The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-07

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Lamont.
Guthrie, o. T, March ga few min
utes after L o'clock last night, after
being out but one hour, the jury re-
turned a verdict OF not guilty in the
case of Mrs. Zoe Laher, of Saltwater,
charged with the murder of Mrs. En-
ma McEenry. 1t is reported that the
poll stood nine for acquittal and three
for conviction on the first ballot, ten for
acquittal on the second ballot, and ac-
J quittal on the third.
The case has already been given in
detail. Mrs. Zoe Laher was step
mother to Mrs. Emma McHenry. Tes-
timony showed that the family quar-
! rel became quite bitter, Mrs. McHenry
! feeling that the new wife of her
| father was usurping the children S
rights. A great deal of testimony
was introduced to show damaging
| character for the deceased. Evidence
was given that when she was shot she
/ held a knife in her hand and was fore
! ing herself into Mrs. Laher's house
The case was a hard fought one
| from the beginning and it was hardly
expected that Mrs. Laher could be
cleared but the attorneys for the de-
! Tense worked every phase of evidence
to show that her life was in danger.
Robert Lowry and w. H. Carpenter, of
! Marion, Kansas, who had just cleared
F. Carpenter in the SlaIbaugh case from
Saltwater, worked up the evidence in
( the case and it's success is largely due
10 them and their vigilant persevera nee
. and brilliant speeches before the jury
They were ably assisted by Geo. Gard
ner and County Attorney a. H. Huston
John Clark, county attorney Williams
of Payne county, and A. T. Neill han
died ably the prosecution. The argu-
ment in the case lasted all day yester-
day.
COULDN'T SCARE HIM.
Oklahoma City, o. T, March 6.-J. c.
Mclaughlin was brought in last night
from Tecumseh by the sheriff of Pot
tawatomie county and placed in Jail
here for safe keeping.
Ii was feared by the sheriff of that
county if Mclaughlin was kept there
he would be taken out and lynched by
mob.
Last Monday morning while Nc
Laughlin was confined in Jail at Te-
cumseh, a mob of about fourteen
masked men came TO the Jail, broke
open the outer door, and with an old
ak came in and cut the lock 10 the
cell that contained the murderer Nc
Laughlin, and putting a rope around
his neck dragged him out to a tree in
the park and strung him up three times
endeavoring to make him confess con-
corning the murder of the Mounts, near
Wewoka about two months ago. He
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ment than he had already made, though
strung up three times until unconscious
When seen in the Jail this morning
Mclaughlin declined to make any
statement in regard TO the murder,
saying that the sheriff had all the
statement he care to make.
Mclaughlin, is small slim ner-
vous looking man, with a very small
head, with very low receding fore
head and brown eyes, and brown hair
and beard. The marks of the rope are
plainly visible on his neck and he is
still suffereing from the effects Of the
rough treatment he received at the
hands of the mob
He is a native of Virginia, though
he has resided in Texas for the pa st
sixteen years until he came to Tecum-
sch about four months ago.
DOES THIS MEAN WAR
Oklahoma City, March 6.-The Okla
homa City Times-Journal prints this
important bit of news:
War Department, Washington, D. c.
March 4, 1896
w. c. Renfrow, Governor and Comman
der in Chief, o. n. G., Guthrie, Okla
homa Territory:
You will assemble companies of the
National Home Guards, daily, for at
least four hours instruction and drill
Hold companies under marching or
ders. acquisitions for complete equip
ment of militia will be honored by
proper departments. BY order
SEC'Y. WAR DEPT.
The foregoing telegram which came
last evening looks decidedly war-Iike
There may yet be an opportunity for
glory.
Company c Of this city is thoroughly
drilled and ready for action as soon as
it is supplied with arms of modern
pattern. The war has broken in up
on the company ait a most unfortun-
ate time, large percentage of the
company being at the present time
temporarily in no condition for active
duty.
ABOUT PATRONAGE
Oklahoma City. March 6.-The Repub
can here has the following letter from
c. NJ. Barnes:
Editor Daily Republican: Among 9th
er things charged by the Reed men
against Mckinley is that Powell Clay
ton of Arkansas has written a letter
10 w. II. Baker Of Cross, o. T. wherein
he says that in event of McKinley's
success, he. Clayton, Will dictate the
presidential appointments Of Oklahoma
That IS not true. l have letter from
General Clayton denouncing the state
ment as fraud. / have letter from
Mr.. Baker stating that he had never
received any such letter from General
Clayton and that ne has in his posses
sion every letter received from CLAYTON.
General c. II. GroSvenor the leading
member of congress in the Ohio dele
CATION and an intimate friend Of Nc
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