Indiana State Sentinel, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 March 1894 — Page 9

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SECOND PART. 9 TO 12. ESTABLISHED 1822. INDIANAPOLIS, WEDNESDAY MOANING. MARCH 7, 1S91-TWEEYE PAGES. ONE DOLLAR A YEAR.

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I Quadruple Tragedy Near a New Jersey Town. Moore Baker's Wife and Child Murdered BY TWO YOUNG NEGROES Wiho Are in Turn Killed by the Husband, and Father, After a Desperate Struggle with the Assassins. Knlihrry Die Object of I lie Criminal Who I cl ji it Ai to A.-compI i h 'llielr Foal MIlon-Thc Mldnlicht Hide of Monro linker in III Mght M.irt Htiil "Without n midi Detail Ihf Crime. FRANKLIN PARK, X. J.. March 1. This township of Franklin Park is a slumberous sort of a place and has hen for over a hundred years. In fart, there has been r.o excitement here since the time that one George Washington, in -omnia nd of a lot of raggeel and quarterreel soldiers, was known in the vicinity not long before certain little events that have been recorded in history in connection 'with the records of Princeton and Trenton. Not since then has there been any excitement in this little place until this morning. There are only about four hundred people in the place, consequently the loss of four is felt, the manner of their taking off sometliing that municipalities ii hundred times its size might boast of if said municipalities were in the line of record-breaking for sensations. In a word, two negroes attempted to rob a prosperous farmer, and in their attempt they killed a woman and a. child, and wer killed themselves. The woman would have been the mother of another ehild within a few days, if she had been allowed to live. The Rakers have long been held as Suitable and reputable, members of this small community. Old John J. Raker lias held the ground here for fanning purposes lunger than the oldest Inhabitant can teil about with a -curacy. About two years ago his second son, Moore Raker, married with the en1 hnsiastie consent of his ja rents, a pretty blonde named Lucretia Evans, daughter of a neighboring well-to-do farmer. The settlement that old Raker made upon the young people included a tract of many acres, and afforded the jc.n to build a neat, if not luxurious i.jue-n Anne cottape u-xin the property. The young couple started out in the matrimonial career with everything bright ahead. . They lived together up to this morning with every prospect of happiness anil success and a joyful old aye, when it should come uinui them. A Terrible Crinin. This morning there came a crisis that could not have been foreseen. n'f could any result have attached to its terrible conclusion. The old Rakers had had as a s-ut of protege a colored hoy named Henry Raker, whom they had taken in and helped since the time h" was about six years old. This l.y had often 1-een employed by Moore Raker to do chores around his house. Yesterday afternoon Moore Raker gave his colored namesake a job at cutting wood and paid him for it. After receiving his pay the colore-! chap asked Mr. Raker to lend him 12. saying he would return it on Saturday. The farmer did not like to see the young man with so much money and ne parleyed with him. "Hen." paid Mr. Raker, "I've only got a hundred-dollar bill. If you can change that for me I'll lend you the $2." "A hundred-dollar bill?' said the negro. "I never see one, Mr. Raker. Let's have a look at it." With that Moore Maker displayed a note of the denomination of $Po and inadvertently some small bills. The negro said nothing, but went away without getting his desired loan. Iafr In the day Hen Raker and another negro named Willard Thompson, a lad of eighteen years, were seen by R.dy Raker. a brother of Moore, to whom they said they were going over to Dayton, about four miles away, to see a friend. They went to Dayton, as it has since transpired, but they went ;n a wagon drawn by a hnj-se out of Moore Raker's stables and without Moore Baker's permission. It was Pi o'clock at night, too, that they started n this triD. Exactly what they did in Dayton Is not known, but they certainly stopped at Wynes's saloon, the only publie house In the place, and had several drinks They returned by the old plank road, which was formerly the route of the stage coaches between New York and Philadelphia, and turning off It to the northward, they drove to the Raker tarn ami and rehltched the horse. That much of their movements Is known by many. What thv did afterwards Is told by Moore Raker, the head of the house, hold In which this shocking tragedy was enacted. On Their Krrnnd of tinnier. Atiout 1:30 this morning the negr-oe-s, having secured the ax with which Hen Raker had made his half-dollar in doing work for Moore Raker during the afternoon, went to the entrance to the cellar of young Raker's residence, at the rear . of the hfnidc and broke it open. They had taken off their shoes and in stocking feet climbed down the narrow stairway into th cellar, then up into the parlor of the first floor and so through an entrance that led to a stairway that landed at the rear of the bed-room in which Mr. Raker, his wife and child lay asleep! Do not think they had forgotten the axe. "Will Thompson had attended to that and carried the weapon close to his breast. They .