The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-29

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cesding to NeiEhbor's Barn He Sets II
on Fire, Enters the Burning Building
and PerisLes News Of Crime and
Accident
Fresno. Cali, April ga terrible
tragedy was enacted today at Red
Banks, farming settlement thirty miles
distant from here. As a result Mrs.
John Qualle and their daughter Lulu are
| dying, and their assailant, James Brooks,
is dead. Brooks was formerly employed
| as laborer on Qualle's ranch. but was
discharged for persistenly making love
to Miss Lulu, much TO her annoyance.
Brooks appeared at Quaile's today armed
with a shotgun. He shot the girl and
her mother. Brooks left the house after
setting fire to il. He then went 10 a
| neignboring barn to which ne set FIRE,
| went inside and was burned TO death.
! WITH BLACK JACKS GANG.
Denver, Col. April pa special to the
Republican from Santa Fe. N. NJ. says:
| United States Deputy Marshal Fred Hig-
gins and posse Of FIVE today had run
| ring fight with Black Jacks gang Of des-
peradoes in the mountains OF western
Grant county, y. NJ, fifteen miles east Of
Clifton, Ariz., ard killed Sid Moore, one
OF the desperadoes. The others escaped.
Moores body was taken to Clifton to-
night. Moore is believed to be the muir
derer Of Ranchman George c. Smith.
KENNEDY JURY DISAGREES.
Kansas City. Mo-, April 2S.-The jury
in the case Of John F. Kennedy. tried as
leader of the Chicago and Alton train
robbery at Glendale, has failed to agree
up to O'Clock this afternoon, after be-
ing out twenty hours, and were dis
charged. It is said that the jury stood
seven for conviction and five for acquit-
tai. Kennedy's lawyers will ask for his
release on bond, pending the second trial.
MADE PRETTY FAIR DOLLARS.
Perry, Ia, April 2s.-Miles and Myron
Marshall have been arrested here by
Deputy United States Marshal ITillwig.
of Des Moines, on the charge OF counter
feiting. some of the spurious coins as
we'll as parts Of the dies and bits OF
melted metal, being found in their pos
session, they have admitted their guilt,
but claim that this is their first attempt
a. counterfeiting. The coin they were
making was a silver dollar. and ii was .
clever imitation, only distinguishabla
from the genuine by a slight dull color.
The prisoners will be taken to Des
Moines to appear before the United
States commissioner.
MAYBE THE WOMAN KNOWS
Chicago. April 2S.-Miss Sarah Louise
Erwin. 1.-The woman in the case" has
been summoned to appear before. the
grand jury to tell what she knows OF the
recent failure Of the Globe Savings bank
and the disappearance Of the funds OF
the University of Illinois. Miss Erwin
was President Spalding's private secre-
tary. =.
TO ARREST hartley.
Omaha, April 2s-Sheriff Mcdonald
left today for Lincoln 10 arrest Us. Bart
ley, ex-State treasurer, on charge OF
embezzlin s2O1.OO0. BARLEY drew a
warrant for $4,000 to reimburse the
sinking fund, sold the warrant TO the
Chemical National bank of New York
anil later took it up. paying interest to
RICHARD HOES GRANDSON.
Danville, H., April 2S-The man who
committed suicide here last night by cut
ting his throat and then jumped into the
river, was Richard Hoe Lawrence, a
grandson of Richard Hoe of New York.
SENTENCED FOR LIFE.
Chicago, April 2S.-Thomas Redmond,
alias Texas Kid" formerly a we'll
known race track follower. has been sem /
fenced to life Imprisonment for the muir.
der of John Stuart.
FOUR LIVES LOST.
New York, April 2S.-Four persons lost |
their lives by fire at 172s Third avenue,
Brooklyn. early today. The dead are:
MRS. CELIA BARNETT and her two
children. aged and years.
MRS. JOHN NEWELL, aged 50 years. |
Before she was suffocated, Mrs. Bar !
nett threw her two children out Of IN.
window into the street. The injuries |
they received resulted IN their death soon /
afterward
FIRE IN A BIG STORE.
Allentown, Pa, April 2s.-Fire which
broke out in the big store Of the NJ. G.
Eboecke Hardware company today did
damage 10 nearly $50. 900 before il was
ex,inquished Ebbeckes store was
completely Quilted. Loss $4,000: insur-
ance $4,000. John Z. Lenses shoe fac
tory was damaged to the extent of &c.,
000
FIRE IN THE MAIN HOLD.
London, April 2s.-The Atlantic trans
port line steamer Mobile. Captain Lay
land. which was scheduled 10 sail April
% for New York. has had the contents
OF her main hold severely damaged by
fire, which lasted for five hours before
il could be extinguished. Her departure
Will therefore be delayed.