The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-09-18
NOT so BAD AS TOLD
Is TIE STORY OF O0L0RED POST
MASTER LOFrIE.

Manner by Some Party Who Has no
Morbid Craving For Newspaper Noto-
risty-Othcr News of Crime.
Atlanta, Ga, Sept. 17.-Concerning the
shooting Of the negro postmaster at
Hogansville Wednesday night, the may
Or Of the town sends the following sign
ed statement TO the Atlanta Journal:
''Hogansviile, Ga, Sept ITO the
Atlanta Journal: There is not a word
Of ruth in the published statements
about the shooting of the negro postmas-
Ter at Hogansville, except that he was
shot
"One person entered his back yard at
7:30 o'clock and fired three shots at him.
one taking effect in his arm while ne
sat on his back piazza. No one knows
whether the assailant was black or
white or some tramp. or why Loftin
was shot. 1t was a flesh wound.
(SigneO "R H. JENKINS. Mayor"
Washington, Sept. lit is understood
that the administration will take some
action looking TO the apprehension and
punishment Of the assassins Of Mr..
Loftin, the colored postmaster at Hog
ansville, Ga, who was murdered on
Tuesday.
FIGEL HELD FOR MURDER.
San Francisco, Cal. Sept. 17-Judge
Campbell this morning held Theodore A.
Figel, formerly bookeeper for Hoffman,
Rothscnild & Co., OF this city, to answer
to the charge of having murdered his
employer, Isaac Hoffman, in his Office
on Battery street on the evening Of June
1 last, AMI remanded him to the custody
of the sheriff, without bail. Figel has
already been held to answer to several
charges Of forgery and embezzlement.
1t is the theory Of the prosecution that
lie murdered his employer after the
latter had informed him that mis- thefts
had been discovered and threatened him
with exposure. Although in receipt Of
a salary of 5000 month only, Figel own
ed a stable Of thoroughbreds and was
known as plunger on the local tracks
and ii Is alleged by the prosecution that
he maintained his sporting proclivities
at his employers expense. His defalca-
tionS amount to about $4,000.
RICHARD CORNWALiS CASE.
Kansas City, Mo-, Sept. 17.-Dr. Rich
ard Cornwall. who was cleared at ST.
Louis some time since after killing his
brother, denies emphatically the sensa-
tional charges made by James O'Hara
of that city. O'Hara declared that he
had perjured himself at the previous
trial. and mad been paid by the defend
ants father to testify falsely in DIR.
Cornwalrs favor. DR.. Cornwall, who
lives in this city, with his wife and
child, when told Of the story, declared
it to be false in every particular, and
asserted that the story told by him at
the coroner's inquest and preliminary
hearing was the correct version of the
tragedy.
WANTED AT MEMPHIS.
81 Louis, Sept 17.-John Brigham,
alias Kelley, aged 80 years, who is under
arrest here, is said TO be wanted by the
of Memphis, Tenn, on the
charges OF assault to kill and Jail break
ing. He and his family are quite we'll
known in political circles throughout
the state of Tennessee. AT one time he
the position OF deputy sheriff
at Memphis. Ell refuses to return to |
Tennessee without requsition papers.
BOGUS POSTAL CARDS.
Denver, Col, Sept. 1.-THE postoffice |
inspectors office here believes il has un- |
earthed a scheme to defraud the gov
ernment. Postal cards supposed to be |
have been found in the Dem |
yer mails and arrests are likely to fol- |
low. II is claimed that the cards are |
sold in large quantities to merchants |
and investment houses and immense |
profits are being realized. 1t is suspect |
ed that at least one OF the operators is |
located in the city.
My boy came home from school one |
day with his hand badly lacerated and |
and suffering great pain" says
Mr.. E. ]. Schall, with Meyer Bros Drug
Co., ST. Louis, Mo. 81 dressed the
wound and applied Chamberlain's Pain
Balm freely. All pain ceased, and in a
remarkably short time il healed with
out leaving a scar. For wounds,
sprains, swellings and rheumatism l
know OF no medicine or prescription
equal 70 it. I consider il household
The 25 and 80 cent sizes for
sale by Druggists.