The Emporia Gazette from Emporia, Kansas • 1

iute Historical Booletl VOLUME EMPORIA, KANSAS, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 14. NUMBER 126. DEATH. ill jr vX 5: sf ruckc oily sand; I ---This--afternoon :at.a deoth6f i5 -at. a dcptittjrt J.

-Topeka, aC-A State Jour- St 0 en mm 4. I I .1.1 I. I -II. gether from anything found in falling into the pump pit that fur- nishfcs hot: water for the collegcl The earth caved in, precipitating Engineer Lost Control; of Engine, and the Cage IISS- Rai Into an Accommodation Train. Three Known to Have him vinto the boiling water, The Men in It Was Dashed to Bottom of iheShaff.

Been Killod. May Be 1 Olhe Unde th Wreckage. snoiuo oe iouna ar inis aepxn, butimdihgi the oil sand isjen- cbiiraging to people who have money; in the' venture. 1 accident disabled heating plant and caused', the 'closing of the' college temporarily." St. Louis, Jan.

26. -Three dead 1 J. Barbee, address not known, BEFORE THE C0R0N0R TEN INDICTMENTS bodies were taken from the wreck of bruised and internallv iniured of bruisi Men Held Responsible in Various Ways for Iroquois Fire Gave 1 The Wyandotte Grand Jury Has Finished its Work and Has Adjourned. wheel falling upon him, while Bull-bek had la marvelous escape from death," but -received painful in juries and. was rescued-from his perilous position.

The other fourteen men were' hurled to death down a 1500 shaft. -y As', soon as possible the shaft boss and a number of miners went down into the mine through another' compartment of the shaft. They found all' fourteen of the dead bodies scat- Victor, Jan. 26. As a result of an accident that occurred about 3 o'clock this morning, at Stratton's Independence 16-cated near the center of this 4 city, fourteen are; dead and one other severely, injured.

In the main shaft sixteen menwere hoisted in the cage from the sixth, seventh and eighth levels. When the cage reached the surface the engineer was unable to stop the engine; and the Bond Today. HARRISON IS ONE OF THEM ARRESTS EXPECTED TODAY BIG GRIST OF GAMBLERS SOME WERE BROUGHT IN BY THE cage was up into the gallows tered at different points. frame. wher it hecame lodsred tern-I Arms and bodies had been torn the Denver on the Burlington at'- Gafdeene Creek last night, and four injured were brought to this city on a relief train.

Seven others are 'reported to have been injured, one-missing and it is believed that bodieswill be; found under the debris. -The dead are: 5 "JX. K. William Conover, Denver, 45 years old, enroute to Hot Springs Elmer English, Macon, Mo. Benjamin Bennett, negro porter, St.

Louis. The injured are: C. P. Hughes, Pullman conductor, scalp wound. George Seeberger, Quincy 111,, scalp wound and bruised.

W.kiM. Davis, Cincinnati, internal injuries. Dn "Edward B. Clements-, Macon, ankle sprained and nervous shock. The missing: Engineer John Nunns, of the accommodation train, Hannibal, Mo.

The rear end of the Denver ex-press was standing on a bridge' over Gardeene creek when the crask came. The bridge and the accommodation train took fire from the demolished locomotive and burned. The loss of the bridge is temporarily blockading traffic. The rear car of the Denver express was a Denver sleeper. Most of the killed and ser- iously injured were in this car.

norarilv. aoart. heads crushed and clothincr I 1 a The strain on the cable finally stripped from the victims. From the 700-foot level to the bottom, the shaft was spattered with blood, while Manager W. J.

Davis Was Arrested Before Breakfast All Were Released, on Bond, and the Investigation Will Be Continued. Jointkeepers, an Ex-Alderman, a Member of the Board of Education, Also Said to be Among Those Who Came Under the Ban of the Grand Jury. caused it to part, and the; cage was released and shot down the shaft with terriffic speed. 'Two of the occupants, L. P.

Jack here and there were found pieces of flesh clinging to projections. At the A son and James Bullbek, had become bottom of the shaft stands twenty-five feet of water, and into this the entangled in the timber rods near the cage was plunged, carrying some of Chicago Jan. 26. All of those held yesterday by the coronor's jury for the Iroquois theater fire either presented themselves today at the coro top of the gallows frame. Jackson was crushed to "death by a sheave the men into the water with it.

ners office or were brought in by the TEACHERS TELL OF FAGINS. if, anything, there was something still due her for her services. A SERIOUS CHARGE ENDED IN A TRAGEDY District Superintendent and Principal Mr. Shaffer says that letters writ police. Mayor Harrison entered the office accompanied by his brother.

