Free press., 1907-05-25


fight, committed suicide at Helena,
Ark. as a result of his brother being
killed.
Her Burns Prove Fatal. = Mrs.
James Chitwood, of Hutchinson, 60
years old, is dead as the result OF
severe burns received She was
burning vermin on the inside of a
poultry house when her clothing
caught fire. Neighbors- extinguished
the flames, but only after her en-
tire body excepting her face and
chest had been burned.
Child Is Fatally Burned. While
reaching into bonfire to secure a
picture book little Lulu Paul, OF
Wichita years old. was fatally
burned. The wind blew the child's
dress into the flames and she ran
screaming to her home. The parents
were away. Neighbors attracted by
her agonized screams gathered and
quickly pulled the burning clothes
| from the child's body.
Wichita Gets Next Convention. =
At the annual state convention of
the Knights of Columbus at Leaven-
worth the following officers We're
elected: J. w. Gibbons, Topeka,
state deputy; William D. O'Neil,
independence, secretary: Rev w. L.
Rice, Florence, chaplain; w. P. Fed
er. Great Bend. treasurer; wv. H.
Ryan, Girard, advocate; ]. ]. Hurley,
'Leavenworth, warden. Wichita was
selected as the next meeting place.
Jumped Into the River. At Atch-
| ison Miles Gilliland. age 10 years,
under sentence to the state reforma-
tory, jumped off the Atchison bridge
and into the Missouri river and was
fished out by Sheriff Smith. The
! sheriff and prisoner were at the de-
| pot awaiting a train for Hutchinson.
when Gilliland broke and ran. He
was almost across the bridge when
the watchman at the Missouri end
came out to head him off, and he
jumped into the water.
Cutters Flowed Whisky. = Under
orders of Judge Flannelly, Sheriff
Paxson destroyed 300 cases and
many kegs of beer and thirty kegs of
whisky on the street at Independ-
ence. The liquor was allowed to run
down Main street into the sewer. The
liquor came from Coffeyvilie. One
of the jointists lost $3,100 worth. The
total value was $4,000. Negroes
would steal drinks when the sheriff
was not looking. The smell of red
rye perfumed the entire city An
immense crowd was present. The
time consumed in the destruction
was five hours. The s1erin had
twenty assistants
Recommended Discharge of IA
digest of the recommendation of the
| state prison board for last month has
been received by Gov. Hoch. For
final discharge these are recon-
mended: John Coop, William Black
burn, Freeman Searles, H. A. New
lon. Charles E. Smith, John Spark
man and Thomas White, Jr. These
are asked to be released on parole:
William Lee, NJ. G. Waite, John N
PoweHson. Nathan Petty, Frank
Clark, E. H. Daniel, John Milne, Lee
Lane, Eli S. Sirois, Bert Johnson.
George Anderson, ]. S. Hale, Waldo
Drisko, Joseph Condor and Frank
Turner. The governor will receive
the papers for signature soon.
100 Horses Burn to Death.-Light-
ming struck the Piper-Irwin horse
market at Fort Scott and the build
ings were DESTROYED by fire, togeth-
er with 100 head of horses and a
large amount of hay, feed and equip
$3.50
Skull Dug UP.-While taking sand
from the river bank near Abilene
workmen unearthed a mans skull
| that had evidently been in the sand
long time. 1t was of a man about
SO years old. Some think it may be
that of Thomas Williams, whose
body was never found.
Maidstone Adhered Three Hours
JOY Kent, the 15-year-old son of D.
w Kent, of Hutchinson, was at
tackled by a dog that was affected
with the rabies. and was quite Sc
verely bitten. He was Immediately
| taken to Jake Grimes residence and
a maidstone applied. The stone ad-
hered to the wound for three and
half hours, but when it finally re-
fused to stick the poison had been
entirely removed and the boy was
all right again. The dog was kill
ed
Body Found in River. = The body
OF James LOCKER, who was drowned
in the Smoky Hill river three weeks
ago. was found just below the Brown
dam. LOCKER was drowned while
fishing at Abilene.
Jury Fails to Agree.-Tne jury in
the case of Charles Arthur. charged
with the attempted robbery of the
State Bank at Hunnewell. Kan, on
March II, was unable to agree and
the jurors were discharged The
jury stood for conviction and for
acquittal