The herald., 1897-11-29

BAD BANKERS
Lead Comptroller Eckels
to Act
OFFICER WELLS OF SEATTLE
KILLED By A BURGLAR BE HAD
ARRESTED
OFFICER WELLS OF SEATTLE
A Sacramento Laborer Prefers Death
to the Sight of His Starving
e Wife and Children
Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Nov. 2S.-Actins
on information contained in the reports
of Confidential Representative E. P.
Eckels has asked the department OF
Justice at Washington to request Judge
Phillips of the federal court here to call
a special grand jury to investigate the
management of the defunct Missouri
National bank and return indictments
against such parties as are said to have
transgressed the law while in official
positions.
The bank failed on November 80, 1895.
1t had between 1000 and 5000 depositors
and the deposits amounted to 81 500, 900.
Shortly after the failure Of the bank,
President Rieger and Cashier Covington
accepted places with the New York Life
Insurance company, and are now locat-
ed at Springfield. 1t is said that the
formal report of Mr. Moxey was so plain
and conclusive that wrongdoing had
been INDUCED in that indictments were
certain to be returned against D. V.
Rieger, president, and r. D. Covington.
cashier, who We're holding those posi-
tions when the bank collapsed. 1t was
also asserted that two other men en-
ployed in the bank might be indicted
with them. but their names were not
given.
DEATH ON DUTY
SEATTLE WASH, Nov. sS.-A sensa-
ch Ia ioh
resulting in the death of Policeman
Jas. Wells and the serious woundlng OF
Charles Phillips. Phillips, who was re-
Gently released from the New Westmin-
ster jail, was arrested by Wells on the
charge Of burglary. On reaching the
city Jail Phillips drew his pistol and shot
Wells through the body. He then broke
across the street and fired a second shot,
with fatal results at Wells, who had
staggered to his feet and was in the act
Of taking a shot at Phillips. Phillips
then broke and ran. The whole police
department Joined in the chase, fusil
lade of shots being exchanged in the
meantime. Phillips took refuge under q
building. He was finally captured and
he had been shot through the arm and
leg.
A SAD SUICIDE
SACRAMENTO Nov. 2S.-A Swiss
named Joseph Pfyffer attempted suicide
this evening by shooting himself in the
mouth with a large caliber pistol. The
ball ranged upward and. shattering the
frontal bone, made its exit two inches
over the left eye.
Pfyffer is about 40 year of age and
has lived here many years. He has
wife and three small children. He is
perfectly rational and says he shot HIM
self because he could get no work to do
and did not want to see his children
starve. The attending physician says
he will die.
A SANGUINE DOCTOR
LIBERTY, Mo-. Nov. 2S.-In his cell
in the county Jail this afternoon, Vim.
Carr under sentence to be hanged next
month for drowning his 3-year-ol child
in the Missouri river tried to commit
suicide by swallowing a quantity OF
pounded glass. Although two hypoder-
mic injections were administered Carr
failed to vomit the stuff. and it is not
known yet what the result will be. The
county physician thinks he will recover
because of his great strength.
THE EBANKS CASE
SAN QUENTIN, Cal. Nov. 2s.-J.
Ebanks, the condemned murderer OF
Mrs. Stiles, was not taken to the death
chamber today, as was first arranged by
Warden Hale. Friday next is the day
set for the execution. An appeal is
pending, based on the same ground as
that in the Durrant case, and Warden
Hale says he will be guided solely by the
advice of Attorney General Fitzgerald
in the matter. If action in behalf Of
Ebanks is delayed until the time fixed
for his execution the condemned man
will be placed under the death watch
within a day or two.
INFANT CRIMINALS
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. eS.-Three
small boys were arrested today for rob-
bing a train. Burglary is the specific
charge made against them. The trio
are Lawrence Forester, years old
James McDermott, years old, and AL
den Magee, 13 years old. They have all
confessed to plundering a Southern Pa
cific bonded car at the foot of Fifth
street. Their booty consisted of nine
hats.