Free press., 1907-03-23

Dead at the Prison Gate. Henry
Mckinley. OF Chandler, Okla, came
to the state penitentiary at Lansing
to see his twin brother. John Nc
Kinney, who is serving d sentence
OF forty years for murder, and drop
ped dead at the prison gate. 1t is
believed that anxiety over getting to
see his imprisoned brother caused
him to become suddenly afflicted
with heart failure.
Fails to Get New TriaI.-Dr. E. B.
Mccoy. convicted of murder in the
second degrct, has been denied a
new trial in the district court. He
was formerly prominent dentist
OF Caney and was accused of the
cold blooded murder of his wife He
has made a desperate struggle
against the Indictment and will ap-
peal His attorney was granted
sixty days in which to file a bill of
EXCEPTIONS
No Race Suicide Here. = The
twenty-fourth child has Just been
born to Mr.. and Mrs George w. H.
Ross. of the Oak Mills neighbor-
hood, near LeaVenworth. Consid-
ering the fact that AIvs. Ross is
only So years old this is believed TO
be the record Cor child births in the
United States. Still more remark
| able is the fact that Mrs Ross looks
several years younger than she
really is.
Ottawa Wins State contest.-The
twenty-fourth annual contest of the
Kansas intercollegiate Oratorical
Association held at Ottawa, was
won by w. r. McNutt, of Ottawa
University, whose subject was Tho
American Problem Marcus J.
Lehman, of the College of Emporia,
was second with "Worldism VS.. Nd
tionalism." The Third award went
to George Boicourt of Baker Uni.
versity. whose subject was 'The
Worlds Greatest Citizen
Tragedy at Hill City. = Pat Egee
an insane farmer living near Hill
City, attempted to kill his wife }
j. Plumb, who was near by at the
time, with number OF other neigh
bors, Immediately rushed to the res
cue of Mrs. Egee. Egee attacked
the men who were trying to save his
wife. discharging shot gun at short
range Plumb was instantly killed
Egee then stood the others off with
his gun while he took poison, dying
fifteen minutes later
Big War Balloon. Informa-
ton has been received at Fort Leav-
enworth to the effect that the wer
department viii send the big army
war balloon. now in course of con
struction in the east under the oh-
servation of the war department
officials, to the post, to be used a
the signal school and the other ser
vice schools in connection with the
work of the staff college. This bal
loon will be kept here for perma-
nent use by the army officers
Abilene Wants Woodmen Home
The commercial club of Abilene viii
offer d site for new fraternal
home. The Woodmen of the World.
fraternal order with 100000 mem
bers, have decided to build Ma
tional Home for the aged and dis
abled of their order and have chos-
en- Kansas as the state on account
of the fine and healthful climate
The building is to be built at the
cost of one-half million dollars and
Abilene is one of the places under
consideration. The club guaranteed
10 acres of land in the suburbs Of |
Abilene which is one of the require
ments
Quarry Foreman Killed. = Lewis
F. Bowman. foreman of one of the !
quarry gangs working near the |
Western States cement plant. near
Independence. was killed instantly |
by being hit with a rock which he
was endeavoring to remove from a
ledge over the quarry in which his |
men worked
Arrested For Murder = Early
Curry. negro. was arrested at Cot |
feyville on the charge of having
killed I4adson Powell. a wealthy /
negro land owner, living in the l.
dian Territory. Powell was known
to- have had considerable money
with him and was found with his
head crushed.
Charged With Contempt. On |
warrants secured by the State Tenn
perance Union, Ed Charles. Aired
and Jules Regnier and Ed Savoir. all
of CLYDE. were arrested on charges
Of contempt of court in violating in
functions secured under the prohi-
bition law. Warrants were also is
sued for Grant & Bermont, of jun
tion City. owners of an enjoined
building said to be still used as :.
saloon
Assault Caused His Death.-A. f.
Peterson, proprietor of a dairy east
of Salina died as the result of an
assault by parties unknown. Peter
son was found in an alley in the
north part of town in an un-
condition He was lying
near a pile of broken beer bottles
and his right forearm was lacerated
IN such manner that an artery had
been cut and he had almost bled to
death. There is general impress
sion that Peterson was murdered,