The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-09-26
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Wnas seems to be murder was com
mitted late Sunday night or early Monday
morning on Waco avsnue about l59 feet
north of First. About l O'Clock Ia the
morning /. man named George Harrington
ran into NJ. r. Divers barn aud stated
excited!y that nau was apparently dy-
ing across the street and little north OF
there Harrington was very excited and
seemed to be scared to go near the man
who was lying PROSTATE. Capt. Diver
and Jay Skinner Immediately went to the
relief OF the man and lighting few
matches they saw pools OF blood and that
the man was very badly wounded. Lam
terms were secured from the Missouri Pa
cific railroad men and more thorough
examination made A huge coupling pin
and an open knife were found near
by and there being evidences OF
scuffls tue police were telephoned for from
Divers barn. Two officers soon arrived
aud after carrying the man to the city
hospital called DR.. Fordycs in who exam
ned the wounds and dressed them. The
man was inssnsib!e when found and as he
was an utter stranger 10 the city his pock-
cts were examined for a clue to his identi-
IT, A paper was found on which was
written the name of A. O. Scott and in the
sweat band of his hat was tho imprint OF
the Keith & Perry store at Rich Hill, Mo.
Yesterday Chief Cone sent some kilograms
there aud an answer was received indics-
ting that Mr.. Scott was well-to-do citi-
zen and stating that his friends would be
over here today.
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on the back of his head. sew
eral gashes on the top OF tho
head, broken nose, badly injured eye
and several cuts on the face. He was iu-
sensible when found and has been ever
since, and last night was not expected to
live till morning.
1t is very hard to tell what the motive
for the deed was. No money was found in
Scott's pockets which fact indicates rob-
berry, but on the other hand his watch and
chain were untouched. The knife that
was found near by was not stained with
blood, while the coupling pin was smeared
all over with blood mingled with hair.
The police st ouce commenced looking
for the perperrator of the deed and arrested
a man at Divers barn who asked permits
Sion to stay there all night. This
arrest was made on account OF
blood stains on the mans shirt.
but long before the deed WAS com
committed this mans shirt sleeve was
stained with blood. He is well known
among the night men in the EAGLE office.
He turned up here about week ago and
late at night called at the reportorial
rooms and asked for work. II do not ask
for permanent work." said he, for
could not hold a position, owing to my be-
setting habit, but would like to get an
odd job of special writing TO do which
would help me on towards Kansas City,
where I expect my half brother to do
something for me for cure in Kelley
| institute" He then took off his coat and
| showed his arm which was smeared all
| over with blood caused by the needