Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-04-23
A ROAD DISPUTE.
It Causes a Farmer to Empty His
Shotgun into a Neighbor.
ARRESTED FOR HIGHWAY ROBBERY,
Two Lads Of Tender Years Hold U small
Boy In Oklahoms-s Prisoner om.
mits suicide-Ths Cedar Rap.
Ids Treasurer Short.

AVA, Mo-. April IS Thursday even
ing. seven miles south Of Ava. william
y. Matthews shot and instantly killed
r. d. Morgan The killing was the
result OF an old grudge between the
parties, growing out of the location OF
road. The land Ia dispute was not
worth over $40 Morgan was moving
the rocks from wall built BY Mat.
thews when Matthews told him II he
did not desist he would kill him. Nor.
gan started to move the stone and
Matthews emptied the contents Of
'louble-barreled shotgun into his left
side, killing him instantly. Nineteen
shot struck him and part OF the charge
went through his heart. The affair
was witnessed by several parties,
among them Morgan's mother, wife
and children. After the shooting.
Matthews went home, left the shot
gun, and at once fed the country
The parties have been ''lawinr, over
the road for IS months and Matthews
was fined at the last term OF court for
changing the road
ARRESTED FOR HIGHWAY ROBBERY.
Guthrie, Ok, April lS.-An UNIQUE
case OF highway robbery was up in
Justice Jackson's court yesterday, Ish.
am Strobe and James McNeal, aged 10 |
and lS,respectively, being charged with |
holding up and robbing Allen Howard,
aged 10, In regulation hiphwayman
style. The evidence showed that thew
met him on the street in the business
part OF the town and. intimidatinq him
with club and toy revolver, took
from him a toy bank containing s. 70
and made of with It. Later they sent
him word by another boy that thew
would return the bank and part Of the
money II he would keep quiet about
he matter. Oklahoma has no reform
'chool and, under the territorial law.
highway robbery is punishable BY i'm.
'risonment in the pen for life. Two
'oys under age we're sentenced under
ne law from Pottawatomie county re.
emily.
A PRISONER COMMITS SUICIDE.
SEATTLE, WASH, April 1S.-James E
Alsop, alias A. A. Austin, who was ar.
ested 10 this city Thursday afternoon !,
y Detective John Courtney, Of Mime.
polls, Mimi, on the charge Of muir.
ering Lena Olson on the shore Of ..
AXE Superior, near Duluth, in order
0 get possession Of $3.50, committed :
nicide In the city Jail here last night, 4
70 took q short piece Of the blanket
iven him to sleep on and, after max. ,
~ It fast to staple In the wall only
We feet above the floor, put the other
nd around his neck and proceeded to v
Triangle himself, He was discovered q
1920 o'clock, when Detective Court. i
ey and Jailer Peer entered his cell to n
we him some oranges While 1t is \
ue that Alsop made no regular con. :,
ssion, he admitted in general way Il
Detective Philbrick yesterday that :
was In Duluth under the name Of
nstin.
IN CEDAR RAPIDS TREASURER SHORT. >,
CEDAR RAPIDS Ia, April 1S.-At the y
ty council meeting last night, the re. W
'rt of the outgoing city treasurer, ]. a.
Stoddard, who has held the office e.
r almost quarter of century, 4
owed shortage Of $4,000 Where HI
Q money has gone is mystery, as IL u
not believed that Mr.. Stoddard has Ii
Gifted by 1t. OF