After being greeted by the coroner, Kansas City, 26. Up to noon warrants had not been sworn out, for the arrest of Campbell and Bowles, members of the board of education, and ex-councilman, on the indictment last night by the grand jury of Kansas City, on the charges of bribery. Ex-Councilman Kopp, who left the city soon after the grand jury convened a month ago is believed to be somewhere in the Indian territory, but his exact where in Essex Market Court. New York, Jan. 26.

When Myer Whitaker Wright, Sentenced to Seven Years of Penal Servitude, is Dead. Peter Shaffer Claims That His Wife Who Died at the Home of Mrsl Bristo, Was Neglected they went to Judge Walker's court, where bonds of $5,000 were furnished. The mayor then left for his office in the city Lewis, "Cockeye Myer," who, the police say, teaches young Eestsiders to steal, was arraigned in the Essex ten to him and the letters he wrote to his wife were intercepted and did not reach their destination. Further investigation is being made today. Mr.

Shaffer said today that it was hot for the money that he was trying to bring a state case, but because of the condition in which his wife died when he had provided well for her Manager Will J. Davis was arrested MRS. BRISTO TELLS HER SIDE abouts are not known. Campbell MAY HAVE BEEN POISON Market police court yesterday, Miss Richman, a district superintendent' of Miss Cregan principal and Bowles are in the city and are IS of public school 42 in Hester street, EVIDENCE AGAINST HER CIRCUMSTANTIAL. I and supposed that she was in com HE DECLARED HE WAS INNOCENT OF FRAUD.

appeared with eighteen small boy pu fortable quarters. at his home at an early hour, but was permitted to eat his breakfast, when he was taken to the court and released on bail. Fire Marshal Musham, Building Commissioner Williams, Inspector Loughlin land others were brought in the same manner and in each case bail was furnished. pils, ''t FOUGHT WHITECAP BAND. The boys, whose ages ranged from 6 to 12 years, Miss Richman explained could furnish evidence that Lewis- Within An hour After He Received Sentence, He Was Dead.Doctors Say Heart Failure.

Will Be a Coroner's Inquest. Mr. Shaffer Says He Left His Wife Well Provided for and That the Money Was Not Used for Her He Wants to Bring State Case Against Mrs. Bristo. had tried to induce a number of them WARMER TOMORROW to pick pockets.

"The teachers and principals of the schools down she said, "are working under great difficulties be Colder Last Night Than for Years in Many Parts of Kansas. London, Jan. 26. The trial of Whitaker Wright ended in a tradegy prepared to furnish bail and anxious to have their cases come to trial. The Wyandotte grand jury was discharged by Judge McCabe Moore of the district court yesterday afternoon after returning ten indictments.

Their names and the charges against them follow: "Chris Kopp, ex-councilman from the Fifth ward. "Frank Campbell, member of the board of education from Sixth ward Armourdale) Gilhaus, a contractor, to whom Campbell sold a valve and who had the contract for cleansing the mud from the Armourdale school building. "Fred Young, proprietor of a gambling house at 502 Minnesota avenue. 'Pat'. Carey, proprietor ofv the policy wheel in the old Hanson opera house.

"George Maltby, a gambler. 'Ted McLaughlin, partner of 'Pat' Carey in a West bottoms policy game." There were six gamblers indicted, but, the names of two could not be learned. Pat Carey operated the policy game in the West bottoms and was patronized by the negroes and many white people of both Kansas Citys. Every effort was made to in Yesterday afternoon an investigation was held in the county attorney's office concerning the death of Mrs. Peter Shaffer, who died at the home of Mrs.

Bristo, 125 South Mechanic street a -week ago. When Mr. Shaffer returned home he immediately began to try to bring criminal action for the alleged disappearance of a big part of $160, which he said he gave his wife to take care of herself with. The evidence produced showed that Mrs. Shaffer was in good surroundings when Mr.

Shaffer went away, and that she was removed to the home of Mrs. Bristo without his J. Had Whipped Widow Brutally- Four Men Shot in the Fght. Jan. 26.

