Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-04-21

Henry Murray and Cook we're assisting
in getting it into the house when the!
heard the explosion. Looking over tn
way, thew saw dense volumes OF smok'
issuing from the windows. Rushing
over, they ran up the stairs and entered
the middle Office. As TO what occurred
after his arrival, Henry Murray says:
"Then got into the outer Office,
found the clerks there, but they were a;
motionless rs statues, apparently par
alyzed by what had just taken place
The room was filed with smoke, and
larger volumes, mixed with SCOT, wert
issuing from the rear room. Thinking
that the place was on fire, rushed in,
when a second explosion took place
| Through the smoke | could see fire neal
the fireplace, and, in endeavoring to
reach it, stumbled over the body of 9
man. picked it up and carried it tc
the front room, and then discovered that
he was dead. This was the body Of
George w. Jewett. Returning to the
rear room, found another man lying
on the floor He was unconscious. With
the asst fance of Cook, l carried hin
to the middle room, laid him on the
floor, and, while Cook opened hi
clothes, raised the window to give him
air. He soon became conscious, and
Just then Officer Sullivan, of the Eastern
steamboat squad, came in, and left the
man in his charge, and returned to the
rear room to put out the fire. When
got into the room, Cook says: Look
here Going to where he was point
ing, saw lying upon the floor Il large
sized navy revolver, and, a little further
a smaller pistol, and near by an ugly
looking knife. These weapons were ".
ing in the space between the spots from
which We had just removed the two
bodies. We also saw pieces of shell in
different parts of the room. The fire
had all been knocked out of the crate,
and the floor was covered with SCOT from
the chimney. As soon as the fire was
extinguished, L went over to the engine
house."
Police Officer John J. Sullivan of the
Eastern Steamboat Squad says:
81 heard the explosion, and, seeing
smoke issuing from the building, ran al
once. When L got up stairs and into
the middle office, / found Orvllle ID.
Jewett lying on the floor, where he had
Just been brought by Firemen Murray
and Cook. He seemed to be in great
pain, and, in endeavoring to ease him,
discovered a pistol belt with empty
case around his body. Just then Fire
man Cook came in from the other room,
holding in his hand huge revolver,
which he had found on the floor. l took
the belt and found that the pistol ex-
actly fitted the case. Ispoke to him but
could get no answer. Going into the
front room, | saw the dead body OF
George W. Jewett lying upon the floor.
| did not see Mr.. Joseph A. Dean until
some time after, when / found him re-
Ginning on q bench in the lower story"
Roundsman Gilbert says:
q. As soon as the alarm was given |
was sent by Capt. Petty of the First Pre-
cinct to investigate the matter. could
learn nothing definite from the clerks.
then tried MIR. Orville ID. Jewett He
seemed to be in great agony and would
not answer my questions. He wanted
something to drink and / sent for some
brandy. l then lifted his head and
placed the glass to his lips. By great
effort he succeeded in swallowing it. He
revived little under its influence, but
would not reply to my questions.
Capt. Petty says;
"The cap and pieces of the exploded
missiles show it to be a hand-granade,
similar to those issued to the police at
the time of the riots. If you notice, you
will see that the cap is mashed on one
side. This fact shows that it has been
struck heavy blow. can not say
how the affair is at present a mystery
to me. The weapons found on the floor
of the room would seem to indicate that
ii was not accidental"