Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-08
A DOCTORS CRIME.
DR.. Goddard, of Kansas City, Kills
Frank Jackson, a Laundryman.
Two BOYS HANGED FOR MURDER.
They Robbed a Merchant and Then Stabbed
Him to Death-Attcmpt to Fire Mine
"A Double Kentucky Tragedy
A Negro Hanged.

KANSAS CRY, Mo-, April 3.-Dr. JEFF
ferson D, Goddard, druggist at 80!
independence avenue, shot and in
stantly killed Frank J. Jackson one OF
the owners Of the jackson laundries,
In the rear parlor on the second floor
of the Hotel Woodland. Dr. Goddard
had been in attendance upon Mrs.
jackson, who is i'll with pneumonia.
He is a single man and Jackson was
jealous OF him. From the best evidence
1t appears that Jackson and DR.. God
dard had quarrelcd previously and
there was bad blood between them.
jackson is said to have been an unre-
generate sort of man with Il strong
appetite for whisky and morphine,
which he freely appeased. Some
months ago Mrs. Jackson purchased
stock Of drugs at the corner Of In
dependence avenue and Locust street,
and placed DR.. Goddard in charge. His
rule was to make reports to MRS. Jack
son of the manner and extent Of the
business. 1t is said that jackson, not
withstanding he lad not lived with
his family for sor4o years, did not
sanction DR.. tiodG trds visits to his
wife, even though shy were of bust
ness nature, and oitel, when under
the influence of whisky Or some drug,
would demonstrate with his wife about
them, calling attention TO their fire.
quency. Mrs. jackson tol persons at
the Woodland of these visits Of jack
son, and that he frequently threatened
to kill her. She said she was afraid of
him and fearful lest he might some
night kill the whole family. II Is
stated on good authority that Jackson
recently visited DR.. Goddard and
warned him against paying any more
visits to his wife.
TWO BOYS HANGED FOR MURDER
LAFAYETTE, La, April 3.-The Blanc
brothers were executed here ut two p.
IN. yesterday in the presence OF 5000
spectators. They murdered Simon
Begnaud, a merchant at Scott, La,
about year ago. The boys were both
under 20 years Of age. They got into
Begnaud's store when he was alone,
before retiring. They forced him to
open his safe, bound and gagged him,
got the key of his money drawer from
him and obtained about $1,000 They
then forced him to sit on his bed and,
while belplessly pinioned, stabbed him
TO death. The boys spent several
weeks in New Orleans and made n tour
to Europe. After squandering their
money they returned and were arrest
ed. They made full confession.
ATTEMPT TO FIRE A MINE.
HAzLEroN, Pa, April 3, -lncendiaries
made IN attempt last night to destroy
the No. mine of the Lehigh & Wilkes
barre Coal Co., near here About nine
o'clock the men working on the lower
lift were alarmed by smoke coming
down the airway. They fastened to
the bottom of the slope and tried to
climb up to investigate, but were
driven back. Foreman Williams and
Leidle hastened toward the surface
and a short distance from the top
found the large double doors ablaze.
BY taking them from their hinges, the
men prevented the fire from igniting
the coal. A further investigation
showed that oil had been sprinkled on
the ground below the door and there
were number of burned matches.
A DOUBLE KENTUCKY TRAGEDY.
HAYDEN, KY, April S.-Tom 0gle-
thorpe, prosperous farmer, accused
his wife Of having been intimate with
Henry Schneider, farm hand. They
quarreled and 0glethorpes wife left
him. Oglethorpe then went to
Schneider and shot him through the
heart with Winchester, after which
he turned the weapon TO his own head
and killed himself He was about 30
wears old and had no children.
NEGRO HANGED FOR ASSAULT
HousroN, Tex, April 3,--Alexander
Terrell, coored, was hanged here yes
terdav for assaulting Mrs. Jackson
(white) last December He pleaded
ruiltv IN trinl