Abilene weekly reflector., 1899-04-13
A CASE OF LEPROSY.
1t Causes Death on an Isolated
Farm in Perry County, 0.
The HARD LUCK OF A CALIFORyl an.
Can a Husbani Beat Iis Wife? --Accident'
ally shot -Burned to Death-BOdies
Carried Out TO sea-A Couple
Killed by u Train.


Carey, aged 20 years, the older OF the
two Carey sisters who have been
afilicted with supposed leprosy for the
past II years. died at their home, three
miles from here last evening, after
two weeks OF intense su ffering, the
result OF the dread disease invading
the vital organs--probably the heart
and lungs. Two months ago the sisters
we're examined by prominent special
ist on that class Of disease from Chi.
cago, who diagnosed their disease as
genuine leprosy, and accordingly put
them under his specific treatment
with view to alleviating their con-
dition, but without success. There Is
a younger sister, 19 years OF age, also
suffering from the disease. The moth
er and three sons are apparently clean.
The family lives on an isolated farm
in Perry county, which is Stunned by
all the natives. No one can be per-
suaded to put his foot within the
limits. There Is no idea how the chill
dren became atfl icted with the disease
and the only theory is that 1t came
from the father. who died some time
ago and was supposed to have con.
tracted it In the south during the war.
THE HARD LUCK OF A CALIFORNIAN
st. Louis, April s. CHARLES Steele,
with his wife and three children, from
Los Angeles, CAL, where he owned a
farm of 23O acres, is in the city penni-
less. One month ago he traded his fer
tile farm in California for 1000 acres
of land in Tennessee, which had no
existence, and paid $1,000 besides.
After paying the $1,000 he barely had
enough left to get the transportation
TO Tennessee for himself and family.
When they got to Helenwood, the
county seat of Scott county, he found
there was no such land as his deed
called for. Lawyers advised him to
return to California and sue to recover
his farm and money. He had enough
money to get to Cincinnati. There
the family was given transpor tation
to st. Louis, Mr. Steele is trying to
get transportation to California.
CAN A HUSBAND BEAT HIS wlFEP
ST. Louis, April CA decision was
rendered by Judge Peabody in the city
police court Yesterday that under GER
tain conditions a husband has the
right to beat his wife, The case was
Of one Bernard kretzer charged with
beating his wife because she would
not agree with him in the management
Of their children. Judge Peabody
said, in passing judgment:
In this case the wife was more guilty than
| the husband for trying to contradict and
thwart her husbands will in the presence OF
| the children and setting them q bal example
which he had right to rebuke' There are
times when wife irritates her husband to such
on extent that he cannot control himself and
uses his hand or fist As long as no serious
harm Is done don't believe In punishment
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT.
South McAlester, l. T., April 8, Or
lando Jenkins was accidentally shot
and instantly killed by Night Opera
tor c. W. Darlington, at the depot at
$3.50 yesterday morning. The young
men had been joking about which
could put the other out Darlington
picked up a pistol aud pointed it at
Jenkins, when in some unknown man.
ner the pistol went off, the ball pass.
ing through the body of jenkins, kill
ing him instantly
MAN AND WIFE BURNED TO DEATH.
Pensacola, Fla, April GA Mr..
Smith and his wife, recent arrivals
from the north, were burned to death
in their house Tuesday night near
Harp's station, ten miles from thi,
city. Their bodies were found yester
day, Nothing is known here of the
full name or former home of Mr.
Smith.
BODIES CARRIED OUT TO SEA
Eureka, CAL, April mo bodies o
those lost on the steamer Chilkat Tues
day have been recovered. 1t is doubt
ful II they ever will be. AT the tim
: OF the wreck the ebb tide was flowing
and this gives southerly set to th'
current carrying the bodies out int
deep water
A COUPLE KILLED BY A TRAIN.
Comanche, la, April 6-Mr an
Mrs. Il. G. Lum, old residents of CO
mancne, were killed oy oeing rul
I down by Northwestern passenge
! train near here yesterday.