The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-11-19

ner and coolly said: Cough up your
gun" and almost in the same breath
covered the other two officers In al
most a moment the three men were dis
armed Showing the pistols into his
and disappeared.
posse of deputy sheriffs and the en-
tire police force are now out hunting
him.
VERDICT NOT POPULAR.
Liberty, Mo-, Nov. 1S.-At midnight
last night large party Of men broke
into the house OF Silas d. Fargo, in
Happy Hollow, shot him in the left
lung when ne showed resistance. and
then, according to Fargo's statement.
fell upon and beat him. Fargo's wound
Is dangerous, but he may recover. Far
go, last June, confessed 10 burning the
carriage factory OF John ]. Graw. He
made the confession after escaping to
Fon du Lac, Wis, and later denied IT
was true, saying it was made to get
free transportation home. He vas in
dictei by the grand jury but acquitted
at his trial last week. Indignation was
expressed at mis- being set free. and las,
nights attack is said TO have been the
work Of townspeople.
NOT COLORED MEN.
Cincinnati, Ohio. Nov. 1s.-Duke Crox-
on, the first to be tried of the nine men
who followed Mr.. and Mrs. Gleason OUT
OF Newport, KY, and taking the wo-
man from her husband at the point OF
a revolver, brutality outraged her, was
today found guilty and his punishment
was fixed at twenty years in the peni-
tertiary. The trial was held at New
port, Ky. Under Kentucky law the PEN
atty could have been death.
TO GUARD ARMOUR'S HOUSE.
Chicago, Nov. 1S.-Two policemen
have been detailed TO guard the resi-
dence Of I'D. Armour. The reason for
the precaution is rumor from Mime
apolis that Spectator who lost money
in wheat has gone insane and left Min
neapolis with the avowed purpose Of
killing Armour.
NEGROES LYNCH A NEGRO.
Bryan, Tex, Nov. 1s.-Last night at
the Allan farm near here, while gambl-
ing for pecans, a negro NAMED General
Chatham was stabbed twice and killed.
Another negro, Tom Sweat, was arrest
ed for the crime, and while being con-
veyed to Milhcan by a posse was taken
from his guards and strung up TO the
limb OF a tree. The vigilantes are said
to nave been negroes.
MRS. RESH'S ASSAILANTS.
Lamar, Mo-, Nov. 1S.-Sherif Living
ston has returned from Kansas with
Henry Avery, charged with being i'm
plicated in the assault on Mrs. Jacob
Resi-, near Boston, six miles south, last
Thursday night, when carbollc acid was
thrown in her face. When the mob took
Simpson and Kaderly from the officers
Monday night ind swung them up 10 |
a tree several times, they made con-
feSsion OF the crime, duplicating Avery |
and Dave Monkstar, OF Carthage. They !
claimed they hired Avery and Monkstar
to commit the crime. Monkstsr has not |
been arrested. Avery is an unmarried |
young man.
Sheriff Livingston learned last night i
that a mob was forming at Boston 10 I
lynch Simpson, Kaderly and Avery, and |
Colonel Caffee TO call out !
the militia, as result Of which COM |
pany c, Second regiment, was held in /
readiness in the armory all night The |
mob dispersed, but it is feared that II 1
will re-assemble with achievements to- /
night.
THORN AND MRS Mack
New York, Nov. 1s.-It is promised I.
that there will be no delay on the part /
OF either the prosecution or defense in
the Thorn case, which VIII begin anew
next Monday. Particular attention has
been given by the Sheriff TO the physical /
condition and medical history OF the 100
taleSmen summoned for jury selection.
Mrs. Mack now declines to talk on the
murder withou; tire aid OF
an interpreter. The missing head il be-
ing searched for. and il is believed that
Mrs. Mack knows wherce Il is. Her
statements anent las disposition have
been conflicting. She claims thai the
discrepancy arose through her imper-
fect knowledge Of English
1t is believed the new trial will not
extend beyond ten days from Monday
and Il may be concluded within week
GAVE UP TOO EASILY.
Augusta Ga, Nov. 1s.-A most sen
suicide occurred this morning.
William Moody shot himself through
he back Of the head vale lying in his
loom at MS Boarding house. Moody
vas one o: the best known young men
n town and the most popular. He was
head clerk at Levy's boom emporium.
When he filled 20 SLOW I'D for work
MS morning. William Levy Tent 10
lis boarding house 20 ascertain the
auSe- On eateEiaE t3es room n foand
.Ioody lying on the bed. his head n q
,ool OF his own bloof. Mooiy did az
louT acte. The sa3ot!ng. The 5uile; Ell
cred the back OF n, head and came out
n the other SIDE About two months
80 Moody married Mss Maggie Pur-
ear. a popular and beautiful young
Tollsn o. his city. Yesterday the Two
uarreIei and the wife went 10 her par
nt's house 70 spend the night When
foody awoke ,hls morning be ended Ezs
xisteace.
AN INTERNATIONAL FRAUD.
san Francisco, Nov. iS--Cdie: Les
oiay resolved a letter from Defective
soc5e ot Sydney. informing aim nat
ienry wesixood Cooper, The s<lndier
4 sdy here Tas known fn Syi-ey
d 1897 a. sca.sz.e. ESness eaaawsck
Ie WIS arrested there a. t1zt tine IN /,
e. tia: name N txo charges .. o. i