Wichita eagle., 1890-01-16
me on my guard
a. Who do YOU think did ite

me on my guard
.'Who do you think did its
"'Well. have no idea l have not heard
any guesseS made yet, but / think you had
just as well turn your attention TO tho ne
groes. No white man did that deed
"'Why do you think sor
= because no white man would have taken
everything from a mans pockets, as tho muir
derers did from his
"'What did they taksf
Everything. They even took little
piece of tobacco, about that measuring
on his finger-and you know no white man
would have cleaned him out like that
Ibid you search the bodyf'
"'No; his son told me about IL, Is how I
came 70 know
SPY this time VIC had reached the place
where they were holding the inquest, and
cautionins him not 20 reveal my identity.
left him
Son the next day met the murdered mans
son. Heidi not know that was a detsctive.
and began 70 ask about the murder, and
among other things casually asked ~aat the
robbers had taken.
"'Why, they took his watch, his knife, the
buttons out Of his shirt and his pocketbook.
Just cleaned out his pockets
"'That allf
G so far as know. They just took every
thing they could find, il seems
" Did he have much money!
He must have had n considerable sum,
as it was Saturday night
What cid you say Just now about that
piece Of totaccoF
g Il didn't say anything about II, but sinos
you have mentioned IL Irenember now, thai
be must have carried n small piece Of plug to-
hacco. He was q very economical man, and
be always kept the crumbs cleared out Of his
boxes in the store during the week int on
Saturday night be would c1rt OF little psecs
and put il III his pocket 10 chew on Sundays
That was bis practice, invariably, and hs
must have had piere with him, but none
was found when ve searched his pocksts'
" That Is little strange, and maybe tina
murderer or murierers took that also.'
% They must have done 80, for IL was sSsch
a rulo with him that know be did not have
the store without mis- Sunday p.ece II plug
tobacco
81 left the young man and set 70 work In
good earness then. The marshal cane 81 my
assistance, and was very salicttous aboCs
catching the criminals secured the town
and community for some e.ew, bat the mere
We sought the more thu mystery deepened.
"For two days ~e worked like beavers, AMI
at tho end Of the second day | became fully
satisfied in my mind that ! had the thing
dead. Goang down town ] found the marshal
and placed hirn under arrest. hen nrrcs:~
a baTkeaper ~ has acco'nplsce- Ths nevB
spread Ike wiidGre, snd the cf;rzsrs were az
ucst ready tc mob ne, but ] bad tbs two
men cnErIDstted 10 jan.
when the trial cs1Iss or the twelve jurors
were not out twenty MINUTES tefor. Trey
brought IN a verdict Of gsilty Of murder
with a recommendation for rnsrcy. The rs-c-
ornmendation vas Urged and carried by ths
twelfth man who would Dos axrroto rvDdrx
q verdict Of murder pure and Etsnpls On or
cumssan.iai evidence.
I'm delivering se1srEos tho t1dg> told TIE
rlarsaal that were L nc. for thse reooznEozs-
dation- which kfs him 10 ds~-csloE< he
would pat tbs extreme penalty a tbs s~
upon bun, 70 veil sa:4s1~i wa &c Of tse EEIait
Of tbs prisousg q. tee bar
~And De wen, up far nfsF
"Ys, and fp@at 81 years II tAs prnit>o-
tiary Bat Govornor. b.eTAs-gs psronoed
him o<1t a. sooa a. be was ssscssd- You Sc
De hel.ese5 . the i3rooe3os Il - ei.zst. -
o. ussd .1se paT,loAEng pow.r % sf ain a.
asertyr
"And TIE piece Q, tos@noo vas ths FRA
clr~r
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TIE kssa oorzIrrsd - ros tai - Es-s-s hav.
krso~p . grsA. 6@al sho.z. Il ~ have been .Sss
20 dssTlbe even tiss s$zs a Il, sltAooxh -
did ros ssarcS tie pocxs.. sza had 10 --x<a
tax knowing thai ts,s usxrdzrsa man eHyr,~4
sssch piece usiess Ne took q fro<n ems purkss
alts- tie sz=rssa< --At<zn.. Cos.ztz.staL1-