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VOLUME XL. NO. 133.
THURSDAY,
KANSAS CITY, OCTOBER 2J, 1897.-TEN PAGES.
THURSDAY,
PRICE TWO CENTS.
THE JOURNAL IS
THE NEWSPAPER OF THE
H
M
CIRCLE.
DEFENSE STAGGERED
STATE'S TESTIMONY IV BERGER
CASE CL ED IN HO MINLTES.
MRS. SCr? EGEL IN COURT.
cncvT enow
ING
'
TO IICIR THE OPEN"-
VTEMENTS.
Testimony for the State Is Unexpect
edly Brief nnd Cunftncil to Sliow
!', Premeditation mill the
Crime Defense Left
nt Pea.
Jury that Is to sit In judgment upon
tno famous Schlegel murder case was chos
en at 11:20 o'clock jesterdaj- morning, and
three minutes later Prosecutor Lowe began
to read the Indictment of. John Schlegel
for the murder of Dr. L. A. Berger, at
Twelfth and Walnut streets, on July S, 1SS7.
There w as a deathlike silence in the crow ti
ed court room when the state's attorney
began to read. Every seat in the room was
taken and men and boys crowded the wide
aisle and stood in the space reserved for
jurors on the west side of the court room.
Hany women were present. They were
different from the usual class of women
that attends murder trials. They were
nearly all joung and some of them were
good looking. The crush at the afternoon
session was even greater than at the be
ginning of the trial, many people being un
able to get Into the court room. Several
women who could not get seats near the
witness stand stood on chairs in the rear
of the court room, straining their ears to
catch every word that was uttered.
When Schlegel was brought in there was
no craning of necks. He passed almost un
noticed to the seat reserved for him beside
his attorney. The arrival of Mrs. Schlegel,
however, caused a buzz of excitement.
She entered the court room from the corri
dor leading to the cell department nnd
walked to a chair beside her husband and
sat down as though fully conscious that
she w as the observ ed of all observers. She
was handsomely dressed, her features look
ing a trifle pale under the chiffon veil she
wore. Her dress consisted of a dark green
skirt, dark green worsted waist, a chirCon
collarette and a black jacket. She wore a
large black hat, surmounted with feathers.
A smile overspread the face of the defend
ant when his wife sat down beside him,
but Mrs. Schlegel's face did not relax, ftho
sat down without a greeting, except a mo
tion for him to draw his chair ntarer o
her.
There wero no sensational developments
yesterday. The state made out its case in
exactly thirty minutes and rested, which so
burprised the attornej s for the defense that
they floundered hopelessly for seme fme
before they could formulate a request for
time in which to hold a conference. After
some delay the defense began to put wit
nesses on the stand, but they almost in
variably strengthened the case of the state
nnd at 3:40 o'clock Major Woodson was al
most "at sea." He had expected the state
to show its hand at the lirst move, but. in
stead, the defense was, drawn from cove
nnd the array of witnesses marshaled for
Schlegel vesterday came to the stand with
material that aided to strengthen the
suite's cause. . ,
The court earlv blocked the efforts of
the attornes s for the defense to show the
state of mind Schlegel was In after he had
dene the killing. This surprised Major
AVoodson and Attorney Silverman so much
that they groped almost hopelessly for a
thread on which to hang their story of the
deftrdant's emotional insanity. As a final
resort Major Woodson secured a continu
ance until 3 o'clock this morning b which
time he will probably have a new line of
attack upon the state's showing of pre
meditation and deliberation.
The greatest shock received by the at
tcrnejs for the defense was the statement
of one of their own witnesses. Inspector
of Detectives Halpin, who stated that
"Schlegel was more excited after the kill
Irg than he was before. While he was
uandlrg over the prostrate body of Dr.
Berger he appeared to be perfectly cool and
ccllcctc-d. '
Prosecutor I.0W6 examined all the wit
nesses for the state. Major Warner and
Colorel John O Grady sitting by and watch
ing the progress of the trial with keen in
terest, but making few suggestions to the
state's attornej.
It now looks as though the trial would
end sooner than at first expected. Judge
WofTerd, who has a crowded docket, is
anxious to have this case disposed of, as
well a& some minor business before the
Goddard case Is reached next Monday. Sev
pnl minor cases were disponed of in the
court vestcrdav beforo the case against
Schlegel was taken up.
Oucnintr Statement.
It was 11:23 o'clock when the state's at
tcrrey began to read the Indictment which
charges Schlegel with the murder of Dr.
lerger. The prosecutor said the testimony
en behalf of the state would bo very brief.
It would be to show that Schlegel went to
Schrrelzer's gun store on the date of the
murder and bought a pistol; that ho went
vp Main street from the gun store and
stopped In a shoo store to load the pistol;
that at Twelfth and Walnut streets he
rushed upon Dr. Berger and shot him twice
tmce in the back and once in the sidi;
that Dr Berger soon afterward died.
Hiving done thK gentlemen" said the
prcsecutor, "We w ill contend that the state
has made a ease under the indictment. '
A. ihu i.nint a recess was taken for
luncheon. Upon the taking up of eourt at
1 JO oeloek Major Woodson outlined the
e. se for the detente. Major Woodson 1 e
gan bv tolling of Schlegel's marrl ige to his
wife and their arrival in Kansas Otj in
1ST? He iid that in 1SS3 an accident bc
lell Schlegel and he called upon Dr Berger
tc attend him and in this waj Dr. Berger
became his family phvsician. When one
of their boys was taken sick with diph
theria Mrs Schlegel called in another phj
slciar and her husband chlded her for not
calling in Dr. Berger.
