The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-16

homa News.
Perry, o. T, Jan. 15.-Threats have
been made against the life Of Rev. Ed
W. James, a well known Baptist evan
gelist from Missouri, because of a SEN
sational sermon preached here by the
divine last night in which he charged
the ex-mayor and many city and county
officials with immortality. Considerable
excitement prevails, and trouble may
result.
Of Rev. James declarations in the
pulpit the Perry Times-Enterprise today
says:
Reports have come TO Us from time
to time Of certain statements having
been made, and language used, in the
pulpit Of the Baptist church in this city,
by Rev. James, the Baptist evangelist.
And while we are Of the opinion that
such remarks are not, in a general sense,
conclusive to that condition Of mind or
spirit that would advance the cause Of
the Christian religion, we had intended
TO pass them by, by letting the senti-
ment Of the community that might fol-
low, Fbe a sufficient rebuke of such cleri-
cal statements. And we still intend to
do this in all except one case.
This one statement We do not feel we
can pass by without some comment.
The language said TO have been used
! by the Rev. James in the pulpit of the
Baptist church in our city during his
! ministerial services here, as reported TO
US from one or two persons who were
present at the time and heard the state
| mentS, is as follows, or in words to
that effect: There are a number Of wo-
men in this town whose children are
running about the streets and in and
out Of the saloons who are not fit to
II i L.
raise pups Not wishing to do the rev.
erend getlemen any injustice, and to
! give him the benefit of any misunder-
! standing that might have occurred, We
called on him personally and asked him
if he had used such language. He said
he had not, only in a general sense, and
said the statement made, misquoted
! him. He said: This is the language 1
used, not applying it to Perry any more
than to any other town of like condition.
/ said, Some women who let their chill
| dren run about the streets are not fit to
raise pups
This statement, while 1t is not quite
as broad as the language reported to US,
| is not OF such a character as ought to
! be used either in or out of the pulpit,
and more especially by minister of the
! gospel of Christ. The Galilean used no
such language TO the poor unfortunate
! women who came to Him, and if He
were in Perry today, would use no such
! language, either in or out Of the church.
1t is unworthy of the Christian religion,
! and ought not to be said, even of a pros
titute."
! ANOTHER CONTEST TRAGEDY.
Guthrie, o. T., Jan. 15.-The Guthrie
Leader has the following account of a
| tragedy: Another bloody crime has
| been added to the long list credited to
! Oklahoma, another chapter of blood
! written over the struggle for possession
of Logan county claim and this morn
! ing a father and husband lies dying
from wounds inflicted by a dastardly
| assassin.
! Frederick Wyanco, an old German
! farmer living one mile south of the city
/ on the claim for which he and ID. H.
| Mitchell have been so bitterly contest
! ing for years, was shot by an unknown
! assassin last evening and will die of his
wounds. Just about dark as WyancO
! and his son were doing their feeding at
the barn, a man emerged from the
woods but a short distance away and
taking deliberate aim at the older man,
! fired two shots and then turned and ran
| into the woods.
| The younger Wyanco started after the
! fleeing man and chased him some dis
lance but he managed to escape though
/ the family dog overlook him and tore
!
Returning to the barn yard he found
| his father weltering in blood Calling
other members of the family they got
/ the injured man to the house and at
once dispatched a messenger to the city
/ for a physician.
DR.. H. L. Smith was called and with
| DR.. Wilson hurried TO the scene where
he found the elder Wyanco in a de-
! plorable condition.
The weapon used by the assassin was
a double ibarreled shotgun heavily load
| ed with buckShot which had done terri
| bic work. The first load had struck the
right arm above the wrist tearing the
arm almost entirely off. The second
! load entered the right shoulder and
! side, several of the balls pressing deep
/ ly into the body.
The two physicians worked hard
/ staunching the flow of blood, dressing
/ the wounds and getting the injured
man in as comfortable a condition as
| possible. The shock was a terrible one
to his system and he sank very rapidly
! when the reaction came. being very low
at midnight and with very little chance
! of living until morning. DR.. Wilson re-
| manned with him all night, Or. Smith
| will go out at daylight. and If the
wounded man does live and rallies this
/ morning the torn arm will be amputat-
/ ed as the only hope of saving his life.
Although the wounded man and his
son both saw the man who fired the
! murdeTouS shot ii was so dark they
| Were unable to recognize him but think
| he was a negro. They have strong sus-
| picions, however, and some clues point
ing to a certain party and some arrests
! and sensational developments will like
! ~ follow today.
| This is the second bloody crime at
| tempted on this claim. D. r. Mitchell.
/ the other contestant, being shot in the
| side Of the head with a load OF buck
| shot as he was eating his supper one
| evening about three years ago, The
/ would-be murderer firing the shot
! through the window.
| Mitchell lay at the point Of death for
1 many weeks, but finally recovered
| though terribly disfgured by the wound.
| SUPREME COURT WORK.
Guthrie, o. T, Jan. 15.-The supreme
| court was in session yesterday with all
members present. The session lasted
| from 10 until o'clock and the following
| business was transacted:
No. SE-Darlington- Lumber Co.
| VS.. James LObitZ; error from Noble
| county. Argued and submitted.
| No. S6S-E. c Young vs.. :. L. Severy.
as assignee Of s. W. Sawyer; error from
! Canadian county. Submitted on briefs.
| No. S65-Parlin & Orendorn CO. VS..
| Schram ct al: error from Canadian
county Submitted on briefs.
! No. S66-Kelly-Goodfellow Shoe COM
| pany vs. Todd et al; error from Lincoln
! county. Submitted on briefs.
No. Ssh. H. Rockfnger vs.. city Of
/ Guthrie; error from Logan county. Con-
/ tinued for term.
No. S6S-Armour Packing company VS..
B l. Orrick; error from Oklahoma
1 county. Submitted on briefs.