The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-24

Ills Wife In CincIn nati- Hanging In Min
nesotz-CrIme News In General
Chicago. H.. July 23.-Having been
drusged and robbed 10y a mysterious
woman who met her at the train. Mrs.
c. Il. Cummings OF Boston was found
10y the Chicago police lying In a semi
conscious condition in a novel on Hanna
street. near the old Harlem race track.
Mrs. Cummings was on her way 10 San
Francisco. where she has relatives. she
has only a vague remembrance OF the in
cidents Immediately preceding the time
she lost consciousness. The woman
who met her while she was waiting for
the train gave her name as Mrs. Jones.
This woman had a shanty near the
track when the Harlem track first open
ed, and was known as a Squatter. IL
is said she conducted an Illicit business
in liquors. Since Mrs. Cummings was
found there last night Mrs. Jones has
been under surveillance. The cries OF
the drugged victim attracted the stten-
| ton OF belated pedestrians passing on
Hanna street last night. and they. on In
vestigation, found Mrs. Cummings ly
ing on an old mattress in the novel. her
clothes badly torn and her body bearing
the marks OF rought treatment. A doe
tor who was called declared the woman
was suffering from IN effects OF poison.
She was reyouled TO the county hospital.
where her condition is considered seri-
Gus. The story told Sergeant Cramer
by Mrs. Cummings was To the effect
that she was given a poisoned glass OF
beer and as son as the beer took effect
she was robbed OF her railroad ticket.
jewelry and monsyy. Mrs. Cummings
is well dressed and apparently % years
old. She said she arrived in Chicago
yesterday morning from Boston.
Chicago, July 23.-MIs. Cummings. the
Boston woman who was yesterday
found by the police IN an old house
near the Harlem race track, died today
firm the effects OF drugs administered
10 her in drinks.
OKLAHOMANS PARDONED.
Guthrie. o. T.. July Ex-Governor
Renfrow has granted pardon TO W.
u. Halfhill. a well-known attorney Of
Newk!rk. formerly OF winnsld. Kan.
who was sent TO the penitentiary for
FIVE years for issuing a check on a bank
In which he had no deposit lie issued
the check TO gfve money to a little girl
VINO was friendiess on the street. enabl-
ing her 10 go home and was bitterly
prosecuted. He has served nearly two
years OF his sentence and has become al
most entirely blind. A. condition OF
his pardon he agrees never 10 touch
liquor again and not 10 return 20 Okla
bona Perry 81. Rutherford. sentenced
10 one year for erlbezzlIng funds OF the
Arkansas City KILLING compaay. while
acting as their agent here. wac also par
doned. having served almost all II his
time.
IN A FAMILY QUARREL
Cincinnati. ., uJiy 2s--Early this
morning 81 shots were heard a, the
residence % William T. Wiley. Isdle.
tailoring and furrier. on West Fifth
street. When " iley's room was ntsref
Ars. Wiley was found bleeding from
FIVE bullet wounds end her husband nm
conscious. with bun hole IN the right
temple. The woman died on the vsv to
the hospital Wiley's wound was supes-
fc-al, the ball glancing of the ssu1
Iaey have had frequent quarrles and
were separated. but began % live To-
gether again about three months ago.
wiley says his wife s11ot him, and s14sn
ne seized The revolver and fred a; her,
he came from Louisville about nfteen
years ago.
JOHN PFsTDf HANGED.
Braniard. Ainn-. July AT ave Mn
ute= after ] O'Clock this morning John
Pfyce. VINO murdered Andrew Peterson,
I'VE months ago. Hss hanged Ia The
county jail Under the provisions OF
ne STATE "a ". only fer persons <er-
present.. b. Invitation. Sheriff Gpaid-
tnE's arrangements were perfect. and
there was ~ h3tch. Peterson vas John
Pryte's friend and was murdered for ;sz
Pry5e. whose real name vas Jcna z
Ililer. Afterwards made a fun conses-
son
CRAZY DRUNK.
Atlantis. Ca. July IA special 20 sh.
Journal from E3heTton says. List rtxnt.
three miles from Rsysssa. Dave Henry
nan killed. pa zrife and fhrrs ch.ld-~a.
ans thea committed suicide II GEMS
that So was crazed win drfak. ssd 2; =
sgpg~zsd that - killed his family Ia .
rnozaent q frenzy.
81 Johas - r. JAY z2s--T5< frz,isa
s.ssme- EoBcorasa. Captain Mitchell
bound Tor GiarEg~. from &oafrszl. arf
lozded ssth cattle an1 general rn@r-
chAndise. has zrrFysd hsrs almost a
wreck having ssf1c< az issh~rs ia a
dense TX.