The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, April 9, 1890, Page 2

| MYSTERY OF “OLD HORN” WELL | Stories That Four Bodies Are Buried in it—A Trial for Murder. Atchison, April 1.—A murder tria is in progress in Rawlins county that promises some sensational de- velopments. It is the case of the state of Kansas against the Chle- beards, the defendants being a man and his wife and the particular crime charged is the murder of a boy 10 or 12 years of age. The Chlebeards live on a farm in Rawlins county, about five miles east of Atwood. Net far distant on “the divide,” is a well 180 feet deep, known as the “Old Horn well.” The farm was originally settled by a man named Swift, who was convicted of a crime and lodged in jail pending transfer to the penitentiary. He had about $900 in cash in his possession and one night a number of men broke into the jail and liberated him. He was never seen after that night. It has always been a story in the local- ity that Swift’s pretended friends robbed him of his $900, afterwards murdered him and threw the body into the “Old Horn well.” So firm- ly was this story believed that none of the inhabitants could be induced to go near the well. Later on the Swift claim was taken possession of by a famly named Chlebeard. Soon Mrs Chlebeard died mysteriously, and it was a common report that she had been poisoned by her husband, but there being no positive proofand as nobody took any interest in the matter, criminal prosecution was not instituted. What was done with the body nobody knows, but it is now believed it was dropped into “the Old Horn well.” After awhile old man Chlebeard disappeared and it was given out by his son that he had gone to the old country to collect some money due him from an estate. Again the sus- picion of murder pointed to this house, and the “Old Horn well” had received another victim. A short time afterwards one of the younger sons, a boy going to school disappeared, and his eldest brother, now married, told that he had gone to Nebraska. But the boy never came back and the rumor be- came current that the “Old Horn well” had another victim. Last December another brother died. This time Chlebeard was not so fortunate as previous deaths in his house. He was met by some men on the highway with the boy on his shoulder, going straight to- ward the “Old Horn well.” He ex- plained that he was going to take his brother to a neighbor's for treat- ment. The boy was not yet dead, although in convulsions, and a phy- sician was sent for but the lad was too far gone to be saved. A post- mortem was held and strychnine was found in the stomach. Chlebeard and his wife were promptly arrested and placed in jail. They have em- ployed counsel and will wake a vig orous defense. Whether the contents of the “Old Hidden Power. From the Youth’s Companion. A busin man from California recently visited the chief office of one of the great railway the eastern states. “J came,” he said, “to look up an old schoolmate who, I heard, was one of your most energetic officers. P— was his name.” “Yes,” promptly replied the su- perintendent, “Mr. P. was aman of exceptional force in mind and body. He had charge of a diyision, and was one of the most useful of our officers; but he lost his leg in the services of the company and was systems of Horn well” will be examined is not known. It has been about two- thirds filled up during the past few months—whether by the Chlebeards is not known—and the couuty authorities do not show a disposi- tion to bear the expense of cleaning it out. Scrotula and Rheumatism, Are quickly cured and the cause re- moved by Hunnicut’s Rheumatic Cure. Endorsed by physicians, cler- gyman, merchants and others. Send two cent stamp for our book of par- ticulars containing certiffcates of wonderful cures from living people. 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A large board, on which was a map filled with movable pegs, was before him. He was bending over it, ab- sorbed in thought, changing from time to time the position of a bit of wood. After an interchavge of greeting the superintendent said, “Mr. P—— has control of the movements of ev- ery train on our road; yet he never sees one of them. This is a map of the railway; these knots and pegs represent the stations and trains. It is his work to shift and arrange them so that they shall move in or- der and without collision throughout the year. There is no more import- ant officer on the road.” The Californian said afterward, “When I think of the railway now it is not of huge engines or rushing trains but of alittle crippled fellow sitting alone in a closet shift- his pegs while the safety of count- less lives hangs upon every motion.” In the great system of life itis not always the man who makes the loud- est bruit before the public who fills the most responsible place. Many a noisy politician occupies the pub- lie eye for years and may even get into history asa great man, whose actual, influence upon his age is small; while some humble physician, who goes about checking coutagion here and malaria there, thrusting death back and giving strong, use- ful lives to the world, holds a real control of events. So, too, does the unknown author, who sends out to help mankind a few powerful words wrung from his own experience; or the mother inher home, who sends out, not words but living souls to make history hereaf- ter. Now, as in the days when Bunyan dreamed his dream, there are mighty principalities and powers above us, striving to make the earth a quag- mire and heavena fog. Sham and vice and doubt and slavery to money are some of the dangers that beset the traveler; and in many an obscure home and quiet chamber are the men and women whoare clearing the way for him and holding these modern dragons in check. 