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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-16
ROY THIEVES CONFESS.
THEY TELL CAPTAIN CROSS fh"Ai'N" 'i''
STORY OF THEIR EXPERiENNE"
AS BURGLARS.


C.n,a,n cros. last night had In his private once
a. the Leonard Street Police Station three po' D
- ,orfocsod IN a number OF robberies. ana Dhthe-
10 ,old the stories Of their adventures as cr'l'iA'
They were Daniel Maoney. nfteeh 'e"'' ~
No 2sS Greenwch-st.; Patrick Conhois '""
vears OF age of No. 50 Beach-st. both OF "ho'' az
.a tho North Moore Street Public Schoo" anu
rbomas Fireman. fifteen years old. VINO WORM u,
- ,.oon and boards at No bl5 Canai-st. MA
80 and Connors both live with their paren's
~, vere both well dressed They say ina. .aeN
ar.r,s are kind them and give them d" ''e'
need. ,,,.s nv h,mself
.nnr ia deai and his father. who Is glass
-. uvee somewhere In Dominick-st.' pu' p'e"
nan has to support himself .,,
nan 40" 80 last three months Detectives Mangin'
raggart and Gargan. Of the Leonaru-s'. precinct
haye been working hard to locate 'eSe So''.s D-
,S md Yesterday Mangin and Gargah ioho"e'
a.. 90 ,or hours and finally arrested them on sus-
1, They were taken before Captain Cross anu
ID his questioning they all broke down anu e'''
soased 10 numerous daring bur2iaries' ne io
ing are few Of their experiences as o"s"'' 40
tod BY them: , Wy y 1ew,s.s bav
"a ,sed store. at Nos 2O7 and 2O9 Frankn-st. from
,h roar where they stole lot OF cigars prone ope"
desks and took lot of change ana pehc"s
On the following Sunday they robbed G. Hever-
unanr's store at No. 3l4 Westinghouse, and from
.a'a"a ,hev cot over a high iron picket fence:
opened shutter N Y the s Wbere aar sy ped
@ @SuohS ,Ss cash drawer Of the office desk and stole
p1n y in money Here they smashed everything the'
could. - ., a.. younv burglars went
,broush the hallway of the tenemen,-h9nse no,
~. Frsnk-st and. going 10 the roof climbed a1o 70
q a M die st and from there to the roof OF NO
sss occupied by A. l.. and J. A. Reynolds. :.
' IIare they climbed to the second moor where the
ern'ascape ended. There was. ten teet below, a
arrow stone wall. but nothing dauhted' 'hey
nhfIo", 80 Ia nded safely
Then they swung around on an open iron IRON
"a ne. cached a low shed. from which they entered
Nn ass through window on the iirs' h9or rear
tSore they only got revolver. valued AZ u ~ "ncn
neao a Of them afterward sold for eight cents 10 q
the they went to the TOP moor S roof o
,ney ay9R yR occupied by jeremiah Fitzpatrick Ihey
49, NJ onen Fitxpatricks scuttle and went dowh 10
.ho ptonS nffice where they got 81 80 -,
Sunday 1 S the snd ysaOed the
r1of but could not get inside They weni 70 tns
to- ~ No a07 Franklin ST. where they proke 'hree
rear OF 70 Class in the kylisht and stole three cot
pt"n0hooks. with whic they tore OH Whi'tpenhy
skylight and entered. s-..xr. hut "a they
XaIoney wanted some champagne ou' - '"''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-16
DIES FROM HIS NEPHEw'S ATTACK.

John Mcmahon who. with his aged sister, brloset
Sexton. was murderously assaulted by their nephew
early on the morning OF January 26 last died ias'
night at Bellevue Hospital Mrs sexton o'eo 'ro'
her injuries Immediately after the assau"
NcMahon uv.1 with his sister at No lS East
Forty-arst-st the home OF the young mans father,
and IL was believed by the nephew that the uncle
and a,,nt had Influenced his father to refuse to
allow him to enter his home; Several , times the
On the day mentioned he went to the house and
brutally assaulted his uncle and aunt with shovel
After isaying them as he thought dead young Nc
Wahon was arrested by policeman. who found
him covered with blood.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-16
ATTACKED ON THE BENCH.
A PRISONER TRIES TO ASSAULT MAGIs.
TRATE CORNELL
STRIKES HIM IN THE FACE WITH HIS HAT. BUT
IS RESTRAINED BEFORE HE CAN REACH
THE BENCH-TIIREE CHARGES OF
ASSAULT NOW STAND
AGAINST THE

