The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-11-14

more-Louisviie berry Cases Ended
. Washington Story OF Marital InfiGelity,
Insanity and 6Iurder-Train Wreckers
in the South-ycsseis Ashore on the
Lakes Crime and Catastrophe.
New York, Nov. ia warrant is out
for the arrest of Richard V. D. Wood,
for the alleged misappropr.ation CT $780,
COO from the funds of the Metropolitan
National bank, an institution which has
been in liquidation since 1884. His home
is at Piermont on the Hudson, where his
wife said today that she had not seen
nim since Monday. Wood had not been
able to attend TO business himself for
three months owing to Illness and it
was owing to this fact that his alleged
defalcation was discovered. The bank
had succeeded in liquidating IS per cent
Of its liabilities since its suspension.
At Woods home it is believed that the
bulk of the money alleged to have been
taken went in unfortunate speculation
in Wall street and in assisting friends
who were also speculating and who have
not repaid the advances made them.
Since the fact Of Woo's disappearance
! has become known his former friends
and acquaintance are expressing the
opinion that he is of unsound mind 1t
is now recalled by his acquaintance
that he has been acting strangely for
several months past and one or two
! specific instances of his quQeer actions
are cited as evidence that he is mentally
unbalanced. In this way, It is related
that on election night Wood appeared
| at the club house of the Piermont Row
! ing association, of which he is a men,
( Der, wearing six vests. He attracted at
! tention by removing them one at time
at intervals during the evening. 1t is
said that Wood had very little money
when he left home and it Is thought that
he has not left the country.
In addition to- the money taken from
| the bank it is alleged that Wood made
! way with s56,0O0 belonging to the estate
of his father-in-law, John L. Lawrence
Of Spark Hill, n. Y, and that other de-
faications will bring the total to some
thing like s150,000.
SUICIDE BY THE GAS ROUTE.
Baltimore, Md, Nov. ia man sup
posed 80 be George Sanger of Texas was
found dead in his bed in a hotel in this
city today. The gas was turned on and
1T Is thought to be a case of suicide.
Nothing was found on his person that
would furnish a clue to his identity
When he registered on Wednesday he
paid for three days in advance and
wrote the word Texas" opposite his
name but afterwards erased and wrote
kansas" The dead man was about
35 years old, of medium height, had
brown hair and moustache. He was
well dressed but wore no jewelry and
had but II cents in his pocket. He re-
tired to his room last night, apparently
in good spirits.
LOUISVILLE CASES ENDED.
Louisville. KY, Nov 13.-Judge Noble
in the criminal division today sustained
the demurrer of the defendants to the
indictments charging them with bribery
in the case against Alderman c. J.
Jenne and Richard c. Breur and Coun-
selmen George Weber and James Sow
ders. This disposes of the cases finally,
las Commonwealth Attorney Parsons
stated at the conclusion of the reading
of Judge Mobiles opinion that he would
not re-submit the cases.
THE WOMAN'S DOING.
Snohomish, Wash, Nov 13.-John
Fock, a well-to-do farmer living at Traf- |
ton, near here, whose mind was wrecked
by the discovery of his wfe's infidelity |
burned his house and cremated his |
youngest child. The woman took the !
two remaining children and fed with |
her lover.
Fock had been away on long fish
ing trip, leaving his wife and children !
at home. He returned Unexpectedly a |
few days ago, and learned that his wife |
was false to her marriage vows. He |
brooded over the discovery and at |
lenght his mind gave way, and he be- |
came a raving maniac. Yesterday he |
went to the hause and, taking an axe.
chopped all the furiture into pieces. |
Then he fired the structure and shut /
himself up with his youngest child to die |
in the ruins OF. his wrecked home.
The neighbors discovered the fire. and |
IN the efforts to extinguish the flames
found the maniac in the building They
undertook to get him out but ne fought
like a demon. After a desperate battle
he was made a prisoner and taken 10 q.
place of safety. but the child, who was
not missed during the excitement, was
overcome by smoke and perished in the
flames. Fock was badly burned.
The faithless woman took the two
older children and fled from Trafton
with her lover. whose name is not given.
Fock will be sent to the asylum
FOR ILLEGAL VOTING.
lincoln, Neb., Nov. 13.-John KobaI-
ter was arrested election day for illegal
voting. In 1886 Kobaiter came to Lin
coin with his father who took out his
first papers, but died within a year. The
point raised is whether the fathers
death. removing the possibility of the
papers. takes away any
of the rights conferred upon mis- children
by the declaration of intention. The
court is called upon to decide whether or
not swearing in his vote was equivalent
TO taking the oath of allegiance. Justice
LeeSe will pass on the case tomorrow.
DERAILED BY WRECKERS.
st. Louis, Nov. 13.-A special to the |
from Montgomery,
Ala, says: The 2:S0 train from Louis
vile this morning on the Louisville and
Nashville. bound for New Orleans, was
wrecked four miles from this place. in a
very wild country by train robbers. The
engineer saw an obstruction on the
track. but too late 10 stop the train.
which went crashing down a steep en-
5ankment. A rail had been torn up and
nailed down again. three or four inches
put OF line. The train. comprising two
mail coaches. baggage car and two first
rlass coaches. was completely wrecked
The track was torn up for fully 200
yards. Three persons were seriously in
iured. Mr.. John Thwatt OF Atlanta
bound FOR Dallas. Texas. and W. G.
MCGovey of Monroe being the most SER
ously hurt. Two other passengers were
pinned under the smoking car. and only
af;er an hours hard work were they ex-
,ricated- Their names could not ne as
certained, but beth came from Louis
Vile.
Bloodhounds have been set upon the
trail OF the wrs-kars by The railroad