"I mention till- gentlemen, said the
major, "because jou will see the beirirg
it has on the caso when the testimony Is
iilv en "
Malor Woodson said tint in November,
IVtC Dr Berger called nt the Schlegel home
to" examine Mrs. Schlegel's tonsils. He told
her that she would have to call at Ills of
lice for a fuller examination. "When it
ame time for her to go -w refused to do
m and upon being pressed for a reason In
ner husband told him of the outrage that
lnd been committed upon her the Monday
before hi Dr Berger.
"The ev id. nay will show jou that the de
fend ml is a pe-cullar man-a Plodder, said
Major Woodson "That when his wife told
him of the outrage, it had a bael effect
upon his mind He brooded over it. and
wns morose The evidence will show- ou
that tho wife is a virtuous woman, bhc
wns reluctant to tell her husband of the
outrage that had been committed upon her.
The evidence will show vou that after be
ing told of the outrage Mr. Schlegel went
to scei Attornev Steubcnrnuch. and that tho
ma'ter was talked over fully, for the pur
pose of bringing legal action. 1 think tho
evidence will show jou thit Mr. Schlegel
was told that It was inadvisable to caro
tid matter icto tho. courts, owing to the
fact that there vvcro.no witnesses present
when the assault occurred."
The major told a number of persons to
whom Schlegel had applied to hive them
take charge of his case, but could get no
hiitlsfactlon. He said Charley Shannon, a
deputy sheriff, had recommended Schlegel
to lay tho matter before Prosecuting At
torney Lowe. Other persons had advised
Schlegel to drop tho m itter entirely.
Schlegel and his wife finally went befoie
Justice Wlthrow and wanted him to i--sue
a warrant for the arrest of Dr. Berger lor
assault. Justice Withrow said it was sueh
an important case that It ought to be laid
before the prosecuting attorney. Assistant
Prosecutor Boy Smith was called into the
case, but he would take no action, the m i
jor said, rinaiiy the matter, the major
said, was taken direct before Prosecutor
Lone, but nothing ever came of it.
"Schlegel became a changed man," said
tho major. "HIV memory failed him. He
would begin a conversation and then sud
denly stop, as though In a reverie. He sat
before his little groeery, with his head rest
ing upon his hands, and failed to recog
nize even his friends"
Major Woodson said that the evidence
would show that Schlegel on the day of
the murder was laboring under great men
tal excitement. He said that just before
tho shooting Schlegel had met a friend
whom he had known for ten or twelve
jears, walking along the street with a man
who looked something likes Dr. Berger, and
that Schlegel drew a revolver and was go
ing to shoot the man. saving, "Dr. Berger.
I am going to kill jou." His friend cried
out. "Mv God, John, what are jou going
to do? This isn't Dr. Berger."
"The evidence will show jou that
Schlegel was laboring under Interse ex
citement: that his eves bulged out and it
wis pliin that his mind was deranged,
declared the major.
The major then recounted the manner In
which Schlegel had murdered Dr. Berger.
telling how titer sending one bullet
through his back and another through his
side. Schlegel snapned his pistol repeated
ly over his victim's prostrate botij. He
told of the gathering of the crowd, the
rush of the officer to the scene and how.
when one of the oflicers had asked. "Who
did the shooting?" Schlegel replied, "I
did it. Th it man ruined mj home "
"I think the testimony of the police will
satisfy jou, gentlemen, that Schlegel was
as wild as a March hare. We expect to
show j ou that after the w ife had told her
husband of the outrage that had been done
her that It prejed upon his mind until he
became irresponsible: tint he was, in fact,
no more responsible than the veriest
maniac in the world The shooting was
the Insane thought back of the motive that
Impelled human action."
The major then drew a pretty verbal
picture of the Schlegel home before the
whispered storj- of Mrs. Schlegel began to
prej- upon the mind of the slajer of Dr.
Berger. He talked In a low tone, slowlj-.and
was as Imnressive as possible. The jurj
listened intentlj- to his remarks.
State's Tstimon.
At the conclusion of his outline of the
case the witnesses for the state and the
defense were sworn and sent to the wit
ness room. At 2:10 o'clock the taking of
testimony began with William Vettln, an
emploj'e of Sehmelzer Arms Companj-, on
the stand. Prosecutor Lowe asked the
witness if he had seen Schlegel on July S,
1E97. Witness said he had; he sold Schlegel
a revolver on that daj- between 2.30 and 3
o'clock In the afternoon.
Tho revolver was, a 44-caIlber, Winchester
make. He Identified a weapon ljing on tho
prosecutor's table as one that was similar
to the one he had sold Schlegel. Ho was
not cross-examined.
Amos D. Slack, a clerk in a shoe store
at Tenth and Main streets, saw Schlegel in
the store on Julj- S, 1S9G. Schlegel entered
the store and asked permission to load a
revolver, which was granted. After loid
ing tho revolver Schlegel left the store,
sajlng, "I am much obliged, I'll buj- mj
next pair of shoes here." On cross-ex-aminatign
Slack said he told Schlegel to be
careful or he would "kill his fool self."
John Johnson. 3U27 Campbell street, was
in Chapman's cigar store across the street
from where the shooting occurred when the
first shot was Iireel. He ran into tho
street and was within twentj- feet of
Schlegel when ho fire-d the second shot.
He heard Schlegel saj-, "I did the shoot
ing." "What was Dr. Berger's attitude when
the second shot was fired?"
