Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-08
THROAT CUT.
PETER HENDERSON, OF KANSAS
CITY, DANGEROUSLY WOUNDED
LAST EVENING.
Frank Quinn Arrested for the Crime
and Now in the City Prison
Awaiting a Hearing.


came staggering down Fifth avenue, ap-
parently from the Santa Fe coal bins, and
started west on Douglas avenue. He was
accompanied by man of much his own
age and appearance, who seemed to be en-
deavoring to prevent him from falling.
At the corner of Fourth avenue he fell
to the pavement and was lifted up against
the front of George Knorr's grocery. He
was soon afterwards found by the chief of
police who had been informed of his con-
dit.on by his companion. The officer hur-
ried to the place and found him covered
with blood, which was flowing from an
| ugly cash in the right side of his neck.
! He immediately telephoned for an officer
and also for a wagon to take the man to
the hospital
| 1t was evident that the man was seri-
ously injured and the officer COM
meuced to make inquiries, hoping to
| find out something that might lead to
show how ne came to his present condi-
/ ton. His companion confessed ignorance
saying that the injured man was stranger
| to him and that he knew nothing at ali of
! the case. He soon afterwards managed to
escape through the crowd that had gath
cred at the corner and has not been seen
since. Before going, however, he said
something about the injured man having
been cut by a cripple at the Santa Fe
| coal bin, and soon afterwards boy came
around who said that he had seen the man
come down from that direction.
The man himself was apparently I'M
conscious and from him not word could
be obtained. The officers had considera-
bic difficulty in keeping back the crowd
that had gathered at the place and several
of the more inquisitiYe had lit matches in
order to see the cut.
A transfer wagon arriving. he was
| lifted into it and taken to the Be
neyolent home on South Market. Here
Dr.. Purdue and DR. Everett examined and
dressed the wound. There were two
gashes. The largest was ugly and irreg-
ular, extending from well back of the ear
to beyond the median line and came very
near severing the carotid artery, which
would have caused almost instant death.
The second cash was little below it, but
not near SO severe. The wounds while
dangerous were not considered necessarily
fatal
As soon as the wound had been dressed
he commenced to talk some and said his
name was Peter Henderson. He was evil
IDENTIFY intoxicated, and this fact no doubt
tended to make him somewhat incoherent.
He said that he had been employed at
Fowler's packing house, Kansas City, and
had been here only short time. At first
he refused to say anything about the cut
ting, but later on said that the wound was
inflicted by a ''one-legged plug" whose
l., Il
he spoke about several men being mixed
up in the affair and that the reason of the
murderous assault was his refusal to pay
the ''one-legged plug" two bits.
The physicians were at first inclined to
the belief that the wounds were self
inflicted. What led them to this belief
was the absence of any bruises or cuts other
than those described upon any part of the
body. He also appeared very respondent;
said that he would like to die and did not
''see why they would not let him die" He
complained bitterly of his poverty and of
his being out of employment. He, too,
stated that he Wculd. not prosecute any one
for the offeDse.
The injured man is rather good looking,
has an Intelligent face and his appearance
indicated laborer. The only thing found
in his pockets was piece Of soap.
Chief of Police Mcnamara after the
cutting commenced looking for the person
by whom the wounds were inflicted. He
arrested the suspected individual at the
corner of Emporia and Douglas and TAX
ing him to the station locked him up. He
gave the name of Frank Quinn, and said
he had been in the city but short time.
His coat was covered with blood and in
his pocket was found a barlow-handled
knife with blade about two
and one-haf inches in length.
There was no blood upon the knife
but the blade looked like it had been just
wiped off. He strongly denied the crime
and says that he knows absolutely moth
ing about it. His face and general appear
ance is not the most agreeable and the
chief is inclined to the belief that he is the
man wanted. He is not over 50 years of
age and walks with crutch having had
one of his legs amputated.
A boy who had followed the
wagon to the Benevolent home upon
seeing Henderson's face immedi-
ately recognized the man who had accom-.
panied him two days before from Yelling
ton. Henderson spoke about having in
his pocket about IS upon his arrival here;
this boy, however, said that such was not
the case as he knew that he was penniless.
There is yet another theory in regard to
the matter which will be looked up and
may result in something as yet unex-
pected. He spoke of knowing a certain
criminal at present confined in the county
jail, and his connection with the same
crime may not be impossible to prove