The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-30

one KNOWS what TOOK place between
them, but soon a shot was heard. Col
| ton had fired a revolver at his wife, the
| bullet striking her between the should
ers. She died almost instantly. The
| man then turned the weapon on himself
and fired a bullet into his own head and
soon expired. Cotton was a travelling
salesman for Chicago house and drank
| heavily at times which led to frequent
| qilarrels between himself and wife. The
! couple We're married in 1892, both hav-
ing been married before. Mrs. Cotton
was worth considerable property. Col
! ton, it is said, very much disliked Mrs.
| Hausch, his step-daughter, and her
presence in the house undoubtedly led to
| the quarrel and tragedy. Ii is believed
that Mrs. Hausch would undoubtedly
have been killed had she not escaped to
| TIE lower part of the house when the
| shooting occurred
| MORE MURDER AND SUICIDE.
Chicago, Jan. 2s-Albert Cunning, a
| coachman, whose home is said to be in
| Cincinnati, shot and instantly killed Mrs.
Mary Benning at her home. 4036 State
| street, today. He then attempted to kill
| the woman's two boys, but failed. and
| turned the weapon upon himself. falling
| across Mrs. Benning, fatally wounded.
| About year ago Cunning roomed at
| Mrs. Benning's house. He made an at
1 ~ Mil HtI III Tic
| arm and head. He escaped and was not
again seen until his appearance today.
1t is said that Cunning had been
| forced to leave Mrs. Benning's house on
account Of his unwelcome attentions.
IRISHWOMAN SUICIDES.
Canton, O.. Jan. 29.-Miss Esther
johnson, an aged Irishwoman, who APP
peared to be without relatives or friends,
suicided here eany this morning by TAX
| ing dose of laudanum. She was about
20 years old, and came here from no one
knows where about eight months ago.
| In her effects was a check book, the
stubs of which showed she had drawn
| large amounts of money from the Bank
| of England at different times. II is be-
| lieyed that the old woman possessed
| wealth. An effort will be made TO Ia
| cate her relatives.
SUICIDES WHILE INSANE.
Chattanooga, Tenn. Jan. 29.-H. NJ.
Porter, aged Al, a captain of the Chat
tanooga police department, committed
| suicide this morning by shooting himself
| through the right ear. Temporary in
sanity, resulting from blow on the
| head received some years ago, is given
as the cause. He was unmarried.
JONES IN BOW STREET.
London, Jan. 29.-Latmer Ridley
| Jones, the New York horseman who
was arrested at Scarborough yesterday
on charge of extensive forgeries in the
| United States three years ago, was ar
| raigned in the Bow street police court
today and was renanded for a further
hearing. "
HASN'T DONE ANYTHING.
San Francisco. Jan. CIV. E. Fish
| er, the real estate agent who left town a
| few days ago, has returned. He says he
| did foe from his praditnrc hr,t
| to Stockton because he was i'll. He de-
MES that he has done anything wrong
and says ne has been unfortunate in
business. owing TO dull times. He de-
clned to discuss his wife's suit for d.
vorce.
A FOOL AND A FALSE FACE.
Williamsport, Pa. Jan. 2s.-Walter,
the 2-year-old son OF William Priest Of
| Muncy, died in commissions today as the
| result of fright. Last evening Margaret
Colley playmate, donned a hideous
false face and ran into the Priest resi-
dence for the purpose of frightening the
child. She succeeded so well that Wal
ter screamed himself into commissions,
which resulted in death.
A WORKMAN DECAPITATED.
Joliet. H.. Jan. 29.-An unparalleled
accident occurred at the Illinois Steel
company's plant today, whereby Nebon
Johnson was decapitated. He was en-
ployed in the rod room. and in falling
from high platform his head came in
contact with the edge of the platform
and the connecting rod of the engine,
cutting off his head. The first his fell
low employees knew Of the accident was
when the head came tumbling into their
midst, the eyes yet moving and the
tongue drawing into the mouth.
HAD PTOMAINES IN 1T.
Jacksonville. Ind, Jan. 2s.-George
Madison and wife, colored. their chill
dren. Harry, aged 2: Jeanette, aged 4;
Eddie, aged s. and Lula, aged S. resid-
ing in Ohio Falls, last evening at sup
per ate bologna sausage and few hours
later Harry was taken violently i'll. He
died in frightfuI commissions. Jeanette
was the next victim and she died in an
hour Eddie, the third child, was taken
sick. and during the night lowered be
tween life and death. This morning he
was slightly improved and may recover.
The next child 10 be seized with the
same sickness was Lula. She cannot
survive The parents were not affected.
Physicians say that the poisoning was
due 10 ptomaines in the sausage, and a
close examination revealed IL 10 be
putrid.
FREIGHT AND SNOW PLOw.
Rochester. ". Y, Jan. 2e.-Henry Sny-
der. conductor. OF Rochester. and Train
man George Craston were killed n a
vrek on the Buffalo Rochester and
Pittsburg railroad. five miles west OF Ie-
row last night Fireman McLans Of
Rochester was injured. probably fatally.
Brankeuan Robert Mclaughlin was
mined under an engine and badly in
jurej. Fireman P. r. Ryan OF ROcheS-
ter was also injured. though not serious
". and James Csrrigan OF Rochester
was badly injured. The injured. with
the exception OF Ryan. are at the Hotel
Pavilion. The collision occurred be-
tween a freight going west ard a snow
nlov coming east. The snow pillow was
to take siding. for which the switch
was 70 have been turned By one or the
freight crew This was not done. and
The locomotives came together II
binding saoIstorn
COAL CARS COLLIDE
Grafton. w. Va, Jan. 2e.-Edwarti
Rstson was instantly killed and ten
Others were seriously injured. two prob
ably fatally. at the Geotiga Mine plant
near Pennington this county The mine
month Is 500 feet above the Baltimore
ana Ohio railroad tracks. and the coal l.
Ss7t down or an inclined railway. the
gravity of the loaded car hauling up the
EMMY one on another track. Tbs morn
srg thirty miners were going uP in txo
cax when a loaded car broke loose.
,uupsd The track and crashed into TIE
ur-trsfn. Batson. in The front car. vas
~-ushei 10 death The injuries Of the
ten Others range nom orOken egs 70
scratches and bruises
Hoods Sarssp sr5lla cures rhelmstisrn
by neutraiizing the aciEity % the blood
which causes the diseaSs-
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