The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-16

ELIAS HOWARD.
ABEL COOMBS, all colored.
Sim Paine, Harry McComas, Ed Mar
tin and Lew GOssOm are seriously
wounded Intense excitement prevails
The extraordinary blood-letting on
Sandy Fork began on Wednesday when
a party of negroes who were playing
cards at what is called a blind tiger
got into a dispute concerning the way
the game was progressing. Drunken
ness added to the brutality of the fight
which followed. Four men were killed
then and subsequently the fight was
renewed by friends on both sides until
the mortality list is equal almost to
the casualties in a military engage
ment The feeling aroused gives rise
to apprehensions of more crime.
MERRY'S OTHER MURDER.
Chicago, Jan. 15.-Another charge of
murder may be placed against Chris
Merry, the peddler who is on trial for
beating and kicking his wife, Pauline
Merry, to death. A woman named Du-
Gene Johnson, who was the only wit
ness to the murder of her roommate,
Mary Muller, at Is Green street, year
ago, and who was held by the police
for several days, told the police today
that she was certain Merry was the
murderer. She reiterated her statement
at the county Jail when brought face
to face with Merry. The Muller wo-
man was stabbed to death by a man,
whose identity has been a mystery.
TRAIN WRECKER WORDEN.
San Francisco, Jan. 15.-By order of
Governor Budd. copies of all documents
bearing on Salter D. Worden's mental
condition are being prepared. They
will be sent to DR.. Hatch of the state
lunacy commission: DR.. Gardner of
Napa, and DR.. Clark of Stockton asy-
lum, who will make separate elimina-
lions of facts set forth and they may
make personal tests to determine the
condition of Worden's mind. They will
make independent reports of the pris-
oner's mental condition now and his
probable coalition at the time Of the
commission of the crime of train wreck
ing.
HUDSPETH GIVES BIG BAIL.
Kansas City, Jan. 15.-J. l. Martin
Hudspeth, recently indicted for the
killing of Telegraph Operator J. W.
Kesner at Lake City last summer, was
today admitted to bail in the sum of
$4,000. Hudspeth is an influential far
mer. He accused the dead man Of writ
ing an indecent letter to a relative, and
in a quarrel shot and killed Kesner,
who was unarmed.
GRAY GABLES BURGLARIZED.
Boston. Jan. ia special to the
Globe from Buzzard's Bay says: Gray
Gables, the summer home of President
Cleveland, has been visited by burglars
who ransacked the house from attic 10
cellar and made good their escape
without leaving the slightest clue 10
their identity. When the burglary took
place is quite as much of mystery as
is the identity of those who were con-
cerned in it, Brad Wright. who has
charge Of the Cleveland estate. made
the discovery several days ago and he
Immediately reported the facts TO the
town officials and notified Mr.. Cleve-
land The amount Of plumber which
the crooks took with them cannot be
known until Mr.. Cleveland has been
heard from.
BOGUS SANTA FE TICKETS.
St Joseph, No, Jan. IA Ions series
of railroad ticket forEeries have come
TO light here which are believed TO have
been carried on for a number Of years.
The alleged forged tickets were over
the AtChison, Topeka and Santa Re
road and connecting lines. \ warrant
has been issued here for the arrest OF
August F. Ambs az s.. Louis. who until
two years ago was engaged in the tick-
81 scalping business here. \ deputy
sheriff went 10 st. Louis last night 10
serve it. The frauduIeutserve it. The
fraudulent tickets were sold during the
time Of Walter Young as city ticket
agent Of the Santa Re in this city.
Young committed suicide four years
ago and left nothing TO explain the
deed. II is thought that he may have
known something about the forged
tickets After Ambs became financial
/ ~ embarrassed he deposited the tickets