The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-10-16
n URDER.

| \ Nan Killed HIS rother-in-Lavs in
Cold Blood and Elees From Justice
"A Horrible Crime on the Lecomp-
ton Road.
Early Sunday morning news was received
| In the city OF a foul and atrccious murder
about seven miles west, on the Lecompton
| road. A reporter, who knows no Sundays,
followed the matter up as soon as he heard
OF it, but could get no facts except through
second hands A gentleman at the Unioa
Depot was the inst to speak OF the tragedy.
He said particulars could be obtaine ed from
Mr.. CASTILLO. the livery man on Shawnee
street. The reporter started at once to find
that gentleman. On his way he Fan across
of1cer Dsvoren, one NJ the most wide awake
policemen on the fo..e, and asked him II he
knew anything shout the rumored murder.
ayes, SIR replied the officer, "that Is, I've
heard something OF It"
"what did you hear"
ITO make . long story short 1 met two
men early this morning coming into the
city and halted them ; they wanted to know
II 1 had seen Wells /; 1 told them had seen
him on Saturday evening, but not since
then informed them where they could
find the Coroner, and asked them the psrtic-
ulars."
"what did they say"
"Iet IN begin at the beginning and III tell
you the whole story As 1 have known and
heard Of it: Yesterday. Saturday John
Wells and William waddeil were In the city
they are brothers-in-law; they, think, have
been enemies for some time they met near
where i was looking after . stolen buggy, and
began to quarrel and one OF them drewa knife;
Il hav
found out afterward that Waddell had called
Wells q hard name, which the latter refused
to stand. i ordered them 10 stop and 60
home. This morning 1 learned from the
parties l mentioned to yOu that both parties
went home. and that about Il We O'Clock this
morning Wes GO S%t ~ ot Loaded n ms gun
a mile distant; arriving there he found his
brother-in-law milking q COW. He asked him
used, and was answered mo- whereupon he |
raised his gun and nred, killing waddeil |
instantly"
"Were they sober men .,
"They were both slightly under the ir flu
ence of drink when they were in the city,
and waddells wife wanted him to go home
The Coroner and the Sheriff left this morn
when they return. Wells ut one time drove 1
a team for Mr.. Lowe and has been here y /
long time"
Tue reporter found Mr. Costello on Seventh
street and Questioned him ~ 10 the murder. |
al don't know anything about the circum-
Stances, WAS his answer. II Know both
parties well, they having lived in this coun.
" for about thirteen years. They both mar L
ried daughters of Mr.. Garrett Drew, and they /
all lived in the isame neighborhOOd. Their /
quarrel, which ended SO fatally, resulted, /
think, from what have heard, from an Old /
family feud. Mr.. Waddeli leaves q wife and /
Two children, and Wells, whom L hea" has
Jeff, leaves y wife and four children, tbiak;
don't know anything OF the trouble y.ster-
day, only from rumors-"
The Sheriff and Coroner returned /
late in the evening. A guard
night in order TO capture him If he should
-etUrn.
The same shot (which killed Waddell
sounded the COW which he had been milk |
ng and narrowly escaped wounding two
children.
The murder is. on the whole. as cold blood
ID and deliberate as any ever planned and
,xecuted In this county.
Sheriff 1--we has forwarded q copy of the
1ndings of the Coroners jury TO Governor st. |
Ohm, and reQuests him to ofier aIeward tor
he apprehension Of the murderer.
The funeral services OF the deceased took |
place in this city yesterday afternoon at the
esidence Of Mr. Robert Davis-whose wife il |
he sister OF deceased-iiving on Lawrence /
venue, between Oak and Walnut streets. |
The remains were iuterred in GreenwOod
As stated above, the coroner visited the
Gene Sunday, and the following jury were
Hank Brakeman, Thomas |
tuble, William NJ. Thompson. Charles PEN
iock, James Jenntn, Gabriel RazewelI. They |
etUrned the following verdict:
We, the jury, ind that the q ceased, VII.
lam N. Waddeil, came TO his de ath from gun ,
hot wounds, from gun in the hands OF John | ,
!. Wells, and the jury further find that said
hoolipS was premeditated and wilLout
ause.