The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-15
BITTEN BY A MULE
HYDROPH0BIA CREATES TERROR IN
AN OKLAHOMA EBIGHBORH0OD.


Dog Runs Amuck on RE. WyancO's Farm
and Bites Nearly All His Stock and Is
Finally KHIed-After Few Days a
MuIe Develops the HaIsdy and Attacks
and Elites Boy-A Little Girl is Bitten
bvaP,et Cst-ChiIdren are Taken to
Maidstone Which WOrks-Country is
Excited
Newkirk, o. T, March 14-Six miles
southwest of here the people nave a
terrible fight with hydrophobia which
has developed in mules, horses, dogs
ind CATS. The terror in the country
neighborhood is awful just at present.
Zoe Vance bad dog which, during the
last of February, about eighteen days
ago. went mztd. It bit several dogs,
most of Wancos stock, horses, cattle
and mules. befo re il was shot.
Nothing was thought of the ravages
NJ the mad bru ute until last Tuesday
when terrible evidences of its WORK
rame To light A mule which the dog
had bitten went mad, and frOthing al
the mouth and Llee-hawing in a most
frenzied fashion, took after Mr. Wan
ro's little boy and nearly killed him
when Mr.. Vance drove the mule away.
The animal was killed. a little girl,
the daughter of a neig,hibor, on the same
day was playing with cat which sud
6enly became mad and attacked her,
biting her severely. Both Wanco's boy
snd this little girl were taken 10 mad
stone and in both cases the stone drew
On application 10 the wounds.
The excitement has lei 10 an organiZa
zion which Is taking all dogs into charge
Fifteen dogs are now known 10 have
been bitten. Twelve Of these have been
shot. All the rest of the dogs have
been put u
Recently a bull dog belonging 10 Chaa-
Guyer on Duck Creek BIZ, 4 greyhound
belonging tc B. T Riner- Guyer's dog
has been killed but the greyhound ia
still at large and a sharp lookout is be
ing kept
The authorities at Newkirk have
taken precautions against hydroDho-
bia az ii is thought that il VIII In al
likelihood reach this city
SHE Is QUITE CAY
Oklahoma City, o T. March IA
young married woman who is passabiy
good looking, and who seems 10 be POI
eessed with the powers Of attracting
the men and young boys TO her side, Up
peared in police court this morning IN
der the charge of q diSTs 'putable char
acter. without paying the usual fine
customary After the consultation OF
the chief Of police and Judge Beatty,
however, she was allowed 10 go home
with her father, who hearing OF hep
trouble, came in search CT her Her
name is Ms Burnett, and her home IS
four miles west Of Guthcie, T1eTe she
was taken This morning
Some time ago she came 10 this city,
end fell in love SO the story goes, with
enc Eppler- But though things did
not seem TO run SO smoothly as they
SHOULD under the circumstances. and
Mrs. Burnett began running around
nifh the sports Of the town, b1Iggy-T1d-
Ing and attending dances in the country
until her husband became z1furiated 10
such an extent that he could no longer
control his temper, and Immediately
proceeded to make II WaTm for his an
sagomist- His first vent of anger was
discharged On RED EppleT. TylaoIn he
met in livery stable yesterday after
noon He bounced on that youth like a
i.on and had It not been for the inter
ference OF the police, some 9Ess Would
have been seriously injured The po-
lice, however, took the young antaso-
Tlists into custody, and BuInau, upon a
plea Of guilty, was fined &c. and Red
was assessed S9.50, besides being given
a good lecture upon the subject OF Keep
sng company with other mems wives
This. however, did not seem TO satisfy
the game Ped" who proceeded shortly
after court adjourned, 10 take his loved
one buggy ride in the country Upon
their return bJth were arrested with
the result that the woman was sent
home and ''Red7 VIII be given another
srisl in the near future
HAD BEEN A STEPHENSON
Guthrie. q II, March 14-The Still
water Gazette has the following Tho
preliminary trial Of William and James
MINIS, charged with the murder OF
George Randall. took place IN the pro-
bale court Tuesday
Considerable interest was taken In
This case and the court room was crowd
I'd with spectators during the entire
proceedings The evidence IN the case
developed the fact that while DO one
saw or heard the shooting. there cannot
he the slightest doubt that the right
parties are accused Of the crime a $ Z
was clearly proven that they We're seen
in q wagon going in the direction OF
where the fatal shot was fired, i'm
mediately before the killing took place.
and that their wagon was tracked from
the scene of the murder To their home
and the gun from which the fatal shot
was undoubtedly fired was found I'M
Der young Minis bed.
Death in this case must have been in
Etantareous as his lifeless form vas
found lying on his back on the bottom
IF the wagon with his feet hanging
over the dashboard. while the lines were
Still in his hands and the team was
nuietly grazing on the prairie. An ex-
animation Of his person revealed The
fact that he had no kind Of a weapon.
and a small piece Of tobacco was the
only thing his pockets contained; 50 y
plea of self-defense would hardly ap-
ply in this case. Although the de-
PENDANTS viii undertake 10 prove that
he had made threats against them AZ
various times. The neiChborhood in
(which these people live appears TO have
been in a turmoil for some time past.
and a great deal Of petty thieving has
been going on. Randall has taken ar
active part in suppresSius this class of
criminals. which is said. I'm a measure.
to be the cause or his untimely death.
Al the CONCLUSION OF me trial the court
announced that as there was not any
evidence against James Minis. h
would he discharged from custody. hut
that William MINIS would ne held wita
out bail 20 await the action Of the
grand jury
MILITARY DEPARTMENT..
Guthrie. - IT. March sl4.-The board
o. regents % the Agricultural and Ne
ohsnical college at Saltwater took some
action at their meeting last Tucsda,
looking 10 the organization and equip
ment of military department i'm con-