The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-27
FOUR DID THE DEED
ePYHR MURDER MYSTERY CLEARED
BY A CONFESSION.

Paul Holy Track, Philip Ireland, Black
Hawk sud Caddote, the Two Former
Indians aud the Two Latter Half
Breeds. Implicated by tho Account
Given By the lndians In . Tale Of Bloody
Butchery Followed by Ffendish Out
RACES - Good Prospect for = LynchinE-
News of Crime and Disaster.
Bismarck, n. D., April 2S.-Two Indian
boys, Paul Holy Track eui Philip ireiani
have confessed to the authorities that
they were al the Spyer place on the day
of the murder and found the members OF
xhe family murdered and two Indians,
Black Hawk and Caddoie, there. This
confession, experimenting one made by
Caddote few days ago. goes far toward
unravelling the mystery Of the murder.
and duplicates definitely Black Hawk
and Caddote, and gives the authorities
evidence which vii. be Of great value in
their trial. The Indian boys are row
Glossy confined in the guardhouse at Fort
Yates and will be brought 10 Williams
port 20 testify at the preliminary proceed
Sngs against the other two men,
st. Paul, MIN, April 26.-Reports re-
ceived from Fort Yates today are that
the boys have now fully confessed, i'm
plicating themselves, as well as the half
breeds in the tragedy. The boys state
that the murder was Planned some weeks
before il was committed and that Black
Hawk was the leader. The four went 10
the Spyer home on the day Of the muir
der, Black Hawk and Caddote gong to
the barn and the two boys ID the house.
At the barn the two men found Spyer,
and Black Hawk shot him and then split
his head open with an axe. Caddote then
ran 70 the house and told Mrs. Spyer that
her husband was sick at the barn. AS
soon as Mrs. Spyer appeared al the barn
door Caddote stabbed her through the
heart with a pitchfork. Caddote then
went to the house and found Holy Track
engaged in terrific struggle with Mrs.
Rouse. He said TO Holy Track: why
don't you brain her with the axe?"
Holy Track replied: II cannot as the
children are bothering me-" Caddote
then picked up the axe and dealt each of
the twin babies a death blow. The two
f1ends then had 70 trouble in killing Mrs.
Rouse. After she was dead she was out
ragged by Hoy Track While this was
going on at the house Black Hawk had
outraged Mrs. Spyer at the barn. About
$62 in money was found and divided be-
tween the four wretches after the COM
pleton Of their bloody work.
Public sentiment In Emmons county is
at fever heat, and it Is more than proba-
BILE that all four will be lynched.
MURDER AND SUICIDE.
New York, April 2S.-1sadore Weber
killing her, and then killed himself with
the same weapon, falling dead beside his
child. Weber was a hard drinker Six
years ago he married Lena Huebner ir
Baltimore. He used his wife Ill and she
WAS obliged TO turn him out of doors.
Today he returned, and finding Josie
about to start for school, offered 10 ac-
company her there. Her grandmother
consented. As they left the house Weber
drew his pistol and committed the muir
der and suicide.
LOVE AND HER STEPMOTHER.
Kansas City, April 26.-Miss Eugenia
Smith. 90 years old. daughter of Rev
Jarvis p. Smith, Methodist preacher,
wei known in Sedalia and Marshall, Mo-.
committed suicide at independence late
last night by swallowing twerty grains
OF strychnine. Disappointment in a love
affair. combined with trouble she had had
with her stepmother, led to the act.
SUICIDE IDENTIFIED.
Detroit, Mich. April 26.-The body of
an unknown German who shot himself
dead il Windsor last night was today
fully identified as that of John Dittman,
who last week killed his mistress, Nellie
Bergin. in Detroit and escaped before his
crime was discovered. Dittman had been
working in Windsor as gardener.
FOR INSURANCE swINDLNG.
New York, April 26.-Lieutenart Ed
ward S. FarroY, who was arrested yes
terday upon his arrival from Canada on
a charge Of conspiracy in Pittsburg, was
taken 10 the district attorneys office yes
terday. There he signed a waiver of his
identification, after which he was turned
over TO State Agent Perkins of Pennsyl-
Naoia, who later in the day started with
him t1r I'ittsburg. Farrow was super;n-
sendert OF the military and naval depart
lnent OF the Mutual Reserve Fund Life
association. II is charg that in COM
psny with c. Lynford Wood of the brok-
erage firm Of c. Lynford Wood G. Co. he
into conspiracy against the insur-
arcs company
-FOUR DROWNED.
Jackson, No, April Gan accident &C.
CURED mere asst evening resulting in the
Crowning OF four persons. Mr.. Joe John
con was coming TO town in a covered
wagon, accompanied by Mrs Bugg, her
son, years old. and her baby, and Miss
Minnie Fraser. Johnson attempted TO
ford the creek just east of this city which
was much swollen. whe-. the Wagon was
overturned. Johnson swan to the bank.
but the remainder Of the party were
drowned
STEAMER AGROUND
Mackinac Island. Mich. April 2s-The
passenger steamer City OF Grand Rapids.
bound for Chicago. is hard aground on
Mission Point. She les on rocky bottom.
WENT OVER THE MILL DAM.
Cumberland Falls. Ky, April 26.-Neys
was brough, here from Parks Hills. ten
miles distant in the mountains OF the
drowning OF four young people who were
out skin riding. Matt Mckee and John
Davis and Misses Maggie and Min;y
Elender1 are chs NAMES Of -lo-a -