The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-03
ON THE WARPATH
With a Revolver Mrs. Rose
berry Enters Court.
THREATENS TO FIXEM ALL
Detective Cairns Takes the
Weapon from Her.

There was considerable excitement IN
Justice Enoch's court yesterday afternoon
When Mrs Roseberry, who lives twelve
:Ales southeast of the city. came into
Court, accompanied by her little boy. and
{ loaded revolver. She opened her case
before the justice in q manner seldom. II
ever. witnessed IN any court Of justice
before.
Mrs. Roseberry Is the woman who was
sdjudged insane several months ago in
Judge Haymaker's court and the verdict
Tss afterwards set aside, Mrs. Roseberry
laying the costs.
Since then a large amount OF litigation
has been the outcome Of this case. Dur
ias the past ten days several different
Services Of legal papers have been made
On Mrs Roseberry by officials from the
saeri4's Office and by Constable Eoss OF
Justice Euoch-s court. On each one of the
occasions the officers have returned with
Startling accounts Of their encounters
with Mrs. Roseberry. who has attacked
each and every one with stones and sticks
accompanied with voluminOus threats 10
clean them all up sooner or later. Yester-
day was the day that Mrs. Roseberry
Seemed 10 have decided upon 10 carry out
her promises She drove in from home
with her little boy, and with a-32-caubre
couble-action revolver, which was cor
CeaIed Il her jacket pocket. After putting
Up her team al feed stable she immedi-
seely sought the office Of Justice EnOch.
end going in found the judge surrounded
10y several attorneys and an Eagle report
cr. Mrs Roseberry interrupted the court
proceedings and started in 10 discuss her
Narious cases that she had 50 prominently
appeared in during the past, and seemed
- dwell on the one point that the odd
Fellows were At the bottom OF all her
troubles She claimed they had stolen
a COW from her father, that she had work
% and earned the money 10 give him to
pay for. and that the Odd Fellows mad
destroyed a large quantity of wheat on
her place; and that the officers were ia
league with them 90 prosecute her. Dur
ing her heated discussion she drew from
her pocket n loaded revolver and warned
The Judge that If Constable N0ss or any
ether officer came to her home again She
would fix him The revolver in her hands
was all the time pointed directly at The
head af Justice Euoca. who looked down
tle barrel more than once, all the time
figuring what would happen If she should
decide IN pull the trigger. The judge
treated the whole matter as i the gun
r-ay vas an every day occurrence and the
revolver was only being offered in evil
deuce. but no doubt felt quite relieved
When Mrs. Rose5erry mad decided 70 re-
turn il 10 her pocket again. She closed
her argument in this court by stating she /
would so and hunt up Sheriff simmons. /
VITA whom she had an old score to set /
te, as well as Judge 6avmaker. whom /
she accuses OF being in league with her I
husband and several attorneys 10 get an /
equal division Of her property. which is
considered quite large, there being three /
quarter sections in one Of her holdings, /
besides many other personal chatteis.
" lille Mrs. Roseberry' = TRADE was going /
on iu Judge Enoch'= court room some one |
slipped ont and telephoued the police sta !
ton. and Detective Cairns arrived just as (
Ms Roseberry was leaving the stairway /
that leads 70 the street. lie followed the /
woman 10 tho court house and was close /
al hand during Mrs. R0seberry's arraign- /
ment Of PROBATE Judge Haymaker. who /
sne seemed To think was somewhat re- /
-.- Atl 'tfttl ID va ORC p- AAtL CHE
dren who was taken En- while she was con- /
dued in the county jail awaiting a hearing /
oH rhe charge Of insanity. an of which 4
was imaginary on her part so far as his /
having anything 10 do with the illness or /
death % the little boy. who died two DAYS /
after her release from the custody OF the 4
officers. though she had been sdjudged in /
sane at the close Of the trial 10y A jury of 4
SIX men. The Judge afterward set the .
verdict aside on the payment of the costs. /
7I,~ Res-berry did not draw her weapon .
on -ajs occasion. but on leaving the pro /
t4te court Detective Cairns decided to re- I
liave Mrs. Roseaerry of her loaded weapon I
and withdrew &c from her pocket. taking /
The cartridges from the revolver and in 4
forming her that she could call at me .
police station and make her claim for he 4
return Of The weapon. Mrs Roseberry
did as she was requested. but left the po-
lice station without it,
There are some more papers in the
course Of preparation that viii neceSS.tate
another trip 1ut 10 the hcme * Ms Rose
berry. and the er~au5 of the officer Is
awaited with much interest to learn of
the reception that he VIII receive when /.
he hands the legal document over to the
woman.