"He was clcse to O'Brien's saloon and at
tho second shot he wheeled and fell to tho
pavement."
"Did Dr. Berger have an thing in his
hands any weapons?"
"No, sir."
On cross-examination Major Woodson
asked the witness if he heard Schlegel saj
anj thing about "wife or familj-." The
eiuestlon was ruled out as improper.
Deputj Coroner Dr. W. S. Wheeler de
scribed the wounds on the bodj- of Dr.
Berger. He saw the body on the opera
ting table at All Saints' hospit ll There
were two wounds one in the right side, the
other on the left side between the eighth
and ninth ribs. The ball that entered tho
left side ranged upward through the body
iiiii L4i..ic urn. ueineen wie lourin anu fifth
JURY IN THE BERGER flURDER CASE.
r n I
1 Vas Perkins.
2 A. W. Steele.
3 R. T. Aker. 5 David Owlngs. 7 Robert Dehonev. 9 Edward Umbruck.ll Isaiah Johnson.
4 Edward Ritchej-. C James V. Cllne. S Louis Antoine. 10 C. M. Winfrej-. 12 R. P. Dixon.
NEW YORK CAMPAIGN
BIG REPUBLICAN- MEETING
LAST MGIIT.
HELD
BLACK, BLISS AND TRACY SPEAK
imE.YCII IV THE HENRY GEORGE
RANKS CLOSED IP.
United Demoerncy "Will Support Ilim-
Gcorgc Snjs He Ik Opposed to
Toxlngr Liquor Selling; nntl
In Favor of Sunday
Opening.
New York, Oct. 20 General Benjamin F.
Tracj-, candidate for major; Secretarj- of
the Interior Cornelius N. Bliss and Gov
ernor Frank N. Black addressed an audi
ence of l,ri00 persons at a Republican meet
ing held to-night in the Lenox: ljceum hcic.
Secretarj- Bliss, in the course of his re
marks, said:
"There are two candidates in this town
standing on tho Chicago platform ore
squarelj-, the other not sajing much about
it, but standing there just the same.
"There has been criticism about men
coming from Washington and Ohio and Ne
braska and other places to speak to the
people of New York. I thought I had a
right as a citizen of this town to eome. I
have seen Senators Thurston and Foraker
come here before, and some of our friends
who now criticise them for coming were
then glad to see them. Thej- did not como
to tell jou what to do. but to find out
what jou are going to do.
"The state of Kansas is raising monej
for George's campaign. A fund to elect
George is being contributed" by ICai.sas
people. I can saj- that I hear from all
over the countrj-. What is New York go-
one Individual from Interfering with the
equal rights of another.
"As to the question of Sundav closing I
believe In Individual freeelom. Those per
sons who wish to go to church on Sun-daj-
should not be Interfered with in anj'
wuj- bj- a person who wishes to sell or
drink liquor on Sunday: and the person
who wishes lo drink or sell liquor on Sun-daj-
should not be Interfered with bj- the
person who wishes to go to church. Tho
Sabbath was maele for man, and not man
for the Sabbath. The law should see to it
that liquor selling Is conducted in decencj"
and in order A man's conduct should be
governed solelj' bv his own conscience, so
long as ho preserves the public pence."
Speaking at a mass meeting at Majestic
hall. Henry George said:
"For the republic now I care nothing,
but it is to the republic that is coming
that I bow down and worship not a re
public of tramps and millionaires; not a
republic where one man has the power of a
czar; not a. lepublic where women faint
and children go hungrj : not to this repub
lic, but to the one which is jet to come,
a republic of God. a Christian republic in
the true sense of the word "
Richard Croker is credited with the pre
diction that Yan Wj-ek will, have a plural
ity of 73 000, and that 30,000 is safe to bet
on. Meanwhile, there is much more talk
of wagers than there Is outward and vis
ible sign of betting, and actual placing of
monej- has not as jet begun to anj- marked
extent.
District assemblj- No. 49. Knights of
Labor, has Indorsed Henrj- George. Tho
district nssemblj- has liftv local assemblies
In this citj- and thej- comprise a member
ship of 23,000 men
SHERIFF SHOT DOWN.
B. LnD, OP RILEY COUNTY, KAS.,
MURDERED IIY A JOINTIST.
LYNCHING NARROWLY AVERTED.
TRAGEDY OCCURRED AT LEONARD
YILLE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON".
Jointist Hnd Been Arrested, lint Se
cured Possession of a Drunken
De-put s Pistol nnd Shot
Sheriff Luril Dead
. Other Crimes.
BRYAN TO STUMP OHIO.'
i
ribs This was the wound that caused tho I ing to do? They ask: 'Are the people of
death of the doctor. The last bullet pass, d -. ,-,.,, , ,,,, ,,, ',.. ,
through the lung and the heart. Dr I, " -","..., -. ,. .,.,. ..,.,., .
"That is the question. There Is but one
thing for the great Republican partj in this
state to do. It Is to get behind General B.
F. Tracj', elect him major of this great
Silverman, the prosecutor an- citj- and thus guarantee for four j ears hon
est government In cverj -ay and eoneur-
es had been consumed , , ., 7 ... . V ,
tornej s for the defensu n,ld tlie killing of anarchism and evcrj
off their ftet bv the thing that goes with the Chicago platform "
a hurried consultation1 When General Tracy arose to speak he
Wheeler said he thought Dr. Berger was
;iiiici lunula or prostrate wnen he re
ceived the second wound. Dr. Berger's
death came thirty minutes after the shooting.
After a short cross-examination by Attor-
nounced:
"ThnC. n,,- ..
