The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-01
THE HILL KILLING.


ARKANSAS CITY, Kan, Sept 30.-Colonel
4. NJ. Hey of the war department arrived
here last night to investigate the killing
OF John r. Hill by United States troops
on Saturday, Sept. 10Th, the day the strip
was opened to settlement. He COM
menced to take testimony this morning.
Weir OF Kansas City. He saw the killing.
1t occurred about 1906 o'clock p. m, three
miles from the state line.
A. A. Abbott, the next witness, saw the
soldier shoot Hill at the southwest corner
of the ChiloccO school lands. He said that
Hill was in the lead.
l.. d. Long testified that he made the
run from the state liue one mile east of
Chilocco. One soldier refused to let him
go 10 the south line of Chiiocco Another
said he could go, but the first would not
let him go.
Rev. j. c. Seton testified as to the row.
dyism of the soldiers. and how one OF
them, drunk, arrested him in the city and
was taking him to camp under cover of
revolver, when, through stratagem, he es-
capped.
William Brierley saw the shooting of
Hill. He ran from the state line west of
Chilocco and so did Hill. The crowd
started on the run because of the firing of
two shots by the soldiers. They were
tuOuSDb 10 ct bue SiSEdi.
Rev. ID. ID. DeLons gave his statement.
He was at the southwest corner of
Chilocco and saw the killing 1t occurred
at 1905 by his watch, standard time. He
drove TO where Hill lay on the ground and
after a few moments conversation with
Others looked at Hills watch. 1t marked
1915. There were thousands of people
ahead of Hill when shot. He then related
as to the disposition of the body and the
property. He also told of the drunken
condition of the soldiers when in the city.
G. ". Vaughan related how he had
brlbed the soldiers at the booth in order to
get registered without delay. He was ap-
preached by a man when he was at the rear
of the line and told that he could get him
self registered for 81 So He went with the
man and gave HIM 81. He was told that
when he saw a soldier raise a stick to go to
the booth ana give him IA half dollar.
He did so and passed in. In the tent he
met another soldier who told him to get
out He slipped a half dollar to him but
the soldier wanted more and he slipped
another half aud was registered. Mr..
Vaughn stated that William Fitzpatrick
told him he had done the same thing and
also a man by the name OF Sellers.
Harry Long of Ell Dorado, related his
experience with the soldiers. He was
camped at the government spring opening
night when drunken soldier came up,
pulled his gun on them and threatened to
shoot their brains out; called them s--n-
Obs, aud demanded money for hay
which was at the spring He gave the
soldier 90 cents in payment for the hay.
He also told of the soldiers shooting E. n
Smiths horse in the state.
William kirkpatrick stated that he wss
approached by man, unknown. who told
him he could get reg gi.tered by tipping the
soldiers. The man charged 81 and told
him TO give tie soldier 50 cents He WIS
registered but in The excitement did not
give the soldier his tip.
o. h kirtley, James Sutherland. e.. w
Cuun.nham aud Peter Ho!ien beck testified
this afternoon IL regard 10 tae coadBcs of
the soldiers aud the shooting OF Hill. Il
was iii substance similar to the above
Colonel Heyl viii he here several days
taking testimony, and be wants all who
KNOW anything ia regard 20 the killing of
Hill or the bAd conduct of the soldiers to
call on him and give testimony.