The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-06-07
SHOT To KILL.
A Cciored Man Fatally SHIT Fer Alleged As
sauft on n Whine Noman.

A Cciored Man Fatally SHIT Fer Alleged As
ssuft on whine Homan.
At 1890 this morninn "a coiored man
uanlee Aikeos was shot and fatally
wounded by Officer Sutton at the house
occupied by Mandy Hamsnan and girl
named Ronsey, on English street, near
The corner OF Fourth.
When an EAGLE reporter arrived or the
scene Aikens WAS lying in the Middle of
tie street in a pool of blood w i,h five bull
let holes through him. Dr<McCiees was
in attendance but could do nothing except
10 wait and have the ulau transferred 10
The hospital.
THE GIRLS STORY.
Mandy Hannah aud the Rousey
woman were seen al their domieile Il
shart time after the shooting bnt did not
feel inclined 10 say much at first. After
q little coaxing the Hamman woman said:
Ne and Miss Rousey here were sitting in
GU: room counting cur money when
Aikens came TO the door ana said he Ind
something o show u. He came i'll as he
said tais aud began looking at our pictures
and finally made an indecent proposal 10
Miss Rouscy. She would not listen 10 him
and finally asked 10 have door the shut. /
told him would not do it aud then lie
dragged Miss Rousey into the sleeping
room. By that time Officer Sutton came
in and welt into the room and
Aikens began 10 strike him with
his cane. After scuffiing a long time Mr..
Sutton pulled on: his revolver and shot at
him three times. That is all have to
say"
OFFICER sUFToN's STORY.
Officer Suttcn was seen at the police
station at O'Clock this morning and he
said: IL had some business down in that
part of town and as passed Mandy Ham
mans house | saw this man Aiken stand
ing i'll the doorway talking to the women.
Just then two men came along and Aiken
left and went into the alley, / did not
take much notice of this rs | knew the
man pretty well. After transacting my
business i'll the other place | returned up
English street and as l was passing
the Hamnianu woman's house | saw
her in the door and heard u
racket inside. | found Aiken and the
Rousey woman in the room and upon my
appearing there he immediately jumped
on me anu began DOunulHS me Win cdno
or stick | tried to explain and reason
with him. but he would not let up. | then
saw that he was getting away with me
and pulled my revolver and began using
it, We fought until we got out into the
middle of the street and he was still tight
ing like a tiger | thought that he may
possibly have razor, and / kept calling
for help. Two men came running up and
/ told them ] was policeman and wanted
help. AS they failed to ses my star and
us l WAS dressed IN plain
clothes they evidently did not
believe that l was policeman and did not
give me any assistance. Aikens finally
fell to the ground from mere exhaustion,
and l was worn out myself / fired five
shots and | think struck him every time.
| knew Aiken well and he told me many
times that be was bad man and couidn't
be arrested by ter men.
One bullet went through his head. an
other went straight through his chest
while the others struck him in different
places in the body.
Aiken is about SO years old and worked
in Reeves barber shop on North Main
street.
Later-Aiken died at 1870 a. m. while
he was being conveyed to the hospital in
the ambulance.