Show HANGED BY HIS HORSE while in the act of gathering up eggs OF A FARMER his wife releases him but not before lie been fatally strangled special to the ENQUIRER bernardsville BERNARDS VILLE X J dec 5 just after charles edmundson a prominent former of aliis eliad returned from church yesterday morning lie went into alie barn to gather some eggs in one of the stalls aa lie stopped to epick up alie eggs the horse in the stall jumped back and alie rope which was attached to the lualter a loop that encircled edmonsond Edmon sons neck then the horse broke loose and ran out of the barn dragging the farmer it mrs edmonson heard the commotion and rushed out she could release her husband he had been fatally strangled and expired a moment later THE TRIAL BOYS special to the ENQUIRER TUCSON dec C in the wham robbery case all of the witnesses for the defense have been examined the defendants fend ants thomas lamb and walter follett were examined today to day it is now evident that the defense relies entirely on establishing an alibi it is claimed here that there has been much perjury the united states grand jury now in session is examining into these charges conviction FOR CATTLE STEALING special to thy ENQUIRER 6 cattlemen are elated over the conviction of doc hake the range rustler ilia pal john Bor entered a plea of guilty these men have farms forli miles east of alie wyoming line in northern nebraska and made frequent incursions into the territory after beef from one of these raids they returned with twenty six head the animals were driven to place and the brands altered with a view of allaying the suspicions of butchers to whom they might be offered for sale hakes defense was that he was employed to assist Bor in bringing from wyoming a bunch of cattle purchased by the man with the long name this story was altogether too gauza for a jury familiar with the rattle business the alteration te of a brand is a misdemeanor and hake himself said that the cati tie were picked up on the prairie without any formal delivery this conviction will delight the wyoming ranch 1 men who have ao long been supplying nebraska grassers gran sers with beef and may put a stop to tha raids at one time the bay state live stock company gave the gr angers permission to help them eel es to lucli beef as they actually needed but the greedy fellows imposed on their benefactors and the companas comp anys cattle were driven to another range DIED FROM A LEAKY COAL STOVE special to ELGIN december G A curious woman who wondered why she had seen no movement about her neighbors home since last friday revealed a shocking casualty this morning she looked in a window and there on the bed saw the distorted features of john stapleton a workingman of co and father of ed stapleton the ball player in another room were the bodies of his wife and his grandson a lad of 11 all were dead the latter had struggled hard but was evidently too weak to save themselves A leake coal stove told the story of their death they had lain there nearly three days A BRIDE rell IN THE SOUP special to the ENQUIRER BOSTON mass dec 6 john breen of baskervill Bark ervill a worcester suburb has created something of a sensation in that community by his novel marriage he was to marry a worcester young lady and the relatives and friends had gathered to witness the c emony As the clergymen was to pronounce them man and wife a rap came to the door and breen was hastily summoned be excusing himself he went across the street and quietly married another lady leaving no 1 waiting his return she is wondering yet over his absence WHAT DRINK DID FOR HIM special to the ENQUIRER j SAN ANTONIO tex dec 6 the cause of drink was never more plainly and forcibly demonstrated than it w as today to day the county poor house at the age of 71 years surrounded by squalled squal led companions and without a relative or old friend within call win chrysler died brave handsome brilliant and wealthy he came to texas more than thirty years ago and at once assumed a prominent place in the then first circles of san antonio society he opened a furniture house and for many years was the largest dealer in the state before the event of railways his wagon trains could be met almost anywhere on the roads between san antonio and the capitals of the mexican states he employed twenty men and his annual income was enormous he had no competitors and lived the life of n prince he was the most sall f popular man in all this section drink and went down steadily his business dropped off and hi friends deserted him within a decade he had not a dollar or a place to sleep and assumed the undisputed position of town drunkard by gome given alcohol by others kicked buffeted but feted despised and always penniless four or five years ago he made a desperate effort to reform but the was too strong for him As lie was known to every public man in texas his burial today to day was largely attended |