The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-11-17
Is HAPPY TO HANG
MURDERER OARR WILL BE Exc
CUTED DECEMBER II.


tho Verdict of Guilty, and the lodges
Severe Address IL Heard In Silence
Young Gainan Exouerassd ut Carson.
Nev.-Iowa Farmer Tries the Murder
snd-Suicide Plan-The Saw That Thorn
Used on Guldensuppe-Grand Jury's
Queer Action In Kentucky
Liberty, Mo, Nov. 16.-WiNiam Carr,
the filicide, was this morning sentenced
to hang on December IL. Carr drowned
mis- 3-year-old daughter in the Missouri
river, weighing the body down with
stones. He received rhe sentence with
smile Of satisfaction.
In sentencing the prisoner, Judge
Broaddus said:
'sThe crime OF which you have confess
ed is the worst ever heard Of. You are
entitled TO the sympathy of no one"
Carr had nothing to say.
Carr is rawboned backwoodsman.
His crime was most cold blooded. On
October 10 last ne carried mis- child from
Liberty to point near Kansas City. He
tied her arms and legs securely with
cord, paid no attention to the little ones
query, What are you going to do,
pap?" and threw her into the river, af-
ter weighing tine body down with stones.
Carr was soon arrested and in his con-
fe.sion admitted that ne had "too many
children" and that his wife had wanted
the little one got rid Of. He declared,
however, that Mrs. Carr had no hand in
the murder. Carr has constantly urged
that he be sentenced and executed
promptly. His wife is still to be tried
for completely in the crime.
GUINAN IS ENUMERATED.
Carson, New, Nov. 16.-Julian Guinan,
the boy who shot and killed District At
day exonerated by the grand jury.
Jones, who was married man, mad been
paying attention to young Guinan's sis
ter, and upon the day Of the shooting
met her by appointment near her home.
DR.. Guinan, her father, interrupted the
meeting and quarreled with Jones. TIE
boy, who was watching from an upper
father would be killed by Jones, who
had a reputation as a gun fighter, shot
shot and killed the attorney with a rifle.
MURDER AN SUICIDE.
Cushing, Iowa. Nov. 16.-L. D. Spick
Ter, farmer, shot and killed mis- wife
and afterwards blew out his own brains.
The wife was shot in the breast and did
not die for several hours. Four children
are made orphans by the tragedy. They
were the children OF the woman by a
former husband. Spickler separated
from his wife over year ago on &C
count Of family troubles and they have
lived apart since that time. The man
had only been back from the east a
short time when he went home and beat
one of his stepdaughters. For this he
was arrested at the instigation OF his
wife. He was released from Jail in
few days and swore vengeance. He
went about Cushing saying that ne
would Kill his wife and adding that she
had been intimate with other men. Peo-
pie placed no credence in the threat.
However, he went to where his wife was
living and upon entering the house shot
her without warning. He then went out
side and put a bullet in mis- own head,
dying at once.
THE SAW THAT THORN USED.
New York. Nov. ia saw which
may be the implement with which VIII
lam Guldensuppes corpse was dismem-
bered in the cottage at Woodside, l.. l.,
where he was murdered in June last,
was brought to District Attorney
Youngs at Long Island today 1t is .aid
to have been found buried in the mead
ow lying between Flushing and College
Point. as Mrs Mack is said to have told
the officers on Sunday last that it placed
by Martin Thorn. The find was made
by an Italian laborer and two young sons
Of Police Captain Methven of Long Is
land City. The saw will be produced
when Thorn's trial is resumed on Mon
day next. In anticipation Of this latter
chapter in the great murder case, .pe-
cial venire of 200 jurors will be issued
tomorrow District Attorney YounSs
said today that his visit TO Philadelphia
yesterday had been without result az to
the allegation that Thorn was at one
time an inmate of Moyamensing prison.
QUEER GRAND JUR YDOINGS.
Cincinnati, Ohio, Nov. 1S.-The grand
jury of Campbell county, KY, did a
queer thing at Newport today. The case
of Charles W. Shotwell, aged II years,
was heard for ,housebreaking. The boy
had been in jail three months. He was
in rags and almost barefoot w'len ne
came before the grand jury. He said
his parents died years ago and he was
without home or friends. Driven to des-
peration ne joined an older person in at
tempting 10 break into house. The
other party escaped Shotwel concealed
nothing and his story was corrooorated.
The jury returned no Indictment, but
made up purse for him and also pro
cured new clothing and started the lad
out with promises OF leading a better
life.
EMBEZZLEMENT CASES.
ST. Paul, MINI, Nov. ia Pierre, 5.
D., special TO the Dispatch says: The
enlbezzlement csses against the state o.
ficers were called in circuit court today.
| Demurrers were fled in al three cases
but were overrulei and pleas Of not
guilty were entered. The cases viii
come up Tor hearing some time this
week. TIE attorneys for The defense
stated that they were resdy for tie
| trial in the Mayhem cases
WILL COST PENNY APIECE