The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-06-18
PLAYING 1T CLUMSY
SOMEBODY TRIES TO IMPERsONATE
MRS. LUETGERT.
Letter u Received BY Chicago Alderman
Woman, Stating That She Is Living
With Friends In the City-Police Laugh
ut 1t for . Fake-Cashier With short
Accounts Drinks Carbolic Acid-Train-
ySeckinE Syndicate Formed In ulino OILS
fVbTELConysets Comes to Grief.

Chicago, June l1.-Both DIETRICH Bick-
rez and Mrs. Wilielmina Miller, broth
! er and sister OF Mrs. Adolph Luetgerr,
fo- whose alleged murder her husband,
Adolph Luetgert, the rich sausage man
| Ufactu-er, IS under Indictment. deny the
gCnuineness OF a letter received by Al
d-rman Schlake, signed Louis Luet-
CERT in which the missing woman is
| represented as saying she is living with
friends in Chicago. The letter, the
5rother and sister say, is no, in their
sisters handwriting, nor did she spell
her name that way. The police laugh ar
what thcy call a clumsy fake and init
narc thas TIE discovery OF the letters
rea. author, i ever made, will be attend
| eI By sensational developments.
Quite Eenss ton marked today's hear
| ing OF TIE haheas corpus proceedings in
the hearing OF Lue;gert's case. Anna
GreIser, VINO was employed by the Luet-
gerts in 1888 positively Identified the
rings found in the vat as having be-
lcnged % Mrs Luetgert She described
The rings ninu:ely az first and .hen, up
on being shown those found in the watts,
declared that they belonged 10 Mrs.
LUetgert.
CASHIER SUICIDES.
San Francisco, June 17-Isaac Nor
ton. cashier OF the United States inter
nal revenue department in this city,
committed suicide yesterday afternoon.
In the morning ne had been notified by
Revenue Collector Wilburn that his ac-
counts were to be exported in conse-
quence OF the succession Of Captain
Thrasher as special agent of the de-
partment- Norton replied that he would
be IN 1ttendance. and went on with his
work AZ lunch time he purchased a vial
OF ca-ooiic acid, rented a room in the
annex . the Baldwin hotel and took
he poison. with IA eal results He had
given a bond OF $4,000 with the Ma
tional Survey company. Of Kansas, and
the collector says that If there is any
shortage il cannot amount TO more than
$1,000 o. $1,000.
ENSLEY'S FRIENDS ACTIVE.
s. Louis, june i7.-Informa,ion was
fled with Justice OF the Peace Creus-
celder today charging Martin Ensley
with assaulcipg Charles D. Collins with
irtent 10 kill, and roboing him OF S.
600. The document was sworn 20 by F.
A Heidhorn, s.. Louis county's prosecW
ing attorney. a. Clayton Ensley will
be held in the jail a; Clayton until the
result OF the terrible blows received by
Charles D. Collins, a, Meremac High
lands. Tuesday night, shall have been
determined. The accusedman' friends
hGve engaged an attorney 10 defend him
and a strong fight will be made for his
liberty
Charles D. Collins was worse today.
He had a high fever, his head panied
him greatly and he was very restless
Several more wounds have been found
OF his head, making The total number
fourteen. These were disclosed by the
PATIENTS hair being cut. The extreme
heat adds 10 The patients discomfort,
and compiicates his case. and Dr.. Pitt
man still fears blood poisoning. Mrs
Collins, who arrived from Cleveland las.
night. is now with her husband Today
the patient reiterated his opinion that
Ensley delivered The blows and said tha:
the prisoner knew OF his having the So
900 on his person.
Cleveland. June 17.-Charies D. Col
lins. who was murderously assaulted by
a companion near 81. Louis. Wednesday
is former reeiden: OF Cleveland He
was night clerk at the Kenuard house
for q number OF years and subsequently
became employed a. the Holendel- He
married Miss kushnan. a daughter oc
Lieutenant Kushman. OF the Cleveland