The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-09-26
Ephraim Russell was Struck With
it Night Before Last OF Shaw
nee Street,
And Died From the Effects Of the
Wounds Received Yester-
day Afternoon.
The Testimony Given Before the
Coroner's Jury-Other Wit
nesses to be Examined
This Morning.
DIED OF HIS WOUNDS.

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street. died from the effects of his wound
in the guard room of the station-house YES
terdav afternoon about one O clock. Itwa
| an utier impos-ibility that any man couI.
| live with sncb a number of wounds mo,
| his body and after fighting manfuIly fo
| HI. life for nearly seventeen hours youn.
| Hps.eII died His last moments w.r.
neacefuI and he evidently died easily. III
| last words here.
| e., ,
"'n fo"",'h Ala
lie was conscious TO the last, and was awar'
OF the TACT Tor some time previous TO hi
death, that he could not live. Ills sister re
exception OF short time when she ieit HIN
to get the food oil which she stood 10 muct
IN neeu. - was iA'e in''aN'e VI s's'ei
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When Russelis death was announced
Coroner Lynch summoned aJury, which, al
ter viewing the body, adjourned until foui
o'clock to meet In the Council Chamber oi
the old market house 10 near testimony.
RUssELL's STATEMENT.
Russsll,s diving statement was reduced IN
wiring and will he submitted 10 the Coro-
nor. ;nrv a, It's string this morniny lis
snbs, .n,i.lIv 70 the effect ,bat between
e;gbt and nine O'clock ON Monday night he
ws. comm, nm Shawnee street. between
broadway and Seventh street, toward the
latter street. in company with a COMPANION.
although 1t LIS not understood that the COM
Panlon was WIN nim nhen 'ne .S stap'ips
sIAt ~ neI aou ne IA S ,h., oa h n S
mn stone and threw il at the animal :.
tbat At thai moment Cas-. rushed ont Of bis
SALOON and came towards him and he see-
inc m st Cass had knife in his hand star
TED 10 rpn. that Cass canob, hold of him
and s,,bbed him three or four times he
faII and Cass then stxbbed him 6, vprsl
,imss after he WAS down
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' . 'N' h'Mo
IL is haro 10 gel a' the reai iacts IN TINS
case, as tnere are 80 many conhictihg Stale
ments anu futhors regarding II. some say
RUSSELL haa peeh drinking oeiore the cut
ung took place, while others say ne was In
sober condition; IL would seem, however,
that ne mad mace threats against Cass
hie that day. out when PICKED up py the
ofhcers from the street where ne was lying,
no weapons oi any KIND were iound upon
him. lie wore, at the time ol the stabbinS,
a heavy coat, shirt and thick undershlrt,
through winch the KNIFE penetrated before
entering the Dody. IL Is Propabie the testi-
mony before the coroner s jury this1 morn
ing VIII develop many important lacts.
BEFORE THE CoRoNER's JURY.
Tie foIlow;, "a ,b. ,.s,;mo,v ,;v.n bs
Co.. ,ha an,"nas,s ;nrv vas,a-Jav .5,arnoon
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huuoipn iost: ABOUT quarter oelore
nine O'Clock L was passing down shawnee
street anu ~heh aDout at iiehrys grocery
store L saw two men wrestling IN lront 0i
i ON Iass saloon and coming towards
broadway. Ihere was no noise. L saw
Cass come Dack 10 the saloon alone, out did
not see the other man come pach. Diu mol
know who the other man was Did not
came oil the other man, but Thought saw
some one crawling on the street
William L. Miller; Saw kusseii about
b:5o Monday evening on Delaware street,
between Seventh and Broadway. Bet"een
eight or nine O'Clock saw hussei lying
in shawnee street, south side, about one
hundred anu MY ieet west Oh lass piace oi
business D4ycren was win ihe. me ia'-
er pulled Up Lls clothing and saw that ne
was cut he asked Russell who did 1t, and
De SAID ON ,ass Gld. saw -eVetai WOUNDS
In The abdomen ana upon ihe ieit sioe; ne
was oieedlns tne wound. looked irs.h ana
as Al made win a kniie. had l'u->eii
put upon door ana taken 10 the r,iice
staten. lie seemed IN great pam. WINE
Russell was being taken to The s'S'i"n
house L stopped IN and saw lass, ard he
ana me walked up part way TO me station
together. Cass then went back TO his place
oi business. nave heard OF the nad feeling
e1isllng between LASS ana russell.
Michael Davoreh: have known husseii
Tor len or Twelve years. Saw nun about
5 O'Clock Monday evening, on Shawnee
street, short distance west oil 'ass saloon
Tie was lying In the street was conscious
and answered my Questions lie told m"
ne was stabbed ana 10y !h0mas 'ssI; Stnt
alter Physician: Understand Russell
was married 10 Nass daush.er. L kho"
nothing personally oil the relations existing
between SSss ana husseii. never khe"
Russell 10 De VeryIuarIeisone, oui knew ne
rahh' ne was p"uhi over Al 'ne Po,ioe
'our' iouf or h'e weeks ago 10 Keep ,"e
eae' upon a complaint s"oie pu' y. ms
we. reuhu no weapons upon MIN "hei
nc va. Pichea up. NV
Dr. NJ. .. !homas: vas caiieG So0u'
'wenty-hve minutes past CLOCK, Nopaay
1ight 10 the station mouse, anu ,ouhu nus
'eh iying upon 'he moor ms eio'nes were
'ioody examination iouIo WE'VE
'r fourteen GUS anu staps upon ms oooy'
one IN .he aodomen' tnIousn Shich d PNr
lon 0, the e. covering Oh 'ne oo~eis were pro
! !9oea. inere were nan uoIen staos IN
'iae ana chest, ana three WOUNDS IN ths
Ell sue, from "hich tne air was issuihg, anu
S'heI eSidences oi nounIlng oi .ne iuns'
TsN MIN ias' ali'e Al eloeA ;iis mo hioin
l"o oI laroeoi .ie SounIs III '"e enes'
sere Vi lA'si nature, pu' l aln not eei'an
Nat 'ie one IN ,ne apaomsh was Vi iaia,
ia'ure. l snou!I ludge lhe WOUNDS mao
zen zee ihnlc'ed I WIN marrow oisuea kn,te ne
ne aeceased 1ieu ironn 'he ehee' vi 'ne
FounuS received.
III. an Dnyn ny corropora'eo 'iie s'a'eiiieh'
nSde py NJ. ihom@
Heniy 1erkes' cav russell al s'ai,on
house between ana ~ O'CLOCK Mcnaas
'venins. lie said ne was passing on Sha~
lee street coming up from MIR. Nolz' he
md Peter Storm started from there togeth-
II ana as ne got up near Cass dog ran
'ut and barked he threw a rock at the an
nd s,,hh.a hi, w;tb . kp;fa H. ,bsn
larted 70 run, put Sass htid on 70 MN arc
leP' On staDoing MN ne nnah D''A1
oose, crossed the s'ree. anu iaiu u9"n