The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-12-07
- LANDERS CAUGHT.
The Ex-W chita Murd .rcr in the Hands of
The Law.

| Landers. the man who committed the
murder at Topeka Friday night, has been
arrested, and is Low in Jail at the state
capital.
He was found hiding in haystack.
north of Topeka. where he had remained
four days and nights, while the officers
were looking for him in every direction.
Landers lived in Wichita till recently,
| aud the lrst work he did here was at the
Coronado club, although he had worked
at the Carey and other places in the city
| much longer.
The man he stabbed to death was Alex
ander Howard.
The Topeka Capital makes the following
comments on the crime and arrest of Ian
| ders:
while Landers will probably get the
full benefit of the law for his crime his
punishment began very shortly after be
committed the crime. He was seen last
night by a-Captal reporter In his cell aud
the story Of his existence sluce Friday
night is a hard one. His hands and feet
have all been badly frozen and the dinner
he had ut a farm house yesterday is the
only food he has had since Friday after
noon.
s'As soon as be committed the crime
Landers left the hotel and wen. north
crossing the Rock Island railroad bridge
over the river. He followed Rock Island
track north for several miles and passed
the asylum, As he says, meaning the re-
form school. When four miles from
town. or about mile and n half beyond
the reform school be went into field Of
hay stacks and crawied under one of them.
ut was then 10 o'clock. Friday night,
and from then until Tuesday morning lie
remained there, most OF The time unable TO
move Friday night aud Saturday, it Will
be remembered, it turned very cold aud
before morning Land-rs' hands and feet
were all frozen aud he became SO cold he
was unable TO move. IL was not until
yesterday morning that be was able to
crawl out from bis hiding place, and then
when he attempted 10 get up he fell over
helpless. After laying Ia the sun awhile
he got up aud went 10 farm house,
where be got something to eat. After
STAYING at the house for two hours he
started for town. Hall way in he met a
farmer who took him 70 the police station
at his own request.
"At the station Lsnders Of course did not
deny stabbing Howard. but he said he had
no Intention Ok killing him
Ladders suffered great deal last
night He spent nearly the whole nigh.
Ia rubbing his svollea and di-col-
cred feet His hands are also badly
swollen but re mol in such bad condition
as his feet, because his tight sbses stopped
the circulation. His shoes Were as tight
as the skin, and Justice Chesney cut them
of for him.
'Lauders is probably one OF the last
men who would be picked ont as a muir
derer He has good face and IS very IN
teiiigent He is very modest. quiet fell
low, AS seen in his cell. A few hos bloods
among the negroes have been making
threats against L-nders If he ever got
within their reach; bat cow that he ha-
given himself up and will have TO stand
trial every body viii undoubtedly he Will
ing 20 ies the law take It's colrse
"Ptobsbly the most surprised man 20
learn that Landers Is safe ia jail will be
Chief Lindsay when be returns this
morning from - Joseph, where he weGs
10 look for him.