Just thirtv nhnin bn.i i ' renco with the country in honest money
uy uic suue. ine attornej
eie eat anj- laKen
announcement, riml n imrrwa nmicMi,nti.H
v as held bv Mnlor IVnoiKmi nn.i Att.. met with an ovation, but it was not as last
Silverman. After several minutes the at- ing as the one he got v hen he entered vith
tornejs for the defense announced that Ir- Bliss. General Tracj in his speech
they were readj- to proceed. , dwelt 1 irgelv on Brookljn politics and made
TeMimouy for the Defense. an argument against the Citizens' Union.
' Governor I r mk Black, of New ork, was
Officer Joseph Hajden was the first wit- the next speaker. He said in part:
ness called He was e-s-im!n,i l.i- -vr,, 'This is not the time for honest men to
ness emeu, tie was examined bj Major Kee,, theIr faces from tne Kllt- Wc are
Woodson. He was within 123 feet of the ' just but emerging from a period s0 critical
scene of the shooting, and heard the shots ' l,nt its ful1 s-'sniiicance will not be seen
..... , Bums. . for many jears. A e have onTy passed the
He said he thought it took him two min- ' noint where disaster seemed almost certain:
we are siowiy gaining, nut are stni within
utes to run to the spot where Dr. Berger
was ljing. Schlegel was standing within
ten feet of Dr. Berger.
"I asked Dr. Berger who did the shoot
ing, but he did not answer," said the wit
ness. "Schlegel turned around and said he
did it. Schlegel said he killed the
for ruining his home. Schlegel said,
nnong other things, that he 'wanted to see
him die'.' "
"Who took the pistol from Schlegel?"
"Detective Halpin."
"Did jou see John Johnson there?"
"No, sir. I was not looking for anjbodj
beside the man who did the shooting"
Detective Charles Sandcison said Detec
tive Halnin had hold of Schlegel. and Olh- I r.ncv. " in the name of Thomas Jefferson
eel Havden was throwing one arm aiound i A second meeting was held In the Cler
him when he (Sinderson) first saw him irrnt Avenue rink, Brookljn. where an 1m
(Schlegel). Witness devoted his attention mense audience was addressed bj- 3Ir.
t) keeping the ciowd b lck from the pros- George and ex-Congressman Tom L. John.
irate form of Dr. Berger. Ho did not heai ' sen. of Ohio
en iscrger saj anj thing. , Seth Low addressed a large meeting I.i
reach ot that disaster if, through indiffer
ence or design, we invite it to return. If
this j ear we relax a single effort, or do but
little where we might do more, we aie no
wNcr than he who stricken with fever,
vielils himself to follj- and imprudence at
the lust siKn of returning health."
A Henrj George meeting in the Brooklj-n
Academj- of Music to-night called forth an
audleneo which filled the big building to
overflowing. The principal attraction was
the appearance in Brookljn ot Henrj
George for the first time during the cam
paign. Mr. George was received with tremendous
cl eering, at the conclusion of which lie bc
gan an nddrc-s that was interrupted re
peatcdlj bv piolonged applause. Ife made
his tustomarj- appeal to the "true Demoe-
lnsp(ctor of Detectives John Halpin was
at Twelfth and Main streets when the
shooting occurred. He ran at once to the
scene. Schlecel had fired two shots, and
was standing over Dr. Berger snapping the
Flushing to-night. The executive eoinmi'
tee of the Manhattan Democracy so-called
Sleekier Democriej unanimou-lv indorsed
the Citizens' Union ticket to-night, and is-
sueil an address to the people giving the
pistol at him. He crabbed Schlecel and 1 1-. ..son for so dninir. The Stickler Demor
took the pistol awav from him. Dr. Kerger racj- has more th in once polled 30 000 votes,
was ljing on his side, groaning. Witness I and is composed principally of Germans.
heard Pehlegel ly: "The (1 The breach in the Henrj- George ranks
raiK'd my wife and I killed him " Schlegel caused by the refusal of the United Dcm
seemed to be more excited after the shoot- . ocracy to indorse the Citizens' Union and
inc than he was at the time of the killing, i tne jeffersonlan Democracy ticket, and
rimmas N. allins. ex-ehief of police, V latcr HonrJ George's refusal to allow his
j ears old, said bchlegel heel been brought nam0 to appear at the head of the United
,n.t.?h,s m.ce JujJ after,t,!,,v k!"imi,- , Democracy ticket was healed to-night in a
"Please state the conduct, manner audi"',' ',,, ,,, T7n,t nS,n
appe irance of the elefendant on the daj- he
was broucht before vou
i "We object " shouted Mr. Lowe.
"Objection sustained," said the court. "I
am not going to allow- jou to show that
nut now. It Is immaterl il "
Mr. Vallins was excused until 9 o'clock
to-d ij- when the defense will try again
to introduce his testlmonj-.
C. K Cole, and emploje at the Kansas
Citv Club, said he saw tho shotlng. He
was about fortj- feet from Schlegel when
the first shot was fired. He saw the flash
of the first shot. He was not acquainted
with either of the participants in the trag
edj He did not hear anj thing said bj
Dr. Berger or Schlegel before the shooting.
"How did the defendant hold the pistol?"
. "He held It with both hands."
Major Woodson addressed the court and
Continued on Third Pukc.
conference between the United Democracy
and the Henrj George campaign commit
tee. Mr. George will receive the full sup
port of the United Democracj-.
Writing to a German-American political
club. Henry George sajs:
"I do not believe in anj- excise in anv
form. The attempt to prevent people from
drink, by taxes and excises upon liquors.
