The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-26

He Puts on the Stand the Colored Gentl'
man Who Purchased the Tickets - Bos
FindIey Takes the Stand and Testife
That He Is in a State of Suppressednes
Crime News in General.
Kansas City, Jan. 25.-Mayor ]. II
Jones sprung a decided sensation al III
Lexow investigation this morning, whel
he dramatically arose in the witness
stand and holding two slips Of paper il
his hand, said: q hold in my hand poll
cy tickets bought within an hour in Kan
sas City"
The investigators were amazed. and
for 1romenr perfect stiffness prevailed
Chairman Fope finally asked for proot
of the charge, and Mayor Jones quietly
called Jim Taylor, a negro. Taylor was
sworn and went on 20 state that he had
bought the tickets during the morning
giving the ioca ton of The policy shop and
the name of the proprietor. Others SUD
Stimulated his testimony. When the
sensation following this event had sub
sided, Frank Il. Lowe, county prosecut-
Or. whose charges Of alleged corruption
led to the appointment of the house, as
well as the senate investigating commit
tees. took the stand. A previous at
tenil,t II get Lowe before the committee
had failed. ne declaring that he would
refuse u testify until the senate commit
tee should conYene. alleging that the
present committees work was white
washing affair
Repeated Sttenpts today to get Lowe
70 support his charges against Chief Of
Police julian and Police Commissioners
Fyl,e and Johnson failed fatty. Lowe
absolutely refused TO make any state
ment.
r. L. Katbrens. an ex-secratary Of the
police board, was called. He did not vol
untser any evidence OF police corruption,
and was not questioned closely.
Ed. Fi1dey. the gambler boss, was
witness during the afternoon. Findley
said he had been gambler in Kansas
City since IS1,. but insisted that under
the present police administration his
games had been suppressed. Findley de-
MEL thai he Paid a;.y money 70 or had
any agreement wiki any one connected
with the present police administration.
He did testify. however, that he had paid
money 10 a police commissioner of a pre-
viouS administration. No effort was
made TO bring out the name of this COM
missioner.
On cross-examination Findley was
forced 10 admit that he had paid the fines
Of and provided the bonds for large per
centage of the gamblers who have been
arrested in Kansas City during recent
months.
Ire commission, at o'clock tonight,
took a receSS until next FrIuay morning.
Ijc'JK NAN SUICIDES.
San francisco, Jar Ga. H. Cries
tach. solicitor fer the Publishing house
Of A11,etcn &. Co. New YGrk. by whom
he had been employed for over twenty
years, committed suicide by shooting
himself in the head. His body was found
by two boys on high peak out by Sun
nyside On the line of the San Mateo e.ec-
sric road. It was stretched out on large
rock ar ne highes point the man could
reach. The family of Griesbach is prom
fhent in military circles IN Berlin, a
brother being first lieutenant IN the
Fourth regiment of Uhlans, and sister
beng married to an officer of high rsak
In the German army. When a young
tlal C:iesbach held a commission in the
army, and according 20 his friends was a
man OF high literary attainments. He
had the reputation oc making money
readily ard Of spending It like a prince.
In addition 20 the Ing me derived from
his work which was said 10 sometimes
lie over SEQ a day. he received at irreg-
ular intervals large sums of money from
Europe.
STRANGLED HIMSELF.
Chicago, Jan. 25.-Theodore Beeham. a
travelling salesman 80 years old, was
found dead in his room at the Hotel
Grace today. His muffier was tied around
his throat and he leaned forward in such
way as to cause strangulation. Bee
ham lived in Spokane, Wash, and trav-
Pied for a Minneapolis house. 1t is un-
Herstood that he has had trouble with
~ Wi nd sS fol
Of his supposed suicide
GOES BACK TO MEXICO.
Washington, Jan. 25.-The secretary Of |
state has issued a warrant for the sur
render - Mexican officers of PompOso |
Ramos Bojc, who is wanted in Mexico |
fer assault with intent 10 kill and was !
held after examination before the United |
States magistrate in eNw Mexico.
COMES BACK TO THE PEN.
Saltwater. Mimi, Jan. Pa decidedly |
raw phase of prison life has Just devel- |
oped. In June. 1888. Albert Blame was |
sentenced from Stearns county for life, |
for murder liz the second degree. On pc |
tition of the trial Judge and jury. Gov
ernor Nilsson afterwards committed the |
term 70 fourteen years and Blame was |
paroltd in June, 1895. employment being |
found for him on a farm near Blue Earth |
City. lie broke his parole the following |
bctooer ~ running away. Several DAYS /
ego Warden Wc:fe received a letter from |
aim in New Orleans in which he offered |
10 return 10 prison voluntarily. Trans |
Hortation was sent him and he is now
enroute to Saltwater maccompanied. |
He has seven years, less good behavior /
ALLOWANCE. yet 10 serve.
CHARGED WITH SWINDLING.
Omaha, Neb., Jan. 25.-Charles. Hack
ct real estate broker. was arrested |
iere this afternoon by the Mostyn Detec-
tive agency. on charge Of SwindIing
Standing against him at Ogden. Utah. In |
1872 HacEett was in the real estate busi-
ress il Denver. Here he met Charles |
BlaZier noted swindler, now in the |
Utah penit6nIary. Razier was also in
the real estate business a the time. They
went 70 ogden - start bank Blazier
was 70 furnish the money and Hackett
TO do the work
ON TRIAL FOR FORGERY.
Fresno. Cal. Jan. "a sensation was
sprung by tire prosecution today at the
trial OF n. n Sanders charged with for
gerry of The name of W. n Wootsn. Sew
cd in the clothing of a prisoner who had |
been = compaion Of Sanders in the coun-
~ Jail. and who was about 10 be dis
charged. was found a package Of letters.
agreements. etc. 10 which the name Of .
John kBausch, an alleged mythical per-
son had oeen forged. The object OF the /