A lively scene was caused in Jefferson Mar
ket Court yesterday by prisoner assaultins
Magistrate Cornell. who had held him for trial
on d charge of assault The prisoner was John
Sullivan. thirty years DID, a moulder. living at
No. 355 Hudson-st.. accused Of assaulting Elias
Vermick. a bootmaker, Of No 527 Canal-st.
Policeman Stackpoe. OF the Macdougal-st. sta
tion arrested Sullivan after a hard fight. He
then started to take him TO the station. and
while on the way there met Policeman Murray.
Of the same precinct. Murray accompanied
them to the station.
AS they were going up the station steps Sui
Ivan turned around AID. without the slightest
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-16

Of them are attached Is sent to Cuba. they will
have to accompany it; The same thing is true true 4
the Philippine Islands. Cubans and Porto Ricans
are so favored that they are the only Spanish ct-
zens who enjoy the privilege of being exempt from
serving in the army of Spain. The citizens OF the
other Peninsula provinces are not so favored"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-16
CHARGED WITH ARSON.
A REAL ESTATE MAN ARREsTEp-PoiAcE 81
1IEyE HE is A MEMBER OF THE SAME
n.,c scVoENHOLZ.

A,~.ham Krone. ffty-three years old. a real estate
a,o1ar ~ No IA East One hundred -and-twentieth-
at was arrested Saturday at his home on charge
- or.on He is charged with having set fire to his
park Row clothing store in June. 1895. and to have
obtained $4,000 insurance He Is also spoken OF oy
hoI- who Is now serving a forty-year sentence In
State prison for arson and Fucker. Blum and War.
shar He was out on bail and was rearrested on
b1nch warrant. He will be taken to the District
Attorneys office to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-16

II you have not tried Sparkling ARErHUsA
sPRINO WATER. you have yet to drink the purest
and beat table water In the world.-(Advt
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-10
HOUSE WAS WELL FILLED
Musical Benefit at the Methodist Church
Last Night

The Sunday school of the First NJ. E.
church gave a pleasant entertainment
last evening at the church. The main
body Of the house as well as the CALLER
les were filled by a well-pleased audi
ence. The platform was decorated with
plans and Shaw's orchestra was pres
ent and rendered several selections IN
their usual degree of excellence. Little
Miss Hazel Foote was upon the pro-
gram for one recitation, but she was
called upon for two other recitations to
fill the places of some who could not be
present, which she rendered to the de-
light of her audience. She is neat lit
tie elocutionist, and her excellence in
delivery besides her readiness TO do what
she can when called upon are commend
able. The following is the program:
Overture-"The Brigands." ..-....
Theodore Moses Tobani
Shaw's- Orchestra.
Recitation. Miss Hazel Foote
String Trio-''H Trovatore." Thomas
Kirkwood, Hickman, Manning.
Piano Duet. selected
The Misses Parkhurst.
Recitation-"M Medley" ................
Primary Department, Lewis
Academy.
Overture-"Songs OF the Fatherland"
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. L. Audauer
Shaw's Orchestra
Brass Quartet-"Heavenly Father
Hear Us" +. Leslie
Hobbs, Simons. Shaw, Gors.
Recitation-"Seeing Things at Night
Miss Hazel Foote.
Finalle-"An the Rage" ......F- Boyer
ShaW's Orchestra
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-10
REALLY A GREAT ATLAS
What the New York Papers Say of a Won
derful Work.

1--WE may safely assert that the most
complete book in the world is a perfect
atlas, always provided it is really per-
feet 1t is very rarely indeed that you
can find such an atlas. for to be perfect
IL must contain much more than outline
maps Of continents and countries II
should bristie, so to speak, with the COM
paratiye statistics of all nations, reach
ing beyond population to the various in
dustrial and manufacturing departments
and the general producing capacity of
this, that and the other people. Rand,
McNaliy & Co.'S Indexed Atlas of the
World touches the highest waterraark
ever reached in this direction. 1t is all
that may reasonable be required as such
a publication can be and vastly better
than anything of the kind that has here
tofore come to our table. 1t is at once
historical, descriptive, and statistical, an
encyclopedia, a birds eye view of all the
nations of the earth. 1t is a marvel of
mechanism, bound so admirably that
rough usage will not injure it, and in
dexed so completely that whatever you
want to know is right under your
thumb, or, better still, right under your
eye. Messrs. Rand, McNally & Co.,
have entered upon agreat enterprise at
very reasonable cost, but the atlas is
such an invaluable addition TO our own
library that We feel sure it VIII find its
place IN our schools and colleges and
banking houses and homes as a book of
reference. New York Herald.
Mrs. j. L. Hill Of 4l2 North Lawrence
avenue. this city, is agent for this work.
1t should be in the hands of everybody.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-10
MARRIED IN A BUGGY
And Judge Nyatt Performs the Ceremony
From the Curbstone

