The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-03
TOO YOUNG TO WE'D.
DEsPA1RING LOVERS CONCLUDE
THAT DEATH BEATS DELAY.

Carbolic Acid II Chosen a. the Means OF
Escaping Their Unhappy Position-The
Girl Drinks First, and When the Young
Gentleman in the Case Secs How ii
Works. His Nerve Falls. and There ID
Anything But Romance in the Miserable
Affair, on Either side-Dsy's News Of
Criminal Doings.
Cnocago, Jan. because their parents
thought them too young to marry. Nellie
Uren, - years Of age, and Obbie Heath,
one year younger, decided to commit
suicide. The girl killed herself by drink
ing carbo!ic acid, but the nerve of the
youth failed him at the last minute. and
ne stood by and watched his sweetheart
die. The young couple visited one Of the
downtown theaters last evening, and
after the performance they walked the
streets discussing their troubles. Late
in the night they decided that the time to
die had come, and entered the coal shed
Of Adoiph Christensen, which is fully
twelve miles away from the theater
wnere they had been earlier in the night.
Here they passed the bottle of acid back
and forth several times, neither having
the courage to drink.
Finally the girl drank half Of 1t, and
as soon as she felt the effects of the acid
she begged young Heath not to drink it,
and he began making efforts for her re-
lief. She died within a few hours. how
ever. Heath said he intended to drink,
but the sight of the girls agony was
too much for him.
CHECK 'KITERS" OUT ON BAIL.
Denver, Colo, Jan. 90. E. Miller,
convicted in the United States district
court, with Charles H. Dow and Sidney
G. McClurken, of having defrauded the
Commercial National bank Of SIZE, 200,
by means Of check "kiting," was releaS-
ed from Jail today under $4,000 bonds.
The three convicted bank wreckers will
be sentenced January % and the case
will then be taken. to the United States
supreme court.
INSUFFICIENT TO CONVICT.
Denver, Jan. 2-Under instructions Of
Judge Butler, who said the evidence was
insufficient to convict, the jury in the
district court today returned verdict of
not guilty in the case of Frank Atkins,
president of the defunct Colorado Saw
ings bank, indicted on a charge of hav-
ing received deposits when he knew the
bank was insolvent.
SECTION HAND ROBBED.
Reno, New, Jan. "A Southern Pacific
section hand, named 'Burks, after re-
ceiving a months pay from the pay car
here yesterday, started for the section
house on hand car. About half a
mile west Of town he was hailed by two
men. He stopped and one of them de-
manded his money at the point of a re-
volver. After securing his money they
threw him on a hand car, stuffed his
mouth with rags, bound him securely to
the car and left him.
FOURTH ROBBER CAUGHT.
Kansas City, Mo-, Jan. 2.-Eugene E.
Ridgeway, the fourth of the quartet who
held up and attempted to rob an electric
car between Kansas City and Independ-
ence on the night of November "a last,
has been arrested at his home at Cen
tropolis and lodged in Jail here. Oscar
Bridges, the leader of the four, was ar
rested on the night Of the robbery after
a severe tussle with the motorman, and
Ernest Ridgeway and James Repine
were captured two days later at Lcaven-
worth. Eugene Ridgeway escaped to
Oklahoma, but returned home Wednes-
day last. When arrested, he said he had
come home to give himself up. Ridge
ways parents are respectable, a,nl he
has never been arrested before today. He
is II years old. Ridgeway will have a
preliminary hearing soon, and. together
with his three pals, will doubtless be
tried at an early date.
AN OLD-TIMER RELEASED.
Joliet, ILL.,, Jan. 2.-Louis W. johnson,
who was sent to prison for life June I,
1869, from Washington county for muir
der, was released yesterday. He had
never been outside of the walls since he
was imprisoned and had always been a
good convict He was the Oldest in term
Of years in the prison. He will work
for his uncle in the southern part of the
state
NATE BRAN FOUND GUILTY.
Boston, Mass, Jan. I'm the case Of
Thomas Bran, late first mate of the
barkentine Herbert Fuller, charged with
the murder of Captain Nash, OF the same
vessel, his second mate, Bamberg, and
Mrs. Nash, the jury this morning report
ed a disagreement. Judge Colt at once
addressed the jury and directed them TO
retire for further consultation, instruct
ing the minority to give way TO the ma
jOrity.
Boston, Jan. 2.-Bram has been found |
guilty of the murder of Captain Nash, of |
The barl1entine Herbert Fuller.
COLLANDER'S MURDERERS.
Chicago, Jan. alderman Thomas ]. |
} Malley, under indictment charged with |
he murder OF Gus Collander in raid on |
I polling booth on election night was
admitted to bail today in the sum of |
u. 900. Judge Sears refused to grant a |
whereupon Attorney For |
est withdrew from the case. A change |
IF venue was taken 70 Judge Nicely, who. |
after listening TO arguments. granted |
} Maliey a continuance until the next /
ERIN of court.
Portland, Ore. Jan. Police Inspector
OF Chicago has wired to the !
authorities here that George Belts. alias |
Bingham. convicted here jointly with c. |
:. Moore of San Francisco. for grand |
arceny, has been indicted by the Cook |
county grand jury for the murder Of Gus
collander on November Z, 1896. 1t was |
/ political ASA ssination-a shooting at
he polls-in which others are implicat-
d. but Bingham retained his liberty I'M
Il he struck Portland.
NOT A CASE OF MURDER.
Denver, Col, Jan. 2.-Miss Anna
stephens, stepdaughter Of Judge J. l..
lodges. wha was found in the street un-
onscious on the night Of December Is,
nd wes supposed TO have been sand
Jagged, died without regaining con-
ciousness. An autopsy showed that
oftening Of the brain caused death. thus
approving the sandbagging theory.
VEGETABLE FIBREs SCHEDULE
Ways and Means Committee hears About
Flax. Hemp. Jute. snd the Like
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