The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-08
AMOS WALLER ON TRIAL
Charged With Numbering 4 Quapaw In
dian Policeman

! Charged With Numbering 4 Ouapaw In
| dian Policeman
| Fort Scott, May I'm United States
| district court yesterday morning the
| sealed verdict in the case against J. w
! Stats, of Coffeyville, who was charged
with driving cattle from the territory
into Kansas and thus violating the
| quarantine law, was delivered to the
| court by Baliff Dillon, and it was in
favor Of the defendant
The case Of the United States VS..
Amos WALLER. was next called and both
sides announced themselves ready for
trial Waller is charged with the muir
der of Big Knife on the Quapaw agency,
near Biami, October %, 1895. 1t IS
claimed that Big Knife, and three other
Indian police, acting under orders from
Indian Agent Doane, went to a house
occupied by a family named Hedges,
who not belonging to the Quapaw tribe,
were to be removed from the agency.
1t is claimed that as Big Knife entered
the door Waller fired. killing the officer
instantly.
He was arrested soon after the killing
and has been in jail ever since. He is
represented by Judge w. r. Biddle Of
this city and Colonel W. S. Norton and
II. H. Mcclure of Baxter Springs, while
District Attorney Perry is conducting
the case for the government. The pris-
oner is a good looking young Indian
and is a former scholar of the famous
Indian school at Carlisle, PENNSYLVANIA.
The entire day was spent in examin-
ing witnesses for the prosecution which
rested their case at ten minutes of sin
last evening. The attorneys for the de-
Tense suggested that they be given A
Taf
their case but Judge Foster quickly in
formed them that the case had to go to
the jury Thursday, and instructed them
10 call their first witness, as court
would not adjourn for at least an hour.
1t is expected that the evidence will all
be IN by noon today and that the case
will go to the jury before night.
Boston, May 6.-The British fruit
steamer reported ashore off Highland
light at midnight is the Forest Home.
from Mediterranean ports. She f1oated
today without any damage
Guayaquil. Ecuador, May 6.-The FRO
vince CT Mahab. has just suffered terri.
bly, from an earthouake in Puerto Viejo
Houses were demolished and many per-
sons were buried alive and mary others
were injured.
Cleveland, May 6.-The movement OF
Father Kolaszewski, pastor of the in.
dependent Catholic church. TO transfer
the church and congregation TO the
Methodist Episcopal fold is progress
ing and is said now TO be an assured
fact.
st. Louis, May 6.-A fire that broke
out shortly after midnight in the fertil-
izing building of Nelson, Morris & Co.'S.
beef packing plant in East st. Louis
destroyed the fertilizing building, the
ice house and several cattle pens, caus-
ing a loss OF $50, 900.
san Franciso, May Geo, G. 1Iaag,
25 years old. committed suicide last
night by taking a dose C strychnine
It is claimed that ne was a member of
the Central Suicide club Of New Jersey
and had recently said Re would take his
life like a man. as his time had come.
He was the son of well-to-do Indiana
man.
Paris. May 6.-Hon Jefferson Cool
idge ana Governor Levi P. Morton, both
former ministers Of the United States
in Paris. have forwarded handsome
for the American cham
her of commerce here. 10 which they
also offer their Fluctuations upon its ef-
forts toward opening the French mar
kets toAnerican products and towards
terrifying the ties between the two
nations.
Omaha May s.-A special to the Bee
from Chadron. Neb.. says: ". r. Welsh
a school teacher Of this county. today |
shot and killed Glenn Santee, a promi- |
nent farmer of this section. The only |
witness of the tragedy was Welsh's wife |
The body of the victim was found in |
the Welsh residence. Welsh surrender /
"a and said that Santee came 70 his |
home and assaulted him, whereupon he |