The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-25

who created a scene in the private Office
of w. B. Thayer. secretary OF Emery.
Bird, Tnayer & Co., was sent to the city
hospital to Undergo treatment today for
mental Der arrangement until his father and
son II New York can come after him.
He protested this morning against go
ing TO the city hospital, because, he said,
he was not sick ard ne did not think
that was the proper place for well per-
son to live. Wahlfeld's relatives and
friends will send him TO an asylum In
i, New York
FOR FALSE IMPRISONMENT.
New York, Dec. 24-Harry II. Kutner.
who sued 10 recover $4,000 damages
from James c. Fargo. as president of the
American Exprtss company. for false ar
rest and Imprisonment, obtained a YER
die. in his favor today for $4,000. Kut-
ner, in July, 1898. while acting in the
employ of the defendant, was arrested
on charge of having stolen parcel
containing watch and chain of the val
Tie OF $3.50. consigntd to R. McAlester,
White Plains. His trial inSgeneral ses-
sions resulted in a verdict Of acGuitai.
GOODMANSON REMANDED.
Fender, Neb. Dec. A.-Dr. Goodman
son was today reTnanded for trial on the
Charge OF wife murder. The preliminary
trial lasted three days and the defense
offered 10 testimony. The only evidence
OF guilt was the prestnce of strychnine
in the body, together with Goodmanson' S
shabby treatment of his wife. Taey
came here recently from Chicago. The
victim had all he symptoms of strych-
nine poisoning during the few hours
prior 40 her death.
FIRE AT FORT PICKENS.
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hour last night a Waterman discovered
fire in the oil room inside of For. Pick
ems. on Santa Rosa island, where all the
ammunition and material for the new
disappearing gun batteries. that are
nearly completed IS stored. The oil
room was destroyed, and only by the
united efforts of the large force Of men
now working at night on the batteries
the fire was kept from the magazine.
where twen.y-seven tons OF powder and
quantity of dynamite was stored. 1t
is believed that an attempt wac made 10
blow up the fort. and the guards have
been doubled. No one will be permitted
to land there without q special permit
BURGLARS At OTTAWA.
Ottawa, Ken, Dec. 24.-The safe of
Wills iIiirsery was robbed last night
OF a considerable sum of money. AT the
safe in the Missouri Pacific depot, but
TIE effort was abandoned after the out
er door of the safe was demolished
During the night the residence Of Lyman
Reed was looted Of articles of consider
able value. This makes five burglaries
III two days
STREET CAR VICTIM.
Washington. Dec. 24-Chester r.
Faulkner. well known citizen OF India
IA. was run into by street car and
seriously injured tonight. He was re-
moved to Province hospital. where 1t
was found necessary to amputate his leg.
The Injured man is 10 years old and his
recovery is doubtful. Mr.. Faulkner was
private secretary to Senator VOORHEES,
and was in charge of the Maltby govern
melt building in this city.
MAY BE HYDROPEOBIA.
Baltimore, Nd. Dec. 24.-From symp-
toms developed today by Conrad Ep-
pers, OF 10 Railroad avenue, Woodbury.,
it. is; likely that the death of Robert Hen
~ from hydrophobia will not be the only
fatal result of the st. Demands mad
race on Dec. 1 when he bit eight boys.
Eppers has partial paralysis of the face
and during the afternoon has had sew
eral spasms of the throat. Attendant
physicians fear the worst.