The Industrial Free Press from Winfield, Kansas • 5

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J. Floyd OSTEOPATHIST Graduate of Still College of Osteopathy. Fuller Block, Rooms 6 and 7 Consultation Free. Local Happenings Miss Effie Owens spent Sunday in W. H.

Clark of Dexter was in town Tuesday. See our fountain syringes. They are bargains. -Owl Drug Store. The severe cold weather has caused several of the schools in the county to close.

The thermometer dropped the lowest of the season Sunday night, registering 4 degrees below zero. Mr. Logan, who recently purchased the Weakly farm north of town, alrived from Missouri Tuesday. J. S.

Mann met Arthur Beal in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Arthur is reporting on a daily paper there. When in Winfield call at the Ninth Avenue Restaurant for a good dinner for 20 cents. -D. F.

Brenizer Prop. The funeral of J. W. Holmes which was to have occurred Sunday was postponed until Monday on account of the storm. The grand lodge of the A.

O. U. W. meets at Wichita next Tuesday. A large delegation from Cowley county will attend.

The Winfield Telephone company has now completed its line to Udall and a line to Seeley is under course of construction. J. F. Balliett received a letter from his wife who is visiting in Chicago stating that a terrific storm is in progress there. Mrs, John Bradford, colored, died Tuesday and was buried Thursrow.

She was the daughter of Geo. W. Ambler, city scavenger. "In the Good Old Summer Time' was the favorite tune this morning and everybody was whistling it while shoveling snow from the sidewalks. Alonzo Cormick and Miss Nettie Brown, both of this city, were married Monday by Probate Judge Miller at the home of the bride's parents on south Manning.

Eugene Gentry on east 9th has a horse which shows signs of having bydrophobia. The horse was bitten by a dog last week and it is now supposed the dog was mad. Press dispatches say Congressman Jackson's broken leg is slowly improving and he is now able to discard his crutches. He expects to go to New York soon for further treatment. W.

J. Pratt has resigned his position at Sickafoos's grocery and will open up a grocery store on east Ninth in the building formerly occupied by the Y. M. C. A.

W. B. Honnold succeeds him at Sickafoos's. Mrs. Elizabeth Hawkins, wife of Stephen Hawkins, died at her home seven miles southwest of the city Sat- urday night.

She was 73 years of age. The funeral services was be held at Mt. Vernon Monday afternoon. J. S.

Mann, wife and daughter Helen returned from El Paso Saturday. Mrs. Mann and Helen have been sojourning in New Mexico for several months for the benetit of the latter's health. Miss Helen is apparently improved in health and says she feels better here than in New Mexico. E.

W. Stoner is removing his barber chairs and outtit from here to Kaw City, Oklahoma. Ile will build a twostory building there and remove his family soon. His daughter, Miss Edith. will conduct a millinery store in the building.

Kaw City is a new town that is growing rapidly. Ed Sweet of Arkansas City was adjudged insane Monday afternoon in Judge Miller's office. Sweet is a young man about 20 years of age. He was brought up from Arkansas City where he has been employed on a newspaper. Sweet is said to have been a bright young man and has been mentally deranged for only a few days.

Cigarettes are thought to be the cause of the trouble. CASTORIA. Bears the The Kind You Have Always Signature of The Cummins Murder Case The following detailed account of the famous murder case is taken from the Wellington A jury was mins case Their names Voice: secured to try the at 2 o'clock p.m. today. follow: Geo.

Hobson of Sumner, J. G. Pearce, of Argonia, Frank Engle of Rome, S. M. Spear of Portland, F.

H. Van Winkle of Oxford, E. O. Record of Caldwell, W. L.

Christian of Portland, L. E. Barbour of Wellington, L. C. Markley of Belle Plaine, C.