-n'-aked up that rear stairway and crawled into the sleeping apartment of the Raker family. When they were hammering on the cellar dxr, Mrs. Raker. who was not well, heard the noise and" awakened her husband, telling him that ihe thought somebody was In the house who had no right there. Mr. Raker replied that it wa probably the dogs that were making a noise and advised his wife to go to sleep again. Mrs. Raker tried to take another nap, when by the light of the small lamp that had been left burning -he saw two negroes enter the rear door. She became paralyzed with fear. She had not even strength to reach over and awaken her husband, but she did utter a sort of cry. Thompson. the hatchet-bearer, rushed acrws the room and smote her in the

forehead with his wicked weapon. Not satisfied that he had killed her. he struck Uer again. This time the head of the ax. besides causing a deep wound on the fide of the head, glanced and cut away the switch at the back of the head as cleanly as though a pair of scissors hail been used. Mr. Raker had not yet awakened, but the child in a crib alongside the bed was aroused by the commotion, and she, a little one of fourteen months, set up a cry. The wretch. Thompson, therein ion wielded the ax with h swinging blow and crushed the infant's skull to atoms. llHker's Struggle -ttrlth the AH"ln. Now Mr. Raker became aroused. Ry the dim lamp he saw his two enemies and recognized them both. For an instant he lost his self-conti o, not being able to believe that the negro. Raker, could possibly be interested in an attack upon himself ami family. In the dik-mma of the moment he rolled out of bed into the narrow spate between th" bed and the wall. R-fore he struck the floor Ifen laker was upon him. The n- pro crasped for his throat, and a struggle which cannot be described in words, but can only ! imagined, ensued. Mr. Raker, who is a splendidly-built man. standing about five feet nine im he:-, and with a chest about a foot and a half through, not really appreciating what had leen done to his loved ones, but feeling that be must do something ami do it quickly, tackled the negro in truly athletic style. He got to his feet, hugging his namesake around the body and then pushing him away, dealt Hen Raker a blow on the face that knocked Hen Raker ten feet away and on the floor at the foot of the bed. Thompson, seeing that his pal was in trouble, made a rush at Mr. Raker with the rx. He swung the steel-headed weapon like a windmill, and had it not been that Mr. Raker felt his oncoming through the rush of air made by the assailant's quick motion toward him. the negroes would hav added one more to their list of murdered. As it was, Mr. Raker threw his head back, and the sharp edge of the blade merely cut his left forehead enough to make it Meed. Now the farmer felt that he was up against a double game. He made a rush at Thompson, only to receive another slight gash on his right check. That did not deter him. however, and he made an effort to gain close quarters with the murderous negro. Coming close. Thompson brought another blow down from over his head, which in the semi-darkness failed to carry straight. The handle of the ax came down with all Its force on Mr. Rakers right arm. causing an ugly swelling. Seeing that the wret h had missed his aim. and believing th.it he lud l st his head. Mr. Raker grappled for the ax. They were now at the door by which the negroes had entered. After giving Thompson an upper cut on the jaw and staggering that vidian, he got his haul on the bandle o" the ax and wrenched it a. say into his own possession. Thompson then retreated toward the foot of tie- ,.., i atrain. I'.aUr followed and dealt him a blow' on the head with tlv pmt end of tie- ax. Thompson weakened in tie- kn-'-s and leeled toward the door. Moore followed him. dealing him blow aft' r blow upon the h,ad as fast as he could, one after another, with all the force that was left in Iiis excited condition. It wa-- not until they had a tain reached the do ir that the nep.ro fell. Wien he did fall his drop was so sudden and so positively that of an u neon-a-jous man that Mr. Raker left him :::;d went lj look for Hen Raker. This morning, when Thompson's l"dy was removed, jt was discovered that h" had no less than seven frightful gashes on the chest and skull. Hen Maker Mint to Dentli. The search for Hen Raker was short. The negp had passed out of the door in front of the house and entered a small room where a little gas stove was kept. He had evidently lost heart at the vigorous onslaught that his employer had made. He went into the small room to try to twist off a piece of the gas stove there to use as a weapon. Mr. Raker heard his movements and w.nt to the door. As it was dark In that room Mr. Raker wa. afraid to enter. He called out, "Come out Iv-re. you black nllain," but there was no movement on