A gang of outlaws in Letcher county last night took Mrs. Lizzie Mullins, a widow, residing on Elkhorn Creek, from her bed and whipped her with hickory sticks until blood streamed from her back. Then they carried her into the house and started to ride away, when they, were attacked by a posse of her neighbors. A sharp fight ensued, in which James Mullins, tlie woman's brother-in-law, and Harvey Moore, her nephew, were wounded mortally and two "of the gang wounded. There were twelve men inr the whitecap party, and they made for the foothills of the Cumberland mountains, where tonight a posse of officers pursuing them.

Mrs Mullins had a grown daughter, Lizzie, and a few days ago she married a farm hand, and left her mother alone. Scandal connected the widow's name with that of an outlaw moonshiner, and this is said to have been her offense to society. The whitecaps came from a place thirty miles away. The woman's neighbors held her in esteem. She is a member of the Baptist church.

cause the children are. constantly being led astray by boys who teach them to steal. It is perfectly appalling, the condition that exists. "The boys are organized into gangs with They are taught first to steal such' things as apples from stands, then they advance to the stage of picking pockets-. The principal incentive for their thieving is to get money enough to ga to theaters.

It is a shame the theatre managers are permitted to let them into their places. Children should not be permitted to go to theaters unless accompanied by guardians. If the law on that point were enforced these Fagins could not exist. I hope you will use your influence to remedy this evil." "I certainly will," said the magistrate, theatre managers should be prosecuted." The magistrate said was enough evidence to hold Lewis without hearing, the and they were sent back to Lewis was held in $1,500 bail for trial, today. Within an hour of being found guilty and sentenced to seven years of penal servitude, the most severe sentence the law allows for the fraud.

of which he was convicted, the nnancier, whose collossal dealings, have created a sensation on both sides of Atlantic lay dead. Whether Wright's death was due -to heart- disease, following the excitement of the trial, as announced by the doctor, or by poison, as grimly hinted by his friends, is still unde-' cided and possibly will not be until coronor's verdict is rendered. Whitaker Wright, the great pro-" moter, who. was arrested in York several months ago and returned here, was today found guilty of fraud as charged, and sentenced to seven years penal servitude. After the sentence was passed, Wright had said, firmly: "1 am.

innocent of any intention to! deceive as anyone in this court' Soon after he had been removed from the room he was dead. A. Chicago, 111., Jan. 26. For Kansas: Partly cloudy tonight and Wednes day; warmer tonight; variable winds.

Kansas City, Jan. 26. The cold wave is moving southeast. At Springfield, this morning it was six below, a fall of thirty-six degrees in the past twenty-four hours; Topeka eight below; the latter the coldest in three years. In northwestern Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma, Indian territory, today the cold is moderating fast, At some points in Kansas and Missouri last night the weather was the coldest for years.

Kansas Kansas City, eight below; Concordia, two below; Dodge City, zero; Topeka, eight below; The latter the coldest in three years; Clay Center, eleven below; Lawrence, thirteen below; Hutchinson, eight below; Paola, ten below. Misouri Clinton, fifteen below; Sedalia; ten below; Mexico, fourteen below. Pittsburg, Jan. 26. An Austrian miner froze to death in.

the main street in Chicopee last night. fjiowledge. Here, he she ftied in poverty and had little medical aid. The investigation was brought to find out where the money went and duce, Mayor Gilbert to close this place but the mayor refused. Frank Campbell, the member of the board of education from the Sixth ward, is charged with having solicited CEMETERY NOT FQR DOGS.

WILL PAY THE BLAIR POLICY. a bribe from a teacher who was a candidate for principal of the Kansas JERRY EVANS SPEAKS. New York Life Company Will Not City, high school. In all the voting in the jury room Contest James L. Blair Claim, Makes President's Address to Lum ST.

LOUIS CONVENTIONS. there were four jurors, it is said, who bermen's Meeting in Kansas City." voted solidly against the returning of St. Louis, 26. The New York Life Insurance company will About Two a Day for that City During the World's Fair. indictments against any member of Kansas City, Jan.

26. J. E. Evans, make no contest on the payment of the city council, with the exception of president of, the Southwestern Lumbermen's Associotion, made the an the $775,000 insurance carried by Jas. Kopp, or any, one who had anything Wichita Man Would Bury His Mastiff on His Lot.

Wichita, Jan. 26. What promises to be an interesting discussion as to property rights has arisen here by the threat of J. A. Afk of this city, to bury his dead mastiff dog, Major, in Maple Grove cemetery.

A. A. director, ordered the superintendent to stop Mr. Afk if he attempted to carry out his intention. Afk declares he owns the lot, while the association" officers say that the deed stipulates that only human bodies shall be buried in it.

