The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-03-05
THE WICHITA HORROR.
Mr.. and Mrs. McNutt Interviewed
by The Times Correspondent.
NcNutt Has Made No Confession
Whatever.
The Kansas City Journal OF CON-
merce to the Contrary
Notwithstanding.
Wichiis, KS, February q.

LUG ia oASOuosu8 sof'~ W
here Il the McNuit tragedy. With the ter
rible particulars Of the crime. your reader
are already familiar. The sickening details
have been trumpeted all over the country,
and the story Of how SEWER waa entioed here
from Kansss City. drugxed and murdered,
the house set fire to. and his body burned, in
order that these incsrnate fends might swear
the remains we're those Of McNutt, and thus
collect s., 900 insurance on the l.tter's life,
he's become more than twice told tale. AL
of the parties to the brutal murder have been
arrested. Winner IL in jail At Cottonwood
Fall, and McNutt and wife are under arrest
at the Empire House in this city. AT an
early hour, this morning. We procured admis-
s,on 70 the room in which McNutt is confined
and endeavored to interview him in regard
TO the crime. McNutt II about five
feet six inches in hight, with light hair. nov
colored dark J, blue eyes, and slender figure.
He IL boyish looking. and has nothing about
him to indicate the villain except the eyes,
which would condemn him anywhere. When
Ne eaw him, he was dresaing for his appear.
snce before the Jnstice for his preliminary
examination. After offering US 4 seat, and q
TRADE against all newspaper men, We said :
Mr.. McNutt the Journal Of Commerce oil
Kansas City of the oath contains q confes'
sion purporting 10 be signed BY you, in
which you confess the murder Of Sewer, and
describe the m,nner in which it was done
did you make any such confesion?
Al vun>Ao aspcks COnfaoalnn
Kep.-Theu you denouEce it as false?
Ans Yee, il 10 all id lie. ] neve
made any confession 10 any one and have
men.
Eep.-Where we're Won born?
Ans.-In Canada.
Rep. In what part?
Ans.-In Nova Scotia.
Rep.-Hov old are you?
AMI was born in Angn-', 1851, and
am % years old.
Reporter. did you come TO Kansas
City?
Ans.-I decline to answer.
H.po,ter-When did you take ont your
life insurance policy?
Aus-I object to the question.
Reporter-What company was it in, snd
Who Was the agent!
Amin the Metropolitan of New York
A Mr.. Herringt %, in Kansas City, is the
agent.
Reporer-Does your age appear 10 your
application for insurance ~ y?
Ans-Yes.
Reporter-Then you took out the policy
between September lst and December let?
Ans-Since you've caught me, yes.
Here the constable came in and ordered
him to get ready to 60 to his examination.
He took a pair of handouts from a stand
drawer, when McNutt started and sid:
"You are not going To put those on me, are
you?" At the trial McNutt waived an ex-
animation. The sheriff tonight will take
Mr.. and Mrs McNutt to Topeka, where they
will be confined.
Mr.. McNutt has been three times married ;
once 10 . man named Tucker, = painter by
trade, from whom she was divorced, and
twice to McNutt. The first marriage TO her
present husband was . sham one, and the
second was to make the first more binding.
She il . blonde, q slender and not bad look
ing woman, bat vulgar and coarse in her
manner and conversation. She remarked
that her taste ran after painters. She is al
loved free access to her husband. with whom
she v very afiect'onaie. hei nfsl marlisge
With McNut occurred IN EAst Ae,sen~o!'u,
in April OF 1913. and the secohd marriage
took place IN Kansas C'ty' 10 November.
WINNER.
. .,v ;,J;,,,,t .t The vay McNutt Laws
On. chief ,o.,cv Of the crime TO him and
.."t . not. 10 ,be EaoIe here that if McNutt
v.r. nIaced in his cell a few moments, the
county would he saved the expense Of his