The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-06
WORSE FOR HURST
VICTIM OF TIE BEER BOTTLE EP1-
s0DE NAY NOT RECOVER.

VICTIM OF TdE BLK 6UI LID 114
sODE NAY NOT RECOVER.
Puepac,ous Baseball Umpire Liable to Dc
Re.Arrcsted on . Charge OF Assault with
Intent to Rapiss and Murderer
Confesses to = Priest Who Proves to be
. Detective 10 DisE ise-Urbans, Ohio,
People Threaten to Make Il Hot Tor
Governor Bushneil-White 0apist Csp-
tured In Washington City.
Cincinnati. O., Aug. 5.-John Carluy-
yelles the fireman who was struck on 1ae
head with a beer bottle yesterday py
ITmpire Hurst, during game between
Cincinnati and Pittsourg. was reported
today to be in a critical condition- a
charge OF assault has been made agalhse
Hurst, and ne was released on a bona Oh
$500. A new affidavit will now be lleo'
charging assault with intent TO Kill, ana
! Hurst. who has gone 10 St Louis, VIII
loe re-arested there and brought pacA
here to answer the new charge.
DETECTIVE PLAYS PRIEST.
Iron Mountain, Mich, Aug. 5.-Peter
Beers. the tramp charged with the muir
der of Oaralina Garrison, at Crystal Fails
: has made a complete confession, ac-
knowlsdging that he assaulted the girl
and then strangled her to death. The
confession was secured by a detective
who visited Beers, clothed in priests
garb. Excitement over the confession
may result in Beers lynching.
R,ns said ne saw Pearl leave the main
highway and take the Blaney Creek ROAD
and he followed. Overtaking her. ne
| made an insulting proposal and was re-
| pulsed. He struck the girl three times
| in the face, knocking her down ana
| jumped on her stomach. He then out
ragged her twice Just as he was about
to leave his victim she groaned and OPP
ened her eyes. He then choked her un-
I'll he was satisfied that life was extinct.
He returned 20 the place the next morn
| ing to make sure that he had compiete1
| MS fiendish work.
CRYSTAL Fails, Mich, Aug. 5.-The 1ai.
here tonight is surrounded by turbulent
mob of excited citizens demanding the
blood of Bons. Extra precautions nave
been taken to prevent violence, out II Is
the general impression that the prisoner
viii be lynched before morning.
ALL HOT AT BUSHNELL.
Cincinnati. O.. Aug. ga dispatch
from Urbana, Ohio, says that the feeiihs
there is SO strong against Governor Bush
nell for attempting to Gust Mayor Cannon
and Sheriff McLain that there is serious
talk Of instftuting counter-proceeolnss
4, oust Governor Bushnell, on the ground
that he failed in his duty to furnish the
necessary militia force to suppress the
mob. Whatever has been done In that
direction has not been made public, but
there is no doubt Of deep feeling in the
matter that may take this form OF ex'
preston.
CITIZENS CATCH A RAPIST.
Washington, Aug. 5.-After more than
a week Of searching by the police, James
Carr, a young white man who assaulted
lille Rosie Robinson. An n-year-old
white girl, was this morning captured by
private citizens. He is the third perpe-
traitor OF serious crime who has slipped
through the hands Of the police in the
Second precinct within three months
Carr was located last night by some cit
izens He was hiding in the attic OF a
house within few squares of where his
crime was committed. and where the
police have looked for his three differ
emit times. When discovered, he was
chased by a crowd of citizens but made
his escape, assaulting a woman and
knocking down a man and getting away
before the police arrived. The whole
force was in a turmoil last night, and
drafted every available man on the
work. Carr was not discovered till early
this morning, when he sneaked out OF q
a,able where he had been hiding and
went TO the house of man named Fow.
Ter, whom he knew, ard begged for q
woman's dress in which to disguise him
self Fowler told hon to go back 10 the
stable and hide till the dress could 81
got. When Carr was gone Fowler SEN
out an alarm and going 10 the stable If
company with muscular cabman, the
two overpowered Carr, after a fierce
fight, and turned him over 10 the police
The methods of the police in this case
have aroused the district commissioner:
to a thorough investigation of the police
department, and a reorganization i:
| looked for