The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-04-21
SEEKING TO AVENGE
CHEROKEE BILLS BROTHER DOES
SOME SHOOTING.
Clarence Goldsby Greets Ike Rogers with
q FusiIade as the Latter steps on .
Train at Fort Gibson, Four Shots Taking
Enect-Rogers a Peaceable Man, While
Go,dsbv has Hitherto Been Regarded as
Harmless Fellow - Attempted JAN
Break in wyandotte County Jaii-Crime
and Catastrophe.
and catastrophe.


Harmless Fellow Attempted Jail
Break in wyapdotte County Jail-Crime
and Catastrophe.
Fort Gibson, I. T, April 20.-Ike Rog-
ers, the man who captured Crawford
| Goldsby, alias Cherokee Bill, came in
Cn the 1890 train this forenoon, and had
only alighted on the platform when he
was shot by Clarence Goidsby, brother
OF the desperado. Not less than 200
persons were on the depot platform
when the shooting occurred.
The first ball took effect in Rogers
body. Then the people crowded away
and Goldshy fired three shots from a
shix-shooter into Rogers head. He
then picked up Rogers Winchester ri
! fe and ran under the car to the other
side There about fifty shots were ex-
| changed batween him and the crowd, on
| ~ one ball taking effect, il striking a
| colored man in the face and infiictin5 a
painful but not fatal wound.
The Cherokee Freedmen's payment Is
people are camped here. Rogers was a
Cherokee negro and has been considered
a peaceful citizen. Clarence Goldsoy,
who did the shooting. is about u years
old and has always been considered
! peaceful, inoffensive boy. Excitement is
pretty high, but no trouble has result
ed.
ATTEMPTED JAIL~BREAK.
Kansas City. April 20-Burglar Frank
Conners and HighWayman Ben Johnson,
desperate criminals, seriously and per-
haps fatally wounded Jailer Charles Fay
at the Wyandotte county jail, at Kansas
City. Kansas, this morning in attempt
ing TO make their escape. Both men
were armed with revolvers. Fay man.
aged 20 fling his keys through window
into the Jail yard before the prisoners
could secure them, and other officials
came to the jailer's rescue. After be-
ing locked locked up, Johnson and Con-
nors attempted 10 commit suicide, each
taking a big dose of opium. They were
found unconscious an groaning and it
took two hours hard work before the
doctors could get them out of danger.
men have strong charges pending
against them sHd each is liable to a
twenty-years penitentiary sentence.
COULDN'T TELL HER OWN.
Cincinnati Ohio. April 20.-Two elderly
women were knocked down and robbed
in their home in this city by three men,
who escaped with jewelry valued at So
000 Mrs. Krolage, a fortune teller on
West Ninth street, had a call from three
men who ostensihly wanted her profes-
sional services. While she was reading
thee future for one Of the men another
struck her on the back of the head with
a revolver. They then bound and gag
gsd her and removed diamond rings and
other jewelry to the value named. An
Old woman, a relative, hearing the strug-
gle, came into the room and she was
beaten on the head and rendered uncon
scious. Florence Harris, a tenant, came
down stairs. but was ordered, under pen
atty OF death, to keep still. Mrs. Kro-
lage and her relative are badly in
jured.
ALDRICH IS INDICTED.
Kansas City, April 20-J. II. Aldrich,
eS-cashier and paymaster Of the Kansas
Crty, Fort Scott and Memphis railroad
and its branches, was today indicted by
the grand jury on the charge Of embez-
element. Aldrch was arrested over a
week ago, admitted that he had used
s27 900 Of the company's money en-
trusted 10 him, and was released On
heavy bond.
SENTENCE COMMITTED.
Harrisburg, Pa, April 2o.-The board
Of pardens tonight recommended COM
mutation Of the death sentence imposed
upon James 3. Gentry, for the murder of
Actress Madgs Yorke, 20 Imprisonment
for life. Governor Hastings approved
the recommendation. Gentry was to
have been hanged next Thursday.
NO SUPPORT FOR IVORY.
Washington. April 20.-The United
States government will not support the
demand for indemnity upon the British
government, OF Edward Ivory, who was
for some time in prison in London under
suspicion OF being concerned in dyna-
mite plot and recently filed with the
state department a demand for an in
demnity OF about 800, 600 The proceed
ings 70 which Ivory was subjected, Il
has been found, were regular in every
respect, and similar in every point 10
those that would be imposed in the case
OF any foreigner or native OF the United