Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-06-19
THE BURRIS MURDER
WHAT THE PRISONERS
HAVE TO SAY.
Bradley Claims it to be Case of
Mistaken Identity.
STARTLING DEVELOPMENTS
EXPECTED
At the Inquest to be Held To-Day.

was eagerly sought after, and though a
| large number of extra copies were printed
they fell short Of supplying the demand.
| Up TO the present writing there have been
nonew developments Of an important ma
ture. though many wild rumors are afcat,
concerning both the murdered man and the
two parties arrested, who are suspicioned
of the crime.
Acting Coroner w. q. Hobbs summoned
the following jury yesterday morning !:
| Captain Myers, j. ID. Caldwell, J. e.
Harding, Henry Jones, Thos. Lynch and
\. j. Stanley, who, after viewing the re-
mains and surroundings, concluded that
Burris had been shot from the rear or back
| door Of his house, and that the weapon
must have been held within only few
inches of his face, they then adjourned un-
I'll afternoon, and later re-adjOurned until
O'Clock this morning, as there are impor-
| tant witnesses to be summoned who could
not be here yesterday. A large number Of
witnesses have already been summoned,
aud the inquest promises to be lengthy and
interesting.
u
the EAGLE called at thu Jail, where the
prisoners are confined, for the purpose of
gaining further information in regard TO
the tragedy. lie was kindly admitted by
those in charge, and shown to the cell of
"Cyclone" who occupies a room on the
second floor, and who sat by her window
calmly reading from a book in her lap.
She is woman of some twenty-five years,
we should judge. Is not uncomely in APP
pearance, though strongly carries the char
acteristics of her class both in looks, actions
aud in talking. On being questioned by the
EAGLE reporter, she said in substanc that
she was madame of bawdy house in the
east part of the city her right name was
Mrs. Alice Riley, nee Shockley, though she
was Familiarity known as Cyclone She
discaims all knowledge OF the murder
says she did not know Burris-never saw
him that she knew OF. On the night Of the
tragedy she and Lizzie W illiams were visit
ing at the house of ''Miss Minnie in
another part Of the city. Quite early
ia the evening Lizzie Williams went
home, but she remained at Minnie's house.
She says that when Lizzie went home,
which was about 10 O'Clock, She saw
Bradley sitting on Cyclones house steps.
She told him that Cyclone was at Minnie's,
and he got up and went after her. Ii was
about 1879. or there abouts. when Bradley
found her, and after drinking 4 bottle OF
beer She and Bradley started home, and had
nearly reached there when Marshal Cairns
arrested him. After the arrest she went
home, and did not even know what Bradley
was arrested for until about halt an hour
later when she was so told by party who
came to her house. She has known Bradley
since last January, and has been living with
him as his mistress for about three
months. She is positive that Bradley
had no revolver, aud is quite certain he did
not know Burris. She was very contradic
tory in what she said, and evidently knows
more than she cares to reveal.
The reporter next called upon Bradley,
whom he found very nervous, aud quite
careful a. to what he said. He gives his
name as Il. J.. Bradley; says he is Of Irish
parentage, and is twenty-eight years Old.
He is a large, heavy set man, sandy hair
and mu>tachc, and 10rid countenance. He
is above the average in intelligence and ed
ucation. lie corroborated the story of Cy-
clone about his being at her house, going
after her aud returning, when he
was arrested. lie says he never
knew there was such man A. Bur-
ri, uutil Sbn,in Eishar ra,d him tho oc-
count of the tragedy published In yester
days EAGLE, and Of course he disclaims all
knowledge of the whole affair. Says ii must
be a ease of mistaken identity; that he
never borrowed or carried a revolver in this
city: says he has lived in Wichita since
with Cyclone, but seemed to have great
aversion of being linked with her in public
priHt. He says that he can prove that he
was in another part of the city when the
occurred. lie also said he wished
the coroner would summon as wit
house south of cyclones and the
man living just north and also Geo. Reed.
During his conversation he was cool AMI
collected.
\. o. Lowell, whose wife has dressmak |
ing rooms a few doors north OF where the |
tragedy occurred, says that at about >
o'clock on the evening of the murder he
saw man pass through the alley back OF
Burris' house, stop and look into the win |
iows, then came out upon the street, aud |
shortly after he again saw him in the alley |
n the rear of the house apparently looking |
after somebody or something. The de- /
.cription that he gives of this man closely |
resembles that of Bradley. The same
nan stopped in front of J. II. Seals Office,
IN the corner, and asked Mr.. :. IL he knew
where Burris was. He then walked up to
}urri,' office, looked into the window. and
passed. Seal asked him if he found EurriS,
,ut the man made no reply. At the time Of
he shooting Mr.. Lowell had retired, bat
lis wife WIS yet in the front room. On
rearing the report OF the pistol she fastened
o the 'front.' window, and just as she got
here man came running from the rear of
he house through narrow alley between
he buildings TO the walk, where he halted
nd looked up towards Burris' Office.
n minute more he stepped directly in
rout Of her window. in plain sight of her.
hou-h partially screened from outside OBJ
ervation ~ being in the shadow Of the
,nilding He leaned forward again and
,opt looking toward Burris' office. Thus
e stood FOR a iew moments until the crowd
eg.u 10 collect, when he started on a run
n the direction of the Occidental hotel.
Irs. Lowell's description q this man tai
es with the description of the man her
usband saw proving around Burri> back
oor. and also is an exact description OF
he prisoner Bradley.
The marshal and police say that
hey have positive evidence that l
Bradley and Burris have had trouble sever !
! times over this woman. Cyclone and
hat Rradlev has threatened the life of Bur-
is ca several occasions. They LAY it has
ulv been few weeks since that Burris
Matched Jack Burr's revolver on; Of his (
Iack'sl pocket. fearing that Bradley would 3
tempt his life on the strcei> On this par
ocular occasion.
To say the least. things look exceedingly
loomv for Bradley, everything seeming TO
oiut TO him as the guilty nan, and if he ,
lould be proved'to be such. the fun penal
: Of the law should be melted out How