WOULD-BE MURDERER KILLED BV POLICEMAN
Pistol Shot Ends Reign Of Terror At Fairbanks
J. K. Biggs, Serving Sentence for Adul
tery Breaks Jail and "With Insane
Bage Tries to Murder Husband and
, Daughter of his Paramour? Failing
to Set Fire to School House With
Gasoline, He is About to Slay Sleep
ing Victim When Pursued and Shot
by Chief of Police O'Gonner After
a Bevolver Duel.
(Special to The Daily Alaskan.)
FAIRBANKS, Jan. 1?>. ? Insane with
jealousy and rage. with murder iu j
his heart. J. K Kiggs, who is serving
a sentence of one year In the Fair
banks jail for adultery, escaped from
prison yesterday and caused a reign
of terror in Fairbanks which was only
ended when he was shot dead after a
pistol duel with Chief of Police
OConner.
Kiggs was convicted of adultery
with the wife of George Harrington.
As soon as he broke Jail yesterday
afternoon he went to the public .
school house, of which Miss Harring
ton is principal She was the chief |
witness against Kiggs in his trial.
He demanded to see hor. She
locked the door and refused to allow
him to enter. Kiggs made a vain at
tempt to batter down the door. He
then went into a nearby hardware
?tore and forcibly took a revolver and
?a five gallon can of gasoline. He
placed the can of gasoline under the.
achool house and tried to explode it
by shooting at It. 1 aside the school
the teachers and children were panic
stricken.
Failing in Kt is das la r illy attempt to
set fire to the school house Rlggs
made his way to the cabin of (ieorge
Harrington. Harrington was in his
home asleep. Riggs entered, reload
ed his revolver, and was preparing
to shoot his helpless victim, when ^
Chief of Police Pnt O'Conner, who
had been notified of Riggs' escape
rushed into the cabin and called upon
' Rlggs to surrender, leveling a revol
ver at him.
Riggs wheeled In his tracks at tht
demand and fired three shots in
rapid succession at O'Conner. The
powder burned O'Cou tier's cheek.
Retreating to the door O'Conner re
turned the fire and his second shot
pierced Rlggs' heart and he fell
dead. Harrington, aroused by the
shooting and groping about the smoke
filled room, narrowly missed beinjc
killed by the flying bullets.
Several hundred people, alanued b> :
the shots artd hearing of Rlggs" at
tempt to burn the school house, gath
ered about Harrington's cabin. All!
agree that O'Conner acted bravely ?
and In self-defense and If Rlggs had
been captured Instead of killed he !
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might met with violence at the hands
ot tin* crowd, who were incensed at
his murderous acts.
RIkrs has lived for some years in
Fairbanks and has always born a bad
reputation. It is thought that ho
brooded over his sentence to jail until
he became insane and resolved to
escape and kill all connected with the
case. It Is not known how he man
aged to escape fr:.? ? inll.
M'FARLi ID
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(Hy United Tress.)
LOS ANllELES, 'an. lt>. ? "Fight
tr*n iMck" 1 ly land and Packie Mc Far
laud fought a ton rouiul draw here
last night. The fight was fast and
both men made an excellent showing.
McFarland was the best at long
range and Hyland had the best of the
in-flghting.
EARTH QUAKES
IN AFRICA
(By United Press.)
CAPETOWN", Jan. Iti. ? The entire
southern portion of South Africa was
shaken by earthquake shocks yes
terday. The shocks continued for
some time. No great amount of
damage has been reported as the
country is sparsely settled with few
cities with high buildings. At Cape
town the damage was slight.
FLUSHING, L. I.. .Ian. I?.? After
thi' Jury hnd deliberated hours
Capt. Thornton Haines was today ac
quitted of the charge of murdering
William Annls, publisher of Mcln*
osh's Weekly. An extraordinary
demonstration occurred when the
verdict was returned. Despite the
efforts of the bailiffs the crowd in
and outside the court room burst into
prolonged cheers. Thornton Haines
thanked the jury and then- broke
do\vn and wept like a child.
About five months ago Annis was
shot and killed by Capt. Peter flaines
who alleged that Haines had seduced
his wife. Thornton Haines was
present at the shootiirfc and with a
drawn revolver kepi bystanders from
Interfering. Capt. lvt<-r Haines will
be tried for murder at once.
(By United Press.)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Jan. 15.? A
special troin Conway, Ark., says:
If Governor-elect Donagiiey can
avoid It, he will not be inaugurated
as chief executive of tin* state on
either Friday or the 13th of the '
month. He declared I .it he has no
desire to take the oath of office on
"hoodoo days." *"
When asked when h<> tth.xi
inauguration would take pl:i? . ''?
Donaghey said:
"Probably Monday, the 18th. Wed
neesday, the 13th, would of course be
a bad day and Friday would never
do."
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FIRE DESTROYS
LUMBER JILLS
(By United Press.)
SEATTLE, Jan. 16. ? The Western
| Lumber mills near Lake Union were
| completely destroyed early this morn
ing by fire of an unknown origin.
The fire department was hampered b
I the cold and snow In fighting the
! flames. The loss Is about $140,000.
I HIGHER Plir
FOR PRESIDENT
(By United Press.)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.? The bill
Introduced to Increase the aalary of
the prealdnet of the United States
from $50,000 to $100,000 n year Is
meeting with strong opposition la
the senate. It Is not thought the bill
will pass.
PASSENGERS 1 BURNED
BENEATH BLAZING WRECK
(United Press Telegraph-Cable Service.)
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo., Jan.
16. ? Eighteen arc dead and thirty
are wounded, several of them fatally,
as a result of a head on collision to
day between the Rio Grande through
passenger train with a heavy i ! I
ifOJfe. |
freight train. The trains canu,
gether with u terrific crash and the
first three passenger coaches were
mashed into kindling wood. The en
gines and baggage cars were also|
badly shattered. ? |
Most of the killed were riding In
the smoking car. It was between a
heavy steel mall car and a standard
coach, and the smoking car being of
light construction was smashed to
es. Part of the wreckage caught
fire and several people were burned
to death. The scenes were horrible
In the extreme. Relief trains were
rushed to the scene.
The wreck was caused by a mis
understanding of the train dispatch
er's orders.
FLOODS DOING
GREAT DAMAGE
(By United Press.)
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 16.? Rain
is still falling In all sections of the
state which has resulted In disastrous
floods. Bridges, railroad tracks and
telegraph poles have been washed
away and communication to a larg?
extent is destroyed. The amount of
damage done is very great.
SEATTLE. Jan. 16.? High floods
resulting in great damage are report
ed In many sections In eastern
Washington.
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