The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-28
TWO BOYS ARRESTED
Testified in Behalf of Miss
Mamie Mcdonald
IN CASE OF "SOONERISM"
Brought Here From White Id
on Charge of Perjury.

Probably because they loved her so, two
Young men are this morning in the hands
Of the law, on the charge of perjury IN
testimony given in behalf of Miss Mamie
Mcdonald. formerly OF Winfield, but now
residing in Oklahoma. The two prisoners,
Frank Crazy and Art Schmidt, were ar
rested at Winfield Sunday and brought TO
this city last night in charge Of Deputy
United States Marshal Fred Trigg and
Detective Harry Sutton, and viii have
their hearing before Commissioner Beal
today at II o'clock. No one would have
taken them 20 be prisoners when they ar
rived, in charge Of the officers. last night,
as they are both fine looking young men,
and the officers had 50 much confidence IN
them that they used neither shaCkles nor
handouts, and instead Of taking them 10
the county jail for safe keeping, th@y were
registered at the Manhattan and sent up
stairs alone.
The young prisoners, who are the sons
Of respectable and wealthy parents Of Win
field, ara either the victims of q mans Gus
sedness or a woman's wiles, and at the
present time the boys are staying with the
woman in the = Sc, regardless Of the fact
that It is costing them a little unpleasant
notorety.
Shortly after the opening Of the strip,
Miss Mamie Mcdonald, an ambitious and
pretty young lady, jumped a claim belong
ing TO D. H. PenweI, and a lively contest
followed, which is still in the courts. Miss
Mcdonald secured witnesses 10 prove that
Penwell was a sooner, and a sooner has
no show whatever under the law. In fact,
between a sooner and a wInsome young
woman, the latter backed up by the tes-
timony-of her numerous and much snit-
ten admirers, there IS not one jury out Of
ten that would give the alleged sooner a
ghost of a show. Miss Mcdonald knew
ms. She was winsome and she secured
Frank Crary, Art Schmid, and w. C. Her
naman as her witnesses to prove tina soon
erism OF Mr.. Penwen. Accordingly on
January %, 1898, these young men swore
before a notary public at Winfield that
they had seen Mr.. Penweu in the strip
three days before the opening IN 1888. They
described the horse he rode, and told what
route he took. In fact, 1t IS said, they
testified to having been very familiar with
his actions previous to the opening Of the
strip. When the case got pretty warm
for Mr.. Penweu he entered proceedings
against the young men, charging them
with perjury. i Is said that he clearly
proved that he was not 4 sooner, by show
ing 10 the court exactly where he was on
the days previous to the grand rush,
which evidence squareIy contradicted that
of the young men. Notwithstanding this.
the trio. continue to stick TO their story
and Miss Mcdonald.
W. c. Harnaman. one OF the alleged |
perjurers, got wind OF the officers at Win |
field and skipped out The other two were |
arrested without any difficulty. a bond IS
beng prepared for them at Winfield and |
they viii be released Immediately after the |
hearing w Commissioner Beal today. Mr.. /
James Jordan. a very wealthy citizen Of /
Winfield, stated that he would go on the |
young mems bond for 100000 if necessary. !
1t was said by a gentleman at the hotel |
last night who happened to be familiar |
with the case, that there IS likely 70 be /
some very sensational developments in the /
contest which Miss Mcdonald is waging /
before It is over with.