the part of Hen to approach the enemy's work. Mr. Raker thereupon ran back for his shotgun, which had been standing against the wall near a bureau, dose to the rear door of the bed room. This weaion was not in good order, and Mr. Raker tried once to eock it without success. Rut on the second attempt he found it was all right and came back to attend to Hen. Htn Raker, on seeing him go away, crept stealthily toward the door of the small room, near which was a stairway leading down in front of the house. He had Just reached the door when Mr. Raker came within sight of him by the light the small lamp the bed room afforded. Without a word Moore Raker shouldered his gun and fired his twelve-caliber weapon. The shot entered the negro's left eye and he feel groaning to the ground. Moore linker' Midnight Hide. Then Moore Raker ran back to attend to his wife and child. Feeling them through running streams of bld, he found that their bodies were still warm. That was enough for him. While there was life, a.s he thought, there was hope. Dashing down the rear stairway with only his nightshirt on. he opened the kitchen door and without taking a momentary glance at the smashed-in cellar opening through which the miscreants had gained access to the house, he made a break for the stable. Dashing into the stall where his favorite brown horse was standing, he jumped to the halter Ftrap and unloosened It, murmuring in the animal's ear at the same moment, "Dan, you must do me good service. Your mistress and little Oertie are hurt." The animal seemed to understand for he pricked up his ears and danced on his feet, as though anxious to respond to any call of his master. There was no time to put a saddle on and Raker Jumjed on his bare back in his scant attire. Prodding the animal with is naked toes was not necessary. Dan flew away at his master's bidding with all four feet as though they had been eight or ten. Flying through the gate to the road and up to the old plank road, round the historical Dutch reform church and to the office of Dr. s. T. Hogan just beyond, but half a rnlhs away from the awful occurrences. The doctor, a whole-souled young man. roused himself out of bed In no time and was soon on the way to the dwelling that had already become desolate. liven In that lonely township the appearance of the white garmented Raker on his bare-backed horse had attracted a-ttentbm. Somebody went to the door of the residence of the old folks. Raker, which adjoined, a quarter of a mile away from the home of the young people. Ir. Hogan had reached the house and found that young Mrs. Raker and her child had been killed Instantly and that Thompson, with the seven wounds in his bead, had also yielded up to death. Hen Raker was still alive, but whether any sympathetic attention was given to him or not. he died about daylight. Coroner Reed held an inquest. He knew the ptory and empanelled the find Jurymen that came along. They only needed to hear Moore Raker's story when they Instantly rendered a verdict of the minder of Mrs. Raker a.nd the child and of Justifiable homicide on the part of Moore Raker.

SHE WAS A FORGER

And Fearing Exposure Took Her Own Life. Her Mother Knew About Her Crime AND HAD SHIELDED HER. The Victim of Her Own Hand the Bride of a Month And Surrounded with Every Luxury. Hilt In- YAitn ii I'lieiiomeiiii I Spendthrift. Her I'vfrn vii ga nee AmountIns -Mliioat lo u Ii Ii in She YAn the l)n ii It Ii I -r of One of I n i-i ii ii a I I'm AVcii 1 1 Ii le t I'll m II Icm Tn Attempts nt Self-Destruction. CINCINNATI, o.. March 2. The sulci J of Aliee siellew Ireland in le-r room in an elegant home on Walnut Hills today Tas sensational in the extreme. She was a bride of six weeks. IPr family was one of the wealthiest and most highly respeeted in the city. The first intimation her husband had of her suicidal intent was yesterday afternoon when Mrs. Donham. a neighbor, came hurriedly down to the city and told her husband and that she ha 1 recebed a note from Mrs. Ireland with some clothing, telling her she would not need the any more. Mr. Donham sought Mr. Ireland, and they went lmmedi.ltely to the house. t was locked securely. They f roke in and found Mrs. Ireland's room locked. Rreaking in. they found her unconscious on the bed and the gas turned on. When she was resuscitated she upbraidtHl them, saying she would do it all over again. Mr. and Mrs Donham remained all night, and Mrs. Ireland promised to make no other attempt on her life. Wheq bmtkfast was announced this morning Mrs. Ireland said she- would join them soon. While at breakfast a pistol shot was heard. Mr. Ireland rushed to his wife's room and found her in bed where she had evidently hoped to muffle the sound. Shewas unconscious and died In a few minutes. Her letters spoke of mistreatment by her mother, but it must be apparemt that she suffered from an occult mental elis-onh-r not known even by her husband. Their married life was ideally happy. The dead woman's mother gives a clew to the form of derangement by saying that her daughter was a phenomenal spendthrift, and that recently sh.j (the mother) had raid a" note for $."00. which had been negotiated by Mrs. Ireland. The mother had not told her daughter that she had taken care of the forged ! p.