The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-07
WON'T APPEAL IL
WILL HASKELL ACQUITTED on THE
FLIaSIEST TEOHNIGALITL

Roos Poor Fritz schnitxIer OF Pair Of His
Triiby Cinder<ltas aud Is About 10 leave
the Town When lie is Taken into. Cus-
tody and Tried Before Judge Leland
Who Lets Tim OF simply Because the
Old English Law Authorities Did not
Make heir Language Broad Enough
Kansas News.
What is known in law as la.roctnv
was committed at the Crawford GraAd
last night.
II VIII be remembered that IN his fren-
lied oratorical endeavor 20 save ina
girls Otto EckStein IN the Minstrel shsw
wore a pair OF shoes that were at once
the establishment of the audienee ana
the fear % the owners OF the building
These shoes belonged 70 Fritz Schalts-
Ter. II wearing them AIR. Eckstein dil
not trouble himself by pulling of rs
own footwear. but dove into them with
his shoes on and by throwing in a few
rocks and a lot OF ccrd-wood and an
empty bottle or two they III quite snug
~ around the ankles.
These shoes were truly wonders They
are made 20 order by Fritz's special
Cobbler who raises a LOT OF Percheron
COWS FOR this very purpose.
Now IL happens that MIR. VIII Has
keu, the genius of Sharp-augled rapidly
who got up the minstrel show which
has SET the whole town laughing. is also
= coinessewer. as Farmer DOolittl.
writes II He saw those shoes. At
once a -sharp-toothed desire plunged
its tusiIs into his heart and temptation
gnawed his heart into COB OF second
hand hash. Haskell wanted those
shoes. They were necessary To his
business lie had given minstrel shows
without them before. But they had
come into his life and their influences
on his future career had left its stain.
While the audience was holding its sides
during the performance Haskell's mind
lowered Ike hungry hawk over those
shoes; and his eyes followed them with
the glued anxiety OF a steady watch
ing his girl fiirt with a travelling man.
He resolved 20 have them OF die There
was something particularly atroc.ous
and murderous in them that fascinated
him. The hot blood OF hypnotic crimi-
nality and Irresponsible desperation
flashed 10 his cheek when he heard them
creak with a noise like a man prviu-s
the planks of the side OF a barn. Their.
was an unreiued daring about them IA
they hit the floor and made the center
Of the stage sag in Ike the side OF 4
circus tent on a windy day that Has
kell could not resist. He could never
give another minstrel show without
them.
lie would steal them. ~ first the
gentle precepts Of loving parents of ths
long ago brought the flush OF shame
mantling u his cheek. but with an ef-
fort he shuddered il of and proceeded
TO the dark business.
Last evening the shades or night were
falling fast. at the rate of about sixty a
minute. when WIN Haskell. the dark
cloud or criminality beetling his brow.
forced his way into the Crawford Grand
and back on the stage. lie CROPPED a
few grcpes Ia the darkness OF the stage.
fell over Lochnarven Castle. and at las.
reached the place where ne supposed
the wonderful shoes were. With bis
breath coming alternately in Kisses
and pants he reached forward quickly
and grabbed IN the dark. lie had pick
"a up the corner ar that beautiful
Swiss body OF water 80 weIl-known AZ
he Crawford. Lake LuceTne. Haskell
lidn't want Lake Iucerne, as nearly
very opera house In the country has
fsAHs 81 Aifr VI ififfI IL N4AlRuL aHai4sNE
t. He plunged forward into the dark
Iess again and Tamued his foot through
Mount Ararat. which Is SO familiar 20
the patrons OF the house But ne KEEP.
)n and after having several pieces %
blue sky fall on him. finally found the
shoes resting peacefully on the same
stump which Thomas Keene gnavs
y hen he porJrays the impossible passion
y Richard III. Braclng himself Tor
he effort he grabbed shoe IN each
land. the corded muscles on his arms
standing out like ropes. and sped from
he place. lie ran down william street
70 :he depot and was about 20 Jump tas
rain when he was taken into custody
Ills trial was set az once before Judge
leland, VINO listened d the arguments
y counsel j, was held by M schu.tz-
er's attorney that Mr. Haskell had been
.uiity OF latroclny. BiOn Hun defend
a Mr.. Haskell and the argument was
Dirited. IN closing tie argument FOR
Ir. Scbnltzler his attorney quoted from
blackstone that ~the purlo,uor. iu res
djudicata. must be confronted with bis
.0oty.'
Bion Hull then proudly pointed out
he fact that he word booty" dld not
pply here as these were shoes. and
ud2e Leland dismissed the case an1
ave the shoes % Haskell.