The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-25

Other Way He Bought Some inferior
Metal and Started Up Mint in opposE
tion to the Government - His Goods
Were Poor, However. and He Did Not
Pass Many Until He Was Detected-hr'
Bowie Arrested by a Texas officer at
HIS home in Perry.
Guthrie, O. T, April A--The Jour-
nal Of Oklahoma City has the follow
ing account of the arrest of farmer
for counterfeiting:
Oscar w. Owens was arrested late
}last night by Marshal Ryan and Depu-
i ty Jones just as he had succeeded in
passing a counterfeit silver dollar or
the clerk at the Union restaurant. He
had succeeded in passing several dol
lars in the city on different parties, all
of which have not yet been taken up.
He had, when arrested, nine dollars
and a half dollar in his pocket
The money is not an extra good coun-
terfeit, but is sufficiently good to fool
anyone not suspecting anything Of the
kind. The dollars look like good dol
lars that have been carried in a greasy
wallet or handled by dirty fingers. Any
one could tell the difference if he would
think TO test the ring OF the coin, which
in the case of bogus coin is never clear
as in the true coin. Owens lives a
few miles from this city in the coun-
try, and gave his reason for passing
the bogus coin that he could not make
an honest living and so took to counter
feiting as the only means to get liv-
ing. He will get a living from the gov
eminent for while, as well as trade
to work at in all probability. He is
now in the coUsty Jail but will be taken
TO the federal prison at Guthrie soon.
WRONG MAN PROBABLY.
The Democrat OF Perry says: Deputy
United States Marshal Vaudeville of
Graham, Young county, Texas, today
arrested Henry T. Bowie, well known
in Perry, claimant to West Perry, for
murder that it is alleged Bowie commit
ted more than twenty years ago.
The arrest this morning caused a
great surprise and quite a sensation,
Vaudeville will take his prisoner TO
Paris, Tex, tonight.
1t is alleged that Bowie killed an
unknown Irish peddler in 1876, at the
mouth of Bitter creek on the Washita
river.
q noted gang Of outlaws had a ranch on
the Washita river near the little town
Of Erin IN the Chickasaw nation. The
depredations Of these outlaws became
so frequent and they were so terroriz-
ing that United States soldiers were
compelled to camp near the rendezvous
of the Lee outlaws.
One evening in the autumn of 1876
a young man passed Garvin's ranch
where the soldiers were located and in
Quired where the Lee ranch was locat-
ed. Said man was suspicioned 10 be a
member of the Lee gang, and the SOL
dierS We're immedia tely notified, and
that night went to the place where this
young man was directed, hoping, not
only TO capture him, but to capture all
the Lee gang. An Irishman whose
name is unknown to the officers OF the
law and who was a peddler for a man
named Murray who ran store at
Erin Springs, piloted the soldiers to the
Lee ranch and to a house where the
young man was directed. The gang
was arrested the next morning about
daylight by the soldiers and they NOV
ed some miles south to a dugout where
the party We're to get breakfast. While
the soldiers were in the dugout at
breakfast, a conversation larose be-
tween the young man prisoner and the
Irishman, and the young man accused
the Irishman of leading the soldiers TO
his lodging place and caused his ar
rest. One word brought on another
and later a heated quarrel took place
and the young man shot the Irishman
dead on the spot and then jumped on
his horse and left In great haste.
The soldiers ran out of the dugout
and shot at the young man who was
200 yards away and killed the horse.
but the young man made good his es-
cape on foot. Thus it was, For four
teen years no one knew who the young
man was. The officers of the United
States claim that Henry Bowie some
Elk years ago let a word drop that in
Dictated he was that young man and
they allege he Is the murderer of the
unknown Irishman. In the past six
years the officers allege that Bowie
has let many things drop that indl-
cate that he was the young man, and
they claim they have a woven web OF
evidence, or VIII do so in the United
States court, that Will convict Henry
Bowie of the murder of the Irish ped
der, whose name Is unknown, after
these long twenty years. When seen
by reporter for the Democrat. Henry
Bowie said: y say know nothing in
the world about what / am arrested
for, and know nothing under the sun
OF the murder OF the unknown Irish
man in 1876. l have been accused Of
murder, but 10 save my life I know
nothing of this charge. l have lived
IN Texas all my life, except four years
N Arkansas, till old Oklahoma was op-
enei. and the year this murder is al
.,
prove that I was not within 200 miles
OF the place where it is supposed 10
take place. that year or the year be-
fore or the year after. II is a put up
job TO beat me out of my valuable
claim sdjoining the city"
NEW OKLAHOMA COLLEGE.
a Charter has been granted by Sec
rotary Love 10 the Capital City Busi-
ness College Of this place. The incor-
porators number six, as followe: r.
a Carney. Miss Maggie Ganney. F.
l. Delay. \. L. Blesh, J. 5. Soule. c. J.
Yates, all OF Guthrie O T
The capital stock is 5000 and the
object 70 advance business education
and for any and all other purposes per
tanning 10 business education and bust
ness college interests; TO grant dinloma
and confer degrees applicable 10 ire
prescribed courses Of study. to buy.
sell, lease. exchange and convey real
estate. and al such other property :
may be necessary for its use and con-
Senience.
To CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Rromo Quinins Tablets All
drugs IS refund The money If IL fails TO
cure &c.
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