The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-12
GOV. SEAY ROBBED
BIG, BAD MAN DOES UP THE FAM
Gus OKLAHOMA GOVERNOR

nnbers MS mouse at Midnight ana slIs
Down at the Head of the Bed and Pro
ceeds to Looks Over the Articles in the
House and Help Himself to Everything
That Strikes Bis Fancy-GoVernor
Never Wakes Up and is Mighty Glad OF
It-SIob Threatens Hunt, Who SHOT
Garland, Formerly an Eagle Reporter.
Guthrie. o. T. April 1.-THE Kingish-
er Free Press has the following: Last
night Governor Seay's house, a hah
mile south Of town, was entered by one
or more burglars and ransacked with
irnpunity. and from appearances the
burglars sat down leisurely upon the
bedside. lighted one match after anoth-
1er. overhauled the governors vest, coat
and pantaloon pockets, took such valu-
( abIes they wanted, placed the others
carefully back in the pockets, overhaul
ed trunks, and, in short appears to
have made a careful, leisurely and cirti-
cal examination Of the premises until
they were entirely satisfied with the re-
suit. They carried off the governors
gold watch and chain, took what money
they found and presumably everything
else EDey wanted Inc governor uDGS
not know how much money he had, but
several dollars. So far nothing more
has been missed. The governors bed
room Is upstairs and the burglars must
have known something about the ar
engagements of the household affairs. As
one match burned out after another
the stubs were thrown upon the floor,
without even extinguishing the fire, and
several holes were thus burned in the
carpet. OF course, there is no clue to
this burglary, but it is evidently one Of
a series of burglaries recently commit
ted in this town in the boldest fashion.
The governor did not discover the con-
dition OF affairs until he Weakened up
this morning, and he expressed great
satisfaction that the burglars were con
siderate enough not TO disturb his rest.
Seriously, however, his sound sleep was
no doubt, a fortunate thing, for had he
Weakened up, he would probably have
been murdered. It stands every man
In hand to have his house well guarded,
and to go to bed with a reliable gun at
hand
Governor Seay has this monogram:
"a J. s" on his watch. The thief
neglected to take his diamond shirt stud
or gold cuff buttons although the shirt
was lying on the chair with his other
clothes. The governor had attended
meeting Of the Masonic lodge, and did
not get home until late.
MOB VIOLENCE POSSIBLE.
The citizens OF Seward are greatly
excited over the shooting of c. a. Gar
land, formerly a reporter for the WIGHT
Ia Eagle tt is all a one-sided affair.
Garland was blowing within fifty feet
of Hunts barn; had made but one fur
row and was on a second round when
he was shot through a hole in Hunts
barn. He ran, and another shot fol.
lowed, killing one Of his horses. and
then two more, killing the other. Some
neighbors say they saw Hunt go into
the barn just before the shooting took
place.
Last night the citizens of Seward
were much excited over the amount OF
bah Hunt was allowed to go free on.
They are afraid he will return and do
violence to others, as they declare he
Is in desperate mood, and has several
times threatened to do so. The reason
they assign for the shooting is that Mr..
Garland has won the claim contest
three times before the secre tary of the
Interior, on its merits. and again when
q review and a rev trial We're asked,
both of which were denied. There is now
pending in the district court writ oe
election They think that he is so
wrought up over the loss Of the claim
that he will do anything for revenge.
He was a sailor on the seas in his life
time, and the neighbors say he is a reg
ular buccaneer. Then he was employ
ed in one Of the national gun manufac-
tories and owns rife he states he has
made himself 1t is this rifle he is sup
posed to have done the shooting with. |
Some of the neighTbors say that one
John Dean, stopping a the house. may
have encouraged the old man to do the
deed, as with all his threats heretofore. !
he never went so far. Others are loath |
10 believe such a thing.
All the men who testified in the land |
contest against Hunt declare that they |
sre afraid to go to the postOffice after /
their mail Last evening arrangements
were made TO have six peace warrants !
sworn out against him, SO that their
lives may not be in danger. The neigh /
-bors say that Hunt yesterday morning, |
smelling the two horses killed and know |
Ing that Mr.. Garland was not able to |
come and bury them, hired a neighbor /
10 go haul them away The neighbor |
charged him S. TO do the job.
The horses were too near Hunts resi- |
dence to be left lying to decay.
Mr.. Garland is very low and feverish |
His right arm is literally blown away /
below the elbow and cold water is being
continually poured on it TO keep morti- /
fication from setting in. II is feared /
that at any time il may carry him OF |
All the neigh bors are in sympat thy with |
Garland: and a lynching OF Hunt was
narrowly avoided the night the shoot
ing occurred.
TOO MUCH RELIGION.
The Saltwater Gazette says: Joe |
Boyd. farmer living about nine miles |
southwest of Saltwater and near Para |
disc. has been a regular attendant at a |
Holiness revival meeting now IN pro-
gress IN that vicinity, and during the |
past few days has become so thorough |
ly wrapped 10 in religion that he has |
absolutely lost his mind and is now a /
rsvinS maniac. DR. Murphy, OF the 4
board Of insanity, secured the neces- |
cary papers today to have him taken /
10 the asylum at Norman. This Is a |
rather sad case from the fact that he |
has always been a good citizen and /
was doing fairly well until within the
past few days when he.signified a desire |
10 join the Holiness church. Then the /
members surrounded him and STAYED /
with him day and night. shouting and |
praying. until he became holy and /
could shout and pray as loud q s any of 1
them. The next day he was found out |
In the timber preaching 10 the trees. |
an6 upon being approached showed |
light, declaring that the Lord had in /
structed him 70 kill any one who inter |
fered with him. He was finally over /
powered. however, and taken In charge /
by neiShhors who prevented him from /
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