The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-31

4 Wound Man Terms TIP al thr wichita
Hospital " ho J. sUSpieiousIy silent.

Il was nearly 10 o'clock Monday nigh;
when a hack drove up TO the Wichita
| hospita. confirming a wounded man. He
| gave his name as Frank Benson, but
would not state anything concerning his
/ home. his parents, friends or relatives a
wound on his head showed that bullet
! entered aear his right ear and came out
directly over the right eye. His cloth
/ lnS was covered with blood stains, his
/ head was swollen and bloody, his
/ eyes wscs blood shot and swollen aad
altogether be looked badly used up. The
wouad was apparently made from twenty
/ four 10 torty-eight hours before, but had
not yet been given any professional atten-
/ Ton. Or. 81. john was called aud he
/ dressed tie wound and Benson IS now an
! inmate OF The male ward n the hospital
I The wound is bad one, bur whether il Is
/ fatal or not has not yet been determined
/ The story lie tells. and that had 10 be
coaxed from him. IS that he was playing
with a revolver when 1t fell 10 The ground
and exploded. He said he consulted
a doctor about II. but that the doctor told
/ him it was only flesh wound and needed
no attention. He said he came from New
! ton, but that statement IS doubted, as the
! train from Newton arrives about ) o'clock
and he did not show up at the hospital
until nearly 10. Il IS more likely that he
came from the south, rs that Is about the
tims the Santa te from tie south arrived.
It IS not customary 70 doubt the story OF
any man but this is AZ exceptional case
and Benson 5 silence about himself is GER
tainly little suspicious. He had SO in
his pocket. but nothing TO show his
identity.
The Winfield Courier Of Monday con-
tanned Nh article concerning fracss that
happened iu that city as follows;
Last Sunday morning about , o'clock
Assistant Marshal Mann and Elmer Weber
merchant police, noticed something
strange in the actions Of a man on the
corner near the Jersey and sat down on
ehe opposite corner near Coffin x Collins
hardware store. In A few minutes man
came out or the store and attempted to
lock the door. What are you doing
there, waa Mann's question. No answer
came and the stranger started away
Halt" commanded Mann. The fellow
whirled and fired two shots at Mann with
out effect. Then began a furious fusllade
Weber fired eleven shots from two big
reyOlvers and Mann Gred six shots.
The fellow IAN 10 the corner OF Ninth
and Main and turned west on Ninth
When the smoke of battle had cleared
away it was found that tue fellow had
been hit, he was tracked TO George Mlller's
residence on West Ninth avenue where
the trace of blood was lost Two or three
persons saw the man running on Ninth,
holding one hand with the other and
handkerchief, saturated with blood was
picked up near John \. EHton's residence.
A boomers camp was visited, where it
was ascertalned that three men had driven
across the bridge and taken ii westerly di
reCtlOu.
The prOprietors or the store were sent
Tor and it was ascertalued that the door
had heen unlocked TO effect an entrance
but nothing WAS missed except three boxes
OF cartridges. They think the burglar
was on "a tour OF inspection and that
the wagon would Lave been brought up
aud loaded bad the police not caught the
te low Inspecting the stock, ascertaInIng
prices, etc
The seventeen bullets fired at the bur
g!dr went everywhere Four struck the
sidewalk, one struck IA telephone pole, one
struck the notwithstanding on tue west
side restaurant, one crashed through the
front of Winfield {; Miiler's store.
The officers looked for the fellows ali
night but failed 10 get track Of Thorn.
That the fellow was shot III the hand was
evident from the manner IN which the
blood was splashed uron the sidewalk
The bleeding was very profuse aud the
Truck showed that he ran very rapidly
There - no proof 10 SHOW tLaC tie
man referred to 10 the Courier, Is the
same man now lying in the hospital; nor
would it be just TO establish a connection
bstweea him aud the Winfield trouble.
but there Is certainly a coincdent there
which is noticeable particularly, when he is
not willing to give any Information con
corning himself