-r. Dread of exposure is supposed to have driven her to des-K-ratioii. LASSOED THE KEEPER. A !Wv Jersey lr Isolier' Desperate ItreaU for Liberty. TRRNTON. N. J., March 2. Joseph Wallwitz, alias John Malwitz, sentenced to twenty years in the state prison, sawed the bars of his cell door this morning and gained ace-ess to the corridor, where he obtained a nqe. He then lassoed Kee per James T. Walters and cheked nim into unconsciousness. Center Keeper Joseph R. Lippincott appeared on the scene and the convict secured the gun of the unconscious man and killed Ripplnoedt. Wallwitz was recaptured. No more daring er desperate attempt has ever been made by a prisoner to get outside of New Jersey's great, strong penal institution, and the same may he said of tie- ingenious ehai acter of the effent. Standing in front of the cell. Wallwitz awai;e. the presence of nny one of the turnkeys, whose duty it is to pass the c-'rridors hourly. In a moment Kc-eper James Walters came along. Like a flash Walbvitz sprang back into the cell and instantly he was out In the corridor again, and this time with a piece ef rope, which he had cut from the ventilator. With the rope Ii forme1! a neiose, which he threw over Walters's head. Rass-d like an animal. Walters reeled and fell, and the convict bound him to the floor, but not before Walters made an outcry. Walters managed lo crawl to an electric button in one of the walls and pusheel it. This se.undeel an alarm bed! In the centc. where Keeper Joseph R. IJppincott was on duty. The latter or-de-reel Ke-e-per Francis Leonard, whe was somewhere' in the wesi wing at the time, te Investigate, but getting no response from Leonard by signal, Lippincott himself hastened toward the wing. In a recess or ante-room he took an Irem bar out of the door, and with this In one hand and a revolver in the other he hastened on. He had gone, however, only a few yards furthe r when he came face to face with Wallwltz. In hi left hand Walbvitz e-arr'ed the ugliest slungshot ever s-en in the prison. In his right hand was a revolver, which he had wrested from Keejter Walters. There was not a witrie; of the terrible encounter that followed, and all that Is positively known is that the convict killed Kceter Lippincott by shooting him In the thigh and bock and that the keeper woundeel tlu convict slightly with a bullet from his revolver. Lipplncott'n aim was not quite pei feet and his bullet only grazed Walbvitz's forehead. Wallwitz ree-ognized the futility of any further attempt to eseape, but he was not mwed. Raising his revolver, he fireel twice inln a bunch of turnkeys, but both balls lodged harmlessly in the prison wall. SHOT BY A FOOTPAD. Prominent Conl Denlrr of Kfinans H Ihe iellni. , KANSAS CITY. Mo.. I'rb. 28.-M. A. Sweet, a prominent coal dealer, was idiot ami atally wounded by a footpad tonight, who then escaped. Sweet saw the footpad at the corner of an alley and notified an officer and both started niter l.lni. The officer was alout to lay hands on the footpad when the latter fired nt the officer, but the bullet struck Sweet. The officer turned hi attention to the dying man and the In the meantime the murderer made his es-eacape.

CORBETT IS NOT GUILTY j

I TUR RtK OK TUR M JIItYMI Ol J AtKM)VILLK. II ii Sixteen Minuten Deliberation liv the .ludses of (lie Law ml the l'. Iilrnor Tlie I'roceeell ngs More oC u Puree Than Auytlilng Rise. JACKSONVILLE, Fla.. March 1. At 3:."d this afternoon the jury in the case against James J. Corbett,, charged with violating the laws of Florida by engaging in a prize fight, retiied to make a verdict. At 4:7, or sixteen minutes later, the jury returned, and the foreman handed the verdict to the Mate's attorney, who read : "We. the jury, find the defendant not guilty." A broael smile spread over Corbet t's face as he heard these reassuring words, and the spo; ts who crowded the court room would have cheered had the-y not been informed by Judge Phillips when the jury came in that he would send any person to jail for contempt who dared express audible approval er disapproval tf the verdict. Charlie Mitchell was present when the verdict was announced, and he leaned over and grasped Corbetfs hand and whispej-ed congratulations. Mitchell, of course, considered the verdict in the light of practical acquittal for himself, as a ease against him of a similar liature is pending. There were four women In the court room a the time, two of them members of the "After Dark" company, and they braved the wrath of Judge Rhlllips to the extent of airily waving their hands to Corbett. The proceedings leading up to the verdict were very tame. Court convened at 9:.10 a. m.. and the state resumed the examinatiem of its witnesses. The attorneys for the prosecution tried to elicit testimony to show that the fight was brutal, and to make the witnesses admit that from the very brutality of the contest Cor bed t and Mitchell must have harbored