Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-12-24
TRIPLE LYyCHlNC.
Three Prisoners In K ntucky Are
Killed by Mob.
FIVE DROWNED THROUGH WEAK ICE.
4 Band Of KIcksp0o Indians Lost--Fivs
Miners Instantly kllIed-Re'Arrest-
cd ON y Murder Chargc--An
Alleged Defaulter.

RussELLvILLE, Ky, Dec. 10 Sway
ing to and fro In the breezes half
mile south, hanging to little cedar
tree, are the bodies Of Dink and Arch
Proctor, and lying In the county jail
here is the dead body Of viii Proctor,
half bi other to Dink AT two o'clock
yesterday morning mob visited
the county jail, and after batter.
ing down the front door and fore.
Ing the jailer to give up the keys
went to the cells Of the Proctors.
The Oldest Will Proctor, cursed the
mob and was shot dead Ia his cell. The
other two we're taken out and hanged.
The cause OF the trouble was a double
killing on the night Of October "a. when
Aaron and DR.. Grafton we're stabbed in
Adairville, IL miles from this city. The
party had been engaged in game Of
cards and difficulty arose. 1t WAS
settled, as some thought, but at
the midnight hour, when the
Proctors we're helping the Craftons
of, carrying goods TO them, another
quarrel arose and Aaron Grafton
was stabbed to death and DR.. Grafton
received what proved to be fatal
wound. The Proctors, week ago,
had their examining trial, charged
with the murder OF Aaron Grafton, and
Dink and Bill, half brothers, were &C.
quilted and Arch held over under bond
for $1,000. Their examining trial for
the killing Of DR.. Grafton was set for
yesterday, and 1t is supposed that the
releasing OF Bill and Dlnk on the
former charge preclpiated the trouble.
Five times before has Bill Proctor been
tried for his life and each time he has
been acquitted. 1t Is said that he has
been connected directly or indirectly |
with 10 killings In this section.
FIVE DROWNED THROUGH WEAK ICE.
ST. JOINS, Que, Dec. 10 Five per.
sons were drowned in this neighbour.
hood yesterday. William Marches
Ault, II years, was drowned while
skating on the canal ielow here
James Mills, 10, and Annie Caine. Is,
were drowned while skating on Lake
Memphremapog An old man named
Ryan was drowned while trying To
cross the river with his team. Near
a man broke through the Ice
and was drowned.
A BAND OF KIcKAp00 INDIANS LOST
GUTHRIE, Ok. Dec. 1.-two months
ago band Of 100 Kickapoo Indians OBJ
tanned permission from Agent Thomas
Of the Sac and Fox agency to 90 to the
Wichita country for reeds with which
TO build tepees They left at once and
have not been seen since, The war de.
psrtment Is now after Agent Thomas,
md agents have been sent In search OF
The lost tribe. II is believed the reds
have gone TO Mexico.
FIVE MINERS INSTANTLY KILLED,
0URAY. Col, Dec. 10. Ca riel Russ,
John Antras, Charles Swanson, Charles
Anderson and Louis jackson were In.
Itantly killed in the Virginius shaft
yesterday. They were repairing tim.
bcrs In the shaft, when the cage fell,
carrying them with 1t to the l,4OO feet
evel. The bodies will DO brought out
through the Revenue tunnel.
RE.ARREsTED ON A MURDER CHARGE.
LONDON, Dec. TO- Arthur Platt, who
had been serving six months in Oxford
ail, having been convicted Of burglary,
yesterday as he was leav-
ny that institution, charged with the
murder Of Jesse Tyre, at the Eastern
unatlc asylum, Lexington, KY, In
December, 1885,
AN ALLEGED DEFAULTER.
BosroN, Dec. 10. Frank Z. Miles, for
more than 90 years the trusted treas
,rer Of the Boston Safe Deposit and
trust Co., one Of the oldest and most
Of the city's banks, is a
lefaulter for at least 100000 II