The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-22
MERRY FOUND GUILTY
Smith Will be Tried as an
Accessory.
JEALOUSY AND MURDER
Pupils Kill a School, Teacher
Murderer Burt ReSpited.


was out all night.
When the verdict was announced Smith
was composed. Merry was quaking and
his face was waxen. Smiths fate hung
in the balance for many hours. Merry's
guilt was practically agreed upon soon
after the jurors retired yesterday. Mani
festations of delight by Smith at the
verdict were cut short by Judge Horton
Immediately sending for bench warrant,
on which Smith will be taken before the
grand jury, charged with being an acces-
sorry after the fact.
When the verdict was read Smith jump
ed to his feet and shouted for JOY but
Judge Horton sternly commanded him to
sit down.
Bring me a warrant" said the Judge.
'I want this man re-arrested as an acces-
sorry to the murder after the fact, and
want him indicted by the grand jury"
This had the effect of cooling Smiths
spirits.
Chris, old boy. 1 am sorry for YOU
he said, as he held up his hand to Mer-
~. Cheer up; maybe things may not
be so bad, after all"
Merry was found guilty on the first ball
lot.
The rest of the period of the Jurors
stav was confined to discussion as TO life
IMPRISONMENT or the gallows. 1t was
agreed TO return verdict OF not guilty
as TO Smith.
Colonel Davidson, of the defense, made
motion for the new trial, the date for
the argument being left over. and Merry
was taken to Jail. Smith, being held as
an accessory after the fact, was arrested
On the warrant sworn out by Judge Hor-
TON. and the maximum punishment is two
years.
JEALOUSY AND A GUN
81 Louis. Jan. 21.--Richard ]. Halloran
notice officer on the local force, was IA
tally shot with his own pistol an hour
fter midnight today by Miss Nellie Man
ion. who then turned the pistol on her
self and put a bullet in her brain. The
ATTEMPTED murder and suicide was the re-
sult of disappointed love. The shooting
! followed a quarrel. during which Miss
Manion begged Harrolan to marry her
He refused and she in mad desperation
began shooting. For several months IL
had been understood in the neighborhood
of the girls home that Halloran and MISS
Manion had been engaged. The patrol
man walked the beat on which the girl
lived. Recently it had noised about that
/ there had been a quarrel and Halloran
ry1f
HalIoran nor the young woman can I'VE
Halloran's right lung is pierced Miss
Manions wound is in the right temple.
! When seen at the hospital today the
! girl insisted that, while she shot Halloran'
/ she did not inflict her own wound. she
refuses. however. to tell who did. Hal
loran's story corroborates that of the girl
rs to details Of the shooting. There was
another woman in the case, of whom Miss
aMnion was jealous.
KILLED A SCHOOL TEACHER.
St. Louis, Jan. PA special TO the
Post-Dispatch from Ann. H., says that
John MCGOWAN. from Williamson county
who had been teaching the Cauble school
in the northern portion of Alexander
by two pupils, Henry and Scott Jordan
and 20 years old, respectively. Mr.. Nc
Gowan made a rule for the pupils tc
greet each other upon entering the schoo
each morning and to show some respect
for one another. The Jordan boys dc
not like the rule and disobeyed it. Thi:
resulted in a whipping being given then
| l-t
MCGOWAN while on his way to church ano
gave him a beating. They were arrested
and are being held at Murphysboro. pend
irr +be decision of the grand jury. Fol
q time there was much feeling agains
the hovs. who confessed, and lynchinl
was feared.
c. onis Mo. Jan. IA special to III
ra,,,,flir from Anna. Ill. says: John Nc
1,oyrapn the school teacher in the norm
a-, narr Of Alexander county who va
assaulted by two of his pupils while Walk
in.y along the road at night. has not dieo
a. rarcrfed. He IS n q precarioEs c0ncl
tior. but VIII recover
MURDERER GETS a STAY.
austin. Tex, Jan. 2i.-Burt the VIII
and child murderer. sentenced to b
hanged today. has been granted sta
If execution by the district judge unit
March. pending an examination as 10 IN
nr1soer's alleged insanity. Thirty minute
before the hour set for the execution III
sheriff vas served with a writ grantinI
a stay. The plea OF insanity was mad
yesterday.
FOR FRAUDULENT BANKING.
Omaha, Neb., Jan. 21--Frank B. John
son. as managing agent" and ". II
Johnson. cashier, OF the defunct INDIAN
state bank. were arrested this afternoo
on the charge OF fraudulent banking
warrant IS out for c. A Sharpe. presi
dent Of the bank. with him the sam
charge. The charge IS the accepting q
deposits by the accused after they kne'
the bank was insolvent- The bank faile
in lsss. The Johnsons furnished bonds
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