The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-01


Succeeds in Getting Enough Money to
Marry Her-First, However, She Wants
to Go on a Little Trip and He Pays Her
fare-She Does Not Come Back and He
fs Arrested as a Murderer Because He
Had SO Much Money.
Guthrie, o. T., March 31.-The Alva
Republican has the following story IF
en- unfortunate young man:
How uncertain calculations are is
shown by the following: a few weeks
ago Fritz Berner, a young German
living in the south part Of the county,
was introduced to young lady by the
name of Sadie Cope. 1t appeared to be
q, case Of love at first sight; at any
rate the young people were engaged
70 be married. Young Berner came to
town with Mr.. Werhl. the old gentle
man who was murdered in his neignbor-
hood, the account of which we have
already given, and while here tried to
borrow money of him to get married on,
put the old man refused to let him
nave IT, Sadie was working at the
Stewart hotel N this city, and a few
days after the circumstances just relat-
ed took place, young Berner appeared
on the scene with plenty of money il
his pocket. He cavorted about town,
bought new clothes, set 'em up freely
to the boys and had a general good time.
In the meantime the vile Sadie was
working her long suit on Fitz. She
informed her lover that before she could
hitch up in double gears with him
1t would be necessary for her to make a
journey TO HaZelton, Kansas, TO look
after some matters there, and readily
inveigled Fritz into advancing her the
sum Of fifteen dollars. Fritz accompan-
led his true love to the depot, wit
messed the purchase by her of ticket
TO HaZeltOn and seen her safely on the
train. At the parting Sadie breathed
words Of tender love and devotion in
poor FritZ's ear and gave him assurance
1nat IN very short space of time she
would return and he could then claim
her as his own. Fritz returned to town
in eXu5erent spirits, thinking that in a
few days he would join the ranks of the
benedicts. No one realizes better now
than does Fritz that there's many
slip 'twixt the cup and the lip Sadie
did not get off the train at Hazelton but
paid her fare TO Wellington and at that
point bought ticket for some point in
Iowa, where she now is. The sequel
TO the above is very sad. Fritz being
indiscreet about displaying his money
was at once suspected of being the
murderer of old man Werhli and is
now languishing in the county jail under
that charge, his girl Is in Iowa, his
money all gone and he has no one TO
turn to for sympathy or relief but must
confront the stern law Of the land and
try to prove himself innocent of this
henious crime
SQUAW WAS A HOODOO.
The Pawnee Dispatch has the follow
ing in regard to the murder of Jack
Phenis:
1.-The most important event which
has demanded the attention of the court
since our last issue was the murder case
in which George Diley Swinney was de-
tendant. Nearly the whole of Monday
afternoon was consumed in empaneling
the jury, and on Tuesday morning the
prosecution began. During court hours
the house was packed from the time Of
the announcement of the trial until the
verdict was rendered. Hill, Fitzpatrick
& Mcclure and Colonel Peckham con-
Quoted the defense, while District At
tOrney Hoffman and United States Com
missioner Leahy championed the proce-
cution. The counsel for defense made a
vigorous and honorable showing for
their client, and public sentiment seem
ed for a time in favor of acquittal. All
day Tuesday the grand jury received
and weighed the testimony of witnesses
and when they retired to the jury room
Tuesday night at late hour they care
fully stunned up the evidence and when
court opened Wednesday morning they
returned a verdict Of guilty of man
slaugter.' Swinney was fined $500 and
costs and sentenced for ten years in
the penitentiary at Columbus, Ohio. In
the course Of evidence produced the fact
was very evident that Mr.. Swinneys
wife and Mr.. Jack Phenis, the man
whom Swinney killed. had been very
intimate, and this fact alone seems to
have been the cause of the trouble. Mr.
Swinnev's wife is a full-breed Usage In
dian, and Mr.. Swinney is her third
husband. She is q daughter of Ogus
Captain of the Usage tribe. In 1865
she married Cyprian Terrain who is also
a half-breed. and by him raised six or
seven children. In 1875 she ran away
With her husbands hired man, Wilds,
a white man, whom she afterwards
married, and by him gave birth TO four
or five children. Wilds died about
eight years after his marriage, and his
wife soon took unto herself a third
husband-the defendant above men
toned"
GREER COUNTY CASE.
The Oklahoma supreme court con-
vened in special session Monday, in
compliance with a telegram from At
torney General Harmon. and made the
following order in reference TO Greer
county:
order attaching Greer county to the
Third judicial district for judicial
purposes.
Now, to-wit. this. the S0th day OF
A 10 heA
supreme court sitting at Guthrie, Okla
homa, came on 10 be considered the
matter of attaching TO one of the ju-
dicial districts of said territory all that
portion OF said territory lying between
the north and south forks Of the Red
river where the Territory of Oklahoma
and the state of Texas adjOin east OF
the one hundredth degree of longitude.
and which said land is commonly known
as Greer county, and il appearing TO
the court that the controversy hereto
fore existing between the United States
and the STAKE Of Texas as 10 the owner
ship Of said land has been finally adju-
dictated, and said lands duly awarded
10 the United States. and il further APP
pearing that by the provisions Of sec
ton - of the act Of con gress. approved
Nav ,. A D, 1890, entitled An act to
organize the territory Of Oklahoma to
establish courts in the Indian territory.
and for other purposes il Is provided
that when the title 10 said land COM
monty known as Greer county shah
have been awarded to the United States
the same shall become a part OF the
territory Of Oklahoma.
Nov. therefore. ii is by the supreme
rourt of the territory Of Oklahoma here
by ordered that all OF the foregoing
described tract OF land commonly
known as Greer county, be and the