The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-25
BRIDE GOT DRUNK
NIPs THE BOTTLE WITH HER HUs-
BAND AND BOTH ARE JAILED.

Honeymoon Is Filled With Hiarity and
Headaches, With the Result That After
Two Days of Connubisi Bliss They
Strike the Thorny Road OF Domestic
Discord-Married Happiness Lasts But
Three Days in all-Msn In Topeka Try
ing to Got His Wedding Presents Back
From His Mother-in-Law.
Leavenworth, Kan, April 25.-Hernan
Baxman filed a suit in the district court
yesterday for a legal separation from
his new wife, Annie BaXman. This
couple were married only month ago
and they have been having a stormy
time since.
In the petition Baxman charges his
wife with gross neglect of duty and
adultery. He alleges that she has been
associating with vile men and visited
houses of i'll fame.
After this, Baxman's second marriage,
he lived peacefully with his bride for
a period of two days. The third day
trouble commenced when they both got
drunk and were arrested. They were
arrested half dozen times on various
charges and finally wound up with a
pitched battle for possession of the old
BaxnaE property on Cherokee street.
Baxman carried on so that he was
confined in the county jail for few
DAYS on the supposition that he was in
sane again.
WANTS WEDDING PRESENTS.
Topeka. Kan, April M.-John Rupin
has sued his mother-:n-law, Mrs.
Catherine Moeser. to collect the value
of the wedding presents made when
Rupin married Mrs. Moeser's daughter.
This case occupied the attention of
Judge Hazen in the district court yes
,erday.
II has been some months since Rupin
and Miss Moeser were married. At that
time a number of presents were made
the young couple and these. with house
hold furniture which Rupin purchased,
were valued at $3.50. Soon after the mar
risge Rupin placed a $50 mortgage on
his furniture and went to Colorado.
There he was taken sick and did not re-
turn for some time.
While Rup:n was away his wife moved
back to her mothers home, taking the
wedding presents and furniture Of the
Ru9in family. Mrs. Moeser paid the
mortgage, took possession of the Nerni-
ture and presents and then sold them
When Rupin returned he went to his
home but found neither his wife nor his
furniture. Upon investigation he learn
ed the facts and now brings the suit TO
recover the value of the property.
WHAT ALLIED HIM?
Clay Center, Kan, April IA queer
happening is reported to 1. R. Watts
last Monday afternoon. It will be re-
membered the wind was cold, the sky
cloudy, the day generally d.sagreeable
That along about 4 o'clock there was a
sheet of lightning followed by quick,
vicious thunder clap; just one flash and
just one report. Ray Watts was run
ming a pillow when all this occurred.
Either the lightning struck or envSlop-
ed him or the thunder stunned him,
any way after a few minutes he found
himself staggering over the field anad
the team gone. The lines were across
his shoulders and when the horses
started they dragged him seventy-five
or eighty feet. then the lines broke.
shortly after the team jerked loose from
the plow and continued to the barn
without further damage. The neighbors
say it was a sheet OF lightning. Mr..
Watts don't know. he simply saw it. |
then became unconscious. He was pretty |
sore Monday night and the day follow |
Ing, but is now all right.
BITTEN BY MAD-DOG.
Ottawa, Kan, April PA. D. Alder |
man, the market gardener. living al rs
Estabrook street. was last Friday after |
hoon bitten by maddos. A young man
named Hoiderbaum, an employee of AL !
derman, was first attacked by the ami |
NAL, which seized him by the leg. Alder |
man came to Holderbaun's relief, when i
the dog bit him through the wrist.
The animal belonged to Alderman and |
several days previous to the attack upon |
Its owner, disappeared from the Alder |
man premises. When it returned it |
evinced no unsual symptoms until il at |
lacked Alderman and Holderbaun.
The dog was killed and both victims |
departed on the first train for Paola TO |
obtain relief from a maidstone. which |
Is owned by citizen of that town.
When the stone was applied to the
wound in Aldermans wrist it adhered |
Tor nearly twenty-four hours. II was
subsequently placed on Holderbaum's
iacerated leg and adhered as tenaciously
as when applied TO Alderman. Both
rnen arrived home the first Of the week,
feeling confident that no Serious results
OF the dogs bite will ensue.
TERRITORY MEN ESCTPE.
Leavenworth. Kan, April A.-Prison-
ers John Blankenship. No. 81. and John
". Finney No. 500. two patrole men a
the federal penitentiary, concluded yes
terday tha; they had served long enough
and they took a notion 10 leave.
Blankenship was in charge of team
which he used in hauling tools and food
to the gang of convicts at work on Met
ropoiitan avenue. Yesterday morning
about o'clock ne was sent 10 the well,
back Of the prison, after water and be-
ing absent longer than the required
time. an investigation was made which
resulted in finding the team and wagon
A; the well but no driver.
About the same time a similar occur
renee took place at the prison farm,
where Finney had been detailed 10
work. The attempt 20 gain freedom
together had doubtless been planned by
he men as Their escape occurred a.
the same time and under similar cir
Both men had been on parole several