The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-05
PRONE TO DEFRAUD
RICHARD MONK WAS BUILT BAD
TO BEGIN WITH.

He and Younger Brother Would Skin the
Best Friend They have In the World,
aMan Who Once Went His Ball Whom
He Was Charged With Murderins His
Father = Iowa SoIdiers' Home Other
Frauds, Likewise News of Thieves and
Murderers- Happening.
New York. Dec. 4.-Chief OF Police
Murphy of Bay City, Mich, has arrived
here to take charge OF the young forger,
Richard Grant Monks who is to be taken
to Michigan. Chief Murphy says Monks
and his brother William, aged is, are
both "degenerates" William was ares
ted Saturday at the Parket hotel, Chica-
go, on a cvharge of being implicated with
Richard in small forgeries in Bay City
and elsewhere.
Richard Monks" said Chief Murphy,
"swindled everyone, friend and foe alike.
Among his victims was F. E. Bradley OF
Bay City, who had been his bOndSman
when the young man was arrested on
the charge of numbering his father"
lOWA SOLDlERS HUME.
Washington, D. c., Dec. 4.-The pro-
posed prosecution Of the Iowa State Sol
diers' home officials grows out of an in
vestigation made there by congression-
al committee and pension bureau officials
Those having no connection with the
case are surprised at the developments
of the inquiry and say that the exac-
ton OF the management Of all excess Of
Sc per month from the inmates Is d.
rect violation of the law. Somewhat
similar charges were made some time
ago against Governor Smith OF the Ma
tional Soldiers home at Leayenworth,
Kan.
FLIM-FLAM GAME.
New Orleans, La, Dec. 1.-Two thous-
and dollars have been offered as a re-
ward for the capture of the men who film
fammed Bail, and the recovery of the
precious stones, which are valued at $10,-
900. Mr.. Peabody and the victimized jew
eler were in each others company the
greater part of the day and their bust
ness was in relation to the settlement
Of real estate deal. Mr.. Gail says that
since he has recovered his senses he can
not understand well how he was duped,
though the men were so nice, and looked
gentlemen, every inch of them. Last
night detectives arrested two Italians
who claimed that they were from New
York. The officers learned that they
were stopping at boarding house on
st. Charles avenue, and last night took
the fellows to the Central station. While
in part they answered Mr.. Calls descrip-
ton, he said that neither of the men
were his friends"
FRAUD ORDER ISSUED.
Washington. D. c.. Dec. 4.-Postmas-
ter General Wilson today checked tho
operations of an enterprise that has been
sending insulting and threatening letters
broadcast, by issuing a fraud order
against the Western Letter Brokerage
company Of q Twenty-fourth Place,
Chicago. The concern claims TO possess
a host Of compromising medical letters
and in lieu of the demanded fee threaten
to deliver the letters to scheming black
mailers, ''hands that have no mercy and
W. stoop to almost every crime on the
calendar"
BIG GAME SEIZURE.
st. Paul, MINI. Dec. 4.-The state game
warden last night seized and declared
confiscated to the state of Minnesota,
thirty tons of venison, claimed as being
illegally shipped out Of the state via the
Milwaukee, road. 1t was tagged to per-
sons in Boston, New York and Chicago.
The fines for the illegal transportation
OF the game will reach somewhere in the
neighborhood of $4,000 to $1,000 Veni-
son is now selling at IS cents a pound
and 1t will be and easy matter for the
state to dispose of the $4,000 pounds con-
fscated for $10,sO0. 1t is said to be the
largest seizure ever made at one time in
the United States.
A NECK FOR A NECK.
McLeans|boro, III. Dec Aired Behme
who killed his wife and baby boy Easter,
on Sunday last, was hanged at 1870 p. m.
His death was almost instantaneous The
crime for which Behme died today was
the most fiendish ever committed in the
history Of southern Illinois. After Brain
ing his wife with an axe, he then took his
3-year-old boy to the barn, put halter
around his neck and hung him to a raf-
ter. The weight of the child being insult
ficient to strange. the murder pushed
down the boy by the shoulders until the
child's tongue protruded from the mouth
and the eyes were forced from the SOCK
cts.
THIEF WOULDN'T STOP.
Chicago, ILL.,, Dec. 4-During an excite
ing chase, after thief on West Madison
street last evening, in which three police
men and a crowd Of citizens took part,
many pistol shots We're fired and three
men were wounded. They are:
John McConachie, street car conduc-
tor. shot through the right hand.
Policeman Henry, shot through the
right leg.
Adolph Thorsen, hit in the back by a
spent bullet.
The thief was a young fellow named
Henry Rogers, who had snatched a poe
textbook from woman. He was pur-
sued by a large crowd, and used mis- re-
volver freely. He was finally captured
after desperate fight, by Police Officer
Riley.
ARRESTS FOR ROBBERY
St Louis. Mo-, Dec. "A number OF
arrests have been made in connection
with the robbery Of the Home Brewery
company's Office yesterday, but nothing
tangible can be found against any of the
suspects. William Kastner, aged 20. one
Of those arrested, is said to answer the
description given Of one of the highway
men. but beyond that the police have no
evidence against him. Another suspect
is William H Cole. who ran when he saw
the police. He was captured and told
conflicting stories. Both are being held.
POLICEMAN WELTON DID IT.
Cincinnati, Ohio. Dec. 4-The mystery
of the killing Of Thomas Joy last Mon
Cay has ben explained by a confession
from James Welton, a park policeman.
He confessed to the coroner that he and