The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-06-14

to Take Him Outside of the City-Lew
Aspey Follows The Man Raises the
Point of Jurisdiction But the oficer
Raises the Point of His shOtgun-Tw0
Men Horse-whipped by Women.
Yesterday was a lively day II police
circles. and IL seemed for time as
though Old Harry himself had been
turned loose In Stunning Up the whole
matter It was found that two men had
been horsewhipped, and that by women.
an old man had been badly beaten by
tramps for protecting his daughter from
the insults Of these human brutes-
G. ". Mosteller, who lives IN the old
exchange building. corner Eighteenth
street and EmpOria avenue, was al the
back OF the building when ne heard the
scream Of his daughter, and in going 10
the house found that she was being fol-
Owed Up stairs by hurley tramp. The
old man at once ordered the fellow
away from the place when he was as
saulted and finally was knocked down
With q brick
He defended himself az best he could,
but after he bad been struck with sew
eral bricks and stones he sank 70 the
ground and the leader OF the tramps,
who had made the assault, ran over 10
the Santa Fe tracks where he found a
man with a handcar whom ne compeI-
I'd 70 take him north outside the city
limits, when he told the man Of the
handcar that the police did not dare 70
arrest him and that he might go back to
the city.
~ ~af- - 10 al a
responded co BY Chief Burt and Lew
Aspey. In a sand hole the officers cap
tured three OF the tramps who had been
with the assaulting member Of the fra
ternity and brought them 70 the sta
ZION The chief said ne expected 10 cap
ture whole armory with the boys, bur
that the only thing found on their per-
son was two old pocket knives. The
tramps claimed that they had nothing 20
80 with the assault made upon the old
man. but they will be held as witnesses
against the brute.
The tramp who made the assault
started up the track after he had releas
ed the man with the hand car and OIL
Ger Lew Aspey was sent on his trail
wiki orders 70 return with the man or
MS body.
Lew followed the tramp almost 10
The tramp ordered the officer 70 turn
back TO the city. He said he was out
side Of the city limits and that no ID
policeman on earth could take him, and
that he did not want TO hurt the officer.
By this tine Lew was hot and he
reached down in the bottom Of his bug
gy and drew forth his double-barreled
shotgun with which he had been practic
Ing on dogs, for the past week, and
cooking both barrels drew a bead on
the tramp's head.
This vas TOO much for the william and
he 7ilUed Ike a cabbage lesf and throw
InE up MS hands begged for mercy. His
argune1- upon his lawful rights We're
al gone in minute, and he offered 10
20 back 70 the city with the officer Lew /
kept the gun on him until he had clasp 4
ed his arms within the folds OF a pair 4
Of handouts and he was returned 10 4
the city where he was as meek as a
lamb.
The tramp now reposes in the city
prison, and he viii be turned over 10 /
County Attorney Davis who viii pro- /
coed 70 charge him with assault with a. \
tent to kill, and in due time he will /
probably find himself in the penitenti- |
airy where he VIII not have TO try TO !
kill laboring men for refusing 10 feed l
him.
David Kaiter appeared before Justice I
Glenn and swore out a warrant for Mrs. \
Clara Thornton. who lives in the brick /
house near where the bridge crosses the 1
mill race on Lawrence avenue, and east /
Of the packing houses. II appears that 4
Kaitsr had some peaches and early ap-
pies and that during his absence some (
one entered his orchard and took the
fruit and that in speaking OF the mat
ter 10 his neighbors, Kaiter had init
mated that the fruit had been taken by
Mrs. Thornton and her boys. When
the woman heard the complaint her
anger knew no bounds and she resolved
10 teach the man 10 be less GLIB with his
tongue. She went over 70 the packing
house and told the man that he must
retract his statement made against her
character and also sign q paper acknow-
Lodging that he had lied Kaiter, t
seems. did not want 70 sign the paper
and the woman proceeded TO give him
what Paddy did the drum-a thunder
ing beating.
The warrant was served BY Constable
Russell and Mrs. Thornton was brought
before the justice and gave bonds for
her appearance at trial on next Tues
day.
r. J. Brown was the next man whose
hide was made 10 smart under the lash
Of a whip n the hands Of Mrs. Madison,
who lives IN the northeast part OF the
city. Il appears that Mrs. Madison.
who IS very large woman and who has
developed her muscle while tending
several acres OF garden truck and sup
porting her orphan children. was the
posssss5r OF q very valuable watch dog
10 which she was very much attached.
The house where Mrs. Madison lives is
inside OF the corporate limits OF the city.
Il seems that someone informed the
dog. catcher and the officers that Mrs.
Aadison's dog had been bitten BY a mad !
dog ana during the womsn's absence the {
dog was shot She not blame the officer !
as she said Il was their duty 20 XII the
dog Il they had been informed IL was {
bitten by a mad dog. but she declared I
war against the man who. as she said. .
had told the officers the nasty lie The
dog catcher told her that man named :
Brown had left the word and she ran :
through the city directory in search OF
the right Brown After careful can
vass,ng the SEQ Browns found IN tha
directory she figured Il out that r
Brown was the man who had told the
nasty lie" and she began 10 camp On
ais trail II seems that there had been
trouble between Mrs Madison and Mr..
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