The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-24

Wahlield. president of a New York
wholesale clothing house bearing his
name, threatened to kill W. B. Thayer,
OF the firm OF Emery, Bird, Thayer &
| Co.. in the 1atter's Office here yesterday
| afternoon. Wahlfield was arrested last
night, but the cause Of arrest was not
made known until today, when ne was
| declared to be insane. Wahlfield was ar
| rested last Saturday night on the charge
made by Mr.. Thayer of passing worth
less check for $780, Wahlfieid had re-
ceived 800 of the amount. and yesterday,
after having been realised from JAIL
went to Thayer and demanded the re-
naming 5000. When payment was refus-
| ed Wahlfield made a motion, as II TO
| draw a revolver, and rushed at Thayer,
crying the while: I'll kill you. III Kill
you" He was overpowered by two
| clerks in the Office before he could do
any damage ami was lodged in jail
| Wahlfield will probably be ordered sent
TO some asylum. He was once wealthy,
and is we'll known, both here and in
New York. Financial reverses are re-
sponsibie for his condition.
| COUNTERFEITERST TRIED.
| Trenton, ". j.. Dec. 23.-The trial of
| George Sands. alias DR.. Clark, and Mrs.
| KNAPP for passing counterfeit silver dol
| lars n Hoboken last summer, was re-
sumed in the United States district court
| this morning Owen Owens, Jersey
| City stenogra pher, who took a transcript
of the confession made by Mrs Knapp to
| United States Secret Service Agent
| Rasg, gave his testimony and brought
| the sta tement made by Mrs. Knapp that
| she had met Sands in Buffalo. where she
| had visited him as a physician and Sc
| cured medical relief for which she was
grateful. Agent Squared of the secret
| service, told of his shadowing and ar
| resting Sands in New York. Objection
| was raised by counsel for the defense
when the prosecution placed on the
stand Emma Williams, who testified that
| Sands and Mrs. Knapp had boarded with
her and tina. in the rooms occupied by
/ them she found counterfeiting imple-
ments. Judge Kirkpatrick admitted the
! testimony. Charles Koeg, a Hoboken
| florist, and David Stroller, grocer OF
| the same city, both testified TO having/a
| counterfeit silver dollar passed on them
| by Mrs. Knapp. Charles f. Barber, chief
| engraver of the United States mint gave
| testimony respecting genuine counterfeit
coins and said that the coins passed by
Mrs. Knapp We're made with dies obtain
ed from a genuine coin and were COM
poseC very largely of tin. A recess was
| then taken.
WORKED STREET CAR MEN.
New York, Dec. 23.-Henry l.. Basford,
IS years old, was sentenced today to two
years Imprisonment for making and SELL
| ing counterfeit money. Basford is re-
puted to be wealthy He was connected
| with a gang of counterfeiters who dis
posed of their output principally to street
| car conductors in this city and Brooklyn.
WHILE SOBERS WAS DRUNK.
in
drunken stupor this afternoon tramp
named Sobers confessed that he murd-
cred Brakeman Nelson Schlagel who was
killed at Gallon, Ohio, Dec. 10. while try
ing to eject band OF tramps from
freight car. Sobers was arrested. A
reward OF 81 900 was offered for the ar
rest of the murderer.
FOR ENLIGHTENMENT. z
Chicago, Dec 23.-Hary L. Blocker,
an attorney, and son-in-law of ex-coun-
~ Treasurer William T. Johnson, was
arrested today, charged with embezzling
$2i, 900. The complaint is Bleecker's
mother-in-law, who says he appropriate
ed tine money while managing her es-
tate.
BANK ROBBER PARDONED.
ST. Paul, Mimi, Dec. Ex-Governor
Clougk today pardoned Phil Scheig, who
was sentenced to Saltwater for his share
in lobbing a Minneapolis bank. Scheig
was an employe of the bank and was
said to be in league with the Floyd broth
ers. being the tool through whom they
managed to rob the bank of many thous-
ands of dollars. The Floyd boys were
pardoned some time ago. Governor
Clough was a stakeholder in the bank at
the time of the robbery.
HARRISON'S STOLEN GOODS.
indianapolis, Ind, Dec. 23.-General
Harrison has recovered all the goods re-
Gently stolen from his home by porch
climber. They came to him through the
medium of an acquaintance in Chicago.
A reward was offered but was declined.
Mrs. iiarrison's watch and chain, an
heirloom, diamond pin, and several
smaller articles amounting in value all
told 80 several hundred dollars, came
nack in good order.
GROWERS FACE UNAVENGED.
Chicago, Dec. 23.-Jeremiah Sullivan,
who was arrested some time ago on the
cnarSe of having slashed the portrait Of
Grover Cleveland which hung IN the
rooms of the County Democracy. was
discharged today upon a technicality.
The point was raised that the ownership
OF the picture was not proven, and that
the representatives OF the club who
caused the defendants arrest did not
prove the club to be corporation.
ONE OF THE CHRISTIAN GANG.
Oklahoma City, o. T. Dec. 23.-This
morning Sheriff Ford departed for Lans-
ing, Kan, penitentiary, taking with him
John Reeves, one of the Christian gang,
who is sentenced TO life Imprisonment
for completely N the murder OF Cnief-of
Police Nit Jones of this city, which oc-
CURED during the escape from the jail
here of the Christian brothers. Reeves
has been very close-n1outhed as TO his
knowledge of the plan of the Christians
escape, but last night he unbosomed HIM
self and gave full, and what is believed
10 be, truthful account OF the means
used TO get the fire arms used by the
Christians into the Jaii. Reeves confess
sion duplicates Louis Miller, who was
snot by Deputy Owens some months ago.
in the Seminole country while resisting
arrest. Miller. while very wild. was OF
a respectable family here. and the comics
sion of Reeves duplicating Miller has
caused a great sensation. Reeves IS the
only one who has suffered penalty for
the Christians Jail break. but IL is now
though that from his confession num- |
Der Of arrests may follow.
TRAIN BARELY SAVED.
Birmingham. A,a., Dec. "a passen-
ger train on the Southern railway, due
here at an early hour this morning, had |
a narrow escape from destruction al a |
point near Irondale, about twelve miles |
east of Birmingham The train was run |