commissioner wounded. 1t is said
that 'Scar-Faced Charley fired the shot
that broke up the conference. The Mo-
docs finally surrepdered TO General j. C.
Loomis June /, 1873.
CONVICT LEAPS FROM A CAR.
: Columbus, O., Dec. 10.-William Staley,
a convict, jumped and escaped from a
ear closet today when the train was run
ming forty miles an hour, near Kenton.
He testified at Bowling Green, in the
case of Thomas C. Jones, alias Doc Lee,
a noted Chicago crook, and was being
returned to the penitentiary. The man
was seen later, bloody, but alive.
BloodohundS were put on his trail.
KILLED THE MARSHAL.
Decatur, ILL.,, Dec. 10.-Orman McPher-
son, alias Charles Murphy. confessed TO
the Decatur police today that he killed
ahe marshal of Morning Sun, Iowa. He
has been drinking here three or four days
When arrested for drunkenness he said
he was tired of eluding arrest and would
go back to Iowa without rquisition pa
pers. He says the marshal was club
bing his son and he shot the officer twice
That was September 20 last, and the
marshal died three days later.
LOCATED AT JERICO.
Nevada, Mo-. Dec. 10.-Israe, D. Hig-
gins has been arrested on the charge of
falsifying the records Of national bank
at Ponca, Neb., in 1893 and is here. pend
ing the issuance OF an order of renewal
Higgins filled the position of assistant
cashier and when the bank failed wa.
indicted for falsifyiug his accounts. He
left the state and was only recently To-
Gated in Jerico, where he had lived with
his wife
WALLING'S CASE HANGS FIRE.
Frankfort, Ky. Dec. 10.-When tne
court Of appeals last Tuesday affirmed
the lower courts decision at Newport.
KY, in sentencing Scott Jackson to be
hanged, il was expected that the fjna,
decision in Alonzo Walling's .nse would
be announced today. a large crowd was
in waiting but the court did not hand
down the decision today and viii not do
80 till next Saturday
FREE PASSES To JOLIET.