The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-04
NOT TAYLOR AT ALL
PHOTOGRAPH OF THE CALIFORNIA
PRISONER SENT EAST.

, Those Who Know the Escaped Meek
Murderer Say That the Photograph
Bears Not the Slightest Resemblance
From Still Another Source Comes tn.
; Solemn Statement That Taylor Is .,
Indian Territory Bad Man Butler
Extradition; Also His wife = Denver
Bank Wreckers Get a New Lease.
St. Louis Feb. "a special to the Post
Dispatch from Carrollton, No, says:
Photographs nave been received by Sher-
if Lewis of the man captured at Han
ford, Cal. They bear no resemblance al
all to George. Taylor, and the sheriff has
wired the officers to turn the man loose.
Kansas City. No, Feb. "A special TO
a local paper from Carrollton, Mo-, says
the sheriff of this county today received
photograph o. the California suspect
arrested as George Taylor, the famous
Meehs family murderer. The local ener-
if declares that there is no resemblance
between the two men. In this connection
| the Webb City correspondent of the AS
ISOLATED Press today gives an interview
with A. 3. Cooper, a responsible citizen
! Of that town. VINO has just returned from
the Indian Territory and who declares
emDhatically that Taylor is now in MD
! ing in the mountains near Tulsa, ]. L.
! Cooper represented that an old friend OF
/ the Taylors whom he met at Tulsa saw
! the murderer few days ago and learned
| that ne was surrounded by band OF out
laws and SO fortified that his capture is
! almost an imDossibility.
BUTLER'S EXTRACTION.
| San Francisco, Cal, Feb. 3.-Prepara-
! tons for the extradtion of Butler are be-
| ing hurried and should the so-called muir
| derer be extradited before next Friday
he will leave on the ocean steamship
Monowai at noon for Sydney, y. s. w,
and in that event the vessel will proba-
bly, bring back next April an account Of
his trial, and in event OF his conviction,
OF his execution. The detectives have WIS.,
tied the steamer. and the forward tween
decks have been measurd. 1t was found
possible TO build room large enough TO
accommodate utter. and should he be ex-
tredited the quarters, walled up by heavy
2-inch planks, will be put up in less than
six hours. Butter will be provided with
q comfortable bed and will live on the
best the ship affords during the voyage
10 the antipodes. Should he not get
away on the Mon0wai ne Will remain in
this city and county jail until the Ala
media sails. one month from now.
BUFFERS WIFE.
Vallejo, Cal. Feb. 3.-There is a pretty
little woman living in this city who works
as domestic servant, the mother of
3-year-old boy in the care OF the Good
Templars' Orphans Home She says
that the Australian murderer is her nus
band. She will go 10 San Francisco and
take a look at him. She is convinced
that he is her husband by the descrip-
tons OF The man and the circumstances
surrounding him. She married Harry
Butler in May. 1893. and four months
afterward he left her. She has not seen
him since. but in the meantime learned
enough of his record TO make her think
him capable of crime That he had some
trouble before their marriage she is GER
tain He told her he had been all over
the word before he met her
PEACEMAKERS GET SHOT.
Stockton, Cal, Feb. 3-Charles r.
Dodge and Alexander Borland, old resi-
dents of New Hope, in the northern eec-
ton of this county. and two of the best
known and respected citizens Of the
county, were murdered last night at New
Hope by C. F. Kleupfer, the senior mem
Der Of the firm of Kleupfer & Co, gen.
eral storekeepers and saloonkeepers, In
that town. The two men acted as peace
makers in a quarrel in which Kleupfer
was a party.
BANKWRECKERS' NEW LEASE
St. Louis, Feb. 3.-The United States
circuit court Of appeals today granted a
writ Of error in the cases of c. II. Dow,
S. 3. McClarkin and o. E. Miller, con-
victed recently by the United States dis
trict court of wrecking the Bank of Com
merce. OF Denver. This writ will act as
a supersedeas and releases the convicted
parties on bonds of $4,000 each. Adj
vantage was taken by Charles Hartzell
d prominent attorney Of Denver and at
torney for the defendants of a recent
enactment by congress giving jurisdic-
ton TO the circuit court of appeals in
criminal cases not involving capital pun
isnment. Immediately after the convic-
ton OF his clients Mr.. HartZell came here
from Denver and made known his inten-
ton OF fling petition for writ of error.
This petition was filed today and hear
ing was Immediately granted to the at
torney. 1t resulted, as already stated, in
the application being granted. with per-
mission for the defendants to give bail |
in the sum Of $4,000 each. Attorney
HartZeli says the case will come up on a |
Writ OF errGr at the summer term OF the |
court of appeals. II will be heard at St |
Paul and is set down for next May. This |
Is the first case TO arise under the new |
Jaw, which was enacted to relieve the |
United States supreme court. In an inter |
view. Attorney Hartzell said: Heretofore /
the United States supreme court alone !
has had jurisdiction of felony cases on |
appeals. OF course, with the present !
crowded condition OF the supreme court |
docket, it would he perhaps three years |
before the case would be reached. The |
issuance Of an order for writ OF error /
by the court OF appeals saves time for |
us and relieves the supreme court of
great many cases"
FOR STEALING STAMPS.
New York. Feb. 3.-The United States
after a long investigation,
have discovered the manner in which
sets Of Encancelled newspaper and per-
iodical stamps" which are only used be-
tween one department and another of the
posta, service departments came in pos
session OF philatelists. II has been ascer-
tanned that the sets. which sell at s207
Zach, have been stolen from the bureau OF
engraving and printing at Washington.
Following UP this information, Hamilton |
f. Coleman. an employee in the chief
clerks Office OF the general land Office at
was arrested here today. In
the possession CT the prisoner was found |
uncanceued newspaper and periodical, !
stamps TO the value of s5.50S. Coleman |