Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-12-24
FOUND MURDERED.
A Man and His Daughter Knocked
on the Head with an Az
THREE YOUNG CHILDREN CRENATED.
with His Throat Cut from Ear to
Ear-Six Miners Killed
BY Blast.

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daylight yesterday morning persons
passing along the road to Perkins
found David Boyd and his daughter
Minnie, who had been travelling in a
covered wagon, lying in pool Of blood
where they had camped the previous
night. At first it was thought both
were dead, but the girl was found to
be still alive and was removed to a
farmhouse. She has not recovered
consciousness and physicians say she
cannot live. Both had been hit on
the head with an ak while asleep
In the wagon and the bodies then
dragued out SO the wagon could be
robbed. The fathers head was split
almost to the shoulders, but the blow
on the girls head glanced. The man
was about 40 years old; the girl Is.
They were well dressed. From their
conversation with persons along the
road the previous day it is evident
they were coming to this city from the
extreme eastern part Of the territory
to do Christmas trading. A coroner's
jury is investigating and should the
guilty parties he apprehended there is
good prospect for a lynching. Last
night 100 white men at Langston
dragged negro named Clemens to the
woods, with the intention of lynching
him for the crime. Sheriff Painter, of
this county, was telephoned at II
o'clock to bring out enough men to
quiet the mob, and left with a large
posse in a wagon Particulars cannot
be gathered, but from telephones from
the four large towns close together
the whole country must be up in arms
The crime was committed in the cot
ton belt of Lincoln county, in tho
midst OF large negro settlement
THREE YOUNG CHILDREN CREMATED.
GAILIPoLIs, o., Dec. IA report
has just reached here Of horrible &C.
cident which occurred at Porter viii.
liam Stevens had brought home a
quantity Of giant powder to dry, and
putting it upon chair near the fire.
place, went about doing some odd
jobs His children saw the explosive
and thought they would amuse them
selves by casting some OF it in the fire.
In SO doing the drying powder was ig.
nited and the house set on fire. The
mother was seriously burned and fed,
as did Stevens. When they we're out
of the flames they failed to find the
children, and realizing they would
perish unless rescued. the old father
fought his way through the flames and
discovered the bodies of his three
young children almost burned to
crisp The house and contents were
consumed by the flames.
A WOMAN BURNED TO DEATH
SCRANTON. Pa, Dec. l7.-With the
upper portion Of her body burned to
crisp and her clothing still smolder-
ing, Mrs. Sarah Mullen, aged so years,
was found dead last night by her IT,
year.old son, Edward. She was seated
at kitchen table, with her head rest
ing on her hands. Her clothing had
evidently become ignited while she
was building the kitchen fire, and she
became unconscious before dying. The
position Of the body aroused suspicion
and the coroner is investigating the
case.
FOUND WITH HIS THROAT CUT.
GUTHRIE, Ok, Dec. l7.-An unknown
man was found murdered lying near
the center Of Scotts cattle ranch, just
over the line In the Seminole reserva-
ton. There were bullet holes in the
head and body, his throat was cut from
ear to ear and the pockets OF his clothes