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Ornamental-What His Neighbors Think of the Case-Nephew of Gilmore's Wife Arrested But Released-Crime Brevities Atwood, Kan., Dec. 29.-The story sent out from Topeka of the assassination of G. W. Gilmore, a rancher of this county, and the arrest of a mysterious woman supposed to be from New York, is not borne out by the facts. Gilmore was shot as he sat at his supper table, his assailant firing through the window, and though his left eye was destroyed and his upper jaw shattered, he is still alive and may recover. A short time ago Gilmore's wife left him and went back to a divorced husband, who lives in Nebraska. Since that time he has had a Mrs. Ballou, a married woman, keeping house for him. which caused Mrs. Ballou and her husband to separate. The attempted assassination is supposed to have been an outgrowth of the rancher's complicated domestic affairs. On the night of the shooting an unknown man was seen in the vicinity of the Gilmore farm, carrying a gun. A nephew of Mrs. Gilmore was arrested, but has been released. FELT SORRY FOR HIMESELF. Huron, S. D., Dec. 29.-Edward Rosa, who made his home with his brother. Cale Rosa, a well known ranchman. near Forest City, shot and killed his sweetheart, Miss Mary Brehl, at the home of her sister, Mrs. Stewart, in Forest City, today. After killing the girl, Rosa blew out his own brains. They had been to a dance on Christmas, where Rosa believed he was not given proper attention by the girl. Both belong to excellent famflies. MURDER NEAR ATCHISON. Atchison, Dec. 29.-E. N. Graham shot and instantly killed Jacob Hopkins at Cummings, Atchison county, between 9 and 10 o'clock yesterday morning. Graham is an old and well-to-do farmer, being in his 72d year, and having lived near Cummings since 1865. Hopkins was 48 years of age, and had been employed on the farm of Graham since March. The shooting occurred over $115, which Graham accused Hopkins of taking from his pocketbook. Hopkins was unarmed when the shooting occurred. Graham, in company with his son. Will Graham, left Cummings immediately for Atchison to give himself up. Sheriff Hartman had received a telegram summoning him to Cummings. He started at once, meeting the Grahams on the hill west of the old fair grounds. The elder Graham got into the sheriff's buggy, and was soon in the county jail. KILLED FOR REVENGE. Knoxville, Tenn., Dec. 29.-At 11 o'clock last night William Whaley and wife, poor but respected citizens of Sevier county, living near Seviersville, were shot down in cold blood by two men who broke into their home. There is no clue to the guilty parties. Many seem to think the perpetrators of the tragedy were some of the crowd whom Whaley recently had prosecuted before the grand jury. Sheriff Maples is working on the case. A QUIET LITTLE WOMAN. Omaha, Neb., Dec. 29.-A special to the Bee from Osceola, Ia., says: Six weeks ago a quiet little woman arrived here from Bradford, III. She gave the name of Mrs. Mary Gillfillan and secured work at the hotel. This morning the woman's body was found, mutilated. in the railroad house with bullet wounds in the head. The hands were covered with blood. She was last seen with Joseph Wilvertan, son of a local physician. A warrant is out for him. SLICK IS SUSPECTED. Madrid, Ia., Dec. 29.-Last night Mrs Robert Howard went out riding with J Slick, leaving her husband at home, supposing her at church. Slick says they were out riding together when the team became frightened and ran away, spilling them out and killing the woman, but hurting him only slightly. His clothes were somewhat torn. Mrs. Howard had a deep wound at the base of the brain. Some suspicion is cast on Slick's story. MURDER AND ROBBERY. Chicoga, Dec. 29.-John Murphy, a sa. loonkeeper at 72 West Root street, was found murdered today in his room in the rear of the saloon. The condition of the place pointed toward robbery as the motive. The colored porter, William Powers, who sleeps in the rear of the saloon, has been arrested. CHURCHED FOR LYING. Topeka, Kan., Dec. 29.-Rev. E. H. Vaughn, president of Soule college, at Dodge City, after an ecclesiastical trial lasting a week, has been deposed from the ministery for lying. Some time since Rev. Vaughn was tried for dabbling in politics, but in that fight he was acquit ted, the ecclesiastical court holding that he had a right to make free silver speeches, and that his flook could not object, as his opinions were his own. BANKWRECKERS ON TRIAL. Denver, Col., Dec. 29.-The trial of the case of Frank K. Atkins, president of the Colorado Savings bank, has been begun in the district court. There are ten indictments against him and an equal number against his brother, C. O. Atkins. cashier of the bank. whose trial will follow. They are accused of wrecking the institution. The specific charge is that of accepting deposits when they knew the institution was insolvent. The bank failed during the panic of 1893, and its affairs dragged along under the supervision of a receiver until recently, when the depositors demanded an investigation, and the matter was brought to the attention of the grand jury. A. COUNTERFEITER'S .BLUNDER. Washington, Dec. 29.-Chief Hazen of the secret service has issued a circular warning against a new counterfeit $10 national bank note on the Union National bank, of Detroit, Mich. The note is the product of the same hand which produced the recent counterfeit on the National Bank of Commerce, of New York. One distinguishable feature is that the back of the note is upside down. PROFESSIONAL FIREBUGS. New York, Dec. 29.-Isaac Zucker, a wealthy real estate owner and manufacturer, has been convicted of arson in the first degree in causing his Davison street store to be set on fire. It was claimed by the prosecution that Zucker was the chief of a gang of firebugs, whose gigantic operations three years ago startled the insurance world. Morris Schoenholz, serving a forty years term in Sing Sing for his connection with this gang, was brought from prison to testify against Zucker Zucker is Russian. 45 years old. Zucker was today sentenced to thirty-six years in prison. The maxi-