The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-18
COLORED MEN SHOT
WESTERN KENTUCKY EEIe HB0E
HOOD CLEARED OF THEM.

the Standard Oil Company Fired Upon
and Several woundcd-No Arrests, and
Won't be Auy-Hotei Cecil Case Seems
Neither Murder Nor suicids-Asrociens
Crimes of Chsrryvaie. Kansas, william
Chicago MIser Tor,ured-Crine News in
General,
Louisville, KY, Nov. 17.-The Times
special from Paducah. KY, says:
Smith Torian, colored. was brought
here this morning from Alton. fifteen
miles below here. on the Tennessee riv-
er. He is riddled with bucksnot- He
reports that about fifteen colored people
were cutting stave timber for the Stand
ard Oil company. About s O'Clock last
hight, about 100 men surrounded their
hut and opened fire. Altoona is in the
Calvert City locality, where no negro Is
allowed to stop. Later reports from the
scene Of the mob last night show that
no one was killed. Smith Torian. Mitch
Clark, John Boyd, and Zena Jenkins
Clark, John Boyd and Zena Jenkins
were seriously shot with buckshot ard
five others received fetish wounds The
men had been at work for the Stand
ard Oil company, and the negroes had
been ordered to leave, bu; the foreman.
John Keeber, decided that there was no
danger.
The men occupied an old smoke house
and were outside about $50 O'Clock last
night, when the mob swooped down and
began firing. Some of the darkies ran
into the woods and others sought re-
uge inside the house with the foreman.
The mob started TO burn the house, but
the foreman appeared and sued Tor
peace, and the negroes were given TWEEN
ty-five minutes in which to leave. The
wounded were assisted to Stiles, four
miles, on foot and two reached the city
on the early train. No effort has been
made to apprehend the mob and its lead
ers, as all the residents Of that locality
seem to sanction the act Not negro
can be found in the locality for miles
around today. In the same place sever
al years ago, a whole colored family
VS. killed, and almost In the same place
John F'reen was assassinated on Christ
mas eve, three years ago.
TOOTHACEE AND COCAINE.
London. Nov. 1.-THE management OF
the Hotel Cecil today continued making
the greatest mystery over the sudden
death Of Mrs. Alma Merritt, the wife OF
Mr. George W. Merritt, who died at the
hotel on Sunday night under circum-
stances which led TO the circulation of
a report that she had committed sui
eide. A representative of the Associated
Press had an interview this morning
with Mr.. Merritt. who said:
II am glad OF the opportunity Of stat
ing the facts in the case, as the reports
published are very wrong. We have
been travelling on the continent for the
past six months, and our New Y0yk res
idence is sBerkley, Ninth street ana
Fifth avenue. My wife. who Is a RoI-
n1anian, arrived from Paris last week.
She was suffering from an liberated
tooth, and dentist furnished her with
some cocaine, which indirectly caused
her death. as it induced epilepsy, which
was chronic with her. We proposed sail
ing for New York on next Sunday. l
shall return home as soon as possible
ONE OF THE BENDER GANG.
Cherryvale, Nov IA German nam
ed Breckman has been hurried TO the
Oswego Jail from the Bender settlement,
north of here, TO prevent his being lynch
ed for having ruined and murdered his
daughter. The crime was
most cold-blooded and unnatural. Yes
terday neighbors found the girl in the
Breckynan barn, unconscious and nearly
dead. Her father. it IL alleged. had ru-
ined her and then beaten her into insen-
sibility. Later in the day she died and
the facts becoming known. an angry
mob sought to lynch Breckman. The
sheriff spirited him from the town lock-
up, where he had been placed Temporal
rily and hurried to Osvego with the
IQre N
and during the Bender horrors. in 1873.
he was charged with being implicated
in several murders committed by the
gang. On one occasion he was strung up
several times, but would not confess,
and was finally liberated.
A MISER TORTURED.
Cleveland, O., Nov. 17.-Some time last
night three burglars broke into the
house occupied by John Mirka. aged y.
a nliser. at AS East Prospect street. He
lives alone and has been credited with
having large sums of money in mis- house.
Upon his refusal to tell the bprglars
where it was hidden, he was beaten in q
terrible manner. The punishment falling
TO force the information from the old
man, he was bound and gagged and a
lamp fame applied to his feet until the
flesh was literally cooked. The old |
man writhed in agony, and protested |
that he had no money. The fends then |
applied the faf1 emto his hands and then |
TO his body, until he finally sunk into |
Inconsistencies. in which condition he |
was found early this morning. There is |
10 clue TO their identity. Mirka was ia |
Ken 20 q hospital. $50
n GEORGIA ROW.
Atlanta, Ga, Nov. IA special to |
he Journal from Swainsboro. Ca. says: |
4 serious shooting affair occurred at |
McI4eods. a small station five miles be-
cw here. on Che Sdllmore road, last even |
ng. in which three young men were NOR
ally wounded Mr.. Fix Roundtree and |
.wo brothers. John and Lawson Sutton. |
had some words about a settlement, al 1
sutton's gin. John Sutton knocked
down with a piece Of iron. 1
rose, drew his pistol. shot FIVE /
lines. missing and then. drawing an
,ther, ne fired five more shots. and NOR
ally wounded both OF the Sutton broth /
.rs As he walked of some one IN
known shot him in the back, mort>l!y
Souniing him. All parties are Tell-to-
10 and highly connected
BITTERLY'S WIFE TALKS.
Kansas City. Nov. 17.-Mrs. Mary z.
Bitterly, widow OF August Bitterly. the
wealthy old farmer who vas found dead /
n MS home near Leayen worth. Ks-1..
several days ago. and VINO was though;
o have been murdered IN this city. as
erts that she Jeff Bitterly because be
Eas demeuied and says that he commit
e. suicide by shooting himself At the
ine suspicion was directed against Mrs.
Bitterly. No attempt TO arrest her has
zen made.
SLUGGED BIZ A FO0TPAD.
Kansas City. Nov 17.-In a scufrs
With fc0tpad in TIE central portion of
he city az an early hour this morning.
!. ". Runeman. manager OF The Central |