The Chanute times., 1897-07-16
CHAPTER ~.

L. w., III w llSOH NOuuUy, hduSds, WI
learn that on last Wednesday night
Ed Deitz, living about four miles
northeast Of Altoona, had set OF
harness taken from his stable. He
missed the harness Thursday morning,
AS he could find no clew to the affair,
he called his wife and daughter, and
together, they examined the premises
fer a clew to the perpetrators Of the
outrage, but were unable to find any,
when who should come riding by but
one of the Newland boys. Mr.. New
land and another man, whose name we
have forgotten, got off their horses to
help, If possible, find something in the
way of a clew to the supposed burglary.
Mr.. Newland went in the shed where
the Dietz's had searched for evidence,
but soon returned, after which Sid
Brewster went in and found kind Of
day book, which, upon examination,
seemed to he the property of Jas. Win
niger, Of Newland- Wininger fame.
In the book was letter in an envel-
ope addressed to J. W. Wininger.
Constable Oscar Retman was sent for
and with the assistance Of Wes New
land, had no trouble in finding the har-
ness thrown down beside the hedge
fence about $50 yards east of Winning
ers house, in plain view of the road.
The harness were taken to their own
er, Ed Deitz, who at once went before
Squire John Allen, and had warrant
issued for the arrest of Wininger, the
Indictment charging him with steal
ing set of harness of the value OF $21.
After Mr., Wininger was arrested and
explained matters, Mr. Deitz began to
think he had been worked. Mr.. Win
niger said that while he and his fam
lily were at Neodesha spending the
Fourth, someone had broken into his
house and he presumes the book in
question had been taken at that time.
How it got in Mr.. Deitz's stable, and
Mr.. Deitz and family failed in finding
it, yet Mr. Newland had no trouble in
finding it, seems to mystify the neigh
bors. Mr.. Gieger informed us that
neither the constable who found the
harness, nor the j. p who issued the
warrant believe Mr.. Wininger guilty
of theft, but think the harness, like
the baby spoken of in Chapter III
were put on his premises to cast sus
picion on him. To make matters
worse, some OF the Newlands, after
Wininger had been arrested in Wilson
county, came over to this county and
got County Attorney Cline to write
out a complaint against Wininger in
this county, and got Squire Lynch, Of
Canville township to issue warrant
for Wininger out Of his court. The
constable brought Mr.. Wininger be-
fore Squire Lynch Saturday, Mr.. W. |
said he was already under indictment
on the same charge in Wilson county,
and under bond to appear before Squire
Allen, Of Chetopa township, in said
county on the 14th inst. to answer to
the same charge. Co. Atty. Cline was
present, and Notwithstanding the
statement of Wininger which was
verified by good citizens, insisted that
Wininger be put under $500 bond to
appear before Squire Lynch on the
17th inst. for his preliminary hearing.
Mr. Lynch, it, is said, ignored Mr.
Cline, and let Mr.. Wininger go on his
own recognizance. The preliminary is
set for tomorrow at o'clock. We
have talked with fifty men living be-
tween,Chanuteand Altoonaan every
one of them who expressed an opinion
of any kind, seemed to think the lost
child scrape and the harness matter
we're put up jobs on Mr.. Wininger, and
they are wondering what will come
next.
LATER.
A reporter for the TIMES went over
TO Squire Aliens yesterday, to try, land
# possible, learn the facts in the Win
niger matter, Mr.. Allen lives on
Smith Days farm in the northwest
corner of Chetopa township, and the
rial was to come off in the school I
house. Wagons began to arrive by 1
noon, and at 1:30 o'clock, there were I
1t least 250 people present. Sam Brew
ter, of Thayer. represented Mr.. Deitz @
his nephew who had lost the harness.
dr. Deitz did not believe Wininger J
tole the harness and refused to prose- (
ute him, and appeared only to claim {
he harness. There was not a man of
he 250 present who wanted to make :.
complaint, and County Attorney ;,
Kennedy could do nothing but dismiss :
he case, but in doing so, said the state ;,
would not pay any costs as he had not
een consulted before the case was
and proposed to stand be-
ween the taxpayers and a lot of use 81
ess costs piled up in this or any other u