Increases cost, promotes adulteration and
defeats. I think, the verj end it has in
view. All such taxes are promotive of
monopolj- and corporations.
"Licenses and taxes have alwaj-s Institut
ed and nlwavs must institute an clement of
corruption, which is made to furnish means
bv which political rings maintain them
selves. "I am a free trader In the full sease of
the term, and would put cverj thing upon
tho basis ot equal rights. I think that the
province ct trva ffovcrament Is to prevent
"Will Spend the Lnxt NVeqlc of' the
Campaign In the Hiickoje I
State.
Newark, O, Oct. 20 Williams Jennings
Brjan will spend the last week of this hard
fought Ohio campaign stumping the Buck-
eje state in the interest of Horace L.
Chapman, and the Democratic legisUtivo
ticket. Tho?e on tho Inside have known
that tho state committee would spring
Brjan at the elore of the campaign, but it
was not publiclj or definitely- annoanceel
until to-daj". A telegram from the state
committee states that Brian will be in
Newark on Thursday afternoon, Octeber
2S From Newark, Brjan will go to Shaw
nee.
CLUB WOMEN IN SESSION.
General Federation f Women's Clubs
Holding :i Convention nt
NnNliville.
Nashv ille, Tenn , Oct. 20. The general
fedciation of women's clubs held its first
session here to-daj, Mrs. Ellen M. Hcnro
tin, of Illinoi-, presiding. There was a
largo attendance. An address of welcome
was delivered bv- Mrs. Van Leer KIrkman.
president of tho woman's department of
tho Tennessee centennial exposition, and
Jlrs. Ilenrolin responded in a graceful
speech. An address was made bj- Mrs.
Urquhart Lee, of Chicago, on "Parliament-arj-
Usages." A meeting of the directors)
of the general federation of women's clubs
was held this afternoon. To-nUht a recep
tion was given for the delegates. The or
ganization will be in session for three dajs
and papers on various important subjects
will be read and discussed.
RAPID TRANSIT FOR ST. LOUIS.
Enstern Capitalist, It In Snld, AVII1
Put In n New Elevated
SHtCIll.
St. Louis, Mo . Oct. 20 According to one
of the best informed financiers in tho city.
Eastern capitalists have been here quietlv
obtaining information and estimates and
arranging the preliminaries for a rapid
transit elevated sjstem for St. Louis. Ono
of the interesteel parties said to-ilaj- that
matters would in all probability assume
definite shape before the middle of No
vember. ItONcIicry Visiting- Bismarck.
Berlin, Oct. 20 Lord Roseberj-. tho form
er premier and leader of the Liberal pirtj
of Great Britain, in company with Count
Herbert Bismarck, Is visiting the former
ch incellor. Prince Bismarck, at Friedrichs-
ltihe.
AH Left to the "Widow.
New York, Oct. 20. The will of former
Senator John It. McPherson was filed In
Jersej- Citv to-dav. The estate amounts to
several million dollars and all is left to the
w idow . .
IIRIEr BITS OF NEWS.
United States Marshal Tatum was killed
In stenning from a moving train Tuesday
at his home near Trenton, Ga.
P A Klenkenbeard, of Cawker Citv,
Kas wns married Tuesday to Miss Fannie
Buckner, formerlv a teacher of the Nevada,
Mo , public schools.
Senator Pritchard, of North Carolina, has
reached Omaha, and will carry on his ofil
ciil investigation of the alleged discharge
of government employes for political rea
sons. . ,
Kansas City people aiine lore
hotels vesterdaj- were: II. C. Brlggs. at
the Gils5e Tw. McMillan at the Cadillac;
L. C. Kniuthoff. at tho Imperial; W. Ber-
kowitz, at the AiDeri.
Secretarj" Sherman has arranged to start
for his home at Mansfield. O , Saturday- of
next week, or the dav after tho president
leaves Washington. He will vote at M ins
field. A satchel containing the body of a little
child was found by a boy while walking
along tho Missouri, Kansas & Texas, rail
road track near Parsons, Kas , Sunday
night. The inquest was held Monday, but
no trace of the history of the satchel or
Its contents was discovered.
shot and killed a tenant in a quarnll a
mouth ago, was sentenced to the pem-tcntiirj-
tor ten jears. Pomcroj- Cooper
and C. C. Hoagland, six jears for horse
stealing, and Tom Patton, three years for
stealing a set of harness.
LIVELY SHOOTING AFFRAY.
Edgerton, Mo., Qunrrcl Ends "With
One Mnn Fntally nnd Two Oth
ers Seriously Injured.
Edgerton, Mo., Oct. 20 (Special.) A prob-ablj-
fatal shoatlng affraj- occurred hero
about 7 o'clock this evening. T. C. Endi
cott and hi3 son-in-law, George Masoner.
became involved in an altercation over
some familj- trouble. Bj-standers interfer
ed and separated them. They got togeth
er again and renewed the quarrel. Both
drew pistols and began firing. While thej
were shooting, Endlcott's son. Walter, ran
up and commenced shooting Masoner trom
behind. AVhen the firing ceased it was
found that Masoner had been shot three
times. Ono shot entered the right breast,
one in the small of the back and one in the
neck. His wcunds are believed to be fa
tal. Endicott was shot in the thigh. W. A.
Hughes, a bjstander, was also wounded
in the leg. Fifteen shots in all were fired,
nnd tho vvontler is that more persons were
not hurt, as the streets were full of people
going to and from the postothce for their
mail. Several plate glass windows were
broken. There Is much excitement in town
to-night. No one seems to know who fired
tho first shot.
