Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-15
SUSPECTED ARSON.
A Woman's Mutilated Body Taken from
a Burned House.
CoLoRED FAMILY DROWNED.
A Man Found ON burning Pile OfaTIes-A
AIadmans Work with Hammer
Murder and Sulcide-ExplO-

Murder and sulclde-E xplO-
sion of Gasoline.
PAscoAGA, R. l., April 14.-The house
of Edward Reynolds, at Oakland, a
farming village a few miles from here,
was burned early this morning, to-
gether with all the outbuildings. lis
thought that it is case of murder and
arson. Mrs. Reynolds body, mutilated
and bloodstained, was taken from her
bed by those who discovered the fire.
They found bloodstains and what is
believed to be traces Of kerosene about
the room. They were prevented from
making thorough search of the
premises by the heat and smoke. A
2O-year-old daughter of Reynolds and
Reynolds himself are missing. The
ruins had not cooled sufficiently to
permit search among them for the
missing persons, but this will be begun
as soon as possible. Reynolds was a
carpenter Martin Mowry, who boarded
with the family and was missing from
the scene of the tragedy, was found
hiding in barn near Harrisonville
this forenoon and was at once placed
under arrest on suspicion of having
been involved in the affair.
A COlored Family Drowned.
HELENA, Ark, April 14-A distress
ing accident occurred ten miles west
of this city, resulting in the drowning
of family of seven negroes. Sylvester
Sanders, tenant on the Joal Higgins
farm, where the current has been so
swift as to threaten the destruction of
the houses, left with his family, wife
and five children, for high ground.
Unfortunately, he took into his fat
boat large bull which he valued
highly. When near the Calicott place
and within mile of the hills, the bull
which was almost famished, attempt
ed to eat the small limbs of the willow
trees through which the boat was be-
ing laboriously pushed The animals.
action tipped the boat and frightened
the inmates, who made frantic efforts,
to right it. In the excitement the ami
NAL kicked the side OF the boat to
pieces and the entire family was
drowned. Some negroes saw them, but
were unable to render any assistance.
Found on Burning Pile.
BUFFALO, N. Y, April 14.-A special
from Kane, Pa, says that last night as
a Philadelphia & Erie train was pass
ing out from Johnsonburg the train
men were Mortified to see the body of
man lying on a pile of burning ties
near the railroad track The train
was stopped and brakeman succeeded
in pulling the man from his awful po-
sition. His clothing was in flames and
his body was badly burned. The man
is very reticent concerning the affair,
but says that a number of men with
whom he was tramping bound him
hand and foot and threw him upon the
fire to get rid of him. The injured
man will not divulge the names of his
enemies.
A Mailman with a Hammer.
ST. LOUIS, April 14.-Possessed with
a maniacal belief that he was the OBJ
ject of a murderous conspiracy, John
0'Connor, an insane patient at the city
hospital, yesterday secured an ordina-
ry carpenters hammer and beat holes
in the skulls of two fellow-patients.
He afterward made an attack upon
James Maloney, workhouse prisoner,
but did not inhict any injuries. The
two victims are Anton Shick and Hem
ry Dockery. Shick and Dockery were
at first thought to be fatally injured,
but DIR. Suffer said that both were inn
proving, and that, while their injuries
were serious, no alarm was felt as to
their condition.
Murder and Suicide.
CHICAGO, April 14.-While seated at
the breakfast table this morning, Ma
thias Custer, % years old, was shot
and instantly killed by John Formil-
Ter, his stepfather. Before the body
had fallen from the chair Formiller
placed the weapon to his own temple
and fred. He was removed to st. Eliz-
abeth's hospital, but died five minutes
after his arrival there. The shooting
was the result of quarrel which arose
during the morning meal. Members
of the family say that Formiller and
his stepson have been quarreling for
week over Clusters desire to leave
home.
Explosion Of Gasoline.
CLEVELAND. o., April 14.-An explo-
sion of gasoline set fire to the new
Bradley block, No. $40 st. Clair street.
this morning. Three workmen, William
Mullen, Samuel Wilson and Frederick
were badly burned and the
occupants were panic-stricken Prem
chant. in his endeavor to escape,
jumped through a large glass window
and was seriously hurt. He may die
REMARKABLE LIFE GAVE OUT.
Mrs. william Caynor. Aged 90. Dies, Leav-