The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-08
ALL WAY-UP FOLKS
SWELL SOCIETY OF TWO CITIES ALL
STIRRED UP.
Over the Alleged Attempt, at Louisville,
KY, of q Society Young Man of st. Louis,
Whose Name is j. r. Leibke, to Commit
Criminal Assault Upon a Society Young
wompu of St Louis, Who Used to be of
Kentucky and Whose Name is Amelia
Bayless-Sambo Now has the Laugh on
Southern Chivalry-Crime News.

Southern Chivalry-Crime News.
Louisville. Aug. ii. F. Leibke, the
young society man OF st. Louis who ere
efed suen a sensation here last night by
attempting, il is alleged, to assault Miss
Amelia B2vless of 81. Louis while they
were riding in a hack, was arrested in
his room a. the Gait house this morning
at an early hour and was presented il
court on charge OF OBTAINING a woman
against her will. The case was contin-
ued until Monday, Leibke being held
under $1,000 bonds. which has not been
given.
Leibke is a well known society young
man OF ST. Louis and son OF c. F. Leib
Ike of 4lSS West Bell Place. They are
saiG 10 be wealthy and move in the best
society.
Miss Bayless IS related TO the best peo-
PIE in Kentucky and has been a great
belle n 81. Louis during her family's
brief residence there. A number Of Lou
isville society swsIls attempted 10 cap
ture Liebke last night TO mete out sum
mary justice, but he could not be found.
STRANGE PLEA FOR PARDON.
Denver. Aug. ALFRED Packer, con-
vic;ed OF killing five companions who
were lost in the mountains with him in
1873, and eating their flesh, and SEN
fenced 10 jail for forty years, has applied
for a pardon He claims that four OF
his companions were killed by the fifth,
who had become crazy, and that he shot
the mailman dead while defending him
self 1t
LEUTGERT'S PLAN WORKS.
Chicago, Aug 1.-THE experiment OF
destroying a human body by the use of
Grade potash was successfully carried
ouc today The body was destroyed.
with the exception Of a few small spin
tiers Of bone in two hours OF the f1eshy
substance only a small quantity Of fluid
about the consistency OF molasses re-
manned.
The experiment was made under the
orders Of the prosecution in the case OF
Adolph Luetgert, the rich sausage manu-
!acturer. who is charged with numbering
his wife and disposing of her body in
the watts a: his factory.
The theory Of the prosecution was that
Luei CERT placed the body Of his wife in
a sclution OF crude potash and cold wa
Ter, raised the solution 10 a boiling point |
and destroyed all traces of his alleged |
crime A few small bones were said to |
have been found in a vat at the factory |
The state had wound a web of circum- |
stantial evidence about the manufactur- |
er, but the fact that a body could thus |
be disposed of had been disputed. To- !
days test settled that point beyond a |
doubt
A CROOK FORM AWAY BACK.
Little Rock. Ark, Aug. Hilary Sitter
berg, alias John F. Drayton, of Little
Rock, who, according 10 state depart
ment advices from Washington. has just
been released from a German prison
through the efforts of the American con-
sui at Freiberg and escorted under
guard out of Germany, is not unknown
here. According to a story printed here
today, Sitberherg has had a remarkable
career He is 2S years old and was born
in Memphis, Tenn. In his youth he
moved 10 L OH SHllln, AIh- being "a d
restless disposition. ne moved from Ar
kansas On arriving ar his majority and
Went 70 Mexico There he was arrested
in connection with a bank swindle by
a telegraph operator and a bogus tele-
gram. Sttberberg was about to be sent
10 prison when his mother appeared
and got him out OF the scrape. Si;ber-
pvs rd - az pr !
Y. He ingratiated himself into the best
society in that city and married into
wealthy family. He took his bride TO
San Francisco and was not there long
before his proc;ivities were again in full
sway, and after committing a number of
,iever fo-geries. as is alleged. he disap-
peared and had not been heard OF here
until ne turned I'D in a German prison.