The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-09

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Back Una~.res Armed With . Gun
Preliminary Trial Of ths Nan Tha
Killed Colston-Murder Mystery ut s.
Louis-The Hoffman Inquest FamiI
Poisoned by Paris Green - Record q
| Crime and Catastrophe.
Barbourville, KY, June S.-Rev. Berr
Lawson. a Methodist divine, was sho
and instantly killed today by his Ia
year-old son Isham. The father whip
ped the boy Sunday for some slight of
tense and ne left home. The punish
ment ranked il the little fellows hear
and he returned home today and. find
ing his father in a cornfeid, si;p7e9 III
behind him and blew his head from hi
shoulders with a shotgun. The murder
er escaped.
FOR KILLING COLsToN.
Middlesboro, KY. June s.-rhe exam
mating trial Of John Dugan for the kill
ing Of Colonel Coisron is in progress a
| Pineville The plea Of insanity hal
been set up. A thousand people err
present. The trial is very exciting bu
there is no disorder.
MURDER FOR ROBBERY.
ST. Louis, June S.-A thorough investi-
CATION of the circumstances surround
/ ing the finding of the body OF an un'
! known man on the tracks OF the ST.
| Louis, Kansas City and Colorado rail-
road, near Clayton. a suburb, reveal:
the fact that the dead man was Isaac
! n chael, a Frenchman, who has been
| over but a short time. August Genar, a
/ fellow-countryman. who came from New
! Orleans with Michael and disappeared
the day of the murder, is held by the
! coroner's jury to be guilty Of the crime.
! Michael WAS known to have oyer s2Oo
and gold watch worth $40 in his pos
session at the time he was killed.
THE HOFFMAN INQUEST.
San Francisco, June 8.-The jury sub
poenaed by the coroner in the mysteri-
Gus Hoffman case was taken down to
the scene of the tragedy by Coroner
Hawkins and DR.. Gallagher. who per-
formed the autopsy upon the body of the
deceased Chief Of Police Lees proceed
ed OF explain the situation, but was in
terrupted by Attorney Ach. who repre-
scented the relatives of the deceased. He
classed the conduct Of the chief as high
ly improper and a lively tilt ensued, as
the chief resented the implication that
ne was attempting to influence the
Jurors toward the suicidal theory. No
fn ~ Ann ocf
the coroner having acceded to the re-
quest of the police not TO hold it until
:ne books of the firm have been ex-
ahmed.
San Francisco, June S.-Despite the
fact that Amos Ach has operiy stated
his conviction that Isaac Hoffman was
murdered and that Rookkeeper Theo. A.
Figei is short in his >accounts. with the
firm OF Hoffman, Rothschilds & Co., no
steps have as yet been taken 10 ares:
Figel, the police insisting that there is no
proof Of crime by him and that in any
event the onus of fling a complaint
rests upon those who accuse him. Ach,
on the other hand, insists that ii is the
duty of the police to arrest Figel upon
suspicion, claiming that there is suffic-
lent evidence of embezzlemert to war
rant his detention. The arrival OF Mr..
Rothschi,d Of New York tomorrow is
anxiously awaited by all concerned as he
has promised to furnish motive for the
murder Of his late partner, without, how
ever, intimating what form it viii take.
FOLEY MURDER CASE
Liberty. No, June S.-A jury was &C.
cured in the Foley double murder case
today and the taking of evidence will
begin tomorrow. Hundreds attended the
trial and eagerly watched the proceed
ings.
IN THE hartley CASE.
Omaha. Neb.. June s.-When the trial
OF ex-State Treasurer Barley was re-
sumed before Judge Baker this morning
County Attorney Baldrige made the
statement that an effort had been made
to tamper With the jury. At the direc-
ion OF the court an information was
filed, charging one Wright with attempt
ing 10 bride Jurors. The examina ton OF
Jurors then proceeded.
TWO YEARS IN THE PEN.
Cincinnati. Ono. June S.-Dr. o. V.
Limerick, who was indicted with DR.. ].
". Prendergast. late health officer, for
attempted blackmail OF the Frazer Tab
let company, and who was convicted by
the jury. vas today sentenced TO two
years in the penitentiary.
BANK BREAKERS FREED.
ST. Paul. Mimi. June s.-The indict-
ment against Albert Schsfer, president
Of the Afiemania bank, IS quashed
Judge Lewis so ordered this afternoon
John Lindquist was an alien in this |
state. His presence on the grand jury 1
which found the Indictment vftiated |
that Indictment. making ii OF no effect. |
The court avoids applying the decision |
to indictments against other prominent |
because rhsre are some points |
~ difference. But he finds no difficulty |
in throwing the Schaffer Indictment out. !
Sioux City. Iowa. June Son motion /
Of the prosecution. the indictments for |
fraudulent banking agains; President |
olifisld % the bankrup; Commercial |
Savings bank. OF this place. were today |
dismissed. He was not IN active charge |
81 the institution ana the court held |
that he could not De criIninany respon-
si5le for lis alleged misnlangement
DRANK PARIS GREEN.
Owensooro. KY. June s.-Je-oule /
5mea :hers. his wife and seven children |
we're poisoned a: felv-1etoa. this cour-
y. with Paris green. The poison was
IN shelf and mice cut the paper. the
contents shifting into bucket Of wa
ter below. One child is reported dead. |
,wo dying AMI possibly none siil re-
cover.
FIRE AT CAIRO. ILL