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I Mormons r divorce Case. | divorces, as w as two riages, S a correspo | St. Louis Globe-Demoer | Lake City, U. T. Ones }the other for the futu: divorces of husbands and first wives the civil courts are resorted to. Plural | wives have no standing in civil courts. This was decided by the United States Supreme Court in the case brought by only divorce remedy for plural wives is through the church. Being invested with supreme authority to unite, the president of the church can unloosen. Church divorce isa logical result of the doctrine of plural and celestial marriage. Plural wives would be badly off if there was not some way of throw- ing off a galling yoke. Besides this, people married for eternity, if it was not for the church divorce, would be left tied together for the next world, although they obtained absolute divorce in a civil court. Parties sealed for eternity, after obtaining a civil court divorce, must be unsealed by the church orelse they will find themselves still joined together in the resurrection. Mormons who have been spiritually married and then divorced by the civil courts may remarry for this world. But the women can not remarry for eternity without being unsealed from the former union. Murder, adultery, infanticide and incompatibility of temper are the grounds upon which the Mormon churoh grants divorces. Mormon divorces are granted by the president of the church after the Bishop of the ward in which the parties live has mado an investiga- tion of the case and has reported in favor of the application. The Bishop's first duty is to effect a reconciliation. If that is impossible he arranges the terms of the separation. The following is the official record of a church divorce case: Minutes of a meeting held at Bishop —s house, Saturday evening, August 24, 1878, at the mutual request of G. and wife; Bishop —— presiding. Present, Bishop ——_,——, —, ——_, ——, @. and wife (parties to the suit). Opened with prayer by——. After a few preliminary remarks the Bishop desired Sister —— to state the charges she preferred against G., her husband. After stat- ing some grievances she had, the following were made out as the sum charges against her husband, viz.: Willful neglect and genera] abuse of herself and family; ill-treatment and flogging of their children, causing them to leave their home; not properly pro- viding for them, and a desire on her part for a separation between them. Also, in reply to the Bishop, she stated she wanted one of the two houses to live in by herself to be allowed a weekly stipulation for herself and that the chil- dren be placed under her charge and care. G. refuted the charge of unmerciful flogging, and stated that he provided for his family to the best of his means; that he was willing todo what was just and right; to give his wife the best house of the two to live in, and abide by the Bishop's decision. The Bishop decided that he turn over the best house of the two for his wife’s use, and as soon as possible get the pres- ent occupant to move to another place; that he allow her six dollars per week and find her in sufficient flour and fuel; that he let her have the sewing-ma- chine, co king-stove and an equal share of the furniture, and that the fruit of the orchard be fairly divided. W. H. was appointed to see that the weekly payments be made as far ascould be conscientiously done. The clerk was authorized to make three copies of these minutes and pre- sent the same for signature, and see that G. and wife each get a copy. Dismissed by W. C. —— ——,, Bishop —th Ward. Decrees of church divorces are made out in triplicate, the original remaining in the church records, and the two copies being given to the manand wom- an. The form of the church decree is as follows: Know all persons by these presents: That we, the undersigned, and —, his wife (before marriage to him —), do hereby mutually covenant, promise and agree to dissolve all the re- lations which have hitherto existed be- tween us as husband and wife, and to keep ourselves separate and apart from each other from this time forth. In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands at ——, this —day of—, A. D. 18—. Signed in presence of In the divorce of a Mormon and his first wife the case must be passed upon by the civil courts before the church will take cognizance of it. But faithful Mormons always get the permission of a religious teacher before they apply in the courts for divcrce. Magioire’s Queer Name. A Maine priest, in whose parish are a number of French Canadians, relates that one day aman came to him toar range for his approaching marriage, and the priest, who did not recognize him, asked him his name. ‘'My-glory-by- night,” replied he, with every appear- ance of good faith. He did not speak English very fluently and the priest supposed he must have misunderstood. “Your name, I said,” he repeated. “What is your name?” ‘My-glory-by- night,” the man saidagain. ‘You can’t have such a name as that,” the priest said; ‘‘somebody has translated it wrongly for you. What is it in French?” ‘‘Magioire Benoit,” the man answered. It was easy tosee how the extraordinary combination with which the man announced himself had been come at. Bridget’s Excellent Memory. Mistress (to new girl)—‘‘By the by, Bridget, I forgot whether I told you or not when you came, but I do not allow my kitchen girls to have any followers.” Bridget—'‘Yez tould me when I came, Mrs. Chucksley, an’ I haven't forgot. 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