Lconardvllle, Kas., Oct. 20. (Special.)
Sheriff S. B. Lard ot this count J-, while at
tempting tha arrest of Iko Warren hero
to-daj-, was shot and instantlj- killed bj
AVarren. Sheriff Lard and Deputj- Busham arrest
ed Warren, this afternoon for violation of
the prohibitory law. Basham was left in
charge of thd prisoner and tho stock ot
liquors, j arid, it is said, got drunk. Waren
In pomotw'ay,. secured the deputy's pistol.'
As hoalkceLput, ha met Sheriff Lard and'
snot mm m-ino lacej ,'j.iiQnerin; returned
the lire, but did not hit. his man. Warren'
hred eight times, tho Second shot hitting
Lard In the side near the heart, killing him
instantlj-.
Warren attempted to ecape, but was
captured. An effort was made to mob him.
County Attornej- Irish, of Manhattan,
happened to bo here, and it was a speech
bj- him that saved the prisoner from be
ing ljnched.
Warren was taken to Manhattan to-night,
where he is now in jail. He expresses no
regret, and is considered a hard charac
ter. Ho was recentlj- released from jail,
where he seiveel a term of imprisonment
for violation of tho prohibitorj- law. There
is much excitement here, but tho law will
bo allowed to take Its course, although tho
killing was unprovoked and cowardly.
Warren had been drunk several dajs prior
to the murder.
Sheriff Lard was elected last fall as a
fuslonlst. He was a good officer.
DALT0N MAY BE PARDONED.
Effort to Be Made for the Release of
the Notorious Knnsns
Outlaw
Topeka, Kas , Oct. 20. (Special ) Prelim
inary steps are now being taken to secure
a pardon for Emmet Dalton, the notorious
outlaw, who is serving a life sentence in
the Kansas penitentiarj- for murder. Un
less public Indignation is aroused, there Is
grave danger of ills being liberated. This
information comes direct from one of the
members of tho board of pardons. This
member took in the fall festivities at Kan
sas Citj- recentlj-, and one evening he
drank just enough to make him talkative.
He was with some other Kansans, and to
them he imp irteel the information. He said
that Dalton s friends were getting re.adj- to
circulate petitions In the southern part of
the state, and that in due time an applica
tion would be made for a pardon. Dalton
is foreman of the tailor shop at the peni
tentiary. This member had on a tine suit
of clothes, which he claimed Dalton had
given him, nnd he told others In the partj
that If thej- wanted suits ho would get
Emmet to make them free of charge, lie
did not say whether Dalton had presented
the other two members with a suit each.
FORGED THEATER PASSES.
Thirty Chieneouns Taken In I15 Clev
er Swindlers on Cut Rate
Tickets.
Chicago, Oct. 20 Nearly thirty theater
goers who sought admission to Hoolej-'s
last night discovered thej- had been fleeced
for the price of their tickets by clever
swindlers. One after another thej- present
ed w hat thej- supposed to be genuine passes
and the accompanjing coupon, onlj- to be
informed that the paper was worthless and
that the signatures and stamps upon it had
been forged.
Unable to get within, the victims gathered
in the lobby and compared their tales ot
woe. It appears from the stories told bv
those who had been duped that thej- had
been approached during the two previous
dajs bj- two smooth-appearing men of mid
dle age and hael been induced to buj- tho
passes at a reduced rate. It hael been point
ed out to them bj the strangers that the
slips of paper were strietlj- genuine. Cou
pons seemingij- torn from tickets and
punched in regulation stjle were sold to
gether with the passes.
St. Louis Reporter Does Mnrdcr.
St. Louis. Mo , Oct. 20 Thomas Y. Rej--nolds,
aged 50. for manj- j-ears court report
er for one of the local papers, shot and
killed Joseph Kirbj-, aged 29, a clerk in a
railroad office, and a talented singer. The
shooting was said to have been the result of
a quarrel. Rejnolds gave himself up.
Oklalionm Malefactors Sentenced.
Guthrie, O. T.. Oct. 20 (Special.) In the
district court to-day David Blessing, who
PENSION FRAUD CASE.
Judgment Rendered Against Andrew
Flcgcl, a "Wealthy Missouri
Fnrmer, Ycsterelnj.
Jefferson Citj-, Mo.. Oct. 20 (Special.)
The case of United States vs. Andrew
Flegel was tried before Judge Philips in
tho United States district court here to-daj-.
riegel is a wealthj- farmer of Cole
countj-, who obtained a pension several
jears ago on account of deafness. The
government officials. through United
States Attornej- Walker, brought suit to
recover this pension on the ground that It
was obtained bj- fraud. About twentj--llve
witnesses were examined to prove that It
was obtained through fraudulent affidavits.
Flegel as a defense claimed that he did
contract deafness in the service and there
fore he obtained his pension without fraud.
Judge Philips rendered judgment against
Flegel for J1S3 33.
JURY IGNORES INSTRUCTIONS.
Refused to Bring In a. Verdict of
Guilty in the Fnchs Case,
ns Ordered.
Jefferson Citj-, Mo , Oct. 20. (Special.)
The case of United States vs. Charles W.
