The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-08
DEATH THEIR DUE
TOUGH GANG IN NEWPORT, KY,
HELD FOR A DEVILIsH DEED.

rested on tho Voman's Description OF
Whole Police Force OF the Town Needed
to Keep the Mob on Murder Of Nora
Harris-Other Stories of Crm
Cincinnati, o., Oct. An angry crowd
gathered about the court house and jan
in Newport today upon the announce
ment Of a most shocking assault by elev-
en- men upon the young wife OF SWITCH
man recently married. The sheriff was
Obliged 10 clear the corridors and threats
of vengeance were made. Thomas Giea-
son and his wife started out the Alex
andria pike to visit a friend last might.
| when two men with revolvers and rep
resenting themselves TO be officers, sep
arated husband and wife and dragged
I the shrieking woman into field. Wnere
eleven men assaulted her. The penalty
for this crime in Kentucky Is death 10
dav Mrs. Gleason has positively idenl-
fed six OF the men, who were arrested
from her description.
! Eleven OF the gang OF ruffiians were
/ brought TO preliminary trial before Judge
Bennett, who upon the testimony he4d
them all 10 answer TO a grand jury with
/ ont bail. the offense being capital one
I The idea OF a special grand jury was
/ abandoned as the regular jury meets on
/ October 10. Meantime, owing 10 the eX-
cited state Of feeling and the insecurity
! of the Newport jail, the men were order
| ed 10 be taken 10 Maysyille this at'er-
noon for safe keeping.
When the time came for the removal
Of the ten prisoners Zone being Sill held
for further Identification 10 the Chesa-
peake and Ohio depot TO take the train
for Maysville there was such menaclng
crowd about the jail that the sheriff call
ed out The entire police force TO pre-
serve order. 1t was with difficulty that
the men were taken TO the two wagons
which carried them TO the depot and the
crowd followed closely after. At the de-
pot and before the train arrived, the situ-
alton grew more exciting. The crowd
jeered the prisoners and shouts of Don't
let them get on, Of town" were heard.
The police force had 10 charge the yell
ing crowd to prevent a rush at the pris-
oners. Fortunately the train soon came
and the men were safely embarked.
The prisoners are aged from 10 to 90,
mostly without employment. Two or
three are street peddlers and are known
10 the police as gang going together
and often found drunk and disorderly.
Their names are Dad" Meiner, George
Greer Huber Miller, Edward Hendlng,
Frank Bushmiller, Harry Bushmiller.
John Shannon, Matt Meiner, John Dun
foss and William Schorle. The one las.
arrested, and who is still in Jail await
ing Identification, is William CroXton. He
will be brought before Mrs. Gleason to-
night The other men were promptly rec
ognzed by Mrs Gleason in the crowded
court room. They all behaved in the
most reckless manner, one being drunk
while in the court room. They used vio-
lent language and displayed total indif-
ference and unconcern.
WORST KIND OF MURDER.
ST. Louis, Oct. IA special TO the Post
Dispatch from jacksonville, H., Gays
that Nora Harris, who died September
II as the reported result Of a buggy ac-
cident, and whose body was disin-erred
yesterday by the coroner's jury, was
murdered. according TO the verdict of
that body rendered today. DR.. Fritz
Skinner is the man charged with caus-
ing her death by a criminal operation,
and Adam Large, her step-father, and
young William Hobson, her lover, are
declared in the verdict 10 have been ac-
cessories. Warrants are on: for the ar
rest OF the three men, but they have dis
appeared. DR.. Skinner IS supposed 10
have gone to New York.
INNOCENT MEN FREED.
Denver, Oct. Through the efforts OF
italian Consul DR.. Joseph Cuneo. five in
nocent men serving a life sentence in the
Canon City penitentiary, have been set
free The men are the Two Ariano broth
ers, Perruca. Ocerco and Chio5o-an Ital-
ians. They were given life sentence in
Waseaburg in 1896 for me murder Of an
Italian named Russo. The real murderer
bribed an interpreter TO convict the men
by the paymen, OF s175. Two OF the con-
victed men have wives and children in
sunny Italy and all Of them are young
men who came % this country 10 seek
fortune. Dr. Ounce heard the story OF
their case from them on visi, TO the
penitentiary, collected the evidence sub
s;an,ia;ing their claim and obtained for
them a new trial, which has resulted in
their acQuittal.
TO AVOID ARREST.
Boyne Falls. Mont. Oct. 7.-William
Shain shot and killed Mrs. Freeman Lee
last evening and when cornered by the
officers OF he law he ended matters by
shooting himself dead. The murder took
place at Clarion. a village eigh, miles
from here. Mrs. Lee had parted from
her husband and was on intimate terms
with Shai1. who asserted tha; the woman
had sQuandered money which he hal
given her with which 10 procure d.
vorce.
HE NOOSED HIMSELF.
Olean. y. Y. Oc;. "A. u. Holmes OF
this city. local agent for a Chicago p5--
trait company. was arrested on Tuesday |
on a charge Of appro2ria;Ing SI7S Of TIE !
company's money. This morning NJ. |
Holmes was found dead in his cell. ilav- |
ing hanged himself with a handke-ch.es |
EXFRESSMAN'S RICH HAUL
s.. Louis, Oct. The police are search |
ing for an exp-essman who Is believed 1
10 have stolen a trunk containing 5000 |
worth OF diamonds and jewelry. $5.Gc0 4
worth % negotiable papers and sl.oo0 !
in SO gold pieces. I; : he property q /
Airs. Mary McNeff. widow y a wealthy /
merchant. Mrs. NcNef decided % vjsi. /
vi n a friend in another part % re city /
and 1ri hs- rink tsE.- nr 2 n ax--aSS-