malice against erne another. The state, however, did not make much headway on this line, and then it attempted to bring in the cheek for Jja.Outi, which Corbett received in public after the fight. All the witnesses had seen a piece of paper handed Corbett, but all were innocent of any knowledge of its character. .Jack Ke-efe. who was chief of police when the fight or-curred and supervised it, was astonished about the check. IP- was at the theater when it was presented.. When asked if the paper wa-. ned a cheek he said he did not know. I'poii being pressed further in regard to Its being a check, he said that he did not know, but themght it might be a. "property" check, such as is used en the stage, jus' the same as 'property vegetables, whieh the theatrical peopie niaue oeneve to cat. This answer caused considerable merriment. The state dosed here, and the defense announced that it would produce no witnesses. Argument was then begun. The attorneys were brief and when they concluded Judge Phillips charged the jury as follows: "It is Immaterial whether c was a glove contest or a sparring match or boxing match, if it constitutes and amounts to a fight as already (lflnol, it is a violation of the law of Florida against fighting by prevlod arrointim-nt as the court has already read. In considering the guilt or innocence of the defendant, under the" second count ef the information, (hat is to say. the count charging assault and battery, if it appears from the evidence that the blows were given as a result of compact which the parties naturally agreed upon and euitered into and consented to. the court Instructs you that if such blows were given in a contest, which, in the usual course of things and be-ing carried n in such a manner as would not inflict or cause bodily harm or injury to the persem, to the consent eif the jierson recedvlng the blows, excuses assault and battery and the defendant, under such circumstances, cannot be found guilty of assault and battery. Rut if the conte in Which the parties were engaged was of such nature and being carried e.n in such a way as in the usual course of things would c uise bodily harm er injury, and the bhxws were given with the intention to cause bodily harm. er appreciable bodily pain, the consent of the party receiving the blows is no defense to the charge of assault and battery, and the party can be convicted ef assault ami battery under such circumstances." With this charge the jury retired and soon reached a verdict of "not guilty," as noted above. The impression here is that the whole thing has been a farce. The witnesses for the state, to use a sporting phrase, "fell down" and the defense hae the easiest sort of a walk-over. When Attorney-General Lamar was asked for an opinion on the result of the case, he said : "It would not be good faith for me to criticise the verdict." "Will yem push the other case's now?" "I cannot say yet," replied the attor-ney-gene'ial. "I havei wired the governor for insti -tfvtions and the state's course in regard to the other cases elejiends on the governor's advice." Corbett left for New Orleans tonight with the "After Dark" eempany. Mitchell is still here and will remain until the case against him is either tried or not proved. The sports feel jubilant over the outcome and members of the Duval club say they propose to pull eff the Corbett-Jackson mill here. They say that the courts and people are with them ami that they can have a prize-fight every morning before breakfast ami another ene to give them an appetite for supper if they so desire. Abbott'i onl Mi owl nur. CIIICAC.O. March 1. It is the general verdict on the meeting last night lietween Stanton Abbott. the lightweight champion ef Fngland, and Harry till more of Chleago, that at last England had sent ever a lighter who was worthy to meet any one in this country in bis class. Abbott is a hard fighter. (Iilmere stayed five reunds. but lie did little real fighting at any time and the e.-all of time twice saved him from being kneicked out before the final blow was struck. The blow which did the work was one from the left, which caught fill more squarely on the Jaw. He ""ell at full length and only the quick rising and falling of his chest as he breathed gave evidence that any life remained. About three themsanel people were- present when the men stepped over the ropes. Jesse Rennett, Andy Moore anel Jimmy Rarry were in flilmeu-e's earner, while Rilly Hart foot and Jak Slavin secondeel the Englishman. (Jllmore welshed 127 and Abbott 131'i. tJeenge Slier was referee. Cork Fight for n lllg Purse. CIRCLKVILLr. O.. March 1. A tig cook tight was he-Id near this city last right. A main between Cirelevillc and Pittsburg for $1.00 was declared a draw at the thirteenth battle. Other hack fights were won by Chlllicothe and Pittsburg. It You -4Vli.il To t njoy good health, and prevent the seeds of disease from ripening in your syptetn, you should use the best medicine in the world. Sulphur Ritters, which will prevent your system frewi being all run down by making It strong and vigoiuus. Rev. iW. It. tiiiow.

