The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-20

Connection of the Story With blanche
Lamont Not shown-why She Never
Told-Crlme and Catastrophe.
/ San Francisco, May ia very I'M
| portant witness in the Minnie Williams
case was discovered yesterday in the per
sor Of Mrs. Schweitzer. She positively
afirrns that on April u, 1895. the day be-
fore the body OF Minnie Williams was
| found in the Emanuel Baptist church.
she saw the unfortunate girl with the
! Rev. George ]. Gibson on the Alameda
ferry boat, coming 10 this city. She says
nar attention was attracted to the person
whom she identifies as the Rev. Mr.. Glib
sor. because of his clerical appearance
and the further fact that he carried the
girls basket and seemed very solicitous
| for her welfare. The Rev. Mr.. Gibson 5
neck is somewhat disigured by Old scars
and Mrs Schwairzer says she observed
such scars on Miss Williams companion
and they served TO impress the features
| of the man upon her memory.
Although Mrs Schwaitzer is resident
! OF this city and for the past two years
{ has been aware Of the fact that Theodore
| Durrant is accused OF the murder OF Mir
ME Williams, her reluctance 10 nave her
name involved in the notorious case In
any manner has prevented her from ap-
pearing until now. She explains that she
thought her testimony would not Toe need
ed but after Durrant had been sentenced
to death and removed TO San Quentin to
await the execution OF the judgment
against him. she considered the matte
carefully and decided that it was time
| to revea: what she knew.
FINLANDERS FIGHT.
! West Superior, Wis, May 19.-No fur
Their trouble occurred at Maple last night
but during the day fighting was renew
ed by an attempt Of the Finlanders to
murder Pete Nephew. Guns are at a
premium and further trouble is ex-
pected. Warrants were got out today
for fifteen rioters and attempts will be
made TO arrest them tomorrow. The
trouble began in a free-for-all saloon
fight, in which Joseph Volade. Ambrose
Bou-ier and Joseph Doherty were seri-
ously stabbed.
| HOUSE FIRED BY TRAMPS.
| Monticello, KY, May 19.-News has
reached here of the crema ton of farm
er named Thomas Biddle, his wife and
three children living on White Oak
creek, across the line in Tennessee, on
Monday night. Some tramps had asked
permission TO build fire in his barn to
| keep them warm during the night. Bid
| die refused and ordered them 10 leave.
| The same night Biddles house was de-
stroyed by fire and ne and his wife and
| three children were roasted alive. It is
| supposed that the tramps applied the
| torch to the house out OF revenge.
| AN INSANE SUICIDE.
| Brantford, Ont. May 1s.-Mrs. Thorn
| as Russell, who attempted to drown her
| five children last night strangled her
self TO death during the night. She was
| insane.
| WIFE WOULDN'T RETURN.
Ransburn, Cal, May 19.-David Dav-
idson, formerly OF St Louis, but more
! recently Of Los Angeles, arrived in
camp today, hunted up his divorced
wife, the proprietress Of a restaurant,
and after a vain attempt TO induce her
10 return to him, shot and killed her.
After mis- arrest mob organized for the
purpose of lynching the murderer, but
the authorities endeavored to circum-
vent it by taking Davidson to Mojave.
CAN 1T BE A FAKE.
Denver, Col, May 19.-Careful in
ouiries at Helena and Butte. Mont,
have failed to confirm the report that
William II. Hamilton, his wife. son and
daughter were recently murdered in a
city near Helena and the report is dis
credited here. It is learned that the
family left Denver on March l, for New
Plymouth, Idaho, and nothing has been
heard from them since.
F, BOLLN GOES TO THE PEN.
Omaha, Neb., May 1S.-The supreme
court Of Nebraska this morning affirm
ed the finding OF the district court which
sentenced Henry Bolln, detaulting city
| treasurer Of Omaha. 10 nineteen years in
the penitentiary. Boln was taken into
custody at o'clock this afternoon, and
will be taken 70 the penitentiary at once
70 serve his sentence. He was convict
ed of embezzIing s10500o OF city funds,
his shortage being discovered in June
two years ago. On conviction he was
sentenced to nineteen years in the peni-
Tertiary and to pay a fine OF s211 900.
FLEW HIGH FOR A WHILE.
Phoenix, \. T, May 1a.-Fred Lucas.
a handsome young man, arrived here
last February. He sought the best So
, ciety and was very active in church
work. took expensive quarters at the
, Ford and invested money in local tele-
phone enterprise. On Monday night he
= left in custody OF an officer from Indian
] apohs representing an eastern savings
institution. which young Lucas is &C
cused OF having detrauded out OF a
large sum. Lucas and his father, Thom-
as L. were in the abstract business a;
Huntington. Ini. They are accused o:
] having raised loans Of $4,000 upon ao-
s;racis OF property wherein the name o.
/ Fred Lucas was substituted for that o.
the real owners.
CITY ELECTION FRAUDS.
Denver. May 19.-On motion OF Dis
srict Attorney Hayes, Judge johnson. ii
g he criminal division OF The diStrlci