The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-11-13
FAGIN GETS FINED
TWENTY DOLLARS AND CaSrS FOR
A BIT OF ALLEGED FUN.

He Is the Gentleman Who Threw Lighted
Cigar in Among the Large. Open Feat
ures OF John g. Cariisle-1xrs. Lucy Par
sons becomes voicasic-Colorea Man
Trouble-Miners Fight In . Leadviile
Saloon Burglars Come to Grief Crime
News In General.
Covington, KY, Nov. 12.-When Sec
retary Carlisle addressed a political
meeting here last month, eggs were
thrown at him and after the meeting
was over insults were shown TO the sec
retary as he went from the Odd Fellows
hall 10 the residence OF Mr. Helm
Among those insults was one by James
Fagin. who threw a lighted cigar into
the secretary's face. Fagin has been
al raigned for trial several times since
bis arrest for this act, but the.casa was
continued at each hearing until today
when ne was fined $50 and costs
VEHEMENT MRS. PARSONS.
Chicago, Nov. 12.-At the ninth annual
ccmmemoration of the execution OF the
West Twelfth street Turner hall last
night, Mrs. Lucy Parsons was one OF the
sIeakers Her language soon became
violent and she was led from the stage by
an officer. The hall was instantly IN an
uproar and a movement toward the
stage began. but was stopped by the in
PRODUCTION OF Herr Most. His language
was quite tame. and the remainder of the
meeting was orderly.
COLORED DIAMOND THIEF.
ST. Louis. Nov 12.-Henry Thomas.
colored man in the employ Of JACOB
Scherrer, the wealthy real estate man OF
East st. Louis, disappeared Wednesday
afternoon with $3.50 worth of diamonds
and jewelry belonging TO Mrs. Scherrer.
Mr.. Scherrer lives in Denvers;de. the
fashionable residence quarter OF East ST.
Louis. A warrant has been issued for his
arrest and officers are looking for the
colored fugitive on both sides OF the riv-
er.
ATTORNEY MORAN'S WAY.
ST Joseph. Mo-, Nov. 12-Therc was
sensational scene in the criminal court
tlis morning. A witness testified that
A Attorney James Moran had given her S32
TO leave the state and not appear in
case. Moran admitted that he had tried
TO settle the case in that way. Judge
Culver instructed the grand jury to in
vestigate the case and return indict-
al3ents. Moran is a prominent attorney
and is a member Of the lower house or
the Missouri legislature.
NOT SCABS, AFTER ALL.
Denver. Colo, Nov PA special 10
the Times from Leadville, Colo, says:
A fight occurred in a saloon at an early
hour today, in which FIVE men We're
stabbed, and one, at least will die. The
injured are:
Stephen Frankowitz: wound fatal
Jerry Dormandy; wound serious.
Joseph Austerman; badly cut.
John Jackson; badly cut.
Unknown man; wound serious.
Fifteen or twenty men were engaged IN
the affray, which was An outcome OF the
miners strike. \ party of Australians,
who are employed in the smelters, were
followed into the saloon by crowd OF
strikers, who called them scabs. The
Australians resented this and fight be-
gan in which only knives were used.
When the police arrived all the fighters
had escaped except those who were so
badly wounded that they could not fee.
The Australians are union smelter men,
but were mistaken by the strikers for
non-union miners
BURGLARS ROUNDED UP.
Rochester, y. Y, Nov. PA special
to the Post-Express from Batavia says
that one burglar was shot TO death and
another wounded and captured at ,
o'clock this morning in Elba, Genessee
county, while they were resisting arrest
after entering w. a. HundrernaTh's gen.
eral store. The burglar alarm in the
store awakened the proprietor in his
dwelling and he summoned a party OF
citizens who surrounded the store and
called on the burglars TO surrepder. The
robbers showed fight and were fired on,
but returned the fire Many shots Were
exchanged. Afterwards one burglar was
found dead behind the store. His COM
panion was wounded and surrendered
The latter is in the county jail. and says
his name is George Stevens, but refuses
10 say any more.
STILL CLAIMS HIS AUNT.
ST. Louis. Nov. 12.-The identity OF the
man arrested few days ago charged
with counterfeiting, who said he was the
heir of a wealthy aunt in Vincennes.
Ind, has been established. The young
man 5 real name is Percy 5. Sullivan. and
for several years he has been a travelling
adjuster OF the Mechanics Fire Insur-
ance company of Milwaukee. Wis, with
headquarters a Louisville. KY Sulli-
van continues TO assert his innocence.
COAL MEN CONVICTED.
Salt Lake. Utah. Nov. 12-Thirteen
members of the Salt Lake Coal exchange
have been found guilty in the United
States district court. They were charg-
ed and indicted by the grand jury for
trying TO prevent dealers not members of
The exchange from obtaining coal al
prices as low as were made TO the MEM
hers OF the exchange, in order 10 destroy
competition. The case was before Judge
Hallet.
CASE OF MRS. CASTLE.
London. Nov. 12-Sirce the release OF
Mrs. Walter NJ. Castle OF San Francisco
from WoTnwood Scrubs prison on Tues
day last. her condition Of health has been
50 serious that the doctors now refuse he7
permission 10 sail for the United States
AZ present.
Mr.. Bernard Abrahar1s. Of counsel tor
the Castles. said 10 a representative OF
the Associated Press today. referring 20
the surprise expressed IN the United
States that Mrs. Castle had been advised
10 plead guilty. that Il was generally felt
in English legal circles that in view of
the change brough: about by the law %
1888 the course adopted gas right one
End that the home secretary's order 20
release Mrs. Castle = a complete vind!-
cation Or the souacness Of this advice ard
a virtual acquIttal
CATTLE THIEVES EsCApE