T. Wallace of Mulvane, B. M. Bradley of Anson and Simon Botkin of Wellington. The county attorney, in his statement of case, said he would prove that Anna Dishman was killed by John Oummins in August, 1899, by striking her on the head with a broombandle, thrown in a moment of anger, and that he buried her body i in a field, afterwards burning it in a strawstack and finally destroying the few remaining bones by burning them in the kitchen stove.

Oummins' attorney outlined the defense by saying he would prove 1 that Mrs. Cummins was the real murderer; that she was in the habit of backing the child up against the wall and bumping her head until the back of her head was 8 perfect mass of putrid matter; that on the morning in August when the trouble occurred at the breakfast tuble that the child spat in a dish of victuals, which angered Oummins and caused bins to throw a broom at her; that the broom struck a stovepipe, the handle striking the girl a glancing blow on the mass of putrid matter, causing a pint or so of pus to flow from the wounds caused by Mrs. Cummins, blood poisoning followand causing the death of the child. The general opinion of the attorneys who heard the statements of the case is that the claim set up by the defense was a ridiculous one. The introduction of testimony opened at 8 o'clock.

The mother of the murdered girl was the first witness called. The court room 1s crowded. SATURDAY SATURDAY The progress of the Oummins murder trial has been slow yesterday and today. Mrs. Oumming went on the witneas stand yesterday afternoon about 3 o'clock and remained on until 11:30 this morning.

The state concluded its direct examination of the witness early this morning and for several hours she was under oross fire of the attorney for the defense. The story she told of the murder of Anna Dishman by John Cummins, which evidently impressed the jury with its truthfulness, was not shaken materially on cross-examination. Every word uttered by Mrs. Cummins was closely listened to by the throng which attended the trial both yesterday afternoon and today. This morning the court room was crowded to nearly the limit of its capacity, every available space being occupied as standing room.

The court room was empty for only a short while during the noon recess today. The majority of spectators are country people living in the neighborhood of Portland and Rome, who know John Cumming and family and were intimate with them before his arrest They took their meals at a nearby hotel and hurried back to the court room to secure desirable seats. The impression among the spectators is that the state has made a strung case so far. The plan of the defense is to put the blame for Anna Dishman's death upon Mrs. Cummine' shoulders and for this reason has attempted tO rule out the written confession of the defendant and all testimony bearing upon Cummins' oral confession to the officers.

But the state has not only suc ceeded in introducing the written confessions, but is bringing out much testi mony bearing upon Oummins' oral confession and tending to fasten the crime upon him. The defense objected to the introduction of the written confession last night but Judge Swarts overruled the objection. The objection was on the ground that the confession was given under duress. The defense sought to prove by the witnesses who testified concernin; the oral confession that such confessions were extorted under promise of leniency. O.

C. Shawver, ex Sheriff, J. M. Ready, ex-County Attorney and H. A.

Loper, who arrested Cummins and brought him to Wellington last April, strengthened the state's case 1 by testifying as to the voluntary confession made by Cumming while on the way to town with them. They said that Cummins was the first to mention the subject after the start to town Was made and Mr. Ready said he interjected and told Cummins that he did not have to say anything Cummins replied that he wanted to tell it all. The defense will have a hard time overcoming this testimony, which must be done before they can make the jury believe Mrs. Cummins' treatment of the child was responsible for death.

The best the defense could do upon cross examination of Mrs. Cummins was to make her admit that she had mistreated the girl. MRS. CUMMINS' STORY. Mrs.

John Cummina, wite of the man on trial, was the second witness called for the state, Mrs. Dishman-Summere, the first witness called, merely testified to the incident of sending her daughter the murdered Anna Dishman, to the Cummins home, and her subsequent futile efforts to secure a satisfactory planation from the Cummins's as to her 13-year-old daughter's whereabouts, Mrs. Oumming was a willing witness. She admitted, in answer to questions by the attorneys for the defense, that she knew that she was not compelled to testify in the case. Often, when asked a question, she would voluntarily offer evidence not bearing on the subject, and her manner was plainly vindictive toward her husband.

