The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-10

Burt for the murder Of his wife and two
children. Burt was convicted Of murder
ing his wife and two infant children at
their home il this city last August He
hacked them 10 pieces with Ratchet
tied their bodies in sack and sunk them
in cistern in the cellar. Burt was trail
ed all over the country and finally. after
twenty days searching. arrested in Chi
cage and brought here.
FEUD IN KENTUCKY
Albany, KY. June "a double trag-
edy was the outcome OF 4 family feud
here last night. Henry Foster and John
Shootman, who had long been a, Outs,
quarreied. Foster stabbed Sh0otman in
| the side several times with a dirk Eph-
riula ReddeT went 10 Shootman's assist
ance and shot Foster through the head
Both men were fatally wounded Red
dell has not yet been arrested
SALLIE CASTS vERACITY.
Bloomsbury. Pa. June Sin The Win
tersteen-Knoor dynamite case tiday, De-
fandant Knoor took the stand n his own
behalf and the prosecution called several
| witnesses as 20 the veracity OF SsIhe
Cast, the star witness for the prosecu-
ton.
| CARVED WHILE IN LIQUOR
Knoxville. Tenn, June "A cutting
ARRAY took place about six miles from
Mountain City yesterday. in which Bud
Price. North Carolina desperate, kill
ed James Hampton and fatally injured
bis brother, Theodore Hampton All
were drinking. Price has not been cap
| tured.
BURGLARS GOT LOOSE.
Omaha. Neb, June 9.-While trying 20
arrest three burglars at $50 this morn
ing, Police Officers Tiedemann and Glow
er were SHOT. the former perhaps fatally.
Glover's wounds are not thought 70 be
serious. The burglars escaped.
THE HOFFMAN MYSTERY.
| San Francisco. June 9-The attorneys
for Hoffman, Rothschild & Co, who as
! sert that Isaac Hoffman was murdered,
| have engaged, among other experts, he
| noted judge OF handwriting. Daniel 7.
Ames, and he has given a written opiu-
/ ion that the signature OF Isaac Hoff-
Ulan on a receipt for $500, which is n
/ important document in the case, was
forged The receipt other than the sig
nature was written by The bookkeaper
Theodore A. FigeI, as he himself has
admitted Expert Ames has reported
that ne found si-nilarities between the
character OF this sample Of FigePs hand
writing and the disputed signature at
fached 20 ii. Attorney Ach expressed
the opinion 20 Chief OF Police Lees that
Fiegel should be arrested for alleged en-
bezzlement, but the chief did not think
he would be justified in proceeding 10
that extremity on the facts presented 20
him. When Mr.. Rthschild, the New
York member Of the firm. arrives in This
city this week. Ach says that he will ad-
wise him TO have F.sel arrested.
A test was made al the store Of Hoff-
man, Rothschild & Co, in an enieavor
70 show that Evard Thomas statement
about hearing a shot was not credible.
Several shots were fired but were not
heard by persons stationed where Tho
mas says he stood.
IN order 10 meet the point made by
Ach that there is no blood on the grip
OF the pistol with which Hoffman was
killed, Chief Lees, after close exanin-
alton, has discovered several small
stains upon the guard OF the trigger,
which, he says, may have been caused
by blood.
FOUL PLAY FEARED.
Chicago, June 81. D. Rucker, for
merly steward at the ST. James hotel, |
St. Louis. is missing and the police have I
been asked 70 search for him. He trav- /
elei to all parts OF the country and had /
friends everywhere. Rucker came 70 !
Chicago June fron S.. Louis He dis
appeared before he had been here a day, |
and although a diligent search was be- !
gun Rucker could not be found Foul /
play is feared. as it is known that he I
had sum OF money and several dia- |
monds IN his possession
FATAL HOTEL FIRE.
Denver, June "a special 10 the /
Times from Montrose, Colorado, says: !
The Montrose hotel. two-s5ory frame /
building. and a block OF stores were 4
burnad early today. Robert H Mead. /
aged % years, OF Portland. Colorado. a /
guest at the hotel. was burned 70 death. /
A dozen other guests were rescued IN
injured The fire is believed TO have /
been OF incendiary origin
KICKED BY A HORSE.
Chicago. June 9-Dr. A Owen, OF /
electric belt fame, died at his home in
Palaune today from being kicked by !
one OF his FLOODED horses Dr. owen 4
was az ore tine one OF them ost extern
sive advertisers in the country and
made sortune in few years.
HOW FAKE STORIES START
Swansea. Wales. June "A French
schooner, which has jus- arrived here.
reports that through the haze sic saw
two vessels collide off the Lizard with
tremendous Impact Both vessels sank
and all on board. and according % the
crew OF the schooner. all were drowned
The schooner further reports that TIE
vessels sank so quickly that she had no
time 10 get - their assistance
London. June s.-The agent OF Lloyd's
az Swansea teIeg-aphs that the story
told BIZ the c-ex o. the French schooner.
as given in the g1rego!ag dispatch. is
untrue. and originated in the schooner
picking up a row boa, having 10 name
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