Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-06-16
Aaron stnmbaugh, charging Hunter

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: and wife with bigamy and adultery
Shmbaugh formerly lived In Illinois
where he was sentenced to n term II
the penitentiary for a year Befor,
the expiration OF his term his wife
without procuring n divorce. married
Burt Hunter and came to Kansas
, bringing with them all OF Stumbaugh'.
property. For the past three years
Stnmbaugh has been looking for his
wife and Hunter and only recently 10
Gated them at Mcpherson. Stun
baueh ACQUIRED considerable notorlety
in Illinois bv bringing suit against the
state for 100000 for false imprison
men'
DETROIT. June 13.-wIllle Hardy
an understood orphan lad of seven
teen wears is diving at his sisters
home on Regular avenue from the
effects OF an acid, supposed to be
chloral hvdrate that was forced down
his throat hv four men last night as
the bov was about to enter the front
cate ut his home The four men fol
lowed While for some distance and as
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home ono Of them grabbed him He
WIS carried across the road to va
lot where bottle was forced be
'woen his teeth ard while one man
held his nose the lad was forced to
swallow the acid to keep from stran-
cling, Then he lost consciousness
dis pockets had been turned inside
ont and n dollar In change taken
when he recovered and staggered
home. His condition Is very precar-
ious
CHICAGO his Tune 13-To fulhll
her promise that she would wed her
7weetheart even though he was sent
tn the penitentiarv Miss Genevieve
Edwards was married vesterda noon
to Frank Ostrander In Jailer Whit
mans office at the county iail bv Jus
t'ce Hamburgher Immediately after
the ceremony Ostrander was locked
I'M in cell to await removal to Jol-
| let
lives at Dearborn avenue and Chest
nut street She walks with crutches
Tho bridegroom is a handsome man
with black hair and mustache.
! Three wears ago Ostrander was ar
rested on a charge of burglary on the
dav that the two had set for their
wedding. Seven months ago he was
released from the penitentiary on pa
role, and at once sought out the girl
who he found had remained true to
him. Again a day was set for the
/ n rria hut
man was again arrested on charge
of larceny. Yesterday the little bride
told the guards that she was very hap
nv. and only wished she could share
her husbands Imprisonment.
HAMBURG. June 13.-Hagenbeck
the importer of wild beasts, has made
an arrangement with a prominent
American syndicate that intends to
monopolize the wild beast trade of
the world. Morgan isn't in It. he says
| DUMAS, Tex. June 13.-On her
own confession, made voluntarily
Mrs. Sarah Inez Caraway was given
a life term in the penitentiary for the
murder of her husband. w. v. Cara,
way. Houston drummer, who recent
ly moved into Moore county and set
tied on a section of school land. She
did not tell what her motive was, but
stated she mixed strychnine In the
medicine which her husband was
taking for heart disease The case
once returned verdict of first degree
murder. Mrs. Caraway requested i'm
mediate sentence. which was granted.
She leaves five children, 5 to II years
of age. without provision.
FORT WORTH. Tex, June ID
Robert Petsch, aged rs years, a her
NIT who has eked out a miserable ex-
stence here the past ten years, was
found dead this evening in the back
yard of his hovel. He was worth
about $4,000. Forty years ago he
was the leading tanner in New York
City. and among the wealthiest class
es. A brother recently died In Chica-
go worth s250,000 Another brother is
now in London looking after large
estate left to heirs, of which the de
ceased was one.
WASHINGTON. June 13.-The
prompt appropriation of a money re
ward for Lord Kitchener by the British
parliament, although not 80 liberal as
recommended by the king. is In ac-
cordance with precedent Success
full generals have always been hand
somely treated as far back as the time
of Alfred the Great. Lands fortunes,
annuities and titles have been be-
slowed upon them by the sovereign.
the parliament and the people, al
though, compared with the record of
the United States, the common soldier
has been overlooked. There Is no
military pension system in Great
Britain. Civil officials are pensioned
after long and faithful service. and
the sovereign has a yearly allowance
from parliament from which he is
allowed to pay annuities and pensions
to distinguished authors, poets. paint.
ers, scientists and others who have
promoted the welfare and the happi.
ness of their fellow men. Some OF
this money is given to the widows
and orphans of soldiers who have
shown extraordinary bravery or done
extraordinary deeds. but there is no
general pension fund for disabled vete
rams of the British army or for wild
ows and orphans.
In 1900. when 1t was found difficult