The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-15

| ter will be in the hands OF Prof Miller,
who VIII hope TO report 40 the board
at its June meeting that the amount
| necessary has been pledged
ROAST MRS. LAIR.
Guthrie, o. T., March 1A-The Still
water papers are still scoring the &C
quitta1 Of Mrs Zoe Lair. The Gazette
says: II may be said TO the credit OF
Mrs Toe LAIR, who was recently tried
for murder at Guthrie. that while on
the witness stand she played her part 10
perfection A look Of injured innocence
was constantly upon her face and she
carried the idea TO the jury that during
her whole life she had been devoted
Christian woman. while her victim had
always bore a bad reputation and had
! upon various occasions disturbed the
defendant and her husband while they
vera at family worship This testf-
mony caEsed a smile 10 pass among
those IN the audience who were acquaint
ed with her. but Il had Its effect on the
jury. And again when the recoIlec-
ton was brought 10 her mind that az
one time she was the wife of Tom Hues-
ton. a deputy United States marshal
VINO was killed In the noted ingalls,
fight, she burst out In a spasm Of grief
and most pathetic scene was precipi-
ated- She cried aloud and great tears
came in her eyes just as though she was
Sincere, until the judge, out of compass
SON for her. adjourned court for fifteen
minutes to allow her 10 recover. The
scene was said to be equal to anything
Of the kind ever seen on the stage by
the most noted dramatists of modern
times Her demeanor convinced the
jury that she was a much prosecuted
woman and gave her her freedom re-
CARELESS Of testimony.
GuLhr5e, q T., March 1A-At the Rogy
court ground In the Chootaw nation
this week Charles Homes, a fullLbiood
Indian. was convicted Of murder and
sentenced TO be shot on March 25 be-
tween the hours Of 1e and o'clock, On
the second day of last November Homes
went to the house Of his Eife's son-in~
law, Wilson Ka;iaSubbi, living near
StI-lngtown, and while he and his wife
were in bed asleep, crept into the house
with an ak and chopped his head open,
then forced his wife 10 go with him,
threatening 10 kin her in case she re-
fused However, the first opportunity
she had, she made her escape and told
what had happened Homes was ar
rested and when brought TO trial want
ed 10 plead guilty but the court would
not allow him to do SO. He viii not
take an appeal as ne says he Is guilty
and wants to die. He viii be guarded
by the sheriff Of Jackson county until
the day Of his execution, as the Jail has
been burned down. Homes stepdaugn-
ter was the strongest witness against
him and had the bloody ak in court
Which was used as q witness against
him.
DEVILS HEADLIGHT.
Guthrie. o. T., March IA startling
phenomenon, as Witnessed by a reliable
person one night about two weeks. ago
has caused a vast amount of conjecture
in our already eventful neighborhood.
This gentleman came 10 Waukomis on
the night passenger and walked home.
arriving about O'Clock a. m. While
passing Jim Roberts place he glanced
behind him and was surprised to see a
brilliant light slowing following him.
He paused and the light paused. Think.
ing Il was some belGted neighbor, he
waited for him 20 come up, bue it ceased
to advance and in a few moments float
ed off to the north about 100 yards and
then returned in a southwest direction
back ID the road. 1t then advanced
10 about the point where it first stoned
when it remained stationary for a short
time and then advanced to the north
again describing a triangular route "a
before. This il did over and over again
as long as our informant watched Z.
which he estimated 10 be three-quarters
on an hour. when he resumed his way
homeward, slancing back at intervals j,
seemed 10 remain in the road notion
less. until crossing a hill put il beyond
rs view. The question remains-wha,
was it, It certainly was not due 10
human agency. nor was the night and
other conditions propiJuous for the ap-
pearance Of a VII a. visp and cannot
he accounted for on natural hypothesis.
II supernatural, whence the power that
produced it, Was il originated by
Divinity or was IL a spark direct from
The regions 81 Pluto? From the iuXta-
position 10 tho scene or recent events il
Is Very properly dubbed the Devils
Headlight
DIVORCES STILL COME.
Oklahoma CITY. - T. March 1.-THE
recent divorce hill which passed the
house OF representative recently does
not seem Zen have any effect ON the d.
Vorge min IN oklahoma City. In fact
= seems tn nave GiN1DsiI an impetus %
tUrn them "ut- faster. Five divorce
cases have been fled in the d.Stric,
court on Wednesday and Thursday.
William T Herwoo6 -. Sarah NJ. He--
wood, j. NJ Ware vs.. sarah N. Ws~z.
Luell3 ReDsey Us. John r. RemSar.
James p. Chaplin V. sarah 3. Chaplin.
and Marie McGorry vS Michael Ne
CORY; are the DISCONTINUED people seek
ing redress in The courts OF Oklahoma
OKLAHOMA BISHOP SICK.
oklahoma City. -. T.. March a.
Bishop Mearshart came down from
Guthrie Wednesday Ia hold services ~
Jhe =. Joseph Catholic church ~ this
citE. buc was taken suddenly "a ana
,aa meetings were postponed The
clSnop j. very SICK ans Is advised hs-
ae doctors Jo leave the territory and
5-aTcl for a time Hc was 70 have held
continuation services here one week