The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-21


upa Good Business. Among His Clients
Being the Mcclure Crowd of Specu-
lators - Thought That Manning Was
Murdered for His Wife Trouble
Among the Tooth-Jerkers of Oklahoma
Territory.
Guthrie, o. T., Sept 20.-Leslie Nib
lack of the Leader of this citynow in
New York, sends word to his paper
here that Judge SCOTS resignation will
take place September 1 next. Nblack
writes:
Judge Henry W. Scott, since form
ing a co-partnershp with Judge Cur
tis, one of the most prominent attorneys
in this city, is pushing to the front He
is already interested IN a number OF
prominent cases, among them being the
Hilton wifi case. Judge Scott has ele-
CANT quarters in Loft Of the huge Ben
nett building on Nassau street, about
three blocks from the Fulton street di-
vorce headquarters of Volney HoggaIt,
formerly Of Oklahoma Judge SCOTS
resisna tIon as Judge of the Third judi
cfal district takes effect Sept. 1st. The
Judge will leave for Oklahoma next
week to settle up his Oklahoma affairs.
Mrs Scot and family are now in Kansas
CITY"
Niblack also says: Judge Scott has
been retained by Mcclure, Craig, ct
al, to defend the famous swindlipg
cases here and at Chicago. McClure's
offices at 45 SO Broadway. this city,
have been tflronged with victims of the
gang. Detectives from SIX agencies
had been shadowing Mcclure and his
pals since last January, but no evidence
could be procured aga1nt them until
Fred onfils of Denver, formerly of Ok
lahoma, sworn enemy or w. II. NC
Clure, on account of the Commercial
bank failure at Guthrie, came upon the
scene. 1t is said that Judge Scott has
received an $1,000 retainer fee with all
expenses"
TO GET HIS WIFE.
The Guthrie Capital says: Deputy
Sheriff /. W. Graham arrested this
morning. and brought to the county
jail, rover Huntley, on the charge OF
having murdered Dell Manning, who
was killed near Crescent City night be-
fore last.
t1unlE6y Is utISuUOI VI lhC MAUI
nings. is a single man and accused OF
having committed the crime to get pos
session of Mrs. Manning, the two Slav-
ing been in love for some time. He is
"a years old, being about the same age
as Manning.
The whole theory OF the killing has
changed in the nefghborhood, and
the farmers threaten to lynch Hunt
ley, so convinced are they of his guilt.
The two negroes beng arrested is said
to have been all mistake. The foot
print of the man doing the shooting
are said to track directly to his door.
The place where he laid, evidently in
awaiting, and smoked a. cigarette and
where he laid his gun in the grass is
plainly observable.
Huntley took a deep interest in the
killing; and the next morning after,
early, he was sent by Mrs Manning
to uthrde to telegraph her father AMI
mother living at Topeka, Kansas. to
GENE there Immediately. He was
away until yesterday morning, TWEEN
ty-four hours after, being in the city
the night when the coroner returned
from the scene OF the murder and go
ng with the parties in the wagon to
livery barn. He expressed
himself as strongly OF the opinion that
the two negroes arrested for the muir
der were guilty, as they were evident
ly intent on stealing chickens when
caught and killed rather than be cap
turd.
DENTISTS ARE SPLIT.
The entire board of territorial dental
examiners having resigned because OF
a split in the dental association on the
subject of advertising. Governor Rem
frow has appointed as new members
n. A Hughes of Guthrie, L. A. Kelsey,
of Shawnee, W. L. Maupin OF Oklahoma
City, @. Wattell of Enid, Robert Will
son of FL Reno. The board met today
and organized, electing d. A. Hughes
president and w L. Maupin secretary.
TO GET INTO THE NAVY.