Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-13
QUICKLY CONVICTED.
A Man Commits Burglary and Is
Sentenced All in One Day.
4 WOMAN SHOOTS 4 PHYSICIAN.
Stabbed by His schoolmate-A Dangerous
Tramp Killed-A Mania for separators
Killed His Wise-Ex- Banker
Goes to Prison.

WARSAW, Ind, Jan. s. Early yester.
day morning burglar was discovered
in the store Of John P. Thoma, at Clay.
pool. After desperate struggle, dur.
ing which several shots were ex-
changed, the robber was captured and
proved to be Clarence Thoma, grand
son Of the proprietor. The latter is a
justice of the peace. At $3.50 a. m. he
gave his grandson preliminary hear
ing, and bound him over to the circuit
court At eight o'clock, he arrived in
this city, where court isnow in session.
At nine o'clock the case was called.
Clarence pleaded guilty and at $3.50 a.
N. Judge Biggs sentenced him to an
indefinite term OF from five 10 fourteen
years In Jacksonville prison. At 1000
Sheriff Matthews started with his pris-
Dner for Jacksonville. This is the
most rapid administration OF legal JUS
ice on record in Indiana.
A WOMAN SHOOTS A PHYSICIAN.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Jan. SIN the out
skirts Of Memphis, yesterday after.
noon, DIR. Shep A. Rogers, professor OF
anatomy at the Memphis Medical col
lege, ex-president Of the board OF
health, and one of the most prominent
physicians Of this city, was shot by
Mn Mary Sandbrink, a widow, and
last night laid in dying condition at
st. Joseph's hospital. After shooting
DR.. Rogers, the woman turned the re-
v0lver to her breast and sent bullet
through her heart. The cause OF the
tragedy Is yelled In deepest mystery.
STABBED BY HIS scH00LMATE.
PADUcAH, KY, Jan. S.-Walter
Hooks, aged 81 years. was stabbed in
the temple and killed yesterday after
noon at Grand Rivers, Livingston
county, by Reuben Ross, aged "A years.
They were schoolmates Tom Ross
and Hooks were in fight and Reuben,
. younger brother, came to the aid Of
his brother and did the killing. Ross
10 the son Of II. M. Ross, q wealthy
merchant. Hooks is the son Of o
wealthy farmer.
DANGEROUS TRAMP KILLED.
CHEYENNE WELLS, COL, Jan. SAN
unknown tramp who, at the point Of
. revolver, robbed W. Il. Ayers, sta.
ton agent on the Kansas Pacific rail.
road at Weskan, which Is just over the
line In Kansas, Thursday night, and
subsequently, set fire to the snowsheds
near Sharon Springs, Kan, was killed
BY Section Foreman Forseberg yester-
dry morning. The tramp refused to
surrender and opened fire upon the
section gang before he was shot down.
A MANIA FOR sEPARATORs.
6HELBYvILLE, Ill, Jan. S.-John D.
Webb, young farmer, Is under arrest
charged with forgery. He has mania
for separators and to crafty 1t has
been driven to forgery. His forgeries,
II Is now known, run over $4,000. His
primes have ruined his father, Berry
Webb, who has paid exorbitsnt prices
Tor his sons fraudulent paper in order
10 keep the latter out Of the peniten.
tiary.
KILLED HIS WIFE.
BEDFORD, Ia, Jan. S.-Justice Of the
Peace John MCGOWAN went to the home
Of his wife at eight o'clock last even
Ing, shot her four times and fled. The
woman died instantly. The couple
separated for the third time about two
weeks ago. They had twice been d.
vorced and three times married. They
had four children.
Ex.BANKER GOES TO PRISON.
LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. S.-B D. Mills,
Of this city, late president Of defunct
national bank in Harlan county, was
last night taken to the penitentary to
serve sentence Of five years. Mills
Is an aged ex.soldier and was once
wealthy. lie was convicted with Ezra
Whitney, treasurer Of Harlan county,
of embezzling $1,000 county funds.