The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-29

George H. Lincoln Had Befriended Heaiy
When He Needed a Friend. and the
Latter on His Deathbed, After Fatal
AItercation Between the Two Men, Re-
fuses to Incriminate His Former Host
Hue and. Cry Raised After Negro
Murderer in Kansas City-Darrant
Again Denied
New York, Dec 2S.-John Healy died
today in hospital from the effects Of
stab wounds, inflicted by George II. Lin
coin, a designer. Healy had been out or
work for some time. Lincoln, who is
married, befriended him and the two
men were the best of friends. On Christ
mas day Lincoln entered his home in
toxicated and threatened to strike his
wife. Healy pleaded for her. The wife
ran into another room When she re-
turned, after hearing sounds of strug
gle, she found Healy covered with blood.
Her husband had gone to a hospital.
Lincoln, VINO was only slightly wounded,
was arrested and taken to Healy's bed
side. Healy positively denied that he
mad ever seen Lincoln before and died
today refusing to impIcate his old-time
friend III any way. Lincoln is so dis
dressed over the affair that it is feared
he will attempt TO commit suicide. He
was remanded TO await the action OF
the coroner.
ACCUSING EACH OTHER.
Detroit, Mich, Dec. 2S.-Edmund Ira
yer. pressman, and his paramour, Myr-
tie Creamer, We're taken to Emergency
hospital late this evening, each with
bullet in the temple. Doctors think the
Young man viii die. Their stories diff
fer, each accusing the other with doing
the shooting during quarrel.
RAISED THE HUE AND CRY.
Kansas City, Dec. 2S.-A crowd of
men and boys chased a negro murderer
through the business section OF Kansas
City today, running him 10 cover in a
pile of goods boxes. The negro, James
Reed, fired four bullets into the body of
his mistress, Susie Blakely. of whom
he was jealous, killing her instantly.
The shooting occurred at Twelfth and
Cherry streets and as the murderer ran
out of the house, the cry Of murder was
raised by men on the street, who began
the chase and soon several hundred men
and boys had joined in the pursuit.
When the murderer was captured ne was
hurried off to the police station. James
Reed is the son Of Martin Reed, who
was hanged in Kansas City six years
ago for the murder of his wife, James
Reeds mother.
NOT CAUSED BY FRIGHT.
San Francisco, Dec. 2S.-Mary Castillo,
the young Spanish woman, at whom the
japanese, George Touchl, fired four shots
IN Sunday afternoon, did not die of
fright or from the effect OF a shock upon
= feeble heart, as believed Wnen sle was
examined at the receiving hospital a few
minutes after her death. No wounds
IF any kind were found upon her then,
ouI an autopsy held at the morgue by
or. JOnE Gallagher revealed the fact
mat the woman's death was caused by
a bullet which struck her in the arm,
passed through the lungs and entered
me pericardium, or sack surrounding the
heart.
THREATENS MTLLIONAIRES.
3 New York, Dec. 2S.-J. W. Harris,
North Carolina negro, was arraigned
.oday on the charge Of sending threaten
'ng letters to William K. Vanderbilt,
Charles Broadway Rouss, John Wana-
maker and other prominent men. The
letters demanded money under threat of
personal violence and alleged that the
writer was a member of a society formed
TO extort relief from millionaires at any
srice. As no one appeared 70 prosecute
Harris was committed to the workhouse
as a vagrant
JURY IN FOLEY'S CASE.
Liberty, Mo, Dec. 2S.-The parel of
eorty Jurors for the Foley case was COM
pleted late last night. II is expected that
the hearing Of evidence viii not begin |
until tomorrow morning. To get the
panel of forty. seventy-three men were
examined out 100 summoned. Many of
The men said they had formed opinions
IN the matter, but thought they could |
give a fair and impartial hearing not
withstanding. The court held that even
If they had read newspaper reports OF |
the case, they were competent Jurors.
STENOGRAPHERS STRIKE.
Chicago, Dec. 2s.-Stenographers en- |
I.loyed by the defense in the Luetgert |
case have struck. They did not appear
IN court when the case was called today !
and the defense may haveto depend upon |
the notes taken by the states attorneys |
sterographers if IL is found necessary to /
take the case to the supreme court /
Attorney Harmon, it is said, Will ask |
the court 10 require the state to furnish |
the defense with a copy of the testimony 1
each cay, on the ground that Luetgert |
has no money to pay for rtenographers /
and tnat the life of che defendant will /
be imperiIled unless provision is made |
70 protect his rights
DURANT DENIED AGAIN.
san Francisco. Dec. 2S.-Late this af- |
ternccE the supreme court. after hear |
ing the matter argued in chambers. de- |
MED the application of the attorneys for |
". II. 7. Durranc. the condemned muir |
oerer Of Blanche Lamont. for a writ Of /
probable cause. Ii was contendei by |
Durrants counsel that Judge Bahrs |
erred N fixing the date Of execution for /
their client. being less than sixty DAYS 4
sfier the date upon which he was re- /
committed 10 the custody Of the warden /
OF san Quentin prison. The supreme /
court, however. after hearing the minis 4