The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-12

HIS BOND is GOOD
HARRY ST. JOHN CAN WALK ABOUT
WITHOUT THE SHERIFF.

His New Appearance Is In the Sum Of Sever
Thousand Five Hundred Dollars and il
has Been Accepted = Strange STORY
About the Death and Burial OF q
Stranger Near Cushinx-Pigeon Drops
Dead in His Open Grave and a Clap OF
Thunder Descends From a Clear Sky
News of Oklahoma.
Guthrie, o. T., May 11.-Saturday al
Oklahoma City the bond OF Harry ST.
John was accepted. and he was released
from custody. In addition 10 the bonds
men T. II. Morris, Whit NJ Grant and
Mr.. Sands, that were on the bond at
first, a MIR. SnUwden, a former resident
Of Ell Reno went on the bond. The
bond on which st. John was released
was for $500 and is thoroughly gilt
edged. The bohjsmen have been Sc
cured by ST. John with an indemnity
bond.
A case has been inaugurated in the
district court at Oklahoma City emit
tied c. G. Jones, W. G. Wheeler and
the Nordyke Machinery company of
Indianapolis, Ind, are the plaintiffs In
the action. The suit IS for s., 900 which
amount the Aetna had on the Jones
Milling property insured for. The
hence the suit. The reason for the
Aetna's refusal to pay the amount is
not stated. It IS rumored that Subse-
quent TO the application for insurance
on the mill another mortgage was plac-
ed on the property without notifying
the insurance company, which accord
ing to insurance rules. should be done,
as it increases the risk.
The mill was insured for 1850, in
the Aetna, for g, 900; the Hartford So
600; the Liverpool and Globe $500: the
Manchester $1,000; the Niagara 81 900
nor companies.
Papers were issued levying on the
property of the Aetna in Kingfsher
Cleveland, Logan and Canadian coun-
ties, but were all returned with the
notice that Nd property could be
found.
OlilCL NDI1lpdltlCS nave
not yet formerly refused to pay their
losses, bat have not made any move
towards paying them evidently the
matter. Asp, Shautei & Coffin CHAM,
lawyers, OF Guthrie, represents the
plaintiffs.
STRANGE, AND NOT TRUE.
News Of a strange and rather fishy
occurance comes from the neighborhood
of Cushiag in Payne county. Last
a stranger, whose name IS
supposed to be Simon Malston, called
at the home of Richard Fox, a farmer.
Nalston was pale, emaciated, and COM
planned of being I'll. He asked for
food and nights lodging and was CIV
en- a bed. The following morning
Malston was found dead in bed. a
inquest was held and a small wound
was found at the left side Of the neck,
but otherwise there was no signs Of vi
olence. A verdict of death from heart
disease was rendered. The mans eff
fects were meager. and the only arti-
cles leading TO his identity were two
envelopes, minus letters, addressed to
Simon Malston, Sherman, Texas."an
bearing Montreal, Canada, postmarks.
The wound in the neck looked as
though it had been caused by steel
nail or darning needle. On Saturday
Malston's remains were
buried and then the strange incident
occurred. About a dozen persons as
around the grave and the box
had just been lowered, when a clap of
thunder cIom clear sky and sinnultan-
eously a snow-whfte pigeon fell into
ha
bird was dead but warm. The occur
renee created great excitement and
the grave was hHrriediy filled with the
caused a neighbcrhood sensation, and
the simple folk firmly believe that the
white pigeon means a prophecy be-
yond the grave. Many think that
Malston was murdered and investiga-
ion will be made.
REED Is CAPTURED.
The Oklahoma City Times-Journal
las the following: Early Saturday
morning Chief Cnuch succeeded in cap
.uring Bob Reed. the young man who
escaped from the Norman asylum
Thursday night. Reed Is about %
years of age and was sent to the asy.
UNI from Guthrie about five weeks ago
R. J. McCune. an attendant who has
charge OF Reed at the asylum, came up
md from him we learned that Reed
$ an all round crook. who came from
California 10 Okla mona a short time
ago. The manner OF his escape shows
hat the fellow IS far from being de-
neuted at all times. Thursday night
he was locked in his room in the third
story OF the building. the window OF
which IS heavily screened and barred.
During the night he tore up Two pairs
II heavy blankets and two sheets, out
II which he made a plated rope. Then
picking two Yale locks with suspend
r buckle he twisted the bars of the
window of. and let himself down the
.hree stories TO the ground by means
II the rope, Before leaving the inst
-ution Reed stole an overcoat. pair of
shoes and ha. from some Of the in
mates, which he seCreted in his room
ana took down the rope with him.
When captured by Chief Couch, Reed
lad in MS possession a bottle OF NOR
shine, bottle % cocaine, a hypodermic
leedle. two eye troopers pocket-book
md a lady's gold watch chain. These
hings were evidently stolen or either
t the institution or since his escape,
s he had no otker means OF obtaining
hem. He was taken back 20 Nor |
nan on the afternoon train by his at
NO DELEGATE FOR HIM.
The Oklshou,an OF Oklahoma City
publishes the following letter from Col |
mel johnson:
In your issue of this ds<e find N.Y. |
elf named as a candidate for election |