The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-06


Meserole, exhausted by an excursion TO
Brighton Beach. which he had made that
day in company with Mrs. Comstock. lay
on the bed in his own room. Larbig de-
manded his photograph from Mrs, Com
stock. The Woman refused and they
quarrelled.
Larbig struck her. inficting bruises on
her face which showed plainly at the trial.
and she ran to Meserole's room. begging
him 10 protect her.
Larbig followed, threw Mrs. ComS;ock
on the bed. held her by the throat. and
cried out that he would kill her Meserole.
according to the testimony brought out by
the defense, threatened to shoot IarbIg.
who attacked him. Upon this Meserole
fired the shot that killed Larbig. Immeii-
| ateiy Meserole and Mrs. Coms;ock went to
the station-house and gave themselves up.
telling the story as II r. told here.
Meserole's trial. IN which ne was defend
ed by william ]. GaynOr, now an eminent
Judge. did not come of for five months.
During this time he had no componious
except the criminals with whom he was
confined. no interests outside the an-ab-
sorbing one of his personal fate.
| One day there visited the prison char
| ttabIy disposed young woman whom some
| Of the inmates knew as a friend She
asked the warden IL there were any new
| prisoners.
'one." said the warden. "And he Is not
a Christian. See what you can do Tor
him.
And he sed young Katherine Maitby to
AIeseroie's cell. hoping that her earnest
ewes and gracious presence would sot'eh
the Young mans melancholy. They dd.
effectually. Miss MaAtby could not but see
| that her visit had done the prisoner good
so she came again.
| po,ora long Meserole confessed that the
na,b Of righteousness was plain before
him. He had become Christian but
before his kfe was Illuminated by the hsht
q, religion II was transfgured by the iIshn-
| ence Of Katherine Maltby.
Tho romance Of eight years was begun IN
the tiny cell Of the dlngy Raymond street
| jail. o.,
| ROW, this time on Meserole began 20 to'-
-, b,s nevy-tounri religion. Every tues
| a,v and Sunday afternoon he joined eal"-
-, q. ,ba nrison services. led by Cnap-
,.,, Jo1 Pass. Soon ne began % 'aNo -
=, che singing Of Gospel hymns
! ME- MaItby. the Chaplain ana o.I,e'
-. trssnds sang and prayed WIN ~"
.,r,,.a,elv. An Of which. told 10 Me<e''
-. -5cken mother, comforted 1le
- conan more than anything eise IN
=. -,.o,,a could have done. sne hope1
| ~, +.,s o;.,y was pa-:ly due TO me &c u
- -,,fantlv sown during the boy
youth. .,,,, that
| Ia .be attention az the entire county
-. vbo had never heard 81 any Of the
narsons concerned. were breaih'ess '''i
| interest % know the fate Of re repe''la,''
am ~ the rlch old General Al ias' 'Ns
revrs Of the acquittai came.
| o.. -. AfsseroIe who was released from
l. d1erent man from the Aeserois
~, ,,,d entered H. He proved THIS the
s,,,aav .aslou4ng his release. When ae-
COMMANDED by Mss Ma!tby. n came 70 ~
.snA the regular 5a-l serv'cs-
Nsssro,e sserned happy ard 70 ne
sr,azernert OF the prisoners rose and talk
| "A "a them for twenty minutes % BIS con-
! ,,o,.to, Tboe,s who cav the radiance on
bts f.os rad NJ difficulty n believing the
| s.s.ersn. ne had made On leaving prison.
| .hat sa portion of the tirns ne had open;
| there was the fapraest q rs iI'e" B'it =
"a doubtful welethcr anybody rrz'izei ina'
| other than religious eTpcrssncss hao 5@eh
a, work in young Messroie's Hfe.
Nor from tina. day % this has aHy o.s
ever known why fbs young mans s~R-
l-npo-ea period O. probation was - ~
| ,.1se4. perhaps he wai;s5 % prove ne
t.nh b. god works. % shoE is regent
a,oe IN righteous living
I, The December foll3ging rs triai
! Nsae-,s mace III conversion p1bi4c -
| s,~gyfnz for adrnssss7n % Piynn'''a
| C.sur-h. Tass ar7EEsSd snDfaeS sens7af-7-i
Women IN ths church protested TaeT
-.zsrs.A Meserole as a murderer snf 81
| "a, wish hin q os br5srst io ooEltaef - n
,sasr daughters Bus Ds. Lyman Ah.sor'
ara Ire co-nnss;ee 'sailsfse thsrna~ivas
| nat ths CONVERSION was sincere I'D form
aiIv adnit.s5 Msssto,s ~ n1sHA<f
Ths aexs nsozth young Has=Tose az