Wichita eagle., 1886-12-21

Chow did it happen,' enqulrfd ne eoiu
me that Owens came upstairs ABOUT IL
o'clock and wanted something to drink: ne
said he told him he could have no more that
he already owed bill. Owens walked out
when he 1.-THE bartender heard something 1aii
down the stairway and that there were TWO
others in the room at the time; he sald ne
gave them some beer and upon going out ne
| found this man lying there, picked MIN up
and carried him into the kitchen or dining
room. He said he looked into his pockets,
but found no money, only pint OF whlskey.
John Jerrick. the accused, had in the
meantime been brought into the room by
Under-Sheriff Brown. He was tall, well
formed young man, about % years OF age,
with a f1orid face and red eyes. Upon the
conclusion of Thompson's testimony ne was
permitted to give his statement of the affair.
reside in Wichita. 1 knew the man. l
have seen him at my place. l saw him the
last time on Wednesday evening between Ii
and 12 O'Clock; he was in my place ana pretty
| full when he came up stairs. 1 refused 10
give him q drink; he turned around ana
went out. Just then two strangers 10 me
came in, and while was waiting upon them
heard something fall down stairs. L went
out, looked around and remarked that II
might be some one whom | knew. l found
this man lying at the foot of the north stairs.
knew him, took him into the Kitchen,
washed him and put him TO Ded.
The next morning he arose and went through
my room and have not seen him since then.
The cook was with me when picked MIN up.
Mr.. Nau was not there. l looked III MS
pockets and found no money.
J. z. Gould, the West Wichita druggist,
gave testimony regarding statement made
to him by the deceased Wednesday or Thurs
day night, in which he said that the wound
upon his head was the result OF blow.
G. Doyle, a lumber handler, said that the
deceased told him that he had been badly
hurt by blow given him upon the head
at John Nau's. Upon enquiry as to who hit
him the deceased said it was either
Nau or his bartender but did not now know
definitely which The first time, he said he
thought he was hit with a loaded whip over
the shoulder; the next was on the top OF the
head with, he supposed, sling shot The
force of the blow. he told Mr.. Doyle, was
sufficient to knock him down stairs. 4ester-
day he informed the witness that he had s4l
taken from him at Nau's saloon.
j. B. Carroll, the farmer with whom the
deceased had lived for aboht 10 years, was
the next witness He said that the deceased
came to the city with me last Monday, went
home with me in the evening and left his
house last Tuesday morning saying he
intended going to Oatville. Last Satur-
day week he drew his pension, ninety dol
lars When he came to the city Tuesday he
had two $40 gold pieces besides some small
change. He told me he expected draft
from his brother for $50; do not know if he
got it or not. He paid two notes Monday of
about $40 or $45.
Mr. Doyle being recalled said that on
Wednesday Owens had no money and came
to him to borrow some to pay his hotel bill.
The jury after carefully celebrating upon
the evidence, made the following return:
The said jurors do say that from the testi-
mony given the deceased came to his death
from blows received on top of his head and
we believe that said blows were delivered by
one John Jerrick, Oh Tuesday night, De-
cember IA, 1886, and we do further find that
the said blows were delivered with felonious
intent"
The accused had in the meantime been re-
manded to Jail. Today it is said an effort
will be made by his attorneys to have him
released upon habeas corpus.