The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-11-08
A HORRIBLE HOMICIDE.
The AEazder OF W. H MeMIIlau in This
City on Saturday Night
Interview with G. II. Mcmillan. Son OF
the Murdered Man.

morning by she dreadful Intelligence
that q murder had been committed Sat
urday night in this city. the victim OF
the shocking crime having been f"rnd
on the Santa Fe railroad track between
Sylvan and Cottonwood streets Just be-
fore the late passenger train passed
through on its way east. The circum
stances of the terrible occurrence. As lar
as known, are as follows:
In the evening j. F. Chumlea, Chas.
II. Bntton, John Kell. j NJ. Fulien and
Dudley Mahan, section hands employed
on the Missouri Pacific rail-
road and living at Hartford.
came up 70 EmDOriA in hAndcar. arriv-
ing at the junction at about 9 o'clock
They walked up into town on the Santa
Fe track which they found clear all the
way, and observed no indications Of the
HORRIBLE REVELATION
which awaited them ct later hour.
AFTER purchasing some articles and tax
ing LUNCHEON ct two different restaurants,
the party started back to Emporia juno
ton at about II O'Clock. Kell and Brit
ton walked on the south track on the
side of which Ii a ditch. near Cotton
wood street, into which Britton, in the
darkness, narrowly escaped from falling.
In the act OF saving himself from going
down he caught hold of Kell
who swuag him up into the track bring
| ing him almost within touch of the
body of man lying across the track.
One of the party exclaimed: Hello!
Here's drunk" FuIlen then struck
match, when, to the horror and amaze
| menI of the behOlders
/ CHASTITY SPECTACLE
met their afrighted gaze in the form Of
Q man whose head was covered with
deadly wounds from which the blood
was still OOzing, covering his head. and
blottiDS from his face the semblance of
humanity. The officers were speedily
notified, and Marshal Fleming and Pc.
licemAn Romano were soon on the
ground with lanterns which they pro-
cured ct the depot. The neck Of the muir
dered man was lying on the south rail Of
the track, and the feet nearly touched
the north rail. There was a
POOL OF BLOOD
about two feet south of the place where
the body lay wheL found, and another In
the Middle of tho track. There were no
traces of blood between the pool first
named and the victim of the crime,
though everything went to show that he
had been carried from the spot where he
was murdered aud placed la the position
indicated. AS the east bound train was
nearly due the body was removed and
conveyed TO the undertaking establish
ment of Chas. Wolf, In q wagon.
On the ground near the body was found
aletter written by HI. Rice, of Penning-
ton, New Jersey, and addressed to w.
II. Mcmillan. 1t spoke of a sheep spec
ulation IN which the writer and McMil-
Ian had been engaged which the con-
tents of the eplstle indicated had turned
out unfortunate There was also alIu-
sion made to some notes which served
to show that Mcmillan was Rice's debt
or, and the tone of the letter justifies
the assumption that the two men were
relatives. There was also found on the
dead mans body
TAX RKoEIPT
for $1,000, lssused by L.
Mead, treasurer of Morris county,
70 W. H. Mcmillan. bearing
date Nov. I'd, 1888. Several other pa
psrs were also found, none of which
were of any importance.
In the absence OF the coroner. the
marshal conveyed intelligence to JUS
tice Fletcher, who promptly summoned
Jury composed of the following Per.
sons: Duane l.. Clark, T. Sogard, E. a
ROblnsOO, z. ?. Weaver, W. b. Gilchrisl
end L. q. Chapman. The witnesses ex.
amined were ], F. ChumIea, q. H
Britton. ]. II. Fullen, Dudley Mahan
John Kell, Billy Gill, B. r. Romano
AArahAll Fleming and DR.. W. True
worthy. The testimony of Chumlea
Britton, Mahan, Kell and Fuller
embodied the facts in con.
nection with the fading of the body
as related above.
THE TESTIMONY OF MARSHAL FLEMING
, wss as follows. ~ was notified at about
IL O'Clock last night that q man had
been hurt and was found lying ON the
Santa Fe track near Cottonwood street
, procured q lantern, and, in company
. with Officer Romaine, fastened TO the
/, spot. The neck of the man was lyinl
on the south rail of the track, and Their.
were q number Of wounds about thu
head. There were three pools OF blood
near by, one In the middle of the tract
( and two south Of the road bed. Their
/ were evidences Of struggle. num
3 her Of apples being scatteEet
{ over the ground. The yes
D of the dead man Waa unhottoned and hi
] body was still warm. In my iQdgmen
. he had been murdered and his bod!
= placed on the track"
. M. }. W. TRUEWoRTHY
made an examination Of the body ant
T reported ~ f0lloWs: az found frac
d ture of the upper and lower jaw-in fast
e might say that the jaw Ia mashed Their
IL an incised wound on the left ca
which is nearly severed, the cut extend
3 ing back of the ear to the hone, q
: though done with q sharp knife. Their
e. is an Incised wound at the top of the lei
l. ear an inch in length, and a cat at tn
Q right OF the right eye III inches i
y length. ALI the incIsed wounds haV
q the appearance of having been don
with
SHARP. INSTRUMENT.
The fractures indicate the use of
D. heavy instrument Of iron or Il club. Tt
" lower jaw is literally mashed. The !e
g, cheek bone Is fractured and broke
re ASIDE from the head and face the bod
It. is entirely free from injury.
Of TIE VERDICT.
" The jury found, upon the evtdeni
d, Submitted, that the dead person came
as his death about 10 or IL O'Clock p. n
1t November 8, 1883, by deadly weapons
eR the hands OF an unknown person or p.
D. sons, and by other felonious means, q
be with felOnious intent.
to WHO THE MURDERED NAN Is.
~ Oa OuAOoy nAOAA1uhs - ING IntS1i
q: gence Of the shocking crime becar
lg- uoEssd about, large crowds Of poop
surrounded the undertaking essAblil
or ment Of Charles Wolf. where the ghas:
on o6rSe OF the murdered man was expos
= to view In the hope Of fully identifyiI
him. Among those who weat 70 lOt
&c st the rsmains was e. a. AunssIl, aas
be ctate editor Of the Council Grove
pqhiicaD. who chAncsa 70 be srendi
ia RAbAAah In EmpOFiA. He immeC
q, atsly recognized IN the Iifelsss form
no n. 4cHilla0, With whom he
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