The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-07
FOUGHT WITH BUNS
SANTA FE TRAIN CREW STAND A
HALF-H0UR's SIEGE.


and Make It I.terestinG for the Santa
Fee HlrslinGs, Nut the Passenger join
in the Fray and the R.EEsa Contingent
In Routed-Little Girl Drinks Carbolic
Acid .t Her Murderous Fathers Com
nand - Prominent Miss0uriass Feel
Sorry for the Yosager B.nditA
Newton, Kan, July 6.-(Special)-
Santa Fe train No. was held up al
Spearvilie, Ford county. las, evening by
a lot OF buns who were doing their bes.
10 get out of country where there was
too much work. There were about half
a dozen OF them, ana they showed fight
when the conductor ordered them 10 sc,
of the train. IN the fight. lasting about
half an hour. Brakeman Perkins had his
arm broken by rock and the rest OF the
train crew were bruised by the rocks
which were thrown by the tramps. The
passengers finally came to the aid Of the
trainmen and the tramps We're corraled
and taken on ne train TO Dodge City and
locked up. The train looked as II it had
gone through wreck, the windows in
number of the cars being broken into
fragments.
the train came into this place about an
hour late.
DRANK CARBOLIC ACID.
Los Angeles, Cal, July 6.-W. p. Per
son, formerly employed in the freight de-
partment Of the Santa Fe railway in this
city. but lately out Of employment. at
tempted 10 murder his S-year-old daugh-
ter this morning and then committed sui
oide. Before the deed ne told the child
Of mis- plan and persuaded her that she
would be able 10 see her mother. who is
dead. if she took poison with him. He
made her drink carbo.ic acid. and drank
prussic acid himself. He had sent a let
ter to friend named Ball. telling him Of
the deed, which ne expected would De
delivered today, but the letter was deliv-
to the room CT Person In time TO find hun
gasping his last breath. The girl was
taken TO the hospital. and although her
tongue and throat were burned by the
acid. and she suffered great agony. her
life was saved. she tod her father that
she did not want to die, but took the acid
because she thought she must obey him.
ACTOR RADCLIFFE FREE.
Chicago, July 6.-Justice Martin today
struck from the docket the charge Of be-
ing a fugitive from justice pending
against Edward ]. Radcliffe Of New
York, the actor arrested for wife-beat-
ing. Since the case was last called in the
police, court Judge Goggin Of the superior
court admitted Radcliffe 10 bail. and fix
ed bearing for habeas corpus proceed
ings for Thursday. Justice Martin today
decided that this took the ma tier out OF
his jurisdiction. Radcliffe says that de-
velopments in the case bear out his orig
inal statement that the arrest was perse-
cution on the part Of his wife's relatives.
SORRY FOR BANDITS.
Kansas City, Mo-, July 6.-W. c. Bron-
augh left here last night to present to the
Minnesota board of pardons a most for
midable petition asking for the pardon
of Cole and Jim Younger, the bandits.
The names Of the petitioners, which are
now made pubic for the first time, in
clude some Of the best known public men
in the country. Among them are severa,
judges Of the supreme court of Missouri:
United States Senators George c. Vest.
Stephen B. Elkins and D. NJ. Selbin;
Congressman Cowherd, Dockery, Clark.
Robb, De Almond and Benton, all OF
Missouri: nearly all present state officers.
including Governor Stephens and ex-Gov
errors Stone and Crittenden; Assistant
Secretary Of the Interior Webster Davis.
and Richard c. Kerens. Republican ma
tional committeeman for Missouri.
AERONAUTS MANGLED.
Eureka, Cal. July 6.-Professor George
Weston, the aeronaut, and his assistant,
James Scott, of Aberdeen Of Aberdeen.
Wash, were fearfully crushed while the
former was attempting an ascension and
jump. When the balloon was
inflated and the restraining ropes cast of
II shot up sixty feet with Scott tangled
in the ropes. He was dropped TO the
earth and sustained fractures and
bruises from w1ich he will die. Weston |
chung 10 the parachute and a strong |
wind carried him with terrific force |
through the tops of some trees, and he. |
too, dropped 10 earth, crushed and man. |
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