Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-11-11
BAD MEN CAPTURED.
-Four Desperate Characters Ar
rested In the Territory.
SOPHOMORE HAzED BY FRESHMEN
Young Willis Reaten and Tied to Tres
and His Forehead Brsnded-An At
lsnts Policeman Kliled-Out-
law Shot to Death.

SLOAN SPRINGS, Ark, Nov. o.
Deputy United States Marshal Cope.
land and posse made rich haul yester-
day near stilwell. Cherokee nation, in
the capture OF Ridge Jones, lee Chock-
atan, J. W. Goodrich and Sam Melee
mire, four of the most desperate char
acters to be found in the territory.
The outlaws were surrounded and
taken completely BY surprise, not a
single shot being fred on either side
Jones is wanted at Waco, Tex, for
numbering II man II years ago, and
has been securing all these years in
different sections Of the Indian terri
tory. The other three are desperate
half-breed Cherokees. who are charged
with pertorating Kansas City, Pitts
burg 4 Gulf railway caboose with bull
let's at Bunch last Wednesday night,
when Brakeman ". S. Van Horn had
his arm shot off, and was otherwise
badly wounded They were landed in
Jail at Sallisaw to await preliminary
hearing before Commissioner Combs,
A SOPHOMORE HAzED by FRESHMEN.
LEWISTON, Me-, Nov. 9.-For some
time the freshmen at Bates college
have been the victims Of hazing at the
hands Of the Latin sophomores and
the former determined on vengeance.
As young Willis, sophomore, was
thought to be the ringleader he was
the first victim. After going to an en-
tertainment in Auburn, he was seeing
. young lady home when he was met
by dozen angry freshmen. who
pounced upon him. They took Willis
to the West Pitch on the Androscoggin,
where he was beaten and tied to q tree;
on his forehead was marked "l9Ol,"
and he was left until morning. 1t has
been reported that the figures on the
forehead were marked with prepare
ton containing acid, and that they
cannot be removed. This, however, is
now claimed to be untrue. Owing to
the rough usage to which he was sub
jected, Willis has been obliged to leave
college and go to his home. The affair
has caused much talk, and it is report.
ed that the faculty are to take prompt
and severe measures against the guilty
parties.
AN ATLANTA POLICEMAN KILLED.
ATLANTA, Ga, Nov. 9.--Patrolman J.
T. Pronder was killed last night at
seven o'clock while he was shadowing
supposed burglar, who had entered
the wholesale whisky house of L.
Steinau. The officer saw man enter
the building and followed. When the
officer struck q match he was fred
upon five times and died in few min
utes. Fairly yesterday morning the
business OF Steinau was placed in the
hands OF a receiver. The police init
mate that some member of the firm,
endeavoring to secure money from the
vault, entered and, finding himself dis
covered, killed the only eye witness,
who was officer Pronder. Steinau was
Immediately placed under arrest, and
is now being subjected to examina-
ton. Other members of the firm are
under arrest, and the investigation
has created tremendous sensation in
the city. When the receiver left the
building yesterday afternoon he locked
the big vault and turned the combina-
ton. After the assassination the vault
was found unlocked and a bunch of
keys were picked upnear by, All who
are under arrest deny knowing any
thing about the tragedy.
AN OUTLAW SHOT TO DEATH.
WAGNER, |. T., Nov. 0.-The notori-
GUS desperate, Charles Clifton, alias
dynamite Jack" was shot to death
by posse of deputy United States
marshals a few miles southwest of Che
cotah while resisting arrest. Clifton
was implicated in many train and post
Office robberies and had been a fugi-
tive from justice for number of years.
He was located Sunday afternoon and
an attempt made TO take him. In the