L. Blair, who was accused of many to do with getting the Metropolitan nual address to the convention, which St. Jan. 26. During the World's Fair 250 conventions, with an attendance varying from 100 to franchise through the city council.

frauds just before his death. Checks for the full amount have already been convened here. Evans said; contentment should reign "supreme among of the improved conditions. 30,000, will be held in St. Louis.

Two members of the council testified that a lawyer offered them each prepared and will be delivered to Mr. There will be an average of two con to vote for the franchise. In the face why Mrs. Shaffer was allowed to die, as it is in bad circumstances. As yet the evidence produced has definitely settled neither, and if suit is brought it will be wholly on.

circumstantial evidence. (. There is evidence to show that Mr. Shaffer gave Mrs. Shaffer $160 when he went to St.

Louis, and that at that time Mrs. Shaffer and daughter in a comfortable place in the north part of town. The Shaffer girl met the daughter of Mrs. Bristo at school. Through this acquaintance, it is claimed, Mrs.

Bristo went to see Mrs. Shaffer, and before long the sick woman was taken to the house at 125 Mechanic street. Mr. Shaffer and his attorney asked the county attorney for a warrant against Mrs. Bristo charging her with getting the money, but it? has not yet been de-cided whether the warrant will be issued or not.

Also a warrant was asked for against Pete Beyer of South Commercial street, on the grounds of practicing medicine without a license, but the county, attorney has not permitted- the warrant to be issued because there is no evidence to show that Mr. Beyer prescribed and took pay for it. The testimony yesterday' afternoon showed that Mr. Beyer had called but at that time protested against prescribing any- thing, and said that he was not a Aactor. JT Mrs' Bristo has her: side of the Cctorv and denies that she -Veot anv The members had increased one i Blair's beneficiaries as sooityas thy present the formal proofs i of.

his death. A hundred per cent since the last meet-in and the differences between) ifiri15a1 anH retail Haiirc arf fewer ventions a day, and at least 200,000 persons will come to the city as delegates. A separate branch of the World's. Fair Bureau of Publicity under -R. H.

Superintendent of of this, these' four jurors stood together against the returning of indictments, against members implicated by the testimony in receiving money "The money is waiting for 'the. Blair beneficiaries in our New York offices," said Thomas A. Buckner, than in any previous year. 'lATtrOTJ on brick paving and sewer contracts. Publicity, has charge of arrangements vice-president of the company, who Kansas City, Jan.

26. Later for conventions, and has labored with the Business Men's League to bring came to St Louis today rto attend Campbell was arrested and taken into Japanese Moneyed Men Will Fur every possible meeting to the World's a "convention of the company agents in the central district. Mr. Buckner Thursday will be the day of prayer for College, in the Presbyterian churhc, and a prayer meeting will be held in the College chapel Thursday morning at 10:30. Dr.

S. W. Stoph-let, of Wichita, will make an address in the First Presbyterian church in the evening at 7:30. Everyone is invited to attend these meetings. court, where he was released upon furnishing $2,000 bond.

nish Funds If Trouble Comes. ft: Fair city. The greatets of the conventions are The greatest of the conventions are said that Mr. Blair, had violated no rules of the company and -that no contest would be considered: Tokio, Jan. 26.

The cabinet and 1 Robert G. Hogan, general agent of and the annual conventionof the National Educational Association. The former-will meet on July 6 4 in the if J. W. McBride was in from Plymouth, on business yesterday.

Coliseum, and, the latter on June 28 the company in St. Lounis, says that the total insurance in all companies on Mr. Blair's life was $1,125,000. He has reason to believe that not more The First Presbyterian church will holcF its prayer meeting Wednesday evening this week, and all who "wish to unite with the, church, as well as others who have' recently taken a stand for Christ, are invited to be present. The change in date is "made on account the address by.

Dr. Stophlet to be- given in tlie First church, Thursday elder statesmen conferred for an extended period today. The Japanese financiers in general are offering' very generous assistance and it is now fully evident that the government will be enabled to raise the enormous sum of money at home without having; to place dependence upon borrowing from abroad. at the World's Fair grounds. John Johnson of Plymouth, was in town yesterday.

than $450,000 of this has been as Jim Sleisher's family has almost a signed to. creditors, leaving $675,000 recovered from the measles. Nearly every one of the family' was sick. Stop smoking? while I can get JefFs Raven Cigar. for money from Mrs.

Shaffer, but "that 7.