The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-06-13
JURIES CAN'T AGREE
TROUBLE WITH VERDIOTS IN TWO
NOTED MURDER GASES.

In the Case of william Foley, in MissouI
tho Jury Is Discharged on Their secon
Report of Inability to Agree-Wintel
steen Jury Sent Back to Try It Over
The Governor Smith DynsmitiuR Case
California story of q Poisoned Million
aire-BlaGk She-Devii Down South
Crime News.
Liberty, Mo-, June 12.-After once re
| porting q disagreement and being sen
out again to deliberate, the jury N IN
Foley double murder case reported ;
second time that they were unable I.
reach a verdict. They were discharge
and Judge Broadus set the second ria
for the fall term. The crowd OF specta
tors were visibly disappointed whel
the jury disbanded, and after court ad
journed there was some talk of lynch
| ing the prisoner. Il is believed. how
ever, that no trouble will result Foley
was much relieved at the turn the
| case had taken and confidently express
| ed the opinion that he would De ac
/ quilted at the next trial
SAME THING AT BLOOMSBURY.
Bloomsbury, Pa, June 12.-The jury
| in the dynamite conspiracy case Of the
commonwealth vs. L. S. Wintcrsceen
which retired at noon yesterday, wa:
still out at noon today, being unable tc
agree ON a verdict. One of the jury
men, named Levi Weaver, was taker
sex and a physician asked for. Judge
Ermentrout was consulted and after
| notifying counsel on both sides, Urs.
Nckelvey and Redeker were summoned
and sworn. They examined the patien,
and agreed that Mr.. Weaver was suf-
| fering from indigestion but not TO such
an extent as would prevent him from
continuing jury duty. In spite Of pro
| tests from some OF the jury, Judge
Ermentrout ordered them back TO theil
room with the admonition to agree II
possible.
THE SMITH DYNAAfITING.
Lea wentworth. Kan, June IA DIS
patch from Atchison, Kan, says that 1:
| developed today that on Wednesday
last John W. Oliver, now under arrest
for blowing up Governor Smiths resi-
dence with dynamite, purchased two
sticks of dynamite, five caps and twen-
ty-five yards of fuse IN this city. OIL
yer was absent from Leavenworth five
hours on Wednesday and It is now be-
lieved beyond doubt that he is response
BILE for the explosion. Oliver refuses to
talk The feeling among the veterans
against him IS very strong.
Veteran Phillips, another dishonorably
discharged old soldier, and who is
known to be an expert in bomb manu-
facture, is also under arrest.
Mrs. Smiths condition is somewhat
better and she is probably out of i'm!
mediate danger.
There IS talk Of calling a mass meet
ing to adopt resolutions demanding that
the national board of managers suspend
its recent order transferring Colonel
Smith to Santa Monica, Cal. until such
time as the governor can rid the local
branch Of the lawless and Questionable
element
POISONING IS CHARGED.
Los Angeles. Cal. June PA sensa-
tion has been caused in Pasadena by
the investigation being made n that
city by Z. I. Singer, Of Chicago, into
the manner OF the death OF his father,
the aged millionaire, H. n. Singer. The
elder Singer died in Pasadena last De-
cember, some time after sustaining an
accident III falling from moving street
car. The remains were sent to the
former home of the deceased at Lock
port, H., for inteunent. The widow and
two children of the aged millionaire re-
manned in Pasadena, but there was a
divorced wife at Leckport, where the re-
mains found lodgment 1t g the first
wife Of Singer, together with his son,
who will make thorough examination
into his final taking off.
z. T. Singer, the son. asserts that the
remains of his father, after being in
TERED five months had been taken up
at Lockport and examined. with the re-
suit that traces of poisoning were dis
covered.
The son is convinced that the old
mans death was fastened, if not actu-
ally brought about. by foul play. The
disposition OF the m;llionaire's property
is involved ir the investigation.
THE SHE-DEvIL THAT HELPED.
Huntsville. Ala, June 12--Rosaiine
Binford, the negro woman who IS said
TO have assisted the two negro men who
assaulted little Nellie Lawter at Deca-
tur, is now in Jail here. The troops who
have been guarding the rapists were
Withdrawn today.
HOLD-UPS AT CRIPPLE CREEK.
Cripple Creek. Col. June 12.-There is
talk among the people OF this city OF
forming a vigilance committee similar
ID the one which has proven 50 effective
at Butte, Mont. Every pay day there
are hold-ups al over the camp. Il is
believed that the only way 10 rid the
community of The nuisance is by vigi-
lance committee.
FLED THE WRATH TO COME.
Denver. Col, June IA special TO
the Republican from Colorado Springs
says: A man who pretended TO De son
ana her Of the earl OF Hariwicke ar
rived in this city several weeks ago and
registered a. the Antlers hotel as II. A
Yori1e OF bennington. Warw!cksnire
England Yorke left las: Saturday
nlSht. os,ensioIy for Glenwood Springs.
when he discovered thar his duQes were
about 10 learn the truth concerning his
claims 20 nobility. Before leaving he
settled all his accounts with checks
drawn on the First National bank Of
Trinidad. Every one ot the checks Civ
en- hss been repudis;ed BY ;he Triniiad
bank. and now a score Ot people, inclui-