The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-23

that he once published q pamphlet In
support OF the gold standard which at
tracted national attention The con-
tents OF this pamphlet first appeared in
the form Of a series of letters to Crew-
ford county paper. Later they were
collected and printed in book FORM ].
sterling Morton once made Q speech IN
which he alluded TO Mr.. C1iggfcr's ce-
auctions and fluctuations as absolutely
unanswerabie- Up to six weeks ago he
was still for the gold standard and as
strong in the faith as possibly any man
IN Kansas.
The reason for the sudden change in
mont by Mr.. Cliggitt was related to the
correspondent today by one OF his inti-
mate friends He and Bryan were class
mates In college and his bolt to free sill
Yer IS the result OF personal appeal
from the Democratic nominee for presi-
dent, based on the ground OF friendship
and early associations. At least this is
the superstition of Mr.. Cliggitt.s friend.
and the circumstances Of his CONVEX
sion to free silver appear 10 bear ont
the theory. Shortly after Bryan's nori-
nation, Mr.. Ciiggitt went TO Iowa to
visit his wife, who was seeking health
in change of air. In passing through
Nebraska he stopped for a visit to his
college friend, the Democratic nominee
for president He is said to have enter
ed Lincoln, Neb., sound money man
and TO have come out q free silver
shouter, and the method Of his CONVEX
sion is said to have been an appeal
made by Bryan during that viist.
Mr.. Cliggitt and Mr.. Bryan gradual
ed together from Illinois college in 1851.
While Bryan was chosen as valedictor-
ian by reason of his oratorical ability.
Cliggitt carried off the honors in every
study above the Nebraska man. They
Were chums as web as classmates dur
ing school days, and laid the ground for
friendship which has since endured,
and which is strong enough TO make
Morris Chggitt srulify his record in
Kansas and forsake the political prin-
ciples of which he has been an intelli-
gent and forceful exponent.
MRS. MANNING Is ARRESTED
| How the News was Received at Her Old
Home In Topeka
Topeka, Kan, Aug. 22.-MrA j. A.
Mannig, formerly Miss Minnie McGregor
of ia West Fifth street. this city. was
arrested yesterday at Guthrie, o. T..
charged with completely in the murder
Of her husband.
Mrs. Manning Is the Oldest daughter OF
A McGregor. lately county Tailor of this
county. She married Manning In Tope-
ka about nine years ago.
The officers at Guthrie state that they
e1ave evidence to prove that Mrs Man
ming and Grove Huntley, the young
man in Jail charged with the murder.
were in love and oonspired to put the hus
band out Of the way.
Mrs. Manning, who Ia a handsome wo-
man Of %. was accompanied to the jais
by her father, Mr.. A. McGregor, who
has been in Guthrie several days. and
other relatives who declare her inno-
cent She viii demand an immediate
hearing.
Miss Minnie McGregor and J. A Man.
ming were married in Topeka nine years
ago. They lived at ia West Fifth
street until four years ago. wnen they
removed to a farm fourteen miles from
Guthrie. where they have resided since.
Last Sunday night Manning was shot
twice and Killed, while out nvestigat-
ing a noise in the hen house.
From the evidence obtained IL Is GER
tain that the murderer was not after
chickens, but laid down in the grass
with a gun at his side. and making a
, noise to decoy Manning from house,
murdered him in cold blood as he passed
along toward the hen house. Huntley
was at Nanning's early the morning az
ter the killing, went to Guthrie to send
a telegram for Mrs. Manning, and was
chiefly Instrumental in securing the ar
rest Of the two colored men against
whom there does not seem to be any
tangible evidence.
Huntley Is q man about % years old.
living near Manning. and 1t is said the
tracks made by the murderer lead di-
rectfy from Mannigs to Huntley's door.
This is startling news to the many
IN this city who know Mrs. ]. A. Mannig.
Her friends are certain that there is
nothing in the terrible charger laced
against her.
Anyone who knows her knows that
she is innocent" said Miss Matte Nc
Gregor, Mrs. Manning's sister. to re-
porter who called last night at the fam
lily home at 10 West Fifth street.
THE young man arrested, Grove
Huntley, was my brothers dearest
friend The violence against him. so far
as we know, is that his shoe was the size
of the footprints found near the place
where Mr.. NAMING was murdered.
He is but little more than boy. and
lives with his mother only a short dis
tanoe from my SISTERS home. There is
not the slightest truth in the charge that
he and my sister cared anything for each
other Mr. and Mrs. Manning were
very much devoted 10 each other. Any
one who knew them while they lived
here knows that SO there cannot be
anything in that charge. Mr.. Huntley
was simply friend to both OF them
The intelligence that Mrs. Manning
had been arrested was conveyed to Mrs.
McGreeor and Miss McGregor yesterday
afternoon by wire from Mr.. McGregor.
He stated that there is no doubt OF bis
daughters innocence.
Mrs. Manning vii lhaye her presimin-
airy bearing In Guthrie next Tuesday.
Her relatives are confident that she viii
be acquitted at the preliminary.
Mrs. Manning will return 20 Topeka
to live as soon as her innocence ia es-
taolished.
TunCR nUrrONs COME FROM