Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-01-09
KANSAS LATEST ATROCIrY.
A Terrible Ny stery RivalIing the Zen
der VI N rflers

| The ST. Louis Globe of the ID instant has the
following from Wichita, Kan:
! On Chstmas morning fire broke out in a
story -a-half frame building on Main street,
| in the very heart of our city, which was occu
| pied by Misses Fairly and Hanley, milliners and
| dressmakers, on the first floor, and by Mutt &
| Winner, sign painters, in the second story, who
| used the rear room as a shop and the front room
| as a sleeping room, the stairway ascending on
| the outside Of the building, and entering tn e
rear or west room. The night was calm aud
| still, and although our town Is not blessed with
fire apparatus, the large crowd of citizens VIII }
had assembled took hold with a will, and 500 I
bad the flames under control. As soon as til g
second story tioOr fell in the body of man was
seen in the flames, and although every effort
was mf de to rescue it from the tirery furnace,
all attempts we're useless, and his feloW-Men
were compelled to gaze horror stricken upon
| the body being rapidly consumed, until nothIn 2
but blackened and chaTred remains were left.
As the body of Arthur Winner, bleeding and in
sensible, was dragged away from the foot of the
stairs of the burning building by those soonest
at the fire, all felt and knew that a foul murder
had been committed, and a second attempt
upon young Winners life had been m Ide.
Winners story, which he told "a soon az he
had recovered his senses, is very nearly as fol-
lows: He and McNutt had been playing casino
during the evening, and retired for the night
about midnight, McNutt, as usual, occupying
the rear Of the bed and he the front side. :
twSen ana O'Clock they we're awakened by
the noise made by the ladies below in coming
home from the Masonic bali, which they hal
don't know how long he had been asleep when
he was awakened by some kind OF a noise, aud
in turning over in bed received a stab in the
SIDE. he jumped out Of bed and cried to NJ :.
Mutt, sleeping by his side, "Look out, Joe.
and started To the rear door, aud while passing
through the doorway in the partition between
he two rooms, received severe blow on the
head, vi tch knocked him senseless, as he sup
poses, as he knew DO more until found as be-
fore stated, at the foot of the stairway, with
nothing on but torn and bloody night shirt.
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and be Is alb re to be out and around the street
without serious inconvenience. Winnersays he
Jaw or heard nothing at all from the time he re-
ceived the first cut In the side until recovering
his senses, and don't know how he got do gIi
tairs, unless only partially stunned at first by
he blow, and getting that far before COM
pletely losing his senses. He don't remember
having received reply from McNutt in answer
10 his warning, although he is satisfied McNutt
was on the bed when he jumped out. Inquiry
was made and the general suppositon is that
the body in the ruins Is that OF the missing IN An.
As soon as the fire died down the police res
cued the charred aud blackened remains, and
on examination the skull was found broken H.
A post mOrtem revealed stab in the heart,
which shows beyond a doubt that foul murder
has been committed. The cause of the murd II
is money, as is usual in such cases, although
the amount was small in comparison to the
foulness Of the bloody deed.
MeNutt had received from former partner,
in Missouri, the day before, 500, which he
deposited in the safe in the Southern hotel of
manned until after O'Clock Wednesday after
noon, when in the presence of several persons
he called for and received the package contain
ing the money from Mr.. Scott, the proprietor,
he and Winner made some jOcOse remarks con-
corning 1t, and he tore of the end of the en-
velope and showed that he had money, and said
he intended having suit of clothes and some
Christmas presents, and soon after went to his
room, Winner accompanying him.
After the fire the envelope that contained the
money was found in the alley in the rear OF the
building, as also his pocket book, some receipts
and letters, ana Winners coat, all scattered
around and as if dropped while the person hav-
ing them in possession was IN hurry, or else
scattered them deliberately some distance apart
Many conflicting and different stories and a
thousand and one rumors are ahoat, but as vet
the affair is shrouded in mystery, and it IL a
question whether or not the secrets of the crime
will ever be known, although the authorities
are working hard to unravel it, and the coro-
ner's jury are still In session.
One important fact is, that near the articles
found was picked up a life insurance policy for
i've thousand dollars on McNutt's life, aud
this fact Is based one theory of the affair, as fol-
lows McNutt and Winner teegraphed to To-
peka for painter to come to work for them,
and evidence is gwen that he left there We'd
nesday afternoon, and telegraphed to Winner
to meet him at the train that night. Winner
received the dispatch, and went to the depot
and waited about twenty minutes before train
time, and then turned around and went back 20
Withhold, has not been seen or heard OF since.
There is theory that the painter came, and is
the murdered man, while the supposed victim
has lett for parts unknown, in order to get the
insurance money.
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