The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-24

| Hardy, his fellow companions, are Serv-
| ing terms of fourteen years and six
montas at the same place for the same
crime.
SHOT WHILE ESCAPING.
| Du Bois, Pa, Dec. 23.-Stephen Spell
en-. VINO killed Michael Roher last night,
was shot dead this morning while at
tempting to escape mis- pursuers. Spell
en- took refuge in a water shaft, but the
steam was turned on and ne was forced
to uncover. Before ne was killed ne
| fired several shots at his pu-suers, one
ball taking effect in the shoulder OF
Thomas Casey, proprietor of the Gen.
trail hotel, and another passing through
the coat OF the chief OF police The
murder OF Roher Was entirely unprovok-
ed, and it is thought Spellen was de-
mented when ne committed the deed.
IN THE ASYLUM AGAIN.
| London, Dec. 23.-On the advice Of
| police surgeon, Charles Helmbold, son
Of the late DIR. Helmbold Of New York.
who was arrested tlere on Tuesday last.
charged with having threatened TO kill
United States Consul General Osborne,
was today taken to an asylum for the
/ insane. 1t mas been discovered that
Helmbold had already been confined for
six weeks in an asylum under the as
sumed name OF F. c. Evans
KANSAS LUNATIC CAUGHT.
Buffalo, NJ Y, Dec. 23-James A.
Nolan, lawyer of Topeka, Kan, VINO
escaped from the Kansas state insane
asylum about two months ago, was ar
rested in this city today and is being
held for the Kansas authorities.
| DYNAMITE IN HIS POCKETS.
San Jose, Cal. Dec. 23.-Amazon Her
nandez, Mexican wood chopper, was
in the habit OF carrying giant powder
cartridges in his pockets, as ne fire.
quently used them for blasting tree
stumps. Yesterday ne tripped and fell.
a knife in his pocket struck cap and
! nine explosions followed in quick sue
cession Hernandez was terribly man.
gled and will die.
NEW COUNTERFEIT NOTE.
| Washington, Dec. 23.-The secret
service division of the treasury gives
Eotice OF a new counterfeit S. silver GER
! tificate. 1t Is of the series OF 1896, cheek
letter &C." face plate number %, back
plate number L. ]. Fount Tiliman, reg
| lister; No. 2,S52, ,6S7. 1t is printed on two
| thin sheets OF paper with the silk fibres
! on. The most marked defect is in the
! while the green ink on the back is too
! light in color.
CORONER A BACK NUMBER.
! New York, Dec. 23.-The December
| grand jury OF Kings county handed TO
| Judge Hurd in the county court. Brook
| lyH, today reason that the Office of
coroner be abolished because of the fact
that the office was OF no sractical effect
| in ferreting out crime, that the methods
in vogue in that office We're open to the
most severe censure, that the manner
of conducting the business was inefFi-
cient and the powers of the coroners
were delegated to subordinates whose
chief functions seemed to be to collect
fees incident to the office for their chief.
LETTER BOX THIEVES.
New York, Dec 23.-Ricnard o. Davis,
said to be well known forger and thief,
was arrested today by a postoffice III
spector. Davis is charged with passing
three checks for small amounts which
mad been stolen; from mali boxes at To-
! ledo, Ohio. He Is said to be a member
oc gang of letter box thieves who be-
| gan operations on August 90 last ait
. Milwaukee and who, 1t is said, have
travelled all over the country and have
realized about $1,000 or checks stolen
/ 7atf M r-s- fIa .o<1Sl.,
| officials say, was the leader OF the gang
He secured $500 from the National
bank of Cincinnati On that charge ne
was released on s., 900 bail, which is still
standing against him.
CRAZY OR A FRAUD.
| Vicks5uTg, Miss, Dec 23-The story
! OF David Lee, the cOiored man VINO
Claims that five members of his family
| have been murdered by whitecaps, is
absolutely false. No lynching mas oc-
Cured in this county or section in sew
eral years Lee is unknown here and il
| is believed the man is either crazy or an
inrposter.
NOT so VERY GUILTY.
| Boston, Dec. 23-Welcome H. s. Hath
away, the Fall River cotton broker who
/ was convicted in 1898 OF false entries
and Of other irregularities in his ac-
! counts, was released from the state
! prison today. Mr.. Hathaway was SEN
! fenced TO serve seven years and mas
spent ABORT four years in Jail. The plea
| for his pardon was made on the ground
| that he was not as guilty as his conduct
! in connection with the transactions for
which he was convicted indicated.
! OYSTERMEN IN TROUBLE.
Bridgeton, y. J., Dec. 23-As an OUT
come OF the troubles between the rip
arian oyster grounds claimants. Captain
| Oliver Candy, CT Newport, was held in
| $1,000 bail today. Captain Richard
Robbins tongued on grounds claimed
by Candy on Delaware bay and Candy
fired four shots into his sioop, sinking
ii. Other boats rescued Robbins. Candy
is also charged withputting dynamite in
fo,t beach. The oyster men are great
ly excited. Candy has had Robbins ar
rested on a charge OF stealing oysters.
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