Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-10-16
A BoY.s NIGHTMARE.

Another Leavsnworth Murder Mystery
Rivaling the Mettman Qase--David rs.
Davis Accused OF Numbering His Aged
wife.
LEAyKNwoRTH, Kan, Oct 10. 0.-Early
yesterday morning fire was discovered
In the bedroom OF Mrs David Il Davis
at 6l2 Delaware street by Harry Crook,
her grandson, who slept in bed ON tho
floor in the same room. Ho gave the
alarm and Charles Morton, q boarder
Of the house, WAS soon at his side and
aided in extinguishing the blaze, which
was evidently incendiary
While tho two were engaged In
smothering the FIRE David f. Davis, the
husband, rushed down stairs and against
the south door of the bedroom wish such
violence as to push the bed In which
lay Mrs Davis over the blaze. The mat
tress caught FIRE, but was extinguished
before it gained headway.
Morton then seeing that Mr6 Davis
was either unconscious or dead, picked
her up and carried her TO the sitting
room, where ii was found that murder
most foul had been committed-that
the old lady had met her death by vio-
lence just before the fire was started.
The nearest physician, DR.. McCor-
mick. was called and hurried Oxamina-
tion showed that life was extinct
Wednesday night Mrs Davis went to
bed at ten o'clock, and the grandson
went to sleep about that hour on a
feather bed, spread upon the floor. lie
blew out the lamp, which stood on the
bureau, before retiring.
He had been asleep for some time
when he thought he had queer dream
Some one was sneaking around in the
room. He could hear the stairs creak-
ing from the weight OF stealthy foot
steps. In his dream his grandmother's
voice cried, Help, Harry, help" lie
struggled with the nightmare to waken,
and rousing himself he found the carpet
blazing around the broken lamp in the
center OF the floor The boy is small
for his age and not strong
The body was examined by Acting
Coroner White and taken to the parlor
and a number of persons summoned as
jurors, where later an autopsy was held
by Drs Goddard Lane and NJ 5. Thorn
as This revealed three spots Of extra
vasated blood under the scalp and over
the frontal bone with no evidence of
violence on the outside. Five or six
bruised spots were found on the right
forearm, each the size Of 25-cont piece.
A large spot or bruise on the left arm
with a large clot OF blood under the
skin at this point and the skin
chafed, little hood oozing out
The brain and heart were healthy,
lungs filled with frothy nleus
and also showed some signs Of death
from asphyxia A small abscess was
discovered in left kidney which, the
physicians said, might have been caused
from convulsions which might have pro
ducod sudden death.
Tho opinions of physicians appear to
be that the woman was rendered insen-
BILE by n blow in the forehead, as
shown in the examination, and then
prevented from breathing by something
held ever the mouth and nostrils
Mrs Davis had had troublesome times
of late with her husband, a suit for
uiNoEtc pelHE now pcHuluH III th' us
tr!ct court. in which most cruel treat
ment was charged against Davis.
Wednesday morning Davis, who was
permitted to live in the house, asked his
wife to drop the divorce and give him
$50, saying that he would then leave her
forever. This sho refused to do, when
he said she would be sorry for it
Tracks leading TO the north window
OF the sitting room were discovered and
Davis boots fitted them precisely.
Harry Crook claims Davis came through
this window, which is open at nights,
and from there entered his grandmoth-
er's bedchamber
Mrs Davis had made frequent state
ments to friends and neigh bors about
Davis brutal treatment He is only
while she was past seventy /
years. lie is a carriage blacksmith by T
trade When arrested he had the mar
riage certificate in IA pocket He had /
been married about ten years