Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-24
sistants to be the best of all clews yet
struck. The destination of the party who
fed the city Saturday night is known
INTEPECT

struck. The destination or the party VINO
fed the city Saturday night is known
PUBLIC INTEREST.
The excitement over the affair has prob
SHY exceeded anything in the criminal line
since Wichita really became city. Hun
dreds of people have daily scanned the
ground closely every day in the vicinity,
rewards have been offered and more will
be without doubt. Everyone has had
theory to advance. The excitement has
reached such pitch, that now the cranks
are beginning to make themselves proml-
nent.
Yesterday Sheriff Hays received letter
through the mail, which was from either
some cranky party or some one whose only
object it is to dupe the officials and give
them all of the trouble they can. Sheriff
Hays made two thorough searches yester-
day afternoon at the place suggested and
found nothing. He requests the EAGLE
to say upon his authority, that no more
such anonymous or cranky letters will
receive any attention whatever. II any
one has anything to tell him about the
case he will be glad to give them an
audience.
The letter was as follows:
WICHITA, Jan. %, 1889.
Sheriff Hays.
The disappearance of Mr.. Brown has
caused sensation. Some here said that
he voluntarily left the city. 1t is not true.
The man is dead did not kill him, but
desperate criminal of the city did. l saw
the deed committed. The body can be
found five miles north of the city, on Ar
kansas avenue, or the continuance OF that
road Search the patch of woods TO the
right of the road, one mile north of the
iron bridge over the creek. A WOMAN.
During the afternoon. colored man
claiming to be ciairvoyant said he could
tell all about the mystery, was proclaim
ing his powers as he passed along the
street to the sheriff's Office. By the time
he reached that place, he had crowd of
several hundred people anxious to hear
what he had to say, but when he arrived
there, it took him but a moment to tell
all he knew about the case,-nothing.
THE REWARD $1,000.
The total rewards offered locally are as
follows: For the arrest and conviction of
the murderer OF murderers $500 by the
county commissioners; by Mr.. G. III.
Smyth, S100. making $500. For the recov-
cry of the body the gun club offers 500
and Mrs, Brown offers $500.
Mr.. C. III. Smyth one of Mr.. Browns
most warm personal friends, last night
sent the following to the EAGLE for pub
2 500 REWARD.
For the arrest and conviction of the
murderer or murderers of E. L. Brown.
G.. H. SMYTH.
THE LIFE INSURANCE.
1t is positively known that Mr.. Brown
carried a policy on his life in Equitable
company. the premiums on which have all
been paid to date He also carried up to a
short time ago similar amount, s., 900, in
another company, but his papers have not
yet been thoroughly searched for this pol
icy 1t is not known definitely whether
the premiums on this are paid up or not.
1t is to be hoped they are. Mr.. Brown
was generally careful about his life insur-
ance.
Mr.. E. L. Parker, brother of Mrs.
Brown, arrived last evening from LeXing-
ton. Kentucky, having missed connections
en- route, he was delayed twenty-four
hours. Mrs. Brown has been quite i'll
since the unfortunate discovery was made
and until Tuesday night was unable to
take any rest, but at that time and again
last night she is reported to have rested
with comparative ease all things consid-