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Several Storm Hundrei Men a Missouri Jail And Shoot Two Alleged Murderers to Death. PRISONERS BEG FOR MERCY And Are Given Volley AfterVolley from Winchesters. 'Very Orderly", Work by the Masked Outlaws. An Kfl'ort by Hie Ilcp rec n a I i e of llmler County lo I'crmunle I lie Molt to Renlnt from i I w l'nrpone of No A villi The Crime for Which I be lei Wrrp in Jail. WIIST PLAINS. Mo.. Cel.. 17 Last night alout 11:2 several hundred men, suppeised to be. inhabitants of Ozark county, Missouri. Futon and Raxter counties. Arkansas, assembled at Mountain Home, Ark., for the purpose of lynching Anderson Carter and Rul Montgomery, alias Jasper Newton. The mob was very orderly and went about its business with a firm determination to see that justice was meted out to the guilty. The mob oven-powered the jailor and guards and took their guns and demanded the key. The Hon. J. C. Smith, representative of Raxter county, made a half-hour speech and begge'd the mob that the lives of the men be spared and that the law be allowed to take its course. The men listened in sullen silence to his talk and that of others and then went about their work f vengance. They procured the keys, unlocked the- doors and, pro-ce-eding to the ce-lls ex-cupied by the murderers, fired volley after volley at the helpless men, who vainly leg??d for mercy. After about twenty shots the firing ceased. Anderson Carter was dead, but Newton was found to lo :ilie and asking for water, this was given him and tle n the mob tinishe-d its vengeance by liddling his body with bullets. Roth died protesting their innocence and only asked, that they be relieved of their shackle---. According to a pvi-vious agreement the lif .- of Rart Carter, one of the trio, who confessed and gave the whole thing away, was spared and it i:s thought lie will be given a life sentence He was foivod to do what he did by his father. Anderson Carter. He told where the money was. went with a posse and rcoovere 1 $l.r"0 of ir. Rart Carter says Anderson Carter diil the planning and Newton the killing. The mob was afraid to take the men out and hang them for fear the sheriff and his posse would interfere. After completing it we rk the mob quietly dispensed. The crime for which the two men were killed was the killing of Hunter Wilson in Raster county. Arkansas, on the night of Dec. IS. While Wilson was sitting with his wife by the fireplace two men entered the house and killed him instantly, very nearly killed his wife, robbed the house of $1.."(0, and after heaping live eoal of fire upon Wilson's lxdy made their escape. Mrs. Wilson managed to crawl to a neighbor's and gave the alarm. William MoAninoh was arrested for the crime, but he had been released a few elays ago. The crime was a cold-blooded one. The Carters who were killed had the reputation of having killend a man in Texas county, and Newton, whose real name was Montgomery, was wanted in Clay county for a crime committed fifteen years ago. CRIME OF A YOUTH. Shoot n AY oto ii ii Demi, Wound Two Other People and Killn lllinnelf. EUGENE. Ore., March 2. A revolting tragedy eiccurred here late last nipht. Alliert Moss, a youth ef twenty years, in a frenzy of rage attempted to assassinate the entire Coleman family. After shooting and killing one woman, badly injuring another and fatally wounding an olel man. the young maniac sent a bullet through his own heart and elied. Moss, it appears, had a "bitter quarrel with is edd father ever some family matter. In the heat of his passion he learned that the Colemans sympathized with his father in the trouble. He purchased a revolver and went direct to the Coleman residence. In the pa i lor he was received by by Miss Helle and Mrs. Errma Osborne, Coleman's daughters. After talking with them for n few minute's. Moss whipped out his revolver and without further warning began shooting at the women. Mi-s. Osborne fell to the floor deael. shejt through the breast. Miss Coleman was shot through the arm. but managed to escape. Moss then rusheel Into old man Coleman's bedroom anel began firing at him. Two shots took effect, one in each lung. Ceileman cannot recover. Moss then ran out into a vacant lot ami killed himself. ARE REPORTED LOST. Fourteen. Fishermen f Hie Schooner Ilenrlet n. CLOl'CKSTKR. Mass.. Feb. 2s'. Today brought the tidings of fourteen more brave Cape Ann fishermen sacrificed to the fury of the elements. Reils were tolling today for the lost. On Nov. 23 the schooner Henrietta, under command of IVimlnlejue Plnelli, left port for a trip to the banks. The next heard of the vessel was at Canso. where on Jan. .1 .she rebaited. Since that time nothing has been hearel vr seen of her by passing ships. She was probably overtaken by the memorable gale of Feb. 12 and overwhelmed. She carried a crew of fourteen men as follows: Dominique Pinelli. Larmoncie Gabriel, D. Eniiliepoierer, Albert Johnson. John Re-ed. Albert Turner. Oliver Larscn. Renjamln Delaney, Leon Rouvile. Paul Armstrong. Gllmar Marrisen. Michael Roudret, Albert Dujay and Fred Harrison. The steamer Resolution, which has just returned from a fishing trip, repeats that Tracy Presson. William Ferguson, Alexander Stewart and Augustus Christensen, members of the crew, got astray from the vessel while attending trawls. A heavy gale came on and the men were drowned.

