The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-02
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| they had made good use OF case knife
that they are supposed to nave swipei
| from the sheriffs table, as Mrs. Godfrey
claimed she missed one OF her knives
/ aid asked the sheriff TO look for 1t A:
! the Jail, but ne failed 10 find 1t. Tele-
grams and postal cards have been sen;
on, - the officers OF surrounding towns,
but as thep risoners had full nigh:
ahead Of them, by vir,ure OF their es-
Gaping early in the eye.ine, it is ex-
| pected they would make good use of their
time, and their apprehension is not like
/ ly 20 occur.
VAN MARTIN INDICTED.
| The Saltwater Gazette says: Van
Martin, prominent warrant broker OF
this city, was indicted by tine grand jury
| last Friday charged with the larceny Of
two township warrants amounting -
| about $50. the property OF Albert J.. Car
! dell. The defendant was arraigned Fri
| day morning, but owing 10 defect in
! the Indictment ne was again reman6ed
| until a new Indictment could be procured
| The second indictment was formally
! read 10 the defendant Tuesday morning
| and plea Of not guilty was entered.
The case will probably be continued fos.
the term.
A GREWSOME COLLECTION.
C:ief Of Police Cochran OF Oklahoma
City has adorned the walls Of his office
with a frame Of photographs of num-
Der Of noted bandits who were once
terrors of Oklahoma. Among the we'll
known bandits are photographs Of Bill,
Emmett and Grant Dalton and Slaugh-
ter KID. and Captain Willy, the slayer
OF George Thornton. The pictures were
all taken after the originals were dead,
and ara a grewsonle sight. However.
their countenances may be studied and
peculiarities commented on muce mora
safely than when the originals were
alive.
HOGS DID SWIM.
That razor back Texas hogs are excel
lent swimmers has been demonstrated
beyond a question of doubt during the
past few days. Yesterday morning when
boomer creek near Saltwater was high
est and q raging torren. fully hundred
feet wide, IL became necessary for the
entire seven hundred hesd OF Babcock
Bros. pens 20 cross in order to get their
morning feed. They simply jumped and
swan across as readily and gracefully
as drove OF ducks or geece could have
done il.
WANTS TO GO.
Clint Fox, a one-armed boy Is years
old, was put in Jail Tuesday al Ava for
stealing a fine gold watch from Tom
Quinlin, near Wynoka, last Saturday.
Clint pawned the watch TO Joe Henning
of Barber county, for $500. but it has
been recovered. Clint has always been
reckless lad and says he stole this
watch on purpose. that ne tnay be sent
to reform school.
HAD HIS OWN FLboD.
A vagrant placed in the city Jail at Ok
lahoma City Tuesday night wrenched
loose a water pipe and USED sc In an en-
deavor to break Jail In wfehching loose
the pipe he turned a three Quarter inch
OF water in the jail. This; morning the
floor was covered shoe-tcp deep with
water and a small sized creek was wend-
ing its way from the Jail 10 the alley.
INDICTED FOR RAPE
Saltwater, o. T., May 1.-Two young
men OF the town, Harry Lernley and Ira
Reynolds skipped out about three weeks
ago TO avoid prosecution for rape. They
returned home Monday. however, just
after indictments had been returned by
the grand jury aginst them and were
taken care OF by the shariff within a
few hours after their return. The charge
for which they are indicted is criminal
assault upon the 13-year-old daughter OF
Mrs. Taylor. a notorious character of the |
northeast part of the town.