The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-19
SH|)I At The DOCTOR
Angry Woman Creates a Scene
in Bellevue, Neb.
CHRIS MERRY CURSES
Crookedness in lOwa's State
Institutions.
HRS MERRY CURSES


ed. and the second as he quickly turned
about He disarrned her and elected her
from his door yard.
Langhine heard of the affair and rode
up to the doctors premises. Buel was
hitching I'D his horse to drive to South
Omaha for legal assistance. Langhine
shouted to him: I'm get YOU" Buel drew
his revolver and Langhine withdrew to
consult his wife.
Mrs Langhine, who became mother
less than two weeks ago, made some sem
sational statements about Buel and re-
tracted them prior to her attempt to
shoot him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Langhine were both ar
rested.
TO AvENGE A DAUGHTER.
ST. Louis, Mo-, Jan. 1S.-Dr. Charles F.
Simmons. a reputed millionaire and presi-
dent of the Simmons Medicine company,
shot Emil Davidson. bookkeeper for the
St Louis Trust company, at the corner
of Cardinal avenue and Olive street this
morning at Ills o'clock DR.. Simmons,
who is an elderly, gray-haired man, met
Davidson on the street. Passers-by heard
angry words, and the next instant Sim
mons drew a revolver and fired five times
| each shot taking effect. Davidson dropp-
ed to the sidewalk seriously wounded. but
will recover DR.. Simmons told Captain
Boyd that the man he shot had attacked
his daughter, and that in killing Davidson
he had avenged the wrong done his
c. 1frd af e
fray Several years ago he stabbed his
| brother-in-law in Mississippi. Three
years ago he stabbed his bookkeeper,
named McBrian, in a quarrel.
HE lis A SECOND GUITEAU.
Chicago, Jan. 1S.-The guards of Merry
and Smith, the peddlers. in trial for the
| murder of Mrs. Merry, were doubled to-
day The police look upon them as two
of the most desperate 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 door of the criminal
| court and every one entering is carefully
scrutinized. The blood-stained sofa on
which Merry is said to have murdered his
wife. and bent and blood-covered stove
poker were brought into court today
Merry was evidently nervous and gazed
anxiously at the jury much of the time
| but when recess was taken and he was
being led back to jail, he cursed the law
yers, judge and jury every step of the
| way.
LUETGERT WILL TESTIFY.
Chicago, Jan. 1S.-Adolph L. Luetgert
will be on the witness stand Friday and
| tell the jury his story OF. his actions on
the night of May 1, of last year, when
the murder of hrs Luetgert is supposed
to have taken place. This was decided
on today at a conference between the big
sausage manufacturer and his attorneys.
Luetgert and his counsel believe that his
case will be greatly helped thereby. Luet-
! gert's little son, Louis, was on the stand
today and told the same story that he di
in the former trial. 1t is now generally
believed that the case will be concluded
| early next week.
VILLERS FOUND GUILTY.
jamestown, n. D., JAM 1S.-The jury in
the Villers murder trial returned a YER
dict today. finting Villers guilty of muir
der and fixing the penalty at life i'm
prisonment. villers has heretofore been
convicted and given a similar sentence.
An attempt to murder Mrs. Trower, wife
Of a farmer whose mangled remains
were afterwards discovered. implicated
| Vfllers. the murder and trial were SEN
sational. Mrs Trower fainting while on
the witness stand and admitting that She
withheld part of the truth through fear
of Villers.
KILLED PERCY LOCKYAR.
Philadelphia, Jan. 1s-Coroner Ash
bridge today held an inquest in the case
of Percy Lockyar, the fve-year-old boy
who was killed by Samuel Henderson.
youth of fifteen years who. it is believed.
| is mentally unbalanced. According TO
Henderson's confession. he stabbed Percy
a number of times and then threw the
! body into the creek After hearing the
testimony. which conclusively connected
young Henderson with the crime. the cor
oner recommitted the boy to prison TO
prison to await the action OF the grand
Jury on the accusation OF murder. The
testimony OF the coroner's physician was
10 the effect that the murdered child was
not dead when placed IN the creek
1 ~ T.
st. Louis. Mo. Jan. 1s.-While the Ere
department was extinguishing a fire in a
dwelling house on Chouteau avenue to-
day, the charred remains OF n little girl
were discovered. The house was occupied
BIZ August Bauer and his alleged para
nour. Mrs. Hilda Ersar. and her little
girl. Bauer was arrested The police
volice think he killed the child and fired
the building. Bauer says he eIoDed with
Mrs. Ersar from Switzerland and she
brought her little daughter with her.
WILL GIVE HIMSELF Up.
s.. Louis. No. Jan. 1S.-August 2. Ambs
the St. Joseph ticket broker wanted there
for alleged enhancement. was released By
judge FHtcraft today on habeas CORPUS
proceedings on the ground that the var
rant did not specifically give the charges
he was wanted on In spite Of attempts
70 keep from being taken back 20 St. 10
Seph. ar,bs left for the union station with
the aaowed Intertion OF going 20 81 J0-
seph On the first train 20 give himself up
He says he VIII prove his innocence
ALWAYS THE RAKE-OFF.
De. Moines. Ia. Jan IA-The Two pen
i1eatiariss OF the STATE and the asylum
for the deaf and dumb az Council BiuE
ceiaed the bulk OF eensure IN the repor;
Of the lezssIatlae tnveS;igaEizg committee
submitted 70 the general ASSEMBLY, today.
All the institutions are taken TO task EOT
lax bookkeeping ard unbuziness-iil-e
methods. Excessive salaries are found