Tuchs occupied the attention of Judge
Philips and a Jurj- In the United States
court hero all daj- jesterdaj. Fuchs was
charged with taking a letter from the box
of the mavor of Favette at the postoffice;
Fuchs claimed that he got the letter from
his own box, which was next to the maj--or's,
and that it had been put in it bj- mis
take. Judge Philips evidentlj- believed
ruchs guiltj-, because he instructed the
1urv souarelv acalnst him. The lurv. how
ever, could not agree and at a late hour
last night Judge Philips orelered it dis
charged. It stood 6 for acquittal and C for
conviction, xne case was continueu until
the next term thl3 morning.
QUADRUPLE TRAGEDY.
Minnesota Farmer Kills Ills "Wife, Ills
Two Little Hoys nnd
Himself.
Blue Earth Citj-, Minn., Oct. 20. At about
7 o'clock this morning, George Young, a
farmer residing two miles south of thU
citj-, shot and killed his wife, his two bojs,
aged 2 and 4, and himself. AH" died instantlj-,
and were found weltering in blood
when the hired man. the onlj- person on the
nlace. came in. Business and domestic
troubles orra, tha only explanation for the
ueeu. i - .- -
' Topeka!" Kas., OcL. 20(SpeclaV)' "Jamer'
Burns Mcuee. a traveling man. was ar
rested here to-daj- upon Information that
he was wanted at Omaha on a charge of
forgery and grand larcenj-. He registered
here under the alias of Edward Browne, of
Kansas C!tj Omaha officers will arrive
to-morrow and take him back for trial.
Prominent Swiss Shoots Himself.
St. Louis, Oct. 20. Alois Thoman. agfd
70. one of the most prominent Swiss m
Missouri, fired a bullet Into his left breast
at noon to-aaj-. fiijsicians saj- mat ne
carnot live. Financial elitficultles are given
ns the cause of his attempt at suicide. Mr.
Thoman wns a wholesale and retail wine
dealer.
"Washington StnRe Robbed.
T'nlontown. Wash. Oct. 20 The stace
running between Lewlston and Unlontown
was held up last night about 10 o'clock bj
masked men, and tho United States mails
and express box rilled. There is no trace
of the perpetrators. It is believed that but
little boot j- was secureu.
MB. GAGE'S SEMEDY.
CURRENCY REFORM PltV OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE TREASLKY.
WOULD REFUND NATIONAL DEBT
REDEMPTION" OF OLTSTANDIXG PA
PER MONEY PROVIDED FOR.
MR. HAGAN'S REQUEST REFUSED
He "Wanted Missouri National llnnU
Suits Brought in Kansas In
stead of Missouri.
Washington, Oct. 20 (Special ) Eugene
Hagan, of Kansas, attornej- for Major
Calvin Hood and Charles Lnntrj-, calleil on
the comptroller of the currencj- to-daj- In
the interest ot his clients. Mr. Hagan
asked that the receiver's suit against them
as stockholders In the Missouri National
bank of Kansas City be brought in Kan
sas instead of Missouri. The comptroller
informer him that the suit would take Its
regular eoui-se. which means that it will
not be broucht in Kansis. Mr. Hagan
then asked that all the suits be con
solidated, which was also refused.
REED-SEIDLITZ CHARGES.
Fourth Assistant llristow Sns There
Is Nothing Sensational In
Them.
Washington, Oct. 20. The post-office de
partment officials have not jet received a
report of the investigation of the Kansas
Citj-, Mo., postoffice, and will not for son.e
eajs. Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen
eial Bristow stated to-dav- that o far as
he knew, there was nothing sensation il 1:1
the charges against PoMm ister Reed and
Assistant Postmaster Seidhtz. but if the
examination showed anj-one was guiltj- of
violation of the rules and rrgulatlons,
summarj- action wouli', of course, follow.
APPEAL TO AMERICANS.
Striking: British Engineers Send to
This Counto for I'innneinl
Assistance.
London. Oct. 20 The Amalgamated So
ciety of Engineers to-day prepared a mani
festo which Is to be sent to the American
newspapers and labor organizations ap
pealing for monej- in order to enable the
societj- to keep the striking engineers from
giving In to their cmplojcrs.
DENVER LEASES A GAS PLANT.
Will Pay (5 Per Cent on the Appraised
Valuation for a. Term of
Eight Ycnrs.
Denv er. Col , Oct. 20. The stockholders of
the Denver Consolidated Gas Company to
day ratified the action of the board of di
rectors accepting the cltj-'s proposition to
lease the plant at 6 per cent on an appraised
valuation for eight jears.
Favors Extending; National Itnnkliif
Sjstem to Small Towns Entire
Withdrawal of Greenbacks
Considered Impracticable.
Hotel Victoria Flrst-Clais,
But sot exorbitant. O. B. Stanton. Prep.
Washington, Oct. 20. The following Is
said, on good authoritj-. to be a summary
of Secretarj- Gage's plan for currencj- re
form, which will be submitted to congress
this winter:
The issue of gold bonds, redeemable at tho
option ot the government after twenty and
within fiftj- jears, bearing Inierest at tho
rate of 2V2 per cent: these bonds to be u-.cd
for refunding the whole present Londed
debt of the United States, so far as prac
ticable, bj- exchanging- them for outstand
ing bonds of anj- Issue on an equitable
basis as to interest, also 00,000,000 ot them
to be sold for cash.
The establishment of a separate bureau in
the treasury, to be devoted to and entitled
"Issue and redemption" a fund of $323,000,
000 of gold to be deposited in this bureau,
made up of the gold alreadj- on hand in tho
treasurj-, supplemented bj- the proceeds of
the bond sales just provideel for; the bureau
to redeem outstanding paper monej- when
offered for that purpose, but to disburse
none of this paper monej- In turn except in
exchange for gold.
