The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-11-26
FOUL MURDER.
NJ. A. Henry. Stock Dealer. Of Coleman,
Texas, Found Dead Near Emporia-

lear the water hOEhS DuliAtl1S SOulh Vi /.
he city. In company with Coroner
Iibben a NEWS reporter went to the
place designated, where it was definite :
y ascertaincd that our city and COM
nunity had again been disgraced by
FIENDIsH MURDER.
Owing 20 the lateness of the hour and :
lie cold weather il was decided, after
Jury had been sworn, TO remove the
botIyio the furniture room Of Arnold & |
Co, before holding an inquest. When
weird became generally cir
-ulated that murder had been
committed and that the body was
at Arnoid's, the place was thronged
with a curious crowd of men and boys
eager 10 know who WIS the victim Of SO
foul deed. AT O'Clock the jury, con-
sisting of the following parties, was en-
paneled: Thomas Fleming, w. j. Idle
man, w. Rosenberg, Lee Vernon, Jas.
ID. Dawson and James Ingalls,, and all
others except witnesses and newspaper
renorters were excluded from the room.
NJ. H. GIBBS
was the first witness called and sworn.
His testimony was, in substance, that
while out hunting during the afternoon
he entered tie woods below the water
works building about three hundred
yards, saw a rabbit running through the
weeds. followed a path in the direc-
ton it ran, and soon came upon the body
of the deceased, and was so Mortified that
he did not wait to examine. it, but hur-
riedIy returned TO the water works build
ing and informed Mr.. Munger, the en-
gineer, who told him to go on up town
and inform of coroner, which he did.
L. C. MUNGER,
chief engineer at the water works build |
irg was the Eext witness. He testified |
that the first lac knew of a murder hav |
ing been committed was in the after |
noon about O'Clock, when Mr.. Gibbs
came and told him of finding body.
He remembered that two days before be-
tween and 3 o'clock p. IN, he saw three
men coming down toward the water |
works and told his son some visitors
were coming. When opposite the door |
they stopped. Thought this man was in
the middle and tried 10 stop but the
others urged him on-after while saw
them sitting down in the field and later
they went on in the direction where the
body was found. After this his son
heard two shots fired. Do not remember
talking about the shots until since the
body was found. The actions of the men
were suspicious, thinks they were intox-
icatod, the deceased more than the
others.
A. C. BILLINGS
the man at the Emporla House Saturday
Sunday and Monday previous. Last he
saw of him was about noon Monday
when they took Il drink together at Con-
wells saloon. The man was partially
intoxicated at The time.
HENRY BURDICK
was called and testified that he was at
the water works building when Gibbs
reported finding the body. Went to the
place with Messrs Rosenberg and Rich
ards; found the body covered with snow;
right pocket turned out only one track
in the snow near the body.
Next witness was Nj. j. Egan. Wit
ness is n tailor and works for G. p.
Jones 81 Co.; recognized deceased as
having been at the Emporia House
Sunday. Deceased was reticent at first,
but when the subject of stock was men,
toned talked freely. Seemed very in
telligcnt; said he had about Il thousand
head of COWS on his ranche in Texas
Egan recognized the deceased distinctly
as the man with whom he talked on
Sunday ut the hotel.
NJ. W. SAWYER
testified that this man was at his hotel,
the Emporia House, On Saturday and
Sunday; signed his name on the reg
lister as NJ. A. Henry, Coleman, Texas /;
was marked to be called at a. m. for
the early train going west Monday
morning
JACKSON BOLEND,
clerk at the Emporia House, was the
next witness called, and from his ties.
timony it seems that he had more con-
versation with the deceased than any one
else, and also that he knew Mr.. Henry's
relatives near Springfield, county seat OF
Robinson county, Tennessee. In sub
stance, Mr., Bolend testified that Henry
came to the hotel Saturday afternoon
last and said he wanted to go on to
Wellington TO see a friend next day. Be
ing told there was no train from Newton
to Wellington ON Sunday he concluded
to stay over and go Monday morning
On Sunday evening he asked to be called
, for the early train, and handed Bolend {
ten dollar note with which to pay hii
bill. After receiving the change he re
tired and was called next morning. Mr.
Bolend went with him to the depot, bu
he failed to get his trunk checked IL
4 time, and was left. Mr.. BoIend wa
: looking after passengers and supposed
Henry had gone until several minute
after he returned to the house, when Fl
, came in, saying he had quarrel witt
! the baggage master about checking hi
: trunk, and got LETT. Showed his tickle
!, and said: 81 am all right now"
= W. C. MUNGER
was called Testified substantially as hi
father did. Jury then adjourned L
> meet at the sheriff's Office in the cour
house next morning at o: 80 O'Clock.
JAMES CoNwELL
and his bar tender ofthe Stock Exchang
saloon testified this morning to having
seen the deceased last Monday in com
9 pany with two other parties, that the,
. drank together and were not seen at tn
g saloon after about O'Clock. After hear
q ing the evidence the jury returned vel
!, dict that the deceased is NJ. a. Henry, O
g Coleman, Texas, that he came to hi
:, death from a pistol shot ut the hands @
= some unknown l'arty and that the Kill
!, ing was felonious.
. Thus closes another chapter of
a DARK AND DAMNING CRIME,
which appears all the worse in view c
q the fact that the victim has for year
lived securely in the wilds of Texa.
where deeds of blood are of no uncon
mon occurrence. 1t is altogether prob'
:, BILE that the perpetrators of the deed hav
" escaped to parts unknown, and are no.
plying their Infamous trade on som
other unsuspecting individual
. r. SIN reading proof of the aboV
we notice that in giving the testimon
We have omitted to state that Mr.. HenT
a several times displayed large roll {
y bills, which II is supposed he procure
" from the sale of shipment of cat tie.
u P,xm0u,h Note.