The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-03
HIS SUIT LEAKED
PROFESSOR ARI0N" WAS NOT
KILLED BY THE FALL

It was . seventy-Eivs Fovt Fall. Too, sut
Enough to xiii Him. But it Was Light
ming Hot From the Wire He was Rsdins
| on That Did the Busine ss- CoIoret
People In kentucky Poisoaed-SIinse-
| sot. Man Killed BY His Wife, Insans
From Cruelty-Alabama Moonshinei
Sbot-Crime News,
New York, Aug. 1.-The autopsy on
the body Of Frank Mcdonnell, known
as Professor Arion, who was killed last
night at Ridgeway park Brooklyn, was
held today at Newton. L. l., and dis
closed the fact that death was due to
electric shocks and not to thef fall Nc
Donnell sustained. 1t was found that
the rubber non-conducting suit w2icn
Mcdonnell wore was Ieaky. The cleo
tricity from the charged wire, seventy
five feet above the ground, on which
Mcdonnell was riding, must have pene-
trated through the suit and killed tine
rider before he feel to the ground. Nc
Donnelrs body and wheel were covered
with electric lights supplied by the. cur
rent from the WIRE.
COLORED FOLKS POISONED.
Louisville, KY, Aug. 2.-Hardland
Johnson, his wife and daughter and
Dan Hazelwcod, all colored, were pois-
oned yesterday and are lying at the
point Of death. Last night hope was
maintained for Hazelwood's recovery
- n,a1t0
the members of the Johnson family
could recover. Johnson invited Hazel
wood 70 take dinner with him yester-
day. The formers wife prepared and
cooked the vegetables, which had been
bought the night before. Shortly after
dinner, they were all taken down SICK
DR.. Howard was summoned and admin
istered to them. Dr.. Howard says the
poisoning was due to laudunum placed
i'll the food. Il is alleged that Johnson
mas a neighbor who has been jealous Of
tempted to do him injury on previous
occasions The police are investigating
the matter.
BOOZED HIS WIFE CRAZY.
Redwood Falls, Mimi. Aug. John
O'Connell, a well-known politician. has
been murdered at his farm house.
Seven gashes in his scalp were made by
some blunt iron instrument. After the
blows had been inflicted, O'Connell's
was saturated with kerosene
and his house set on fire. Statements
Of three of the oldest of nine children
made to the authorities are TO the effect
that Mrs. OConnell, wife Of the murder
I'd man, was the sole author of the hcr-
rible tragedy. His wife's antipathy to
drink was strong and his abuse OF her
and the children while under its influ-
ence appears to have driven her tenn
porarily insane.
SHOOTING AT STRINGTOWN.
Pittsburg, Pa, Aug. 2-Strfngtown, !
IN oil town near Sisterville. ". Va, |
vas the scene Of a ensatlonal shooting |
n which two men received probably |
mortal wounds. The shooting was the |
'esult of a feud between Charles Fox, |
resident Of Stringtown, and William |
Mackey, a colored gamble. Fox, who !
vas intoxicated, entered a gambling /
'oom last evening and upon seeing Mac /
1ey at once commenced to shoot. Mac !
sey got a Ratchet and closed with his |
lssailant and inflicted some serious
Fox broke away and COM
nenced firing and by this time some
me had handed Mackey gun and
general fuslade followed. Fox received
'nly one bullet, but his wound is fatal.
dackey was hit twice and his condition
S precarious.
MOONSHINER SHOT.
Huntsville, Ala, Aug. "A band Of
attempted TO enter the
ouse of Frank Simmons at Concord
wenty miles north of this city, early
morning and the leader, Dud-
ay Johnson, was killed. The despera-
oes broke the door from It's fastenings
nd when Johnson appeared, Simmons
red. After firing several shots into the
ouse the party left. The coroner's jury
ED Simmons justifiable. The moonshin-
rs were afraid Simmons would testify
sainst them. The sheriff has gone to
ne scene Of the trouble.
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