The Leavenworth weekly times., 1876-03-16
HIPS TAKING OFF.
The Saloon Keeper Who Was Found Dead
in Kansas City Yssterday-The Affair
Still Clouded in Mystery.

| otlu Cioueed N mystery.
Yesterday morning about seven o'clock
Leopold Hipp, German well known in
the city, being the lessee OF the Turner hal,
when the doors OF the hall were opened
was found dead upon the bar-room loor,
with pistol ball buried in his brain, hav-
ing entered the right temple on line and
within about an inch from the corner Of
his eye. The body was lying at the north
end ot the counter. the head toward the
west door. Near the feet, which were bare,
was derriDger, which was recognized as
TIE property OF the deceased. From the
Kansas City papers OF this morning, we
CLEAN the following Particular:
\ survey OF the premises, taken in con-
nection with the habits Of the deceased
and remarks that he had been heard TO ut
ter, left no doubt in the minds of many that
Leopold Hipp had died by his own hands
There were, however, cirCumstsntial eyi-
denccS existing which were strong enough
10 induce Others 10 believe that the crime
Of murder had been committed. These ev-
idcBc1s had their existence in the fact that
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hall, which had been locked and bol.ed by
NJ. CAas. Thomas, the bar-kCeFcr, who
closed the place, had been forced oren and
bore marks ul cold chisei, which was
found near the ill, which had also been
| forced, and that the money in the drawer,
four Or five dollars, though not taken
away had been tampeTed with. As the
keys TO the till and 70 the doors We're found
in the deceased's pocket and could have been
used, and thus saved the trouble Of forciEg
the locks and prying open doors, il looks
much as II some one had entered the place
ior The purpose of robbery, and had com
mitted tine deed. The evidence, however,
OF those who were acquainted with him, IN
connection with the fact that he has been
quite Incorporate for some months, and
that tlA pistol found was discharged, and
that his hand was powder burned, goes far
toward inducing us TO believe that, crazed
from the excessive use Of strong drink, be
forced the doors himself, and with his own
hands deliberately fired the shot. The de-
ceased has sleeping apartments in the
building, TO which he returned Thursday
night about nine o'clock. lie has
often been known 10 get up
during The night at late hours
and, without putting his shoes or stockings
on, 90 down 10 the bar and take drink.
When found yesterday morning, he was
barefooted, and was dressed in pants and
shirt. As soon as The body was discovered,
the coroner was no itied, and he appeared
at once upon the scene, and sumponed a
jury composed Of the following gentlemen
james Morton, {. W. Bryant, J. ii. Barre,
q. Kirk, i. 5. Hartman and 5. \. Cox.
Drs. Ridge and Campbell we've called to
probe the wound. The jury brought in a
verdict that the deceased came to his death
by pistol ball fired by the hand oil some
one unknown TO the jury.
lIipP was about - years OF age; was
member of the Order OF Odd Fellows, was
Turner, and 4 member OF the Grand
Army Of the'Republic. He served during
the war in the Fsrst Kansas Regiment. lie
Will be buried bv the Turner's and Odd
Fellows, from Turner'S Hall, Sunday ai
teraoon al o'clock.