The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-03-12
THE SELLS TRAGEDY.
An IpterVisW With the Alleged Murderer.
AdhsFOs 70 HIH Statement.

0sAaE MISSION, KAN, March ll.-A re-
porter has succeeded in obtaining an In
terylsw with Willie Sells, the boy who
stands accused OF numbering his parents,
brother and sister, When seen the pris-
oner was calm and smiling, and did not
act at all like a newly made orphan, He
protested his innocence, most emphaticalIy.
He ia past 16 years Of age, five feet six
iuChes in height, and weighs about l45
pounds. His complexion Is fair, eyes
hazel and his hair light; his nose is
straight, and his large, hTm mouth and
good forehead complete rather intelli-
gent looking face, His wrists are unu-
sually large and his handb big and musru-
lar, He seemed determined not to COM
NIT himself in his conversation. Alter
saying that he went to bed about II
O'Clock, falling asleep almost Immediately,
he was asked what woke him up. He re-
piled;
~ don't know. When l first awoke
there was a man standing in the partition
door with his face to the sOuth room and
back to me. didn't speak, but jumped
up and commenced to dress. The lamp
was lit and on the stand in tho other
roam, WRty was in bed with me, lying
next to the wall, My pants was hanging
on the back ot the he'd, and | Sat up in
bed and put them on. While doing so
the man turned and ran ou! OF the east
door OF the north room, Neither Of us
spoke, Then went throughthe partition
door into the south room, where father,
mother and Ina slept, and put on my
socks aud boots, While doing this look.
ed up at tho clock and saw it was $3.50. ]
saw father was not in bed, but did not
notice whether the rest were or not, He
lay on the floor, but did not speak to any
ofthem. Noticed blood on his face. There
was no blood on my boots or socks. Then
| went out through the east door oI the
north room. II took me Just half O minute
to dress fully, did not look at Waty, nor
did | speak or call TO any one. did not
notice blood anywhere else bnt on father.
When / went out, saw q man standing
at The southeast corner ot the house, but
didn't speak to him. He ran around the
house aud alter him. He picked up
rock and threw at me, but did not bit me.
/ ran him down the road about hall a
mile, when he came to man on a horse,
holding another animal. He jumped on
the extra horse, aud both men rode of to
the south. | passed three houses with
people in them while chasing the men,
but didn't call out once. He was low,
heavy,set white man"
"What did you do after the man had
ii vent to Mr.. Wendell's house and
reused him. told him that there had
been q man at our house who had hurt
father and he came and went back with
me. The light was still burning and he
went to the door and said to me Willie,
your folks are all murdered And did
not say anything, The neighbors com.
menced coming In and | went over to
PRICES and went to bed and slept till
morning" -.
"How did that blood get on your shirt
and drawers2"
~ don't know how 1t got on my drawers,
but 1t may have got on my shirt in the bed,
II the man killed Waty while was in
there"
All the members OF the family belonged
to the Methodist Church, and all were
highly respected. Mr.. Sells was a school
teacher, and had Just flushed winter
term ut springbranch school house the
Thursday before. his murder. No motive
can be found for the fearful deed.