The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-16
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Destroy the Vineyard That Pro-
duced the Grapes That Made the
Wine That Gave the Boys the Bust
Head-Other News OF Crime.
| Little Rock, Ark, Oct. ia letter
from a prominent citizen Of Warren
says: One Of the largest and most VAL
liable vineyards in Bradley county has
just been destroyed by a mob of enraged
citizens. For several years a beautiful
vineyard has been growing abou: eight
miles south O: Warren, the product Of
| which has been converted into native
| wines. Ii Is alleged tina, the sale Of the
beverage has led 20 much drunkenness
among young men and boys. Neighbour
| hood gatherings have been disturbed and
orgies have become Of common occur
renee. A meeting of citizens was held
| al Farmerville a. which IL was resolved
that the vineyard was the primary cause
Of the disorders and the citizens pro-
ceeded in a body 10 the vineyard and de-
stroyed 1T.
! AN ARKANSAS LIZ NC1lNG.
! Little Rock, Ark, Oct. 15.-It is just
learned that Tom Parker, a negro, was
| lynched Thursday by mob near Ken
| dali, Cleveland county. Parker was one
Of the negroes arrested for participation
in the riot al a negro picnic near Ken
| dali on August %, in which Mr.. ]. j.
| Johnson, white man Of Pine Bluff, was
| killed and a companion badly cut and
| bruised. There was little. if any, evil
dence against Parker and he was re-
| leased. Recently band of supposed ne
gro white caps attempted TO run Parker
out of the county. In the melee Parker
shot and killed one of the white caps.
He was then arrested and after pre-
liminary hearing was fully exonerated
and discharged. He was rearrested on
Wednesday and taken to Kendall, where
he was held under guard until Thursday
when he was taken out and lynched. Ii
is said that the lynching was done by
friends Of the negro whitecap killed by
Parker.
STRANGE CASE IN TEXAS.
Dallas. Tex, Oct. 15.-Effie Jones, a
negro, has been convicted of the murder
of Riley W. Stewart, a prominent and
influential Democrat of eastern Texas,
and the death penalty assessed. Stewart
was murdered on the night of the 1s;h
of May last. Effis Jones confessed that
ne had killed Stewart with club and
that me had been hired to commit the
crime by William Jones of Longview be-
cause Stewart carried $4,000 life insur-
n n inraraS-id
William Jones was one Of the most prom
inent white Democrats in his section of
the state. A few nights after the murder
and confession Stewards friends broke
into the Tyler Jail and shot him 70 death
in his cell, eparing the black man TO be
dealt with by the law. 1t was the most
sensational lynching Texas has ever had
and scores Of white men Of eastern Tex
as are under Indictment for murder be-
cause OF il. Fife Jones. the condemned
negro, still adheres to his confession.
TWO HOURS OF TORTURE.
Kendallville, Ind, Oct. 15.-Last night
near Brimfield, a small town near this
city. Adam Huffman, one Of the largest
land owners in northern Indiana, was
murdered and hired man may not re-
cover. About o'clock this morning two
masked men visited Huffmans house,
ostensibly 10 rob him. as ne was thought |
to have money in hiding in his house. |
The hired man, who was sleeping in an |
upper room OF the house, was first |
g. yed. The robbers then went TO Huff |
mans room, covered him with four guns |
and ordered him TO give up his money. |
|
one end of a rope around his neck and
the other end was made fast 10 the bed. !
They began a terrible two hours torture
by pulling him until he would strangle.
This continued until the robbers cav
that Huffman would not give up and
they then choked him 10 death and es-
capped. Bloodhounds have been placed
on their trail
A FEUD IN OREGON.
Crescent City, Ore, Oct. 15.-At C1elco,
in Curry county, Oregon, a feud which
had manifested Itself in small quarrels
for several months has broken out with
fresh fury and two men have narrowly
escs ped with their lives. Chelco is near
the boundary line OF Del Norte county.
Something like five years ago an attempt
was made 20 boom the town and the
Coolidges and Van Pelts, residents OF
the town, disagreed over some properly
rights. The boom was a failure, but the
family feud has continued ever since.
Las. Thursday some men engaged in
fsh!ng in the bay near the town were
fired upon from a window of a stone
building and several other persons on
he street were made 70 seek shelter from
lying bullets. The house Of E. c. Hughes
n which there were women and children.
vas struck by five bullets, one OF which
passed through an organ A. meeting
II citizens held Saturday 10 investigate
ne matter, Al Coolidge and ". A. Smith |
we're charged with the shooting. and bg
ne sense Of the meeting held as common !
outlaws. On Wednesday Z. {. Hughes
vas shot in the left nip and Albert Snod-
grass sustained the loss Of par; OF an
ar They were engaged in fishing at ne
mouth Of Cheloo rive. when they were
ired upon by some parsons hiding upon
! hill not far distant. Further serious
rouble is feared.
GANG OF YOUNG CROOKS.
Chicago, Oct. 15.-C.Aief OF Detectives
-oUeran and four OF his men have e. ,
acted one % The most important cap .
usrs OF criminals recorded for years
,dst- AS a result O. tieir efforts four %
he most successful and daring burglars
z the United STATES and Canada are
.ndsr a-res: AMI So. Go worth % stolen
'-oper:y waits Identification az Central
ration. The men under arrest are