The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-19
BEING A STRANGER
IGNORANT TENNESSEE NOON
SINNERS TAKES HIN IN.

SINNERS TAKES HIN IN.
Mn Davis ID Fool Enough to SO Down t.
Hamburg Without Proper Letters o
Introduction and vouchers for Goo'
poral Character and is Promptly Mis
taken for a Revenue Ofhcer and has {,
light His Way Out-Msssacre h Nortl
Dakota-Death Watch Set On Jackson
and Waliins-Crime News
ST. Louis, No, Feb. 1s-A special K
the Republic from Paducah, KY. says
Authentic news has been received from
Hamburg, landing on the Tennessee
| river 200 miles above here. of the start
| ling experience of ". A. Davis, buyer
for Steele and Hubbard, lumber dealers
! OF St Louis. and his beautiful young
| wife, who before marriage was Miss
| Ottolla Hippel, OF this ci:y. Davis had
taken his bride with him on business
Tip.
At Hamburg he was mistaken by the
moorshiners for a revenue officer. The
| Illicit dis:illers beseiged the couple in
the little Hamburg hotel. They battered
| down the door and overpowerei the hus-
| band. dragged Mrs. Davis. frightened
almost spaachless, down stairs. Some
OF the reputable citizens OF the town
came 10 his aid and recaptured the
young wife.
The pair were hastily conducted to a
sCtore, where they were barricaded in
and twenty armed men stood guard over
them. Davis was furnished a revolver
and Joined in the fight whuch ensued
between the moonshiners and the citi-
zens.
Clubs, pistols and stones were freely
used. Two of the rioters were seriously
wounded. Rocks and bullets entered the
building where Mrs. Davis was quarter
Ell. hut she escaped bodily injury
On the arrival of a steamer early next
morning the pair were escorted on the
boat by their rescuers, who were COM
PEELED 10 fight off the moonshiners, even
at the wharf.
turbers.
Ola hOGDEftED-
Winona. y. D., Feb. 1S.-A sextuple
tragedy was revealed one mile from this
place today on the ranch of Rev. Thos
Spicer. The horribly mutilated bodies
of Mr.. and Mrs. Spicer. their daughter,
Mrs. William Rouse, with her one year
old twin boys. and the aged Mrs Wal
dron, the mother OF the postmaster of
this place, were found scattered about
the ranch, and there is as yet no posi-
tive clue TO the perpetrators OF the hor-
rible crime.
The appearances about the ranch, the
condition of the bodies and some other
circumstances have led to the suspicion
that the murder was committed by In
dians, and this suspicion was in part
started from the known facts that one
OF the Indians was seen in the neighbour
hood of the ranch yesterday. Then, too.
the bodies were terribly mutilated with
axes and clubs, which fact is taken 10
al least partially corroborate the susp.-
cion. the Standing Rock Indian reser-
vatIon is not far away, and when the IN
oians from there get away from sight
and manage TO get hold Of whiskey there
is sure 10 be trouble. IL the murders
were committed by Indians, the murder
ers are undoubtedly now back among
tine reserva ton Indians. There is much
excitement here over the tragedy.
THE DEATH WATCH SET.
Cincinnati. o., Feb. 1s-Sheriff Plum
mer today received the death warrants
in the case of Jackson and Walling. con-
demned for the murder of Pearl Bryan,
directing him to carry the warrants in
10 execution between sunrise and sunset
OF the awentieth day of March. This
gives 10 the sheriff the power 10 make
two executions, one after the other, or
of hanging both of them al once. He has
announced tn latter method. Therefore
there viii be no opportunity for separate
confession for effect on the other man.
Judge Helm today ordered death watch
to be placed on duty to prevent escape
or harm 10 the criminals by themselves
or c-htrs. Four men have been appoint
ej who will divide the time into short
watches.
LYNCHERS DISCOURAGED.
Atlanta. Ga, Feb. 1S.-Fesring an al
tempt 10 lynch Edward Flanagan. whose !
trial for the murder OF Mrs. Alien and !
Miss Rdth Flack in De Kalb county sew /
eTal months ago has been In progress /
at Decatur since Monday. Governor At !
lzinson this morning ordered two comps- |
MES OF the Atlanta military company. |
the Rifles and tn. Zouaves. 70 guard I
The court house during III day. The I
trial went on without excitemtnt or any
effort on the part OF the mob 10 enter /
the court house This afternoon il was /
decided 70 keep Flanagan In the Decatur (
jail tonight instead o: bringing him 10 I
A ilanta. as has been done heretofore.
and iH order 10 make assurance Of the
prisoners safety doubly sure. The COVER
nor ordered .he machine gun battery and
four other companies Of the Fifth Ge0r-
GA regiment 70 hold themselves in readi-
ness 20 go 70 Decatur a. a moments no
cice.
is believed that these precautions
p-vent any further attempt 70 exc
cute summary vengeance on Flanagan.
the companies held In readiness for an
emergency ara the Machine Gun battery.
Waller ]. Preston commanding: tbe Cap
tai Cry guards Captain Parks: the
Care Ci;y guards. Captain Hollis; Com
psny X. Captain Massey. and The Hi-
oernian Rifles. Captain ". D. Els.
II.
GETS TWENTY YEARS
New Bloomfield. Pa. Feb. is.-Thomas
L. Johnson. who was convicted a. the
January term OF court % murder IN ne
second degree for re killing z Dr.
George :. Henry. % Duncslnoa- Pa.
Tss tOiay sentenced b. Judge Lyons 20
twenty years Imprisonment He attempt
= 70 Kill Ms wife a; the Same tine. a.
egirg 'hat she had been intimate Wi-h
DR.. Henry.
BUFFERS sHIPMaTEs.