The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-30
WOMEN HIS VICTIMS.
MAKING A RECORD AS COWARD on
MADMAN
Laying In Wait for Two Working Women
and Shoo.in. Them without Warning
A Desperate Hun for Liberty
-Chicago's Latest Tragedy.


CHICAGO, Oct. So Mr. Ray Goode and
Miss Lillian Walters were probably fatally
shot Wednesday, evening about $50, by
Asba ]. Burrus, as they were leaving X. g.
Dun & Co.'S commercial agency Office,
where they are employed as type-writeri.
Mrs Walters OBJ erved Burrus standing
: front of the building as She
esI.l, out and said to her foster-sister, Mrs,
3rie: "There's Burrus." Almost before
tn, words were spoken the young fellow
drew from his pocket revolver and with
steady aim fired at the nearest of the two
the elder sister. The girl ran forward to
the sidewalk and dropped at the edge Of
the curbstone. Her sister jumped for
ward to catch her but as she did so
the fellow again fire with deadly aim AS
before AMI tue girl fell into the arms OF n
bystander. Quickly showing tho revolver
into his pocket, the murdsfer glanced at his
victims and ran across the street through
the crowd which came together from all
sides. A boy attempted to trip up
the fleeing man, but he pushed
through the crowd and ran down La
State street to Mali, on and along that street
to Fifth avenue followed by the men who
had seen him shoot the girls On Fifth
avenue his pursuers ganel on the man,
and. seeing his chances of escape were very
few he again drew tne weapon and point
ing it at his pursuars said hs wouli shoot If
they did not let him alone.
While tho man was bran fishing the re-
volver in the face If the crowd Officer c.
Crowley came UP behind him and, knocking
the weapon from MS hand with club, ar
rested him. patrol wagon was sent for,
Gut before 1t arrived the number
4 excited paope increased arounl tho
officer and hi, prisoner. Jeers and
boots were followed by lou cries Of "Hang
himl lynch himl' The patrol wagon ar
rived opportunely, for only leader was
wanting to have changed the bowling crowd
into a revengeful mob. The man was
hustled into the wagon and driven to the
armory, where he was lockel in the muir
dsrer's cell
At the time the shots were fired the street
was full of people The unusual noiss at
tracted q large crowd, who quickly gath
cred around the PROSTATE forms of the two
girls Medical attendance was sent for AMI
ambulance wagons were dispatched to the
place. Mrs. Roy Goode, who was the
first one shot, and who had fallen to the
sidewalk near the gutter was believed
to be dying, and wa conveyed to the
county hospital. Lillian Walter was car
ried to L. c. Boysen's drug store 2lO Clark
ttToeI "ueTo sue WAS attsnu5u ny Dry
don, who probel for the bullet with no suc.
cess. They wers both taken to thu hospital,
whore the physician, did what was
possible for their comfort The
revolver used was IS caibre. and the ball
entered Miss Walters head at the right
temple, about on lin, with tho base OF the
eye, and apparently DETECTED backward AMI
downward. 1t is thought to DO lying near
the base of the skull.
Mrs. Goode was also shot in the right
temple. The ball entered in alnio st exactly
the same relative place as the one which
wounded Miss Walters but in this case it
had an outward as we'll a a downward de-
Election. 1t was found very near the sur
face OF the left cheek, and was readily ex-
tractsi. There was profuse bleeding
through the nose. There is very faint hope
of the recovery Of either and the doctors are
very cautious about saying any thing.
Burrus was seen in Jail, but will not be in
terviewed regarding his crime What the
cause Of the tragedy is seems difficult to get
at, but the immediate cause was the dis
charge Of Burrus Tuesday evening for
using improper language with reference to
the two women, which language was re-
ported to the manager of the Office
(where Burrns also was employed as
dictator). Burrus was requested to
apologize or suffer discharge, and chose
the latter. The rotations between tho
women and Burrus were unfri,ndly
from the time they were employed in this
city by Dun & Co., and for this there are
two causes alleged. One is that Mrs.
Goode and Miss Walters accused Burrus
of stealing gold pen. which he borrowed
of one of them while they were
employed in the St Paul Office
OF Dun & Co, and for that refused to speak
to them. The other is that they are al
legged to have written to Mrs Burrus. warn
ing her that her usband was unfathful,
signing the letter with fictitious name.
This letter made Burrus furious. so his
wife says, and be declared mt once that it
was written by one OF the women.
Both Of the women are handsome, Mrs.
Goode being a blonde and Miss Walters
brunette. The former Is separated from
her husband. Those who know them de.
clare they have frat class regulations and
are quiet and ladylike. They are both from
Ell Paso Ills. Mrs. Gooie is about &c and
her sister "a
Burrus /, from GAINESVILLE. Wis, and is
about 49, He is quiet, gentlemanly APP
psaring man, and his friends are astonished
at his murderous conduct He has a wife
and one child, an infant three weeks old.
LATER.-A reporter saw Mrs. Burrus
Thursday. She is very much Frustrated by
the tragedy. She stated that she could
give no explanation of the shoot
ing. She knew of no reason why
her husband shoull shoot the
girls. She had never received any
anonymous letters which she mistrustei
came from Mrs Goods or Miss Walters,
and she positively asserted that she had
never told any one that she had received
any letters of that character.
The wounded girls were resting easier at
the county hospital Thursday afternoon,
aud tho physicians now think both have a
fair chance to Recover. They were vi,itei
by Miss Walters father AMI mother
Thursday morning, AMI by Mr.. AMI MIR.
EIuson, and arc feeling very hnreful.
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