An unique wedding took place yester-
day at the court house. but not in it
1t was private ceremony publicly per-
formed.
There were no flowers, no music, no
wedding marches, no brides maids or no
nothing but the blushing bride, the tim
erous groom and the matter-of-fact pro-
hate judge.
The contracting parties were S. L.
Northrup, a man bearing the weight of
sixty-two long summers, and cores
bonding number of winters. springs and
autumns, and the bride was Miss Mary
]. McIlvane, blushing spinster of 81.
who had never in half a century listened
10 the siren song of the lover into whose
steady head the thought of matrimony
ever entered.
They drove in from Augusta early in
the morning and procured their license.
They were in hurry TO get married and
Probate Judge Myatt promised to be at
his Office at 9 O'Clock and tie them. He
was little slow in getting up town
through the busy streets and when the
court house clock struck he was still
out Of sight They were mighty impa-
tent and they drove down TO his house,
but he had left there and they drove
back again.
The bride held the ribbons of their
gay steed while the groom entered the
probate court.
Judge" ne said, 81 want you to mar
ry me-
Il am already married." said the
judge.
We'll, you know what / mean I want
you to marry me to Mary McIlvane."
"All right. sir: fetch Mary in here.
Wen. judge, want you to marry us
In the buggy. The bride is a little lame
and cannot very well walk in here"
"All right" said the judge, taking up
his hat and proceeded to the curbstone
on Market street.
The groom tied his horse to telegraph
pole, entered the buggy, took Mary by
the right hand and the judge then Spite
ed them in due and ancient form.
The lady explained that they came
over here to get married in order to pre-
vent any coWbell demonstration at their
home and requested Judge Myatt to
have the marriage kept out OF the papers
Mr.. Northrup used to be a resident of
Wichita, but has lived at Augusta dur
Ing the past two or three years and help
ed the bride and her widowed mother to
manage the farm.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-10
MUSIC AND DRAMA

CAPTAIN Jack Crawford, 1.-The Poet
Scout" will be at the auditorium We'd
nesday evening, Dec. 16. and viii give his
wonderful entertainment, The Camp
Fire and the Trail" the only entertain
ment of the kind on earth. 1t has been
reported that Captain Jack was killed,
but the audience will find him the live
liest corpse they ever saw. The press has
the following TO say:
More than one hundred people were
added TO the throng on Captain Jack
Crawford's second night. His entertain
ment might be caHed A Picture Play
without a plot-a conglomerated drama
in which he personates many characters
and does it well: his pictures are word
paintings, and they need no canvas 10
bring them out The man is thoroughly
original a genius in his way, a refresh
ing strong character, intensely sincere
and earnest, with heart bubbiing over
with the purest attributes of human ma
ture, devoid of all elecu;ionary manner
istns a simple child of nature. For two
hours and fifteen minutes he held his
splendid audience with the most wonder
full blending of humor and pathos, song
and story, that has ever been given in
this city, and when at the end of his
Cowboy Sermon ne said Good night,
good friends, God bless YOU one lady
was heard TO exclaim. oh my, is il over
elready?' Come again, Jack, you VIII
always find a warm welcome in Spo-
kane Spokane Falls Spokesman.
His entertainment is not by any
means a lecture. but an intensely inter
esting medley of song. story and the resi-
tation Of his own quaint border and pa
trlotic poems. rich in humor. ripe with
pathos. and bubbling over with the pur-
est patriotism. He held us in wrapt at
tention for more than two hours, and the
applause and laughter az times became
almost hilarious. No post can make =
mistake in securing him. / have known
him for a number Of years. and do no.
hesitate 20 commend him as true pa
triot, a generous whole-souied man. and
a comrade in all the wcrd implies.
Thomas G.. LAWYER. Commaader-in-chief
Grad S-,,,x- .af tho ReDr,biic
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-10
WICHITA HAS A WASHER
Young Fellow Who Waylays the High
School Girls Daily.

