The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-09
FOUND NOT GUILTY
MRS. B. 7. BROOKE ACQUITTED 0F
PERJURY.
End OF . Case IsvolvIns the Name Of the
several Times Been Attempted-Swind-
ler Valentine Gets Ten Years-Jeckson
and Wslling Must Hang Maggie Catron
In Oanger-Charies and Annie La mboru
ReIeAsed-AbrAm Eckert Commits Sui
eide to Keep From Being Hanged.

eide to Keep From Being Hanged.
/ Perry, Q. r, Dec. S.-Mrs. r. T.
| Brooke. who has been on trial here for
the past week charged with perjury, was
today found not guilty. Mrs. Brooke
was formerly Miss Lawrence of Elm City
Kansas. Some time since she married
r. T. Parker, a travelling salesman OF
Chicago, who, she later claimed, desert
ed her. Soon thereafter she married +.
T. Brooke said to be an English
nobleman Of wealth. who has been the
center of several escapades here during
| the past year. She was charged with
! swearing she was single when she wed
ded Brooke.
VALENTINE PLEADS GUILTY.
New York, Dec 8-William E. Vaien-
tine pleaded guilty to the charge Of for
J gerry in the second degree in the Kings
! county court today. He was sentenced
TO ten years imprisonment by Judge
Hurd. Valentine was at the head Of a
gang of forgers and swindlers whose
operations extended all over the United
States and Canada, and involved, it has
been estimated. as much as 100000.
Valentines arrest was brought about
by the testimony of May Wingate, who.
out of remorse and fearing arrest. tried
| to kill herself by firing bullet in her
breast. She recovered and while Val
entine was inquiring as to her condition
he was arrested. The young girl was
taken before the grand jury and there
she gave facts that resulted in the in
dictments found against Valentine. Shs
told of having passed several bogus
checks that had bene given her by Val
entine.
CHARGE OF EMBEZZLING.
Chicago, Dec. Saskatchewan Frank
C.. Vierling has been arrested on charge
of embezzling $4,000 from a concern in
Sacramento. California. The case was
continued until December II, when he
will be tried on the charge. T. W. Kram-
sarge is the complainant. Vierling is
said to be the administrator for several
estates in California.
JACKSON AND WALLING.
Frankfort, KY, Dec. S.-The court Of
appeals has refused a new trial to Scott
Jackson. The opinion of the court OF
! appeals covers also the appeal Of the at
torneys for AlonZo Mailing, who must
die. The grounds for an appeal were
that the judge erred in instructing. erred
in not allowing admission except by tick
cts, and that the evidence was INSULT
Gent. Governor Bradley must now fix
the date of the execution. The opinion
was postponed by Judge HaZelrigg. 1t
now devolves on Governor Bradley, after
receiving notice of the judgment OF the
court of appeals from the clerk, to fix the
day and hour Of the execution. There
is said to be no grounds for carrying the
case to the United. States court, and the
governors warrant for the execution of
Scott Jackson must issue. The law re-
quires a judge in sentencing criminal
to allow not more than ninety nor less
than twenty days after sentence. The
only restriction upon the governor is that
he shall not appoint day earlier than
was appointed by the court. That DAY
lbs already passed.
MAGGIE'S NECK IN DANGER.
Lexington, Mo-, Dec. S.-There is some
talk Of lynching Maggie Catron, the dis
eolute woman connected with the muir
der of Mrs Winner and her two child
rem, and for which Jesse Winner and
James Nelson were strung up. The Of
fcers have her in hiding, however, and
she doubtless will be taken out of the
county for safe keeping. The general
feeling Of Ray county people over the
lynching is that of satisfaction. and re-
greet that Lon Lackey, who has been
taken to Kansas City for safe keeping.
was missed by the fynchers. Many o.
the mob are said 70 be well known citi-
zens, whose names are in the hands OF
the county attorney. Although the lat
ter has expressed a determination 10
bring them to justice, their work is 50
generally commended that it would more
than likely, be impossible to convict
them
LAMBORNS RELEASED.
Leavenworth, Kan, Dec. S.-Thomas
Davenport and Charles and Ann Lam
born, charged with numbering the father
of the two latter, ]. T. Lamborn, at his
home near Fall Leaf on February IL,
were discharged today by Judge Myers,
in the district court. Detective" shaef-
fer. who worked up the case. not appear
ing TO prosecute. The county attorney
was unable to locate Shaeffer and would
not go on trial Lamborn was wealthy
farmer and was supposed to have been
murdered for bis money.
CONFESSED WHEN DRUNK.
Denver, Colo. Dec. S.-Robert E.
Foote. attorney for Allen Hans Dowen.
the highwayman, convicted last week OF
the murder CT Joel Ashworth in this city,
has filed an application for new trial,
backed by an affidavit from Downen TO
the effect that his confession was untrue.
He now says the city detectives induced
him 20 drink a bottle of whisky and IN
der its influence he confessed the muir
der His attorney will attempt TO es-
tablish an aEbi for hin, IL new tria. is
granted.
JUSTIFIABLE HOMICIDE.
Cedar Rapids, Ia, Dec. S.-A coroner's
jury today exonorated Z. e. Benedict.
station agent at Fairfax, who last night
shot and killed one OF the three men who
attempted to hold him up. wounding an
other. The wounded man has not yet
been caught There is no clue as 10 the
identity OF the dead man, who was 10
years old.
CHEATED THE HANGMAN.
Wilkesbarre, Pa.. Dec. S.-There was
great excitement at the county jail this
| morning when Warden Boland was
aroused from his siumbers by one Of his
| nightwa: chrnen, who reported 10 him
that Murderer Abram Eckert, who was
| TO have been executed az 10 o'clock to-
day, for the murder OF Frederick T.
| Bittenbender on July Z. 1895, az Nanti-
| coke. had oeer poisoned and was dying.
The warden knocked at Eckert's cell and
found him breathing heavily. He quick
" telsphonec for physicians The doc
tors az caee applied the stomach pump
tut little hope remained for Ecker't re-
cogsry. When Eckeri retired al mid
night he was in good spirits He had just
bada MS family farewell. The death
watch was paced or him as usual Eek
ert said he wanted 20 be awakened az .
O'CLOCK. AZ O'Clock one OF the men on
watch tapped the murderer on the
shoulder and tcld him 10 rise, but his
only response was a groan. How the