The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-06
NOT YET INDICTED
GRAND JURY GETS AFTER WESTERN
UNION OFFICIALS.
Completely In Bucket Shop Operations Is
meuts Voted, But the States Attorney
and the Judge Point Ont That They
Have NO Case-Bucket Shop Story. From
Springfield, Ohfo-GonvictfoDs for Muir
der and Robbery in Kentucky and Mis-
souri-Crime and Accident

Chicago, Dec. 5.-The grand jury this
morning voted indictments against five
of the Western Union officials Of his city
on the charge of aiding and abetting
bucket-shop keepers.
This afternoon an official OF the West
ern Union said: 1.-THE report that GER
tain officials of the Western Union Teie-
graph company were indicted by the
grand jury today for aiding and abet-
ting bucket-shop keepers. is untrue.
At Ills p. m. the grand jurors appear
ed before Judges Hutchinson and said
they had voted an indictment against the
corporation officers but that the states
attorney had refused to draw it up.
81 can't find any law covering the case,
your ftnor," said Assistant States At
torney Lynch. We might as well try 20
convict railroad for hauling goods
which had been stolen"
''Well, gentlemen" said Judge Hutch
Inson. MIR. Lynch has been drawing in
dictments for long time and knows his
business If he says no conviction can
be had, believe he is right. You had
better reconsider your action"
There was nothing else 10 do and the
grand jurors returned to their room and
followed the courts instructions.
WANTS MONEY AND REVENGE.
Springfield, o., Dec. Frank P. Tor
renee has begun suit against the Central
Stock and Grain exchange of Chicago
for s. ,645. He alleges that he paid them
$40 on coo bushels of wheat a the rate
of IS cents per bushel to be delivered at
a future day. He says they failed to de-
liver it ard he sues for 5000 and also for
Ia ma go W l.
lowed By state laws against gaming. In
the second cause of action he says that
H VI. Brooks invested s625 in the buck
ct shop and that Brooks has assigned his
Claim to him. An order of attachment
was issued on the Springfield National
bank, which has some money of the de-
PENDANT.
IEADVlLLE GRAND JURY.
Leadvi,le, Colo, Dec. 5.-The special
grand jury appointed to investigate the
murder CT Fireman O'keefe and the kill
Ing of a number of miners In the attempt
ed destruction of the Coronado and the
Emmett mines September q last report
ed today.
At o'clock this afternoon the grand
jury presented eight indictments and at
o'clock tonight made its report to the
court. This report is lengthy, stating
that it has now opened avenues by which
plenty of good witnesses can be secured
and recommending that the jury be re-
empanelled and kept a work during this
term OF court. with instructions TO make
periodical reports and present indict-
ments as fast as justifiable. None of the
names of those against whom today's in
dictments are returned will be given
out until the accused are under arrest
1t is believed, however, that ex-Presi-
dent Amburn. of the Miners union has
been indicted He was induced to re-
turn to Colorado from his old home In
Tennessee and is now in Kokomo.
BY THE GAS ROUTE.
New York, Dec. 5.-Albert F. Lovejoy. |
who had been head porter at the Fifth |
avenue hotel for thirty years preceding |
1891. committed suicide at the Putnam
house last night. He had been drinking
hard for several days. This morning
there was a strong smell of gas in the
halls and when Lovejoy's door was brok-
en- open he was found dead In bed.
He had stopped up all the cracks in
The room and had turned on the gas |
LoVejoy was As years old. He was q |
great favorite with prominent men, and |
was made enc Of the delegates to the first |
Republican convention at Philadelphia |
Every time General Grant came to the
doniag his work as porter for the time.
lie was a great admirer of Blaine and
after his defeat in 1884 took to drink. ,
Clicked WITH GAS.
Boston, Dec. 5.-A strong odor of gas,
noticed by passers-by at 81 Newcomb |!
street in the Roxbury district this morn |
Ing, led to an investigation which re-
vealed the fact that the inmates of the |
house. three in number, had been killed |
by the fumes. while in the adjoining
house, No. 30, four persons were found in
IN unconscious condition, one being seri-
ousiy affected. The dead are:
IN THE SECOND DECREE.
Bowling Green. KY, Dec. 5.-After be-
Ing out twenty-five hours the jury
brought In verdict OF guilty of murder
In the second degree against Thomas c.
Jones, alias Doc" Lee. OF Chicago. one