The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-13

Such - the teEotct "a suo Voiy "AAS" No.
Tried This Sensational Kansas City Case
The Acquitted Woman is Completely
Overcome by the Announcement OF Her
AcquitiaI-Jackson aud Wsiiiug are at
Last In the Hands o; the Governor
Mate Tewksbury's Slayer Pleads Drunk
euness-Crime News In General
Kansas City, Feb. 12.-Alice Platt. the
servant in the family Of Lawyer
Charles F. Mussey, who for the past
week has been undergoing trial for pois-
oning the two Mussey children. has been
set free, the jury this morning bringing
In a verdict OF not guilty. The trial has
been rather sensational and the court
room has been constantly crowded WITH
spectators. The ANNOUNCEMENT OF the
verdict created the widest enthusiasm
Alice Plat went into mysteries and fell
fainty into TIE arms OK her sister, While
the audience cneered-
JACKSON AND WALLTNG>
Frankfort, KY. Feb. I'm the cases
OF Scott Jackson and AlonZo Wa!i41g.
sentenced 70 be hanged fo- the murder
OF Pearl Bryan, the court OF appeals To-
day overrUted the petition Tor rehear-
INK. The records were imnsdtateiy
transmitted 10 Governor Bradley VINO
has thirty days In which to consider the
case and fix the date for the execution
], IL believed that Governor Bradley VIII
give the case immediate attention
A BURGLAR REVIVA1ST~
SsdaIia, No.. Feb. 12.-WillSam Fir-
nesse. colc,ed. OF Kansas City, who has
been conducting revival meetings here
fer the pas. three weeks, was arrested
today charged With burglary and lar
ceny ct Osceola. Finnesss denies the
charge but vas taken TO OscaoA To-
night
Il WEEK LONGER TO DREAD IT.
Americas. Ca, Feb. 12.-Sam Grant,
the condemned murderer OF George
Davis, was ute-aIlysnatched from the
Jaws Of death by telephone message
today Grant was 20 have been hanged
a. noon. He had prepared himself for
the galloWs and had hidden his fellow
prisoners good bye. While the prepar-
tons were in progress the governor was
being intercsded with over the long-dis-
tznce telephone to Atlanta. AS result
Of this inrercession, Governor Atkinson
first telephoned respite until o'clock.
Then, when the doomed man had given
up all hope, the chief executive told the
she riff over the telephone 10 postpone
the execution until next Friday.
WAS DRUNK AT THE TIME
New York. Feb 12.-On board the
steamer Sylvia. which arrived last night
there was brought a seaman named
Richardson, of England, belonging TO
the American brig Stacey Clark, at May
aguez from Sabine Pass, La. Richard
son was sent home as prisoner N
charge of Captain Clark of the Sylvia,
charged with stab5ing Mate Tewksbury,
OF the Stacey Clark, during a quarrel on
board the vessel shortly after arriving
DIT Mayaguez. Richardson said today
that he had no recollection of the ARRAY
aud was drunk at the time. The Ameri-
can consul az Mayaguez has sent home
the testimony in relation to the case.
and also the knife with which the mate
was stabbed.
MURDER TEN YEARS AGO.
Ritzville, Wash, Feb. 12.-Mark ".
wanted in Grant county.
Wis, on a charge of numbering his wife
ten years ago, has been arrested by
Sheriff McConigal of that county Town
send came here eight years ago. and
taught school for some time. He mar
ried here. but his wife obtained di-
vorce on the ground of cruelty. The d.
vorce engendered bad blood between
Townsend and his Wife's people. Mrs
attorney obtained a clue to
his past life, informed the Wisconsin au-
thorities of Townsend's whereabouts
and steps were taken for his extrad.tion.
Ten years ago Townsend was cleaning a
loaded revolver while standing behind
his wife The revolver was discharged
and his wife fell dead. The coroner's
Jury returned a verdict OF accidental
Townsend left the country soon
thereafter and circumstances came to
light which created q strong belief that
the discharge OF the revolver was pre-
arranged.
CRIMINAL MISMANAGEMENT.
Boston, Feb. IA report OF II. A.
Wyman, receiver OF the defunct Globe
company, which points out
10 the court certain frauds and compli-
cations for which the managers Of the
company are alleged TO be responsible.
vas submitted to Judge Barket, OF the
supreme court, today Among the irreg-
ularities reported are those OF collecting
upwards Of ss000o0 on mortgages and
interest thereon and the failure TO pay
the same over 10 the owners thereof; OF
selling mortgages aggregating about
500. 900. twice. and Of pledging mortgage
papers belonging 70 others The report
also records the Illegal sale OF property
by foreclosure. 20 the Globe Investment
company OF Nebraska of which the Of
fcsrs ara the same) and of taking more
back on the same properties
at the same time. al Increased valBa-
tons. the said mortgages being used for
collateral for the issua nee % dsb-nture
bonds Of the Globe Investment company
Of Massachusetts; the foreclosure o.
mortgages without knowledge or con
seat Of the owners and The taking Of
titles in the name OF the company OF CT
individual officers, and many other r.
J. L Moore. formerly the
treasurer OF the concern, Is at present IN
states prison under senfsrce for en-
bezZlemsnt, and its present treasurer.
Allison g. Mason. has pleaded guilty 20
and Is awaiting sentence
here
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