The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-17


into the room where Justice Bloxam
held his court. With bowed head and
wistful air the CID man tiptoed silently
to the rear OF the room and sat down
in an Office chair which had lost its bot
tom and become incoherent about the
joints.
In addition to the lawyers, litigants
and loungers who usually frequented
the courtroom, there were many
strange faces-morbid seekers after the
sensational-tO be seen on that morn
ing. for a murder case was to be brought
up for a preliminary hearing. Chubby
faced young attorneys hustled to and
fro through the throng, bent on keep
ing up appearances and making them
selves conspicuous. At intervals re-
porters would glide into the rear Office
behind the judges seat and make whis-
pered inquiries of the naughty clerk,
who lost no opportunity OF asserting
his American independence by snubbing
those who came to him with civil ques-
tons.
A case in which shrewd bankrupt
was pitting himself against two no less
shrewd lawyers was before the court,
and the audience. which cared not
picayune which should outwit the other,
occupied itself with whispered CONVEX
satiOn.
The old man looked dreamily out
through the window. His eyes were
lifted above the tin roofs of the ada
cent buildings that were glittering I'M
der the morning sun. He looked be-
yond the dizzy height of the chamber
Of commerce out into the broad ex-
drifting and rifting into soft touches
and snow-like columns. The old mans
eyes were dim with the radiance of the
morning and the memorie of other
mornings.
Il beg your pardon, sir?'' A sandy
haired youth with match in his mouth
was speaking to the dreamer.
Putty horrible case that, the KILN O.
that doctors wife. Out n Evanston,
warn't it, mister?''
Il don't know, SIR was the meek
reply. Sandyhair let the front legs of
his chair come to the floor, unclasped
his hands from around his knees and
gazed at his neighbor with astonish-
ment and disgust. Then with NUT
tered ''pshaw' he spat out the match
and stuck an unlighted cigarette in the
corner of his mouth.
At that moment stir ran through
the audience, and those who had not an
uno DStructed view craned their necks
forward that they might see the muir
derer. The old man clenched his hands
tightly and held his breath as the pris-
oner was brought through the door
guarded by two officers. His hands
were cuffed together, but before he took
bis place in front OF the bench the cuffs
We're unlocked. With a grin of indif-
ference for the horror on the faces be-
fore him and conceit at the attention he
excited the burly young rutiian extract
ed half plug of tobacco from his pook-
ct and bit of piece as large as wal
nut. Then he began to chew, rolling
his quid about and splitting at a cooper
alive cuspidor. His eyes were small
and bird like. They were set deep in q
low, desly forehead. His head was
square and closely clipped. From the
top OF the head TO the base of his thick
neck was a straight line.
The charge against him was double
one: house breaking and murder. He
had broken into the house of DR..
kinglev. in Evanston. Alter rifiing the
china sloset Of what solid ware he could
fnd. he made his way to the doctors
bedroom, with the intention Of taking
his watch and money. Mrs. Kingley.
very light sleeper, was awakened by
some noise. and, seeing a strange figure
III the room, screamed That scream
was her death warrant. for the robber
drove his knife deep into her bosom.
Before the assassin had time to leap
through window DR.. hinCiev. who
had been reused by his wife's cry,
g-appled with him. The physician was
a member OF a. athletic club and had
Won prizes more than once for wrest-
ling, throwing the hammer and ether
Samsonian fcats. lie easily kept the
murderer captive until the police ar
rived. Asst happened pat-olman was
passing the Kingiey residence Just IS
Mrs.. Ki1Fley screamed. Blowing his
whistle shrilly the officer leaPed the
fence and. running 20 a rear door. burst
il open and entered. 4 few moments
later two other policemen ran I'd 10 the
corner Just after the first man and Dir