The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-11-08
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Further Points in Relation to the Me-
MILAN RHuHSlar

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MILAN Murder.
The writer met yesterday and interview
ed Patrick Burke, the man who saw the
breaking of the sickle bar with which
Mcmillan was murdered. He says the
act occurred at q little after a
O'Clock on Saturday night at the
stone yard OF Pickens 8 S0mmeEs, near
the Commercial street railway crossing.
Burke says be got . full. fair look as tho
man end retains very distinct impress
sion Of his Counasnancs. e The man,
says Burke, had . SWsrthy complexion.
and Was rather heavy Get. BE had
no beard, and wore dark
clothes and q black SLOUGH hat.
Burke says that the appearance Of the
party in question answers more fully to
the description of the man who rode
down with Mcmillan from Council
Grove than to any one who has been sus-
picioned in connection with the CRIME.
Our informant says that as he
glanced mp At the man the
latter hurriedly cast his eyes to the
ground, as if detected in some guilty
act. Burke is quite an intelligent young
man, and his statements are clear and
impress the nearer as worthy of belief.
He is q nephew of Michael Crossin, who
is section boss on the Santa Fe, and
lives near the scene of the tragedy.
The clue mentioned in the News Mon.
day evening, as furnished BY the account
of the Reed boy of Wilson, the party who
came up to town on Saturday night
from the camp on the Cottonwood river,
seems TO afford at present, the best
solution Of the mystery.
Tuesday night another lad named Willie
McIntosh was picked up by On.
Ger sROmeine sad lodged in jail. He
belonged to the camping party men
toned, and substantially coTroborates
the story told by the Reeds. He says
that Wilson came mp town Sat
urdaY night and that when
he came back his face was scratched
and his hand cut. At an carly hour
next morning Wilson traded coats with
another member Of the party, and
struck out in the direction of Usage
City, in company with two other per
sons. They were seen at Bitlertown
by Z. o. Priest and others and were run
out of that neighborAood, after having
committed some thefls At different farm
houses.
Later in the day Mcintosh started for
Usage City, and arrived there On Mon
day. He had not been there very long
before Wilson came into the town. He
said that he seemed to have money, and
spoke again Of his wounded hand. He said
that Wilson went to work for . man to
plant trees, and that he knew where he
could be found. WilsOn spoke to Nc
Intosh about the murder but refused TO
answer inquiries when questioned.
Wilson had . pocket book in his
possession which he gave to Nc
Intosh, and that is now held by the of
Hcers, To-day Marshal Fleming and
Under Sheriff KEemer went to Osage
City, taking with them the boy AcIn.
tosh, for the purpose Of identifying vii.
son IL found.
The Topeka clue mentioned
in the News last night has failed TO
materislise. TAe opinion Of the o0aeerl
Is that the WIlsoa clue 10 the best ont
tAeY have yet had.
81 Lat eyening Marshal Fleming an
Undee Sheriff Krsmsf arrived here froz
, Usage City. having u custody the MAJ
: described by HcInaOsh and identified b,
; him to-day. He was found Ct the hous,
Of . farmer, four mIIes NORTH Of OsAge
} planting trees. He gives kis aaae a. Johl
. Psarce aud hasno scratch On his face no
cuts on his hand. He had nothing n
6 his person hut . hit of paper on whlcl
; Was written the fOlioHEng with a lea
!. pencil:
I'll Ihave gone down TO thenexf CROSSING
Q You can 60 down with the harness AM
III will nSet yop there.
JOSH PEARcR.
The writer interviewed Pearee or wi
. son in the county jail this evening. q
q said he Lett Cor Usage on Monday, w-n
v - far as Reading on foot with two lad
. who had beea camping With him, an
l. rode the rest ~ tbs way on the train. II
y SAID hs had been around EmpOgi
. last week. but dealed being in town sa
Y urday nigAt Helsd dark eomplexioaeS
'e rather heavy ct. and has q strong lYis
q bEogue.
= The prisOner had IN his possession q
.. overeoaa, which he said he haa trade
d for. but il IL evident that he had stole
re It. and he acknowledged that he wa On
re of the parties who wa cAneht stealth
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