The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-03
DEALT IN CADAV.ERS
IoReUEKEEPER WHITE OF NEW
YORK IN TROUBLE.

lected to Observe the Negotiations IRE
scribed by Law Two Alleged Train
Robbers Arrested in Kansas Cify-lows
Families In Free FIght-Two Firemer
Perish In Burning Church-Crime and
Accident.
New York, Dec 2-Morguekeeper An
drew White, arrested for the illegal sale
Of unclaimed corpses, admitted today
that he had engaged in the traffic in
bodies, but declared it was permissible
under the law.
The specific case on which the charges
are brought is supported by tn receipt
Cor the body signed by the Bellvue por-
ter and also the receipt given by the
Polytechnic when the body was transfer
red to that institution, but as the name
does not appear on the anatomical book.
where all transfers authorized by the
superintendent must be recorded, the
case is held to be illegal. No receipt for
money in this case has been found, but
there were some 200 checks on other ac-
that might, perhaps, be used as evidence
sold at an average of s. apiece.
About ] 900 unclaimed bodies are
transferred annually from the morgue
TO the medical institutions OF the city,
but this must be done under the althor-
ity Of the Bellevue superintendent; 9TH
erwise the transfer constitutes felony
punisha bic by not more than five years
in state prison or $1,000 fine. or both.
HELD FOR TRAIN-ROBBERY.
Kansas City, Dec. Jeff" Paggett,
aged 81 years. and Albert Ellis. q years,
have been arrested by the local police at
their homes here, for supposed conhec-
ton with the Chicago and Alton robbery
of October %. The men are scene
Shutters at local theater and bear the
name OF hard characters The men were
placed in the ''sweatbox" this afternoon,
and Paggett admitted having planned
to rob the Missouri Pacific passenger at
Leeds, with Oscar Bridges, leader of
the electric car robbers who were ar
rested last week. Paggett and Ellis are
believed to have been the ring-leaders
of the Alton robbery.
IOWA FAMILIES FIGHT.
Council Bluffs, Iowa, Dec. 1.-Two fam
lilies in Crescent township have met in
battle array, the second encounter within
a week. The results are thus chroni-
cled:
Mcclure, Elijah j., stabbed five times.
Mcclure, Dave, three fingers chewed
into mincemeat
Mcclure, Orville, nose broken.
Shadden, James, stabbed twice, ona
wound several inches in length.
Shadden, Orrin, cut over left eye.
Shadden, Arthur, cut about the head,
~, IL
The fight was between the families Of
James Shadden and Elijah Mcclure,
both old settlers, and neighbors, and
grew out of an ungailant remark made
by one of the Mcclure boys about a
young woman to whom Arthur Shadden
was paying his addresses.
A LABORER'S RIOT.
Trenton, N. j., Dec. 1.-Two men
were shot, one Of them seriously, in
riot today between men who were seek
ing employment on the new Trenton res
ervoir. Hundreds of men out of work
to get employment. Among the crowd
were many Hungarians and Italians,
and these the other workmen tried to
drive away. This attempt was resisted
and an Italian named Salvador drew
revolver and fired several shots into the
crowd. One man was shot in the side
hnd arm. His condition is considered
serious. Another man named William
Lennox was shot in the arm. Salvador
was arrested.
MURDER IN EAST ST. LOUIS.
ST Louis, Dec. 2.-Intense excitement
prevails in East st. Louis over the bru-
tai murder of Christopher Ludwig, aged
81 years, by Harry Schneider, aged Is
years, which occurred at l O'Clock this
afternoon. The men engaged in a quar-
rel and Schneider struck Ludwig on the
head with an AK, killing him instantly.
Smelzer escaped and Chief Caney and a
posse are in hot pursuit Schneider was
going toward Belleville when last seen.
ARBUCKLES DEATH.
New York, Dec. 2.-There has been no
abandonment of the inquiry by the police
in the cause of the death of F. P. Ar
buckle, of Denver, in this city two
weeks ago. Michael Ryan, a bar-tend-
err was held at the station house for
time yesterday as suspicious charac-
ter. Detectives were sent to investigate
the story he told of his whereabouts on
the night of Arbuckle's death. and as
the result OF their Investigation, Ryan
was discharged later in the day.
JUDGE OVERS Is WRATHY.
Leadville, Dec. Judge Overs today
fixed bail at $4,000 each in the cases of
Charles Bone and William Rowe. mem
bers of the Miners union, who have been
indicted for the murder of Fireman Jer-
" O'Keefe in the Coronado outbreak,
q. Judge Overs criticised
the newspapers which have made COM
ments on these cases. saying they were
guilty OF contempt Of court.
EXPERT CRACKSMEN.
Omaha. Dec. expert cracksmen
blew the big safe open in the jewe,ry
store OF II. Hirschburg. this morning.
and got away With 5000 in diamonds
and cash. The mutilated vault was dis
covered this morning. Not a cent was
eft in the strong box. The work was
ione in the most systematic manner and
The report of exploding dynamite was
not heard. The place is located in the
heart of the business district OF the city.
CORNELL MAN SUICIDES.
I,hica. n. Y. Dec. PERSISTENT Sehur-
man of Cornell university received a dis
patch today that Ernst G. Lodeman. in
structor in horticulture at Cornell. was
found dead this morning al the village
4 Mexico. Oswsgo county. Frank r.
Lodeman. instructor in French. a brother
# the deceased. left for Mexico this af-
ernoon. 4 subsequent dispatch states
hat Lodeman had committed suicide.
KILLED BY STAGE FRIGHT.
Patterson, y. J.. Dec. Frank De-
Wolf committed suicide herd last nisht
oy swallowing large quantity of NOR
prime. This is the tragic end OF what
If the outset. promised TO be a brilliant