The extension of the national banking
sjstem so as to permit the organization of
banks with only $23,000 capital in towns of
4.000 inhabitants or less; the repeal of all
the tax on bank circulation, except such
amount as maj- be necessary to paj- tho
cost of supervising the sj stem and creating
a safety fund of $3,000,000. which need tako
onlj- two or three years; authoritj- to the
banks to deposit the 2J4 per cent refunding;
bonds and issue notes up to their par value,
first to the extent of each bank's capital,
and then to 23 per cent abov e that, the gov
ernment securing Itself by its first Hen on
all the assets of a bank, bj- a redemption
fund of 10 per cent, kept constantly on de
posit, as the 3 per cent fund Is kept now.
and, finally, bj- the safety fund already
mentioned: provision for the redemption of
all notes In New York and in other reserve
cities if desired and the restriction of bank
notes to denominations of $10 and upward,
with discretion vested In the secretary of
the treasurj- to issue silver certificates, and
all government notes in ones, twos, fives
and higher denominations, as his best judg
ment maj- dictate.
In defense of his plan Secretary Gage
stands ready to show that the present an
nual interest charge of $33,000,1X10 on the
bonded debt of the Uniteel States would
he reduced to $20.uOOCeO In spite of the in
crease in the volume of bonds a3 pro
posed in the first paragraph.
The outstanding demand liabilities of the
government, including all forms of notes
and certificates, now amounting to $542,000,
UX. would, the secretary thinks, through the
redemptions conducted bj- the isue and
redemption bureau, with the $200,000,000 ot
gold received from the salo of bonds, bo
reduced to $G12.000.000. and the $123.0u0.u00 of
gold held against this would amount to
about 20 per cent. FInallj-. the increase in
bank note circulation would fill In th- gap
caused by the redemption of $200.000.0CO of
the 'Yarloufc .forms of government paper
monej". j. ',
'The Jdea ot thefnt!re withdrawal of tho
greenbacks Trom circulation, the secretary
confesses-, -kewtjiasrtibindoned. not becanso
he does not believe in it. but because ho
considers it politically impracticable.
POTATO CR0PVERY POOR.
Tonnnjre Lighter Than Before Since
IS!):: nnd Quality Greatly
Deficient.
New York. Oct. 20. Not since 1S32 has tho
potato crop or the United States proved so
nearlj- a failure, saj-s the American Agri
culturist in its final report of the jield of
ISS7. Compared with the liberal crop of last
j tar there Is an apparent falling oft of
nearlj- SO per cent in tonnage, ami the qual-itj-
of the whole is greatly deficient. Countj-
and township returns show- the jield of
potatoes to be 174.000.000 bushels, against
24-i.COO.OUO in JSW. 2S U00 000 in 1V3. Ii3 liW.OuO
in ISO!, and only 133,000,000 bushels in the
short crop of l!sS2. The average rate of
j leld per acre Is placed at C4 bushels, taking
the country at larjre. a trains t S-J bushels in
UX. SJ in 17, and 62 in '92.
The rensons for disaster to the potato
crop of 1S97 are about as varied as a multi-
fiiicitj- of rauses could make them. Stand
ng out with more prominence than any
other two factors are blight and rot. as a
result of extremes of weather conditions,
AWARDED SI 0,000 DAMAGES.
Mrs. Pease Successfully Sacs a Saloon-,
keeper Under Illinois Dram
shop Law.
Aurora. 111.. Oct. 20. The Jury In the cele
brated case of Pease vs. Kareau brought In
a verdict awarding the complainant $10,000
damages. The widow Pease surd Kareau.
a Hampshire saloonkeeper, for damages
urder the Illinois dramshop law because of
the death of her husband, who was killed
in a runaway as a result of being intoxi
cated on liquor presumahlj- procured at
Korean's saloon. This is the third time thu
(."e Ins been trlcel. The first time a ver
dict of $J.soij ilamages was given. A new
trial was secured bv- the defense and .1
verdict for $1.S0 was given. Tins time the
case went to the appellate court, and noi
sent back for a rehearing. It wilt be ap
pealed again.
BAPTIST STUDENTS ON STRIKE.
AH lint Three of Those Attending a
Sinnx F;lls. S. D., School
Walk Out.
Sioux Tails, S. D., Oct. 20. All but threo
ot the students attending the Baptist unl-versitj-
here are on a strike and demand
the removal of the president.
On Sunday one of the invalid girl puplH
who had been brought down to the parlor
was assisted back to her room by a eouplo
of students, who carried h"r In her chair.
This was tlone eluring- the absence of tho
president, who, upon his return, suspended
the two bojs. This angered all th pupils
and thej- left the Institution and will de
mand the removal of the president before
thej- will return.
It Is likelj- that ho will have to go. as
there has for a long time been a disposition
to dispense with his services.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS OFFICERS.
J. TV. Snllinjser, of King City, Elected
Grand Chancellor Slacon Shut
Vice Grand Chancellor.
Springfield, Mo , Oct. 20. The election ot
officers for the Missouri state grand lodge
of Knights of Pythias, held to-daj-, result
ed as follows: J. W. Sulllnger, grand
chancellor: Dr. W. E. Webb, of Macon,
vleo grand chancellor; Rev. Mr. William
Shelton, of Slater, grand prelate; John H.
Holmes, of St. Louis, grand keeper of rec
ords and seal: Adam Thels. Hannibal,
grand master of the exchequer: C J. Cos
tuba. St. Louis, grand master at arms;
A. C. Norwine, St. Louis, grand Innjr
guard, . ,