The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-09

Murders. n suicide. Two Deaths by Ac.
cident and No End of Fires-Member of
the Newport Rape Gang Confesses-
Finding of the Bodies of Two Women,
dictments for Car Robbing In Georgia.
Kansas City, Oct. S.-Lazt night and
this morning. the closing of the week OF
festivities. has recorded a series OF
crime and casually.
John ". Dunlap, aged 10 years. driv-
er Of a laundry wagon, was stabbed
through the heart last night during
fight with a drunken crowd Of Kavort-
ers.
W. H Gould. a negro. was beaten 10
death with a rock in the hands Of Frank
neat, another negro. the result Of row.
Both the murderers escaped.
L. B. Noah of Gali3tin, Mo, an old
man, died a, the Central station from
morphine poisoning, supposedly self-ad-
ministered
Andrew T. B-ennon OF San Francisco.
who has sister in Indianapolis. was
run over and killed by a switch engine.
John Bennett, a packing house en-
p.oye. was killed while trying TO crawl
beneath moving car.
AZ $50 this morning the barn OF the
Kansas City Transfer company was al
must totally destroyed, with it's con-
tents, by fire; loss about $4,000. partial
" insured. Eighty horses. among them
three fancy coach teams, were consum-
ed. A section of the roof fell during the
progress Of the fire. carrying down eight
firemen. None were fatally hurt, how
ever.
A. $50 this morning fire which started
in the Emery building. a four-s:ory
structure at Sixth and Delawars. streets,
partially destroyed that building, and
two adjoining buildings. One Of the lat
ter was unoccupied. The other contain
ed a $4,000 salvage stock being stored
by the Jones Dry Goods company. 1t
was insured for $4,000 and was practi-
cally entirely destroyed. The loss TO the
Emery estate, which held the Emery
building, was about $4,000.
THE NEWPORT RAPE GANG.
Cincinnati, Ohio, Oc;. S.-A special 10
the Times-Star from Maysville, KY, says
that the ten prisoners received there
from Newport last night for the brutal
assault upon Mrs. Gleason had a night
Of excitement. Dad" Meiner early IN
the night made a confession to Sheriff
Plurnmer. and the other prisoners heard
OF ii and tried 70 organize 10 punish him.
They uttered angry threats and kept
Meiner in state Of fear all night.
Meiner's statement has not been made
public. except that ne says there are in
nocent men in the party. and he has
given to the sheriff names OF others who
a-e gully. He says ne does not propose
20 suffer alone.
RAPlST AND MURDERER.
Omaha, Oct. S.-George Morgan was
hanged al II 80 this morning for the
murder Of Ida Gaskill in November.
1895. Morgan died protesting his inno-
cence. His victim was but II years old
and had been outraged and choked to
death. Evidence against Morgan was
mainly circumstandal but was very con-
elusive. He was given two hearings In
the supreme court.
SEAMAN USES A KNIFE.
New York, Oct s.--When the Ameri-
can snip James E. Smith arrived at
quarantine today from Port Natal.
South Africa, Captain Bruce reported
that ON September Ii an Italian seaman
named James Moore. who was shipped
az Port Natal. stabbed Chief Mate
Cronie an dSailmaker ". T. Morris. The
latter was dangerously wounded. He Is
oner will i5e handed over 70 United
States Commissioner Powers for trial
SUICIDES BODY FOUND.
Chicago. Oct. Sin a clump OF woods
on Eucl,d avenue, between Seventy !
third and Seventy-fourth streets, Two
boys today found the dead body OF q
woman, evidently a suicide. lying hall |
hidden among the weeds and tall grass. |
Clutched in her hand was a telegram |
addressed Mrs. D. P. O'connell. Man |
haitian Beach Hotel, Chicago" sent /
from a small town in Tennessee, Sep
TENDER Is, and which read: "Will leave |
for Cuba tonight. and was signed !
Dan" Two bottles. one labeled 'iau1- !
anum'' and the other "paregoric." both I
empty, were found in the grass beside 4
her. Mrs. O'Connen and her husband /
were attendants at a bath house at l
Park during the summer. About 4
Is O'COnnsl LEFT the h0tel. /
and after drawing all their savings. I
to about $500, from the bank. /
The lady cashier a; the I
bath disappeared simultaneously. They 4
were next heard Of IN Nashville. Tenn. I
and from the telegram found IN the !
dead wOman's hand are now supposed /
TO be in Cuba.
WOMAN FOUND STRANGLED.
Put:stown, Pa, Oct. s.-Gustav Hark- !
ness an aged hermit VINO lives in an I
DID hut along the SchuyIkiil river.
sh5r: distance above this place. last 1
aigat found the BODY ~ an unknown
lying IN ne bushes. Her cigca-
nz was torn and disarrsngei end from
appearances she aad been ci1okei II
,eath. TIE woman was FIVE feet three
Ia -he< in he.zh.. weighed 10 pounds
sad ras about n years q age 7. s.
n. suopcSi;i0n hat the woman vas
clicked = death and iheu laid In the
bushes.
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