It was necessary for the attorneys for the defense, and Judge Swarts as well, to call her down frequently. The county attorney did not draw from her much of the details of the blow struck by Oummins, nor of the suffering in the smoke house on those hot August days in 1899, nor of the disposition of the child's body and the burning of her bones. But she told in a general way how the child was struck, of her attendance upon the child, and of the fact of her death, the burial of the body aud the destruction of the last vestige of her earthly mains. In substance her story was as follows: On the fatal Tuesday morning the family were seated at the breakfast table eating the morning meal. Anna Dishman was washing some cups on a chair near the table, the family having eaten a cold meal the night before and neglected washing the supper dishes.

Mrs. Cummins did not see Anna uan commit any act that would anger Mr. Oummius. The first she knew of his anger was when she saw Mr. mins push back his chair and rise suddenly from the table.

Anua Dishman was running through the door leading from the dining room to the kitchen. Near the door stood a broom. Cummins Near the door stood a broom. Cummins picked it up and holding the broom in his right hand and the end of the handle ic his left, shot it at the child much as a savage would throw a spear. The end of the broom handle struck Anna Dishman over the ear, raising a Jump and drawing blood.

Mrs. mins went out in the kitchen and found the child crying and bleeding. She bathed the wound and dressed it. She told Oummins that he should go for a doctor. "I'll play hell," he said.

The chiid went about her work until the following Saturday, and not much was thought of the incident. On Saturday when Mrs. Oummins dressed the wound she noticed that it was more than usual and evidently contaiced pus. Still physician was sent for. Anna Dishman slept in what was known at the Cummins place as the "smoke house," a sort of summer kitchen or outbuilding about two hundred feet from main house.

Sunday moruiog Mrs. Cumming arose, and noticed that Anna Dishman was not up. she spoke to her husband about it. He had evidently been out to the smoke house, for he said, indifferently: "She's bad sick." Mrs. Cummins cooked breakfast and washed the dishes before going out to see the child.

She found her lying on her cot, her neck swollen until it was even with her chin, her cheeks swollen until they were even with her nose and her head swollen until it was as large as a water bucket. Blood poisoning had set in. Mra. Cummins gave the child a drink of water and waited on her more or less during the day. When she mentioned to her husband the necessity of sending for a physician, he replied that it would be better not todo so, talking as if the child should die it would be easier to keep her death a secret if no one knew of her condition.

The child lay in this condition all day Sunday with only desultory visits from Cummins and wife. On Monday morning when Mrs. Cummins went to the smoke house to visit her the child lay stiil in death. That night John Cummins lifted her body from the couch, dragged it through weeds and over stubble to a hollow a short distance from the house and buried it. He worked alone.

Monday morning! John Cumming plowed over the new made grave, and destroyed all evidence of the fresh earth mound that only, marked the place where the child's uncoffined remains lay buried. For a year the child's body lay buried in the hollow, its grave unmarked and concealed, and its death a secret well kept. The child's death preyed upon the minds of its murderer, who only thought the more of keeping it concealed and how to guard against possible detection. The child's mother's inquiries were ignored or answered by telling her that the girl had been brought to Wellington and turned loose upon the streets, or given to a family of movers who passed the house and whose destination or whence they came were unknown. John Cummins' self accusing consci.

ence caused him to believe that if the death of the child ever became known that the neighbors or officers would guess the spot where she was buried, though the location was known only to himself, and dig down in the earth in the bollow and find her decaying bones. at Advance Sale on White Goods Everything desirable in Spring Novelties in White Wash goods is being shown at LYNN'S. Among the newest you will find some very beautiful effects in the Etamine De Soie, Basket Weaves, Alligator Cloths, Mercerized Madras, Silk Ginghams and Piques. You will do well to inspect this line at once, J. B.

LYNN New Carpets and Rugs are arriving Daily. See Plenty of coal at Butts Bros. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Kyger are parents of a girl born Tuesday night.

