Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-27

hurry; was about 1880 when last heard
him; saw man go up ALLEY about 40 in
afternoon and look In Burris' window he
also looked into coal she'd in the rear the
man saw arongly resembles Bradley and
think they are one and the same.
J. H. SEAL.
Work In the Lynch building on corner OF
Main street, north of Burris's house be-
tween aud o'clock a heavy-set man with
light complexion and light colored mus
tache, came up; asked me IL knew Burris,
| and where he was; told him he was likely
in his Office; showed him where the Office
was he went to It and leaned over and
was the NAM and carefully looking Mt him
he said, that Is not the man l talked with I;
don't think ever saw this man bradley
before it was heavier and taller man, but
not him.
]. +. MADDUX.
Heard shooting; was at home; heard two
groans heard some noise back of my house;
don't know what made 1t; saw Burris day
of murder talking in anger with strange
woman.
RICHARD +. BRADLEY.
The prisoner here took the stand. Have
lived here since last January; been work
ing at various jobs part of the time /;
never saw Burris; do not know
what kind Of looking man he
is; did not see Cyclones pistol /;
she had pistol some time ago she said KEEL
Ter stole il; that was about three weeks
ago she and had a little trouble; told
her that II she wanted 10 live with me she
would have to give up all other men. Dale
took from his pocket the pistol already re-
ferred to and asked him II he had ever seen
it before. He declined to answer, saying
that his attorney had charged him not to
answer any questions, and that he had al
ready said too much. but finally he decl AIRED
he had never seen the pistol before. He
said: Between 8 and O'Clock on the night
of the murder l was at Creamer's shoe
shop or at Doc. Kessler's; went to see Cy-
clone about o'clock; I was not near the
Occidental hotel that day, only as passed
in the street car to Jail never saw Burris
to know him; never made threat in earn
est to kill any one in my life; never bor-
rowed pistol of Cyclone.
MRS. J. Z. LOWELL.
Live on Main street north OF where the
murder occurred; heard the pistol shot !;
it was after 10 o'clock Tuesday night; saw
no one before l heard the report Of the
pistol; heard a man come UP the alley by
my house and onto the walk soon after the
shot he was about six feet from me l was
looking out of front window to store man
stopped in front Of store his back was to-
ward me; he was a good sized man he
leaned over forward and looked mp toward
Burrris' office. Looking at Bradley she
continued: | could not say whether this is
the man or not, but he strongly resembles
the one saw. The man saw also passed
my window in the afternoon but did not
notice where he went, only he went from
sidewalk east by my store into the alley.
ADDIE LORRErL.
Am fifteen years old; was up at
time OF shooting saw no one at night.
Looking at Bradley she said: He looks like
the man saw come through the narrow al
ley by the house and go back of Bnrris' an !
look into the window: this was between
two and three in the afternoon.
W. d. THOMAS.
Run shooting gallery on Douglas ave-
nue; am slightly acquainted with Bradley !;
he borrowed 4 dime of me 10 pay street ear
fare on Tuesday afternoon when lie went to
jail; saw him get on when he went and
get off when be returned was gone about
two hours he got off on Douglas avenue.
NORMAN KEMP.
Know Bradley by sight; saw him about
IL O'Clock Tuesday night at Miss Minnie's :;
he appeared frightened and nervous;
seemed TO be in hurry; was painting: he
was there only a few minutes; never
spoke to Cyclone; known Burris long
time; never heard him speak Of Bradley.
G. STRING JACK.
Know Burris; have see him and Cyclone
together at her house it was about three
weeks ago; Burris wanted to borrow my
pistol said he wanted even chances with
Bradley have seen Cyclone and Bradley
together, the last time was about two weeks
ago s; let Burris have my pistol; he return
ed it the next day took Eurris to Cy-
clones house, but did not see Bradley there
that night.
MISS IDA MADDUX.
Live on Market street; saw woman walk
ing along street with Burris day of murder;
they seemed to- be talking angrily; could
not dis tinguish words never saw Bradley
before to-day; Burris and woman went up
Market street towards opera house.
NJ. C. FLORA.
Know Bradley and Cyclone; don't know
that I ever saw Burris Cyclone told me
Burris was keeping her money; she said
few days ago she was going to deposit $50
with Burris, and the next day she
was broke. He and Cyclone we're
at Miss Minnie's about 0 O'Clock
Tuesday night; she seemed scared
heard shot after got home; live about 200
yards east from Burris' house.
MARSHAL CAIRNS.
Know but little about the affair: was in
front of Valley house when heard Burris
was shot G. String told me; we at once
concluded that the party who did the shoot
ing was Bradley; when l arrested Bradley
be was trembling and badly excited;
few days before the shooting
Cyclone and Burris came up from Caldwell
OH the train together, aud Bradley was at
the train to meet her Burris saw him and
TO avoid him got off the train on the side
from where Bradley was; never heard
Burris mention Bradley's name Cyclone
aud Bradley were together when I arrested
him; she started of, but before she
had got tar away Bradley called 10 her
over his shoulder, telling her that
he woul.l send her word what to do as soon
as he could Bradley asked no questions as
to why he was arrested, nor did Cyclone
when she was taken into custody.
To give Baker chance to recognize Brad
ley as the man he saw in tho rear OF Burris'
house, the prisoner was brought into the
room and placed in row of severa
other men. Baker was then asked to pick
out his man, but was unable to do so, see
ing no striking resemblance between the
man he saw in the alley and Bradley.
This completing the evidence. the room
was cleared at about 3-l3 p. m and the jury
allowed TO come to a verdict, which was ar
rived at in about fifteen minutes, and is as
follows: ...t fr
At an inqusitiOn held on the dead body
of Il. l. Burris this 10Th day of June. 1884,
IN Tue city oI wichita, Sedgwick county,
Kansas, we, the jurors sworn in said cause.
do find that the said b. l.. Burris came to
his death from the effects OF pistol ball
entering into and through the head of said |
y. J.. Burris; We, the jury. do recommend
that RichardE. Bradley be held to answer the !
charge OF wiiliully and feloniOusly and with |
malice aforethought shooting it through the |
body Of him: the said b. l.. Burris, with in |
tent the said d. l.. Burris to kill.
lSigned. MURRAY MYERS,
Foreman.
ii. NJ. JONES.
j. ID. CALDWELL.
A. j. STANLEY.
WIN. + JEwETT.
THos. II. LYNCH.
The finding of the coroner's jury is a sur |
prise TO no one, and could hardly be other
wise in its nature. While the evidence IL |
purely OF circumstantial aud visionary |
nature, IL bears certain features so strong
Iy pointing to Bradley as the guilty party, |
that il was right ard proper for them TO
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