The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-27
BUTLER A DESERTER
AUSTRALIAN MURDERER APPEARS
IN NEW ROLE

Another Three Years of His Life Accounted
for IL the Story That He Once Wore
Uncle Sans Blue and Then Cut the Ser
vice IL True-Murder and Suicide in Chi
cago- Tennessee Negro Lynched - a
louisville Sensation in Connection With
Bank Wrecking in That City-News of
Crime and Accident.
San Francisco, FEB. 26.-What seems
to be a new chapter IN the history of
Richard Asha, the Australian murderer,
came to light yesterday, when it was de-
ciared on good authority that the man
OF many countries and many aliases, is
a deserter from the United States army.
So far as the police have made public
the information in their possession, and
50 far sine murderer himself has adj
an;tted, the mans record runs no further
back than September 1, 1891, when he
shipped on the Star OF Russia, at New
castle, South Wales, and started for this
polt. If the story as 10 his enlistment
be true, light is thrown on another three
years of his life. 1t is declared that he
enlisted at Ogdensburg, \. Y, about
1888, and was assigned 10 Company c.,
Fourth Infantry, and deserted soon after
waTd.
HELD FOR EXTRACTION.
San Francisco, Ca, Feb. 26-Frank
Butler alias Ashe, alias Newman, the
Australian murderer, was this afternoon
held for extradition on the charge of
numbering Captain Leo Weller and Ar
thur Preston. by United States Commits
sioner Heacock, before whom the extra
dition proceedings have been held. But
Ter maintained the same calm demeanor
which has chara cterized him ever since
his arrest, but listened attentively TO the
testimony given before the commissioner.
Buffers counsel did not resist the request
for extradition made by the British gov
eminent, but objected 10 the representa-
tons Of Consul General Warburton OF
Great Britain's diplomatic service here,
that Butter was fleeing from Australia
when arrested. He maintained that But
Ter came here in the course of his ordin-
airy vocation. The case will now go 10
Washington for review. and if the COM
rnissioner's nd;ngs are approved, Butler
will be sent to Australia on the next out
going steamer.
JEALOUSY, PROBABLY.
Chicago, Feb 26.-Fritz Rowsler, a
saloon-keeper at 1925 Ashland avenue.
was found dead in his place of business
this afternoon. Beside him lay the body
OF his wife. He had bullet wound in
his right temple and the woman was shot
in the left ear. 1t is believed that Rows |
Ter shot his wife and then committed sui
eide. Jealousy is supposed TO have been |
the reason.
NEGRO LYNCHED.
Chattanooga, Tenn, Feb 2e-Yester-
day afternoon at Soddi, Tenn, Charlie |
Brown. young negro, attempted to |
criminally assault Miss Lille Walker, the
IS-year-old daughter of a respectable !
farmer. Failing in his purpose, he hid
in a barn. When a posse attempted to
arrest him, he fatally shot Deputy Sad
Ter. A mob formed and Brown was
strung UP 10 a tree, and his body riddled
with bullets.
LOUISVILLE SENSATION.
Louisville, KY, Feb. 26-The Times,
this afternoon, publishes the locally SEN
sationai news that Sterling Edmunds
was arrested in st. Louis hits morning on
warrant sworn out by United States
District Attorney Smith. The warrant
was based on an indictment, which was
returned yesterday and kept secret,
against Edmunds, charging him with
oonspiring to inappropriate, and mis-
appropriating. national bank funds. Ed
munds, for years, has been a prominent
figure in Louisville politics. and is eX-
pccted to reveal the facts regarding the
municiraI scandals and the connection
Herewith OF Banker J. NJ. Mcknight,
who is now under arrest charged with
wrecking the German National bank,
now in the hands of Bank Examiner
Escott, who is behind the prosecution.
s. Louis, Feb. 26.-William ]. Burns,
assistant chief of the United States Sc
cret service department, who arrested
Sterling f. Edmunds, who is wanted in
Louisville, Ky, on the charge of being
an accomplice Of ]. N. Mcknight in
wrecking The German National bank,
took his prisoner TO that city tonight. |
When Mr.. Edmunds was arrested he
said he expected tht he would receive a
summons from the United States federal |
grand jury but never expected to be ar
rested as an accomplice OF MIR. Nc
Knight. He said his conscience was
clear on the matter and that he only |,
acted as any business man would have
acted under the circumstances. He said
further that he would swear 1t was
commercial transaction. which he could
explain and thus set himself right before
the peOD.A of 7 ouiSyiIle
BANK wRECKER SENT Up.
Philadelphia. Pa, Feb. 26.-Henry VI.
Kline OF Lebanon, VINO embezzled 50 200 I
of the funds of the Farmers National
bank of that city while he was its pay
ing teller, and who pleaded guilty last
week. was today sentenced by Judge
Butler in the United States district
court, TO pay a fine Of 800 and undergo
an Imprisonment OF five years at hard
labor in the Eastern penitentiary. Kline
pleaded guilty the day after John H.
Hoffer. the former cashier Of the First
National bank of Lebanon. was SEN
fenced % pay fine Of s., coo and TO serve
ten years for ennbeZzling $lO9.0G0.
LATIaIER JONES ARRAIJNED.
London, Feb. 26-Latimer r Jones.
the horse dealer and proprietor OF the
hiksdaie stud farm near Scarborough.
who was recently arrested al that place
on an eXtradition warrant. charging him
with forgery 10 the amount q $4,000.
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