MURDER BY WHOLESALE

AS TUR II RS l LT ill-' MIR cahllrssm:. OWN. Ell' They "egleel Their Mine nml tin l'iloion KnMiie. Heiillug In the Den ill of Two Men nml the Mangling of Many Ollie-r. KANSAS CITY. Mo.. March .'.Two ne. n wen instantly killed, two fatally burned and five others dangerously hurt in an explosion at the Kansas City clay and coal company's coal mine1 near I eds, six miles southeast of Kansas City, this afternoon. The dead are: Kl'CENF. PARKER, e-olored. aged thirty. THOMAS DIV.GINS. age,! twentyone. The injured are: o. L. Wilson, aged lifty-five. burned about th arms, body and head, fatally. West Satterley. aged twenty-eight. P es factured and otherwise injured by coallift; leaves a family. William Fuller, seriously burned about arms, body and face. S. Farrell, colored, fearfully burned aliout body. Renjamin Mardest. colored, internal injuries, badly bruised by flying ilebtis. William Harris, colored, burned from hips up. Wi'd.am Murray, white, badly burned on back and will die. The mine had been in an unsafe condition for some time and had been condemned by the state mine inspector. Tic fans were out ef repair ami stopped frequently and this afternuon were stopped for half an hour just before the explosion. A gre-at amount of gas m -cumulatexl In the meantime, and it is suppled the explosion was caused by one of the miners going into the chamber which was filled with the deadly gas. There were 12." men in the mine at the time, and it is remarkable that so few were kille-d and injured, as they were all working in the sam. level. As soon as the survivors could recover from the shock they set aKmt rescuing their unfortunate associates, and in a few hours had succeeded in taking out all the ebsid and injured. Medical as-sistane-e was procured from Kansas City, and a temporary hospital was prepared and the woundeM were well cared for. Several days ago committee f miners called on the owners of the mi ie to make some arrangement to insure the safety eif the men, but to no purpose. The explosion was so severe th.it onehalf e'f the mine cavl in. A NEW EDMOND DANTES. in: is a m:imu:yv of m:atom ii it I ck of oiiio. For Four Year He I Loekeil I p in n Mexican Diingeem nml Only t'ciiie l llribins (he Major Me V ill cek Damage for III Wrong. EL PASO. Tex., March 2. Hugh Rryee, who arrived from Mexico this morning, tells a story of wrong and suffering that almost parallels that ef Edmond Dantes in Dumas's "Count of Monte Christo." Rryee' is a mechanic who passed through this city nearly four years ago from Pueblo, Col., where he had been a foreman of the" shops f Stearns & Rogers. When he arrived p. Pueblo, a city west of the City ef Mexico, he says he was arrested on the charge of having murdered a prominent Mexican, whose name he has never known. The murder occurred nearly two years liefere, when he was foreman of the factory above mentioned. He was thrown into prison and his feet chained. He has never been allowed to speak to an American and he could not speak Spanish. He wrote letters to the American consul at Mexico anel San Luis Poteisi. but never got a reply. To his frequent letters tD his wife and other friends he had no reply. This e-einvimed him that his letters were intere.-epted. He never was called nut for trial. At last he obtained his liberty, he says, by paying to the mayor of the town JS.Oimi and to the chief of police another $1.000. He was liberated on Washington's birthday and reached here today. When he passed through here going Into Mexico Rrlce dejxisited $6,000 in a .ank and with that he hopes to go to Washington and press a claim against the Mexican government for damages. -He is known to masons here as lieing a thirty-third degree mason, a shriner and a member of the Rrotherhood o lioeunotive engineers. He says that his father was a brother of Senator Price of Ohio, and that the senator's branch of the family changed the spelling of the name. Rryee appears almost crazed with joy at being again on American soil, and his only desire seems to be to find his wife, whom be expects to arrive tomorrow from Omaha. CITY OF MEXICO. March 2. The cause of the reeent arrest anil imprisonment ef T. C. Craham, the well-known newspaper man of this e-ity and employe of the Mexican mining company eif London, is a mystery to his many fi lends. He was plae-ed in solitary confinement in Relem prison feu seven ty-t wei hours and his friends have not been allowed to communicate with him. Charles Penning, the bemkkeeper at the' mines, which are loeated at Jalpan. has also been arrested, but the charge against him is not known. MURDERED BY BURGLARS. Crime of Men Who Secure il Paltry K7.l. CARLETON, Mich., Feb 2s!. Rurplars entered the residence of Henry Gierman, treasurer of Exeter towrship, at midnight, shot and instantly killed Mrs. Gierman and shot Gierman twice, In the hand and leg. The robbers secured ?7.".0 and escaied. They seemed to be well acquainted with Gierman and his household, as they knew when he collected the rr.rmey and where he hid It. As yet there Is no clew to the perpetrators. SLAIN BY A MOB. The Fate of n Holl lau tirneral and Kinkfilrr. LA PAZ. Rolivia, March 2. The notorious Gen. Daa has been murdered by a mob at Urjunl. Gen Daza abse-emded to Europe at the beginning if the Chilian war with several hundred thousand dollars belonging to the Rolivian treasury. For this he was declareel an exile and a traitor. He lived In Par's until he had tqvent all his funds and then returned to Puno, Peru, where I15 was cxtremejy. "Populari

DUELTO THE DEATH

