Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-06-22

one every hour until bed time. lie
came around the next Thursday morr-
ing. inquired how he slept. He said
he slept better than he did the night be-
fore; slept several hours the latter part
Of the night. Came in in the afternoon
asked 10 look at dispensatory again;
lethim have it; used same about fifteen
minutes, laid the book on counter and
wont out, Saw him at the supper ia
BILE that evening. Was in the store
again next morning friday. Said he
slept first rate. Said he had taken three
pills night before as directed. Saw
nothing more of him."
NJ. w. Levy being sworn deposes and
says: Il am cashier Wichita National
Bank. l know a man by the name of
W. w. Woods. He resides at Kiowa,
Barber county, Kansas, and is cattle
man. Have had business with him for
past five years. He has recently sold
out his cattle interests and range for
ST., 600 to L. Wiley Payne. Woods
does his banking business with me.
Think he received cash for above sale,
and with the exception Of 81, $40 owing
MS at the time think the balance is his.
1 have examined the bank statement
made by us and find it correct, showing
a balance of Sl1, O7O.l9 June 1S, 1888.
That amount was at above date in our
bank at his disposal. have reasons to
believe he has about $4,000 elsewhere
from the fact that his Indebtedness to
us was all We knew of his owing. He
may have it deposited in the Medicine
Valley Bank, Medicine Lodge, Kansas,
or in the Iowa City bank, Iowa City,
Iowa. / am not acquainted with his
family except from heresay. lie has a
wife and four children"
From the foregoing it is evident that
Mr.. Woods died from the effects of the
morphine. He may not have intended
taking such dose. as would produce
death; but more than likely he did.
|. For long time he has intimated that
he woold destroy his own life. lie was
in Medicine Lodge several days few
weeks since, and spoke to several per-
sons Of his desire to get his business
closed up so that he could ''lay his
hands on his property" as he expressed
it. When he sold out his cattle and his
range in Comanche county a few weeks
since TO E. w. Payne, he declared that
the great inducement was to get that
trouble OF his mind. He had not been
getting on well with his neighbors on
the range, and said he feared violence
from them. After the terms Of sale
and price had been agreed on and before
the papers had been changed, he came
to town and was very anxious that the
matter be closed up at once, and he re-
manned here until he had secured every
cent due him by Mr.. Payne in drafts.
He left small balance in the Medicine
Valley bank when he left here; gave no
indication as to what disposition he
would make of the money he had
drawn out.
After making the sale he had agreed
to loan portion of the proceeds of the
sale to party In this town; but before
leaving town he informed the party
that he had concluded not to make the
loan; as he would want to re-invest the
money or would want it in shape to
handle it as he desired. At this time
he intimated-that he might take his
life at any time.
1t appears that he went to his homo
ranch, near Kiowa, and remained there
until last week, and then went to Wich-
tia, where he died.
The Robert Lucas he referred to in
his letter to his wife is his nephew
who has been with him on his range for
some time. Mr. Woods contended that
Lucas abused his confidence in some
business transaction.
Mr.. Woods sister is the wife of Mai.
Richard Sylvester, for a number of
years editor of the st. Louis Times and
now editor of the Washington Post.
He leaves wife and four children,
all small. Mrs. Woods is highly educa-
ted and accomplished, devout chris
| bAoh anu a l1OoO UoNALudOlC Die
has many friends in this community.
Mr.. Woods came to this county five
years ago and located range of cattle
in the southern part of this county, and
the Territory. These cattle he sold to
Wilson Bros, last year; and purchased
the Hopper ranch and cattle in Conan
che county last October. This proper
ty he sold to E. w. Payne. He owned
the home place on which his FIRMLY re-
side near Kiowa.
Mrs. Woods, accompanied by Mr.. R-mer,
Of kiowa, went to Wiclit1, anu was pres
ent when the body was inferred Tuesday
evening at that place. The distressed wife
bore with fortltudc her affection. She r.,
turned TO Kiow2 yesterday.