The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-04
ROUGH TREATMENT.
An Old Man Robbed and Possibly Murdered by
Five Point Outft-Thrown
out ola Window.

/ onorlly before , clock yesterday morn
ing the police were notified that mar
had been murdered in the notorious anC
forever notorious Five Point district. In
response they found that man had been
pitched out Of the tough Jeffrey dive on
the corner of Fifth and Williams. Dr.
! Whitlock was called and found that five
ribs had been broken, the right shoulder
/ and right arm broken and at other points
he was considerably battered up. He was
sent to the city hospital and all dav yes
terday and last night attending physi-
clans were of the opinion that he would
not recover. He was thought TO be bleed
ing on the inside which would end in
death in few hours
The man when found by the police was
unconscious. \ letter was found
on his person and some other
documents which made it quite certain
his name is John Yaher of Douglass.
Later in the day it was discovered that he
was very prosperous farmer there. and
had been spending Thursday at the fair.
tie Is about sixty years, and has a family
respected in his community.
1t was not until after noon that con-
seriousness returned and he was able to
give any information. He stated that he
had tried at the hotels on Thursday even
ing TO get room, and between and 10
O'Clock he was met on the street bv a
stranger who said he also was looking for
a room and knew of a boarding house.
and the two started to it. The stranger
took him TO some house which he sup
posed was boarding house and he retired
and knew NOT hInor
consciousness at the hospital. When he
went there he had 500 in gold and some
other money, but the police on finding
him there were unable to find any money
or valuables whatever in the vicinity.
1t was az once discovered by the police
that the unfortunate old man had been
thrown out Of "a second story window. fall
ing down between two houses in space of
three feet. The screen to the window had
been kicked off and the natural inference
Tds that he had been drugged, robbed and
thrown out the window, very much like
an instance in the Jeffrey den three years
ago on Douglas avenue.
Officer Harmon about 6 o'clock vester-
lay morning arrested the notorious
madame and marched her to the Jail. At
5he Manhattan on Douglas avenue, a tray |
ellug man showing evidences of a night |
)ut, accosted the officer and told him that |
re had during the night been robbed of SO /
n the Jeffrey den. That be was there |
when man was pitched out the window /
md found at that moment he had .
been robbed of so and was quite glad he .
lad his life left He skipped very soon if .
lot before and had not intended to say
il, but the opportunity was
good one. The madame in response gave
he fellow 80 and be retired in good order.
The police wanted an inmate, Nellie
Nayer, but she could not he found 1t
vas found she left the house shortly after
nidnight. She had hired team and left
or Derby and there boarded train yes
erday morning, and was arrested on a
rain at Mulvane and is in Jail
IL was believed that Bob Wilson. com
lonly known as Poker Dick" was the
GLOW who did the throwing out the win
ow. He could not be found during the
ay and last night he was caught by Bur
Dws and Woods, trying 10 sip into the
Ell. He is also in Jail
A colored man belonging to the dive is
$50 in Jail
1t is learned by the police that the rob-
cry was committed about midnight and ! !
he throwing out act bears date of 4:30 1t
believed all those concerned in the affair
'e now in jail
An officer stated last night that Madam
7frey had been arrested in Wichita
llrty-four times charged with being in
urder affairs, passing counterfeit money q
nj stealing, including almost every
ime in the list known to the toughest of I
e tough