J. Weber has accepted a position as clerk in Stafford Albright's office. Weir City, Collinsville, Oieta, Denning, and Canon City coal at Butts Bros. S. A.

Savage is moving his barber shop into the room below Farringer's drug store. Wall paper. Lots of of it. Lowest prices for best values -Farringer's Owl Drug Store. Nickel screw bezel and back with good American movement, $2.50 to at 3.50 Geo.

Andson's. Chas. Barker, formerly city marshal of this city, is figuring in a sensation at Galena, as the following special to the Kansas City Journal says: "Galena, Feb. Myrtle Bankson lies at death's door from being poisoned with red precipitate, which was placed in a dish of parsnips, of which Miss Bankson ate freely. Miss Bankson has recently made her home with the mother of ex-Marshal Charles Barker.

Miss Bankson and Barker have been engaged for some time and marriage was contemplated in the near future. Barker's mother was bitterly opposed to the union, and it is stated she threatened to poison both rather than to see them married. "Barker is almost prostrated over the occurrence and is alleged to have said that the guilty person will be prosecuted and that no consideration of relationship will stand in the way. All parties are extremely reticent. "Mrs.

'Barker went to Joplin immediately after the meal was over and has not been seen since." Municipal ownership of a natural gas plant is a good thing. So is the municipal ownership of the water works. The city should own all public utilities. THE COURT BILL. The Committee of the Whole Recommend Its Passage Barker's Sweetheart Poisoned.

Grant Stafford received a telepone message from P. H. Albright at Topeka this afternoon stating that the house, acting as a committee of the whole, had recommended the passage of house bill No. 94, which provides for the division of the Cowley county court. The vote taken today is not final, however, as the bill to become a law must receive a constitutional majority vote, or 63 votes in the house.

The action today simply means that the majority of those present favored the passage of the bill. When placed in its tinal reading i it may be defeated. Public Sale. The undersigned trustees of Union Hill church, situated two miles north and two east of Winfield, will sell, on the premises, Friday, Feb. 27, at 2 o'clock at public auction to highest bidder for cash in hand, the building known as Union Hill church including furniture, consisting of chairs, etc.

J. H. CROTSLEY, C. A. ROBERTS, DAVID WILSON, Trustees.

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Botkin, Bradshaw Covalt 115 East Ninth Avenue So he cunningly set about to remove the last trace of the child that was given into his custody by its mother whose poverty forbade her attempting to raise it. At night he re moved the bones froni the grave, intending to burn them. He placed theming in a corn shock until a more convenient time, when they were removed a strawstack and the strawstack burned. Digging around in the ashes of the strawstack he found a few bones which had not been destroyed. Gathering them up he took them to the house, intending to burn them at once in the kitchen stove.

For awhile they were left in the chicken house and finally they were thrown into the stove and burned until nothing remained of them. The last vestige of the remains of Anna Dishman were thus destroyed. MONDAY The state rested in the Cummins case about 4 o'clock Saturday afternoon and this morning the defense commenced introducing testimony. The plan of the defense is to show that Mrs. Cummins abused the child and had bumped her head against the door jambs and other places until the back of her bead was a perfect mass of sores containing.

putrid mater and that when Jobu Cummins threw the broom at her it struck her lightly on the sores, opening a sac of pus, from which blood poison resulted and caused the child's death. The defense succeeded in get. ting testimony from the state's witnesses showing that Mrs. Cummins mise treated the child, and that at the time of the broom throwing incident--the de. fense contends that the broom throwing was slight incident in the treatment of the child -har head WAS swollen badly from bumps she had received at Mrs.

Cumming' hands. Evidence was produced from the state's witnesses that Mrs. Cummins ducked the child in a tab of water at one time when the child had done something to displease her. The defense will lay the principal blame for Anna Dishman's death upon Mrs. Cummins by trying tar show that blood poisoning resulted from the wounds made by Mrs.

(ammins; that Mrs. Cummins was aware of this aud that she took advanta.e of the (Continued on page 8).