The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-11-30

about and to prevent which Mr.. Merry
is supposed TO have murdered her. The
communication Is poorly spelled and
written but the police have given enough
crecence to 1t 10 give the barn an over
hauling. Chief OF Detectives Colleran to-
day received letter from Paul Boileau.
| Us Walnut street. Kansas City. No.. ask
ing whether I. was his daughter VINO bad
been murdered. The description given
5y Boileau OF his daughter tailies exactly
| with that OF Mrs. Merry ana there Is IT.
tie doub. but tha; the murdered woman
is his daughter Boiieau writes eslat his
daughters maiden name was Pauline.
and tha. she came TO this city about
three years ago and wrote to him that
she had married pe.idler OF the name
OF Merry. The police viii forward insor-
nation 10 the writer and request him TO
come here at once.
SECOND LUETGERT TRIAL
Chicago. Nov. ss.-The second trial oe
| Adolph l. Lue;yert FOR the murder Of his
| wife was called before Judge Gary today.
The bly sausage manufactures was rep
| resented by ex-Judge Lawrence Harmon
and Attorney Max Riese. Attorney Pss-
len having withdrawn from the case yss-
| terday atser 4 heated interview win
Luetge-t and the new lawyers.
The court room was packed vita spec
| tators when the court was called 70 or
der. Most OF the session was taken up
| by Mr.. Harmon In arguing that Judge
Gary should not try Luesgert on thu
ground that he was not qualified 70 sit
as a criminal judge. Judge Gary ovey-
ruled the motion OF the defense. iniinat-
/ ing. however. that ne WAS willing that
some other Judge should sit N ne case.
| providing counsel Ger the defense ehoasd
! come to an agreement with the prosscn-
ton as 10 VINO should hear IL. Attorneys
| Harmon and Rlese Aeld a consultation
neen with the object OF deciding on some
other judge 70 hear Ae case.
II was late in The afternoon when tire
task OF securing jury was entered up
on. but by the time court adjourned.
/ sixteen yeniyemen bad been examined
| and two Jurors hsd been accepted by tie
state. as-Aough the defense hss ssil tne
privilege OF rejecting shem. The two
men are Thomas Bssha,or, an Insurance
solicitor. wAo said ne had cniy iead the
headlines in the papers during tAs form
er trial, and had absolutely no opinion
regerding the guilt os tae prisoner. and
Walter ]. Northsm, clerk. VINO said he
/ could give the accused fair trial.
LIKES LUETGERT'S WAY.
Denver. Nov. 3.--John II. Dame. until
recently runner fo= the Western hotel.
was locked up today IN the city Jan on .
charge OF insanity. lie read the testf-
mony In the Lus;gert mnrter triai AZ
Chicago and became possessed OF a fren-
zy 10 kill his wife and two children. and
20 burn their bodies in the old garbage
crematory. He IL undoubtedly violently
insane.
TO BE LYNCHED IF CAUGHT.
Silver City. y. IL. Nov. 29.-sa,urday
morning. Lulu werney, the 1+-ysar-eid
daughter or William werney. rancaer
living about twenty-five miles south oe
here. Ief, home FOR the purpose OF look.
Ing for a horse. she ala not return in
the evening and a searching party was
Immediately organized. Sunday after
noon the body OF the girl was found In a
gully about Two miles from her home.
She had been assaulted and then csoksd
TO death. Al Brosglari. a Mexican EN-
ploysd as a sheep hesder, disappeared on
ihe same day as the girl and hat night
came TO Silver City and told some friends
that he had committed the crime. bat
this was not reported 20 the officers un-
III after ae had made his escape. Several
posses are now after him. and should hc
be captured II II likely that he VIII he
lynched. Evidence OF his guilt Is con
elusive.
BELIEVES HIMsE ELF GUILTY.
Ocon1mowOc. ws.. Nov. 2s.-Ths nys-
terry which had eurrouDded the murderer
Of the two children of Ernest Cornell
ana the cutting OF Corneils' throat some
ten days ago. has al last been cleared up.
Today 70 the coroners' jury Cornell made
a confession that. 70 the best of his rec
election and belief. ne killed his two
children and tried 70 kin himself This
announcement eauae1 a great surprise
10 the officials who bad preferred charges
against Cornell's wife and John Lewis.
the horse skinner. and had them inczs-
cerated IN the county jail at WaDkeshs.
on account OF she killing. Cornell made
statement; that according 70 what as
heard. ne believed mat ne himself cEvn-
rnlttsd the crime. though his condition
at the time vas such that he frsf 60 REQ
election % committing the deet
CARR SWALLOWS 6LJAaS
IAberty. No. Nov 2s-Wilisan Carr.
condesnned % die December II for no
murder of his child and wbo swailg~et
glass; yesterday with The intsnts0n oc
taking his lie. appeared Ell night tnis
morning. Toe physicians Say. however.
mat day or iEo may pas oesore tns
effects of he gisss may be noticed. en-
legs Carr Is human ostrich" ats effors
% take ais life may yet prove successful.
The officers De- 1ed ihss morning nat
they would chain Carr % the val. ard
al 10 O'Clock Deputy Sheriff Cave ysas
20 the fan wlta a biacksmlgh ard 2u; q
chain 20 Csrrs ankle. Carr lay on ta>
bunk s-noking xAi,e the easio sss tss-
tened 20 him.
CAPstzuD ~ 4 sQrAIL
only Three H..s saved Frsm the wrscs