The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-15

INCONSISTENCIES To GIVE Their Names
South Dakota's Ex-Treasurer Taylor Is
Out OF the Pen. Having Had tue Fore
Sentence The Crime Record Acct
dental Happenings.
Buffalo, y. Y. April IA special TO
the Courier from Kane, Pa, says that
last night as q Philadelphia and Ere
Johnson burg, the trainmen were horri-
fed 70 see the body OF a man lying on a
pile Of burning ties near the railway
track The train was stopped AMI a
brakeman succeeded in pulling the man
from his awful position. His clothing
was in flames and almost the entire body
was badly burned. The man is very re-
ticient concerning the affair, but says
that number of men with whom he
was tramping bound him hand and foot
and threw him upon the fire 10 get rid
Of him. The injured man Will not d.
vulge the names of his enemies.
MI AMI S01SlDc-
Chicago, April 14.-While seated at the
breakfast table this morning. Matthias
Dus;er, % years old, was shot and in
s:antly killed by John Fermiller. his IA
ther-in-law. Before the body had fallen
from the chair Fermiller placed the wea.
pom 20 his own temple and fired. He
was removed 10 ST. Elizabeth's hospital
h1t Il led n al
there. The shooting was the result of
quarrel which arose during the morning
meal. Members OF the family say that
Fermiller and his step-son have been
quarreling for week over the boys de-
sire TO leave home.
CORRALLED IN THE WOODS.
Henderson, KY. April 14.-Near De
Koven, Union county. Ky. this evening.
James Seen and William Green, a depu-
~ constable, were shot dead. and Con-
stable William Beset severely wounded
by William Cody and Thomas Rite, who
were under arrest for postoffice robbery.
Cody and Hite escaped but are sur
rounded tonight in a dense forest.
SHOT ON SUSPICION.
Edwards. Miss, April 4-Jesse Ev-
ans. negro. charged with accosting two
little white girls. was riddled with bull
lets tonight by a posse and the dead body
now lies in the public streets.
CAN'T GET WITNESSES.
New York, April 14.-District Attorney
Olcott will recommend the dismissal of
the indictment pending against Henry
a. Armstead for grand larceny in the
first degree. Armstead was arrested in
Denver and brought here only after
bitter struggle He was arrested on
complaint of Thomas Taylor OF Pitts
burg, Pa, who alleged that on July IS.
1893 he gave Armstead $4,000 In promis-
sorry notes and come cash and stock in
the Irrigation and Hydraulic Mining
company. which Armstsad is alleged 10
have represented as possessing valuable
property in Golden. n. NJ. Taylor al
ieges that he later discovered that he had
been swindled. The witnesses for the
people reside in New Mexico and Ten
nessse and the district attorney could
not get them to come on.
HE STOLE LARGELY.
st. Poul. MINI, April IA Sioux
Falls. S. D., special to the Dispatch
says: South Dakota's errIng state trea-
surer. William W. Taylor. was released
from the penitentiary here today after
an imprisonment of one year and hall
Good behaviour reduced his two years
sentence some six months. He leaves az
once for his old home at Redfeld. where
he will stay few days and then go 10
Indiana TO visit friends.
ANXIOUS TO END IT.
San Francisco. April 14.-Thomas H
Dimmi;:. indicted by the grand jury OF
Polk county, Missouri. on charge OF
embezzlement, and who was arrested
here several weeks ago and subsequently
released on a writ Of habeas corpus, was
again arrested today upon the arrival OF
a deputy sheriff from Polk county with
papers signed by Governor
Budi. Dimmitt has been voluntarily a
resident of the county Jail for the past
three weeks awaiting the arrival OF the
officers. He says he is anxious
to go back and face the charges against |
him.
GOT TIRED OF DODGING.
Stockton. Cal. April &c. o. Cor |
don. self-confessed criminal. surrend- !
cred himself 10 the sheriff today. saying |
that he had formerly been agent in s.. |
Louis for the American Express COM |
pany. that he had been short in his sc- |
counts and was wanted FOR emoeZzle- !
ment. He explained that he was tired Of !
trying to elude the police. The superin !
~ /
ed the story by wire this evening.
WILL BAG THE BARON"
San Francisco. Cal, April 14.-Charlss |
J. Arnold. alias Baron ROoer: Won Turk |
helm. will probably De brought back 20 |
answer 10 a charge OF blgamy. 4 war |
rant for his arrest has been issued by /
Judge Allen % Oakland. upon the COM |
plant of his first wife. whom ne deserted |
SIX months ago and from whom he has /
never been divorced The Oakland chic:
1f police wired q; once 10 the Oman,
,hist OF police 70 arrest the bogus baron /
upon rs arrival in that city. and % DC |
tan him until an officer with requ.stlon /
ospers may BE- sen; 20 fetch him back 20
California. On his return a charge %
PERJURY VII also BE- dl=d against him.
basel on he false affirmation hs made
sst Saturday regarding his name when
he procured ;asI icenss 20 marry Jesnn.s
Yong
Omaha Neb.. April f4-Chies q Pc
&C. Sgwort ;oday received telegram
rom re chief % police II Saa Francisco
asking Il JEANNE Young. tie s5e,iiol a.
wife ot Charles ;. Arnold. ire alleged
German baron. vas registered n this
lily Detectives were a once seat 90;
III; - far have bes1 unable . locate ne
soman- The police we're ~. asked % |
arrest either q the parties.