Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-20
THE GUARD DOUBLED
Chicago Police Take Precautions at
the Merry and Smith Trial.
DOUBLE TRAGEDY IN LElDyILLE.
A Man with Eight Wives, All Living and
None Div0rcrd-A Warden Stabbed BIZ
. Convict EXPIRES. ComDsny Do
frAudsd -iirOther-ln-Law shot

CHICAGO, Jan. 1.-THE guards OF
Merry and Smith, the peddlers on trial
for the murder OF Mrs. Merry, were
doubled yesterday. The police look
upon them as two of the most desper-
ate characters ever in custody and not
only have two guards been assigned To
each man to watch his every movement,
but guards have also been stationed at
the lower door of the criminal court
and every one entering was carefully
scrutinized. The biood-stained sofa
on which Merry is said to have muir
dered his wife and u bent and blood
covered stove poker were brought into
court yesterday Merry was evidently
nervous and gazed anxiously at the
jury much of the time, but when re-
cess was taken and he was being led
back to Jail he cursed lawyers, Judge
and jury every step of the way.
DOUBLE TRAGEDY IN LEADvILLE.
LEADvlLLE, COL, Jan. 10. William
Slate, the boss brickmason at the Ar
kansas smelters, last night shot and
killed Mrs. Minnie Smith and then
killed himself. Slate had been atten-
tive to Mrs. Smith, who is boarding
house keeper, but she refused to per-
init his attentions, though allowing
him to come to the house. During the
evening he persuaded her to take
walk with him, but they had only gone
a block when he drew revolver,
shooting her twice in the head, killing
her instantly lie then turned the
pistol on himself and put bullet in
his brain. Mrs. Smiths husband lives
in Cripple Creek.
A MAN WITH EIGHT WIVES
UPPER SANDusKY, O., Jan. 19.-Sidney
Wallace, having pleaded guilty, was
yesterday sentenced to Is months in
the penitentiary. Wallace is q self
confessed eight times bigamist and
besides Is noted as leaper from high
derricks. lie married bis last wife the
same day he jumped from the cupola
Of the courthouse into tank Of water,
This wedding ceremony was the result
Of 'love at first sight" but Wallace
claims the other marriages were all
for advertising purposes. While in
jail waiting trial Wallace made two
escapes, but both times was recap
tured. The second time he was recap
tured by one Of his wives
A WARDEN STABBED BY A CONVICT.
BALTIMORE, Md. Jan. 19.-Ferdinand
A. Deffenbach, the deputy warden OF
the Maryland penitentiary, was yes
terday afternoon probably fatally
stabbed by Levi Poindexter, q colored
convict. A tableknife was the weapon
used. The convict, who was going to
dinner, jumped from the lock-step line
and stabbed the deputy warden twice
before the latter could draw his re-
volver. The first wound was in the
lower part Of the chest and Is not seri.
ous. The other cut is in the abdomen
and may cause the officers death.
EXPRESS COMPANY DEFRAUDED.
New YORK, Jan. 19-More than 80
nnfaithful employees Of the Adams Elk.
press company in this city, it is said, |
recently succeeded in stealing between
y, 900 and $1,000 Of money and goods
delivered G. 0. D., or alleged to have
been either lost, stolen or mislaid, all |
# which the company has been forced |
10 pay. A number of the suspected |
lrivers and helpers have already been |
arrested and other arrests are contem-
plated.
A BR0THER-IN-LAw SHOT
New YORK, Jan. l9.-Herman G.
linz, who came from San Antonio,
Tex, at Christmas to visit his mother
n-law, in Brooklyn, shot and mortally
his brother-in-law, Otto
)iehl, last night. Him. then walked
% a police station and gave himself
ip. He said that Diehl, who had mar
led his only sister, had been brutal to
Ter and her children and he shot Diehl
IN that account.
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