Between two Prominent Mississippi Politicians. One a Populist and the Other a Democrat. ATTORNEY JACKSON KILLED One Spectator Dead and Another Mortally Wounded, The Result of a Personal Attack in a Newspaper. f c linllona b Ibe t'opulint i:litor uiiinnt the I'olllienl Conilnel of the Kredit I y Fleeted f.rgiolaf or One of the MoMt Infortunnle Ifl'iilra lu the lllntory ..f the Sliile ire t Fielte--J . KoscirsKO, Mi March . in. the saddest arid mos! lamentable ewnts known in the history of Kos. iusko occurred today. The m.M,.. hon. nable and generous Samuel A. Jackson is dad the result of a deadly duel with pistols with W. P. Ralliffe. Also two cutiJers. Samuel Russell and Will Sanders, young men living a f.-v miles from this place, were hit by the b-aden messengers of death, the former shot in the nrmth and killed iustantly. and the loiter siivt through th- thighs, and it thought morally wounded. The town is in a fureire of excitement. It all grew out of a newspaper publication in Ratllffe's paper claiming that Jack. in. while at thn last meeting of th 1-gislature, vuted f- r a populist In a. democratic cau- us. Mr. Jackson claimed that Ratllffe misrepresented him. When last week's Star appeared with a car. I signed by Ja- ks-m, applying an epithet to Ratliffe. the friends of both men naturally felt verv uneasv last an encounter1 1 v il l take place between tlie two and some advan.-es were lr.adr to reeoncil the controversy pending by friends ef both men. but it is a lamentable fact that it was not consummated, and now, as a result of the negliger.ee- of peacemakers, or the obstina..' of principal!1, two men lie cold in death, one mortally wounded, one behind prison bars and families and friends stric ken with a grief that knows no consolation. The particulars of the deadly cneountr. as gasend by your corresjiondent, are as follows; Today about noon Messrs. .la. kon and Ratliffe me-t 011 the hover ih .or of tlie court house and just in t'.-ont if the sheriff's office, where Deputy Sheriff Wallace was auctioneering off some goods. As soon as the two men saw each other a fight ensued. In which Ratiiffe pot Jackson down on the floor. The crowd that had gathered at the auction interfered anel pulle'd Ratliffe away and as Jack'fi arose to his feet two shots rang out. one it is thought, from Jackson and one from Ratliffe. without effect. Refore the r.vn had time to fire apain Sheriff Love and his two deputies caught RallifTe and ushere'd him out of the south entrance of the court house ar.d were taking him across the yard, when Jaekson came out at the we-st entrance and going around th (Miner of the building, came up with the party with Ratliffe. and then began a duel tthe death, each firing about three shots, one of which hit Jackson in the head, killing him instantly, and two other shots It is supposed from Ratllffe's pistol, killing young Russell and mortally wounding Sanders. The principals In the sad affair were two of the best-known men in this place. Mr. Ratliffe was editor of the Alliance Vindicator, leader of the populist party in this section and representing this "county in the legislature and opponent of the lPn. J. S. Williams In th last election for congressional honors. He was well known all over the state. The more unfortunate Mr. Jackson wa one of the best-known and most popular business men of Keseiusko. A short time ago he attended the best law schools in the land, came away in every way fitted to enter the profession, and was a few months ago elected to represent hjs county in the state legislature, defeating a populist by a good majority. His death is rendered mora peculiarly sad by his leaving a loving wife and four little children to suffer the loss of a kind and affectionate father's protection and care. AN ATTORNEY SUED. An A ceo 11 11t I n k lie iiiHinle! AVher Thousand Are at MiiLe. CHICAGO. March n. Robert Seamon. of New York has fild a bill asking for an aceountlng from the Chicago attorney. Lewis 11. Rlshee, who. Mr. Seamon claims, has retained a huge sum of money to which the latter Is entitled. The complainant says that he has pall the attorney more than ?.V),oot) for the pun base of bankrupt estates and for other simulations and claims that the amount named beside a share of large piotiis resulting from such purchases are due him. Seamon says that Rislee has purchased claims amounting to $3,r,00.O0i) beside Des Moines, la., bridge bonds amounting to $l."d.ooo and that the attorney refuses to give any account of the transactions, although he has received as much as $.Vm).(mm profits through the various deals. It is charged that Ripbv has transferred a large amount of these profits In fraudulent manner to his wife, and the court is asked to help Mr. Seamon out of his difficulty. HER LAST SONG. Ren Hi of Ihr Contralto lime. Pate-T After Being Tn ler Recalled. LONDON. Feb. 2S. Mme. Janet Monach Patey. the distinguished contralto singer, died at Sheffield today. Mnv. Patey was closing at Sheffield a tour of the preevinees and last night, after singing unusually well, was twlc recalled and sang "The Ranks of Allan Water." After leaving the stage she fainted and nover lvpainod runwimisnes. Further particulars received In regard to the death of Mme. Patey show that while she was singing the last lines of "The Ranks of Allan Water" she wa suddenly seen to lean over the piano and she finished the song in this position. th closing words being "There a corpse layshe." Mine. Patey was lmrn In London In 1M2 and made her debut at Rirmingham, In 157 she pang at the Worcester fes-. tival. and in 1 Ml made a professional tour o the United Statas