The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-29
DRAPER FOUND GUILTY
Life Sentence For Cutting a
Man to Pieces.
MAN WITH TWO GUNS ON
Tries to Secure Admission to
the Luetgert Trial.

st. Louis, Jan. 2S.-A special to the
Post-Dispatch from Jacksonville ILL.,,
says that the jury in the case of Charles
L. Draper, on trial for the murder Of
Charles L. Hastings, brought in averdict
today, finding him guilty. He was given
a life sentence.
A few months previous to the murder,
which occurred on March II, 1897. the two
men were in the employ of Judge Kirby.
the abstract man Of Jacksonville. Draper
lost his position and soon started in the
abstract business for himself. 1t was
supposed that he had, at different times,
stolen records from Judge Kirby's office.
and a watch was set to catch him. On
the night of March 81. Draper was caught
by Hastings in the act of stealing some
of the abstract records and the two men
fought with knives. The latter was killed
When found next morning Hastings had
172 cuts on his body. Draper was arrested
and is said to have made a confession
to minister, but this was later denied.
When the case came up for trial Draper s
attorneys put forth the plea of insanity.
Yesterday the case was given to the jury.
Today verdict of guilty was returned
and Draper was Immediately sentenced
to Imprisonment for life.
FOUGHT TO SEE LUETGERT.
Chicago, Jan. pa remarkable scene
was witnessed at the Luetgert wife-mur-
der trial this afternoon.
John Burns attempted to secure admis-
sion to he court room to attend the Luet-
CERT trial. He was refused and drew two
revolvers and a knife. Deputy Sheriff
George Albrecht knocked the knife from
his hand. Intense excitement prevailed,
women screaming and bailiffs rushing
about in the crowd. Burns, who was in
toxicated, was locked up at the East Chi
cago Avenue stateion.
KILLED BY A FIST BLOW.
Denver, Jan. 2s.-Claud ]. Wilson, a
brother of Park Wilson, catcher of the
New York baseball team, has been killed
in quarrel with Ed NJ. Calkins of Grand
Junction, Colorado, which took place in
the Union Stock Yards hotel. The trouble
grew out of an insulting remark addressed
to Calkins by Wilson. Calkins struck
Wilson with his fist, knocking him down.
Wilson's head struck the floor with great
force and when picked up he was dead.
1t is believed that the fall and ont the
blow caused the death of Wilson. Cal
kins is a young cattleman and is highly
connected in the state. Wilson's family
are old residents of Denver. Calkins is
under arrest.
POLICE CALL IT SUICIDE.
Cincinnati, Ohio, Jan. sc. Klein, pres
ident of the Klein Flour and Feed COM
pany, who was found on the street fatally
shot last night, is till alive today, and adj
heres to his statement that he was as
saulted by two highwaymen on the street.
robbed and then shot. The police as te-
naciously cling to the theory of suicide.
No new developments have been made to-
day tending to clear the mystery. The
-four and feed company made an assign
ment today, giving assets at $1,000, liabil-
tiles $4,000. 1t was this business embar-
assment which gives weight to the theory
of suicide.
SECOND SUSPICIOUS DEATH.
Pittsburg Pa. Jan. 2S-Mrs. Michael
RumlnSkE was burned 10 OedIn IN a IRE
of mysterious origin in Allegheny today.
The woman was found locked in her room
and later the key of the door was found
in her husbands pockets. The police
have not yet found Ruminsky. Two years
ago he was arrested for the murder of his
five-months-old baby. but the coroner 8
jury decided that death resulted from ma
tural causes.
JAILBREAKERS FOILED.
st. Louis. Jan. 2S.-Jailer Huebler Sc
cured information that a plot to nberate
twelve desperate prisoners was to be car
ried into effect today and as a result of
the attempt James Nolan, alias "Old
Ham, awaiting trial for burglay, and
eleven other plotters. are now in the dun
geons. The bars separating the exercise
yard from the bull pen had been sawed
and the bars protecting an outer window
were also oui