Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-12-13

the lodge of the Anti-Horsethief Asso-
citation at Arkansas City.
Crushed by Machinery. - Frank
Richardson, employed in the Slick
brick works at Wichita, was caught
by revolving shaft and whirled
rapidly around, striking various parts
of the machinery and sustaining in
juries from which he will die. His
skull was fractured, several ribs brok-
en- and one leg so badly crushed that
amputation was necessary.
Killed by Falling Derrick.-Louis
Kavoes, Hungarian carpenter, in
the employ of a construction company
that is building a new steel bridge for
the Rock Island road over Slate creek
near Wellington, was instantly killed
and two of his fellow employees in
jured by falling derrick. The acct
dent was caused by the breaking of
guy rope.
Two Negroes Convicted. - Pet
Dunn and Bud Gibbs, negroes, were
convicted in the di.trict court at
Wichita of robbery in the first de-
gree. Together with another negro
they waylaid and robbed William SUIT
ton, a Wichita merchant. Sutton
was beaten almost to death with a
bar of iron. The third negro, Leon
ard King, has not yet been tried.
1t Was JustifiabIe Homicide. -
Wicoff Wright, the street car con-
ductor who killed Edward Hoehle at
Wichita, was released by the coron.
er's jury. 1t was shown conclusive
ly that Hoehle was pointing his re.
volver at Wright and had snapped it
once before Wright shot him. 1t was
also shown that he had shot at au-
other young man shortly before
boarding Wright's car.
Application for Pardon. - Appii-
cation has been made to Gov. Hoch
for the release from the state peni-
Tertiary of George w. Dull, who was
sentenced to a twenty-year term for
the murder of DR.. G. w. Rowland at
Horndon, Rawlins county, in July,
1902. Dull says that he has no idea
who shot Roland, but the jury con-
victed him on circumstantial evil
dence.
Will File New Cases. - Carr w.
Taylor, attorney for the board of rail-
road commissioners, is working on
new cases to be filed before the new
board of commissioners. He will pre-
pare and file cases for the reduction
of freight rates on wheat, cattle and
hardware. These cases have been
before the board and have been dis
missed because the board said they
we're not properly prepared.
Lewis Bloomfield captured.-Lewis
Bloomfield. wanted for murder in
Butler county, was captured by
Sheriff Welfelt, of Cowley county, at
Ponca City, o. T., and taken to the
Winfield Jail. Bloomfield shot and
killed Jess SCISSOR on the streets of
Leon, September %, claiming SCISSOR
was too intimate with Bloomfield's
wife. Bloomfield was under arrest at
the time and in charge of Constable
Kiser, whom l. shot through the
wrist, after killing SCISSOR. He then
made his escape to the timber and
succeeded in eluding the sheriff and
several posses with bloodhounds, al
though he was surrounded twice in
large cornfelds. He was supposed to
be in hidi; ; in the Flint hills for two
weeks and several people claim they
saw and recognized him. He disap-
neared again and was not heard of
Bloomfield was later taken to Eldora-
do and placed in jail to await trial
for murder. 1t is thought he will
plead guilty if an agreement can be
made with the officials.
Oklahoma Man Disappears. IF. G..
O'Blander, of O'Keene, o. T, went to
Wichita to have his eyes treated by
a specialist. After two weeks he dis
appeared. He is known to have had
several hundred dollars on him. It
is feared that he has met with four
play.
Game and Fish Car Arrives.-The
Kansas game and fish car built by
the Hicks Car Company of Chicago
has arrived at Pratt. The car has
been named angler One" and it is
something that the citizens of Kan
sas should be proud of. In one end
of the car is the game and fish de-
partment with tanks runniLy along
the side that will hold from 20 to 80
thousand fish. The other end is di-
vided into three departments kitch-
en-, dining room and toilet There
are berths for three people and ev-
erything handy. The car is finished
in fine oak with leather upholstered
furniture, and there is nothing need
oil but what is there in its place. D.
w. Travis has worked hard to secure
this car and it will fill the necessity
the state.
Deranged Lover Jumps to Death
B. C. Walters, of Hutchinson, "a
years old, jumped from a second
story window in hospital while tenn.
porary insane, breaking his back in
the fall and dying in half an hour
Love affairs is said to be the cause
of his deranged mental condition.
Kansas Style of Helping Out. -
Thomas Edie, residing near Altoona
who has been unable to work fer the
past month, was given surprise
when eight wagons drove into field
of corn on his place and finished ii
for him.
Back to Judge Parker.-Eugene c.
Bagwell was cleared of the charge OF
bigamy in the district court at Oswe
go, neither of his alleged wives ap
pearing against him.
Was Despondent, Hanged Himself
Il ester Derby Young man living