The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-17
ARREST IN LOUIsBURG CASE
Roscoe Hornbaker, Rural Mail Carrier,
Charged with Murder of Post
master McEIheneY.


Roscoe Hornbaker, a rural mail
route carrier OF Louisburg, was charg-
ed with first degree murder the other
day on a warrant filed by B. J. Carver,
prosecuting attorney, in connection
with the killing of George B. NOEL
heney, postmaster at Louisberg, Oc-
tOber 4, 1912. Hornbaker was arrested
by Sheriff VI. E. Stevenson at Louis
burg and brought to PaoIa, where he
was placed in Jail
Hornbaker is 81 years old He is
married and has two children. He has
been a mail carrier in Louisburg for
several years and has borne a good
reputation at Louisburg His father
and mother live on a farm south OF
LOuisburg.
Suspicion has been directed against
HOrnbaker for some time His arrest
on the charge Of numbering the Louis
burg postmaster is the elimination Of
this suspicion. A woman's name is
mentioned in the case
Find Big Pearls In Kansas.-Walter
and Charles Whitlock of Cottonwood
Falls, have recently found some very
valuable pearls while hunting mussels
along the Cottonwood River One
pearl, which the boys have had moHnt-
ed in a ring, weighs twenty-three
grains and is said to be worth more
than 800. A fine pearl found by the
boys some time ago was traded for a
motor car, which they afterwards sold
for S4OO. In their collection they have
many very beautiful stones valued at
s. to SO.
Capt. Clarke to K. s. A. Capt
Adna Clarke, Q. S. A, a member Of
the Twentieth Kansas Regiment in
tie Philippines, will become command
ant of the cadet corps of the state ag-
riculturaI college when Lieut. Roy A
Hills detail expires, July L
Fort Scott Paper SoId-The Fort
Scott Republican, owned and edited
for the last four years by H. A Strong,
has been sold to S. NJ. Land OF that
city. Mr.. Strong will move to North
ern louisiana.
Hodges to Visit AustraIia.-Ex-Gov-
ernor George H. Hodges Of Kansas has
accepted an invitation to make a tour
Of Australia in 1917 in behalf of pro-
hibition.
He Broke a Record.-C. W. Green
was reelected mayor of Kansas City,
Kas., carrying every ward and every
precinct in the city 1t was the first
time any candidate for any office there
ever received such unanimous indorse-
ment
A $4,000 Fire at caney-FTre re-
Gently destroyed the pottery power
plant and engine rooms Of the smelter
of the American Lead and Zinc Smelt-
ing Company at Caney. The loss is es-
timated at $4,000. partly covered by
insurance.
Telephone Promoter Dies.-George
W. Crawford, owner OF the Girard
Telephone Exchange, died at a local
hospital recently, following a surgical
operation
Atchison Veteran Dies.-Peter I'm
derwood, a veteran of the Civil War,
and a resident Of Atchison since 1855,
is dead at his home there.
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John Gleason, an old time railroad
man, is dead at Junction City. He
was SO years old and had lived there
twenty-five years.
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Quarantine School for Deaf.-The
state institution for the deaf at OIathe
is under quarantine because of small
pox. Fred Allen Of Kansas City, one
Of the students, has a light attack. As
a preventive remedy 241 students and
IS employees are housed up for ten
days.
Farmer Killed Under Wseon.-Wn-
liam WEIGH, a farmer, As years old, fell
from a load Of wheat he was taking
to Wichita the other evening and was
run over by the wagon and instantly
killed. He leaves family.
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A little daughter OF Mrs. Allie
Roach, a widow, is dead, and Mrs.
Roach and a little son in a critical
condition from burns received when
their home, eight miles southeast OF
Moline burned recently. The little
girl poured kerosine in 2 stove to light
FIRE.
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Stranger Killed at PzeIa.-KaIIe 2.
Hamlfn, about 40 years old, Of Park
City. Wash, was killed while at
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