The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-21
SWEET CHARITY.
Generous People Come to the Assistance OF the
Berezved Family OF Wesl~y >pidl..

| Berezved Family of wesl~y SpidI..
| The EAGLE called attention a few DAYS
ago to the wretched condition of the fam
! lily of Wesley Spidle who was killed
| Thursday night by Officer Irish of the
| Metropolitan police force. With the char
| acteristic generosity of the people of Wich-
! tia they came 10 the assistance OF tie be-
| reaved family, and tie writer who made
| inquiries last night found that the desc
| late home contained provisions and fuei
| to last the family until june, sc least.
| Several ladies drove direct to the house,
and in addition 20 this collection WAS
made by Mrs. Rafus Cone, Mrs Bird OF
Waco street and Mrs. Dan Parks. These
| ladies' worked hard and met with success
| from the start Las. night Mrs. Cone and
Mrs Parks reported the following collsc-
| t.onsl
h O. Hitler, % cents, Paddy She's. 25
cents; - Andrews. 50 cents; Murphy, the
grocer. 50 cents; Sexton Bros, 3 cents:
= Butterheid, % cents: Hosheid, p cents.
Pucketc s. Webster 50 cents; - Riley, %
cents; - Smith. % cents; Noyes, so cents:
Rock IsEsad book exchange y centS,Fietz
Bros. 81 cents; Lee and Hall q cents; NJ
Hermann. 81; W. w Hall SO cents: Lou
Sumner. % cents: T. n. Lynch, 81; John
Wallace, the implement dealer, 80 cents;
Fred Smvthe, 81. Hertinger Bros, so
cents: Jones. 20 cents; Dorsey. IS
cents; Biting Bees. 81; Luttreil. = cents,
f.. Vail, 80 cents; Hendrix. . cents; -
Gid, SO cents; G. a Lloyd. 81; A. \. Post
50, Charley Lee, 25 cents Besides this
there were other cash donations amount
ing TO Sill Is from parties whose names are
uukoown TO the solicitors, making total
OF SIS 65
Johrson's uaat market. some meats;
Main street grocery, potatoes: biy-h-arted
John McNsughten and John Braitsch.
Shoes for the whole family; Smith & Don
nell gave them SIT worth of furniture
ana some cash; A NJ Goldstandt, three
hats for the boys. Robert Jacks, three pair
OF pants and Mr.. Hall. one of his clerks,
three pair of pants; Golden Eagle, stock
ings for the children; Murphy. the grocer.
$50 worth OF groceries: Mrs Slower, bedding
and clothing; Mrs. Tom Voss, clothing;
Judge Buckner. s. in money; Mrs. Ran
dclpe of 1906 North Lawrence. a ton of
coal; Mrs. Lease, order for medicines for
the sick widow; Chief Cone, a ton of coal;
Mrs. Cone, quantity OF clothing and
provisions: Mrs. Bird, several dollars
worth Of necessaries. An unknown lady
called at the house and presented the
widow with five dollar bill
A fusionist policeman killed Spidle and
the organ of the fusionists in its last
nights issue wrote his epitaph as follows,
after first referring to him in these cold
cruel post mortem terms, Wesley Spidle,
the coal thief
From the statements OF neighbors it
appears that she and her family are never
thelsss much better off without Spidle
who would not support them. Several
shocking stories of the dead mans treat
msnt of his family are told by the neigh
bors"
Mrs Cochran of the West Side, mother
of Mrs. H. G. Chipchase, has known Spidle
since he was little boy IN Indiana, and
she speaks in the highest terms OF him. A
gentleman called the EAGLE last night
at late hour to say that he Investigated
the matter and that Spidle was very kind
to his family and did all in his power to
provide for their comfort and happiness.
He had no resources but his labor and
every one knows how far that would go
towards supporting four children and
wife who has been sick and helpless for
eight years, and particularly when he had
no steady work during the winter-and a
winter, too at that, that has been harder on
poor men than any other winter for many
years. He worked occasionally for Mr..
Holiday, who gives him an excellent rep
utation. Then again, his stepson says
that he has always been good to his mother
and did everything possible for the COM
fort Of the family. Il is pretty tough to
try and mitigate the ofeuse of public
officer at the expense Of the reputation of
a dead man