For the last week or ten days young
man has been seen about the negfbor-
hood of the High school ct just The noon
hour. He does not seem II be acquant-
e.i with any one but seemingly wants
TO De. There are several young fellows
who wait just outside the reach of the
careful eye of Professor Allen, and
when the girls go for walk they are
not long alone. But this particular in
dividual is apparently not like the 9th
ers. Who he is, or what he is after are
both a mystery. He is not at all adverse
to flirting, that is plain, and some of the
students are of the same tendency.
Learning Of this state of things an
Eagle reporter made an attempt to see
the mysterious specimen, and made a
trip up in the neighborhood at a time
when he is said to have regularly ap-
peared, but strange to relate, he cid not
appear. When school is dismissed in the
afternoon he is said to have usually
made his appearance upon either the
corner of Main and Douglas or Market
and Douglas. but he appeared at neither
place. An attempt was made to OBJ
tain q description Of him from some OF
the young ladies who have seen him.
but although a description was given it
was far from satisfactory; and if the
truth must be told, it seems that these
same young LADIES DO not care 10 dis
close his identity. The following is the
description given: About six feet n
height, or nearly so, quite slender. black
hair ,smoothe face, wears a white shirt
and standing collar, sometimes wears
brown clothes and at other times black,
wears a large signet ring upon the third
finger of his left hand. No description
could be given. Whether this is an ex
ect description or not cannot be stated,
but smacks of being slightly in error
Just why he should be defended by the
feminine students is hard to tell. He
may simply be an idle masher or he may
be in love with some one of the young
ladies. or he may be wolf in Sleeps
clothing. Certain it was that he disap-
peared when an Eagle reporter started
upon his trail. An effort will be made to
ascertain who he is if he continues TO ap-
pear, and il nothing better to obtain n
good description Of him. AT present it
still remains a mystery. which seems TO
be guarded by the High school girls
themselves-or ratfer part of them
very carefully, and any information con-
corning the matter is hard to obtain.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-10
be Puufshea-Father Indis nant.

Last night L. r. Johnson, who lives
within two miles of Greenwich, came to
Town with his S-year-old daughter. Min
bic, to have ball taken out of her arm.
In coming he chased two colored men
fifteen miles and they finally succeeded
IN eluding him near the packing houses.
If he had caught them there is hardly a
soubt but what there would have been a
tragedy and nobody would blame Mr..
Johnson
Mr.. Johnson's little girl, Minnie, and
three other brothers and sisters were
coming home from school when they met
two colored young men VINO were hunt
Ing. II is probable that the children said
something ,offensive to them, but this
could not be clearly ascertained. At any
rate one of the young men deliberately
ired into the quartette of children and
a ball entered the left arm of little Min
nie at the wrist.
DR.. Shuitz was called to treat her and
was unable TO find the ball 1t was sup
posed to have lodged somewhere be-
tween the muscles Of her forearm. He
dressed the wound and thought it would
be well in few days.
When tie doctor proceeded to admin
lister chforoforrm the little tot put her
hand to her nose and it required the
greatest persuasion to get her TO SUBJ
nit 10 the drug.
There is no clue to the identity of the
colored men. Both rode back on one
poney. The children can describe the
men and The pony but that is about all
they know Of them.
II was onsidered fortunate that the
ball struck the wrist instead of striking
a vital spot.
Mr.. Johnson, the father Of the little
girl, is very indignant and hunters will
do well TO keep away from his place in
the future.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-10
ANOTHER DRIVE WHIST PARTY
Commercial Club Members Entertain Their
Ladies aud Friends.

The Wichita Commercial club gave the
fourth of its series of progressive whist
parties for the members and their Ia
dies last Tuesday evening. 1t was very
enjoyable affair. The game was inter-
esting and the refreshments exceedingly
palatable. The prizes were won by Mrs.
c. II. Smyth and Mr.. C. J. Fletcher.
Those participating were Messrs. and
Mesdames S. c. Ashton, ]. c. Casey, G.
H. Brooks, Dean Gordon, B. B. Hull.
Charles Aylesbury, J. H. Burns, ]. D.
Houston. c. II. Pool c. J. Fletcher, H.
L. Gordon, j. z. Oldham, L. E. Bleck-
ley. c. G. Cohn. A. c. Jobes, A. NJ Gold
standt, F. W. Bentley and C. H. Smyth.
Mrs. B. B. Cushman of Washington, D.
c.; Mrs. Langtry, Miss May Hartman Of
Leavenworth, Kan; Miss Agnes Lynch
and Messrs. Arthur Faulkner, J. Il.
Hoffman and c. p. Fullington. The next
entertainment will be given on December
20. That being the holiday season some
what more elaborate arrangements will
be made for this party.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-10
THAT CHICKEN SHOW
What Can lie Seen in the Line of Fine
Poultry.

The merriest place in town now is the
ehicken show on North Main street next
10 Dunbar's undertaking rooms. Won
derful ROSTERS have held a concert there
since yesterday morning and Will con-
tinue it for couple of more days. 1t IS
the annual show of the Southern Kan
sas Poultry association and by far the
best ever held by that organization. 1t
is, in extent and variety. much better
than the exhibit made at the state fair.
The show is well patronized. the room
being crowded all day yesterday. The
most of the premiums viii be awarded
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-10
ghe aua ay Eagle: Thnrsday 1oruug neeen1ber 1896

time generally. Since then ne thought
the people would hang the man who in
troduced the rabbits If they could get
their hands on them. He stated that in
four years the natural increase of RAD
bits from one pair would be ESQ, 900.
When asked why rabbits dot not multi
ply in this country as they do in Aus
tralia he said that they do but that here
they are not apparently so thick because
they are nomadic while in New Zealand
they live like grasshoppers, collectively.
He says the efforts to exterminate them
seems to be as fruitless and hopeless as
an effort TO exteminate house flies in
this country
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-10
Y1@z1Euzz6lgxI

Christmas Goods are multiplying here flowers
blossom in April And why nots Every day dray fol-
lows dray unloading at our door thousands of dollars
worth of fresh goods direct from New Yorks busy
nparts and every purchase made since the great
decline in manufacturers prices Here is partial list
of todays doings You'll find hundreds equally inter
esting bargains at the counters.
A new lot of black and colored Silk Novelties by
express yesterday evening.
new lot of Corduroys all colors
More Handkerchiefs, gross of kinds, from Sc each
on up into the dollars.
The most varied line of Umbrellas in the city, Sc
ected especially for Christmas presents for and
ladies' at 81 for the extra good and $25 for the
very best kinds
Stamped Linens-People tell us our prices the
lowest in the city and they are right. All Linen
prices reduced to large Christmas trade Here's
sample: Our largest Towel white colored border,
26 SO inches in size, genuine Scotch Damask at csc
each.
Crocheted Bed Spreads patterns 81 and
S1.25 each.
Visit our store when down town today
I3o-I32 North rlain.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-10
HE TALKED ABOUT RABBITS
What an Old Time Newspaper Man Saw in
Australia.

M J. y. Ingram, representing the
Country Gentleman, one OF the best farm
papers in the United States, is in the city
en- route TO Oklahoma TO Write up the
developments of that country Mr.. IN
gram also writes for Lippencott's ara
Donohue's magazines and s an old time
newspaper man, having commenced in
California twenty years ago with Henry
George. Mr.. Ingram returned recently
from Australia, New leland and the
Sandwich Islands. He studied the rabbiu
question in Australia and wrote il up for
the San Francisco papers and also for
Lippencott's magazine He told re-
porter last night something about that
same rabbit question.
II was in 1912. he said, that six rabbit.
were brought from to New Zealand.
Turning them loose on the island was an
event of great dignity. Speeches were
made by leading men Of the island.
barbecue was held and there was a great
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-10

Several days ago the work at the pros
pect we'll stopped, the drill having reach
ed the lost tools at the bottom. There
has been great difficulty in obtaining a
proper tool with which to remove them
as was fully explained in the Eagle at
the time. It was decided to make no
farther attempts to obtain the exact tool
wanted, and Mr.. Madison decided the
proper course to pursue, would be to
get the tools which were obtainable and
to make the hole fit the tool. This was
agreed upon. and he and Mr.. Austin did
a little blacksmithing on their own dc-
cord. They constructed a tool whereby
they trimmed out the hole still larger at
the upper end of the lost drill and con-
tinued on down a susfcient distance to
allow the tool to go down over il.
Yesterday All attempt was made to
get hold of it, but it was found that the
space around the top OF it had filed up,
leaving not more than eight inches of It
free, and so it had to be cleared out
again. An impression block was put
down yesterday, and when it was with
drawn it showed that the drill had set
tied little to one side, since the hole en-
larged about the top of it. This will not
make but little difference in getting the
tool down over it.
1t it is expected that the drill may be
gotten out today sometime, or tomor-
row at the farthest, if nothing unforeseen
happens TO prevent. The hole still stands
almost full of water and when the drill
Is lowered rapidly it runs over the top
and bubbles away as though something
had already been struck which wanted
TO get out.
When the drill is finally gotten out the
hole will be trimmed out to six inches on
down TO the bottom of the present hole,
which is about forty feer more. cores
ponding with the length of the drill
Work will then be resumed exploring
the as yet unknown strata below.