The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-06-17
ARCHIE SWEETS CONVICTED
Only One Ballot Was Necessary in
Trial of School Teachers Muir
derer at Syracuse.


Trial of School Teachers Muir
derer at Syracuse.
Archie Sweets own story convicted
him and a jury in the district court
at Syracuse brought in a verdict of
guilty on the first degree murder
charge recently after one ballot The
arguments closed at night and Judge
Downer sent the jury to bed for a
nights rest. They entered the jury
room at 1880 o'clock the next morning,
and at 10 o'clock signified that they
had reached a verdict. Judge Downer
was summoned and the courtroom was
half filled by the time Sweet was
brought in from the Jail. Sweet was
as cool as any man in the courtroom
during the five minutes wait for At
torney Martin, the only attorney for
the defense still in town. Nor did the
prisoners mien change when the clerk
read the verdict, and the word guilty
dropped from his lips. Martin asked
that the jury be polled and each jury
man rose as his name was called and
affirmed the verdict
Martin then gave notice of an ap-
peal for new trial. Sweet rose and
without word.
x x x
Claim Agent Hurt-R F. BrigIey,
claim agent for the Santa Fe, resid-
ing at Arkansas City, was badly in
Jured when two motor cars coIlided at
a street intersection at Wichita. One
car knocked him down and the other
ran over him
x x
Juan e. Byers Dead-Juan E. Byers,
73 years old, is dead in Ottawa. He
was president of the board Of educa-
ton 20 years, was president of a brick
and tile company and helped organize
and operate the first Independent tele-
phone company there in 1897.
X x X
Tired of Dodging firing of
lodging blue coats in three states,
George Hobson, aged 10, who escaped
from the state reformatory at Hutch
inson on May II, gave himself up to
officials Of the institution. He had
just arrived from Kansas City.
Soldier Elevator Burns.-The Farm
ers' Union Elevator at Soldier burned
the other morning with a loss of
$4,000. The elevator will be rebuilt
at once.
Bale Waggener Won't Run-State
Senator B. P Waggener has announced
that owing to i'll health he will not be
candidate for reelection this year.
Mr.. Waggener has served two terms
in the senate.
Found Dead Under Motor Car
John Myers. a carpenter, was found
dead under his motor car about three
miles north of independence recently.
The car had overturned at a bridge
and plunged into a creek.
X x x
Beg for Dope in Wichita-In eight
hours recently twenty-one drug fiends,
men and women, besieged the office
of the federal revenue collector for
relief from their sufferings, due to in
| ability to get the drug. Since the ar
rest of DR.. G. L. Katz in Kansas City
| last week on a charge Of handling
opium the dope merchants in Wichi-
ia and neighboring towns have be
come frightened and have quit sell
ing. Dope dealers in Wellington
Hutchinson and other nearby cities
have refused to dispose Of any of theiI
stocks, and the dopesters are suffer
ing.
x x x
High Rank for Postoffice-The Man
haitian postoffice is now ranked firsi
class by the postal department al
Washington. Official notice to thai
effect was received by the postmaster
John Winter. There is only one Other
first class postoffice in the Fifth dis
trict-that at Salina.
Militia Company FOR Junction City
Word has been received from Topeks
that the application of Junction City
men for a militia company had beer
accepted. The work of organization
will begin at once.
x x
Pioneer JeWeIer Dead-Alexande
Marks. Y years old. a jeweler, is deat
at his home in Lawrence. He cam,
to Lawrence as a jewelers. appren
tice in 1858 and later opened a jew
elry store which he owned until hi
death
X
Graduation at Pittsburg Normal
Two hundred, and eighteen student
were graduated from the State Man
ual Training Normal at Pittsbure thi
J year. Forty received the degree O
bachelor OF science, while more fha,
It's received Life certificates to teach