Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-02
AN INDIANS CRIME.
"A Chippewa alf-Breed Commit
Three Murders While Drunk.
An OFFER TO ASSIST DuRRANT
The Widow Of Forbes, Alias Blanther, Be.
lIeves Her Husband Committed the
San Francisco Murders-k0bbed
on Train Negroes LynChed

DULUTH, Mimi, Nov. 2s.-Word has
Just reached here Of shocking Indian
murder that took place on the Fond
,du Lac reservation, 40 miles from here.
A Chippewa half-breed named John
Anamasin left the reservation several
DAYS ago and went to the town OF
Clouquet. Late Tuesday he returned,
crazed with liquor, and attacked his
wife, who was about to give birth to
child. He dragged the woman from
her bed and threw her on the floor,
where he beat and kicked her into a
state of Inconsistencies. About the
time Anamasin had finished his work
another Indian named Peterson hap
pened to be passing the house and
hearing noise broke into the room
and attempted to protect the PROSTATE
woman. Anamasin seized heavy
club and turned his attention to Peter.
son, who made an effort to get out,
but before he could do SO, 1t is
said, Anamasin knocked him down
and literally pounded his head into a
pulp He then took the body and
threw 1t into creek near by and re-
turned to the house, saturated the
floor with kerosene and applied a
match. Then with the evident inten'
ton Of covering up the act he closed
and locked the door and left the house.
A number Of neighbors by this time
became aware that something was
wrong and, breaking into the house,
succeeded in getting the woman and
child out, but the rescuers barely
escaped with their lives. Both the
woman and the child to which she had
given birth died half an hour later. A
squad of Indian police started out
after the murderer and caught him
about davbreak on the Clouquet road.
OFFER TO ASSIST DURRANT.
FoRr WORTH, Tex, Nov. s6.-The
widow of Arthur Forbes, alias ]. E.
Blanther, who was arrested at Meri-
dian, Tex, charged with having muir
dered Mrs. Philippine Langfelt, in
San Francisco, and who committed
suicide in the Bosque county Jail. was
located in this city yesterday by the
police officials. The woman now goes
by the name Of Ada Taylor She says
that she married Arthur Forbes. at
Little Rock, Ark, in 1892, and that
they taught in the public schools of
Bosque county in 1896. They had some
trouble, during which Forbes shot her
three times About that time Arthur
Forbes, alias Blanther, was arrested
charged with the murder Of Mrs
Langfelt, and he was lodged in
Jail, where he subsequently, COM
mitted suicide by taking morphine
Mrs. Forbes says there is no doubt as
to Forbes being the murderer of the
San Francisco women; that he had
often told her that he was well &C.
quainted with Minnie Williams and
Blanche Lamont having been intro
duced to them by Theodore Durrant;
that he often referred to the murders
in such a manner that she was con-
vinced that he knew of them. Mrs.
Forbes, or Ada Taylor, says that one
of her trunks is still in San Francisco,
where it was used in evidence during
Durrant's trial She yesterday wired
Durrant as follows: "Have courage.
l believe you to be an innocent man;
If can help to prove your innocence,
command me-"
ROBBED ON THE TRAIN.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 26.-Lee Pitts a
negro Pullman porter, living in this
city, is prisoner at the Four Courts
on the charge of attempted robbery.
A. R. Hill, a broker OF Providence,
3. l., alleges that Pitts tried to steal
from his pocket an envelope contain
ing $4,000 in certified checks and
$1,000 in cash. Broker Hill was pas
senger on q Baltimore & Ohio train
which arrived in st. Louis from the
east. As soon as the train reached
Union station he caused the arrest of
Pitts. At the Four Courts Mr.. Hill re-
lated this story: "Just as the train
passed Odin, ILL.,, this morning" said
Mr.. Hill, "the porter pulled the cur
tains aside and reached into my berth.
He took $40 out of my trousers pocket
and then thrust his hand into my in
side coat pocket, where had an en-
veiope containing $4,000 in cash and
checks. Iawoke just in time to save
the envelope. ] grappled with the
negro and the encounter attracted the
attention of the Pullman conductor,
]. B. Hodges He ordered the negro
TO return the $40 he had taken.
TWO NEGROES LYNCHED
SAVANNAH. Ga, Nov. 26.-An un.
known negro was killed by lynchers
near Black Shear yesterday afternoon,
his body being literally riddled by bull
let's. The negro assaulted Miss Rebie
Davis, the l7-year-old daughter of Eli
Davis, farmer, seven miles north of
Black Shear, while she was alone in
her home.
Jerry johnson, negro, was lynched
yesterday near Screven, Ga. He was in
charge Of officers and was being taken
to Jail at Jessup. A crowd Of armed
men rode up to the officers and de-
manded the prisoner. The negro was
made the target for number Of rifles
and his body was perforated with
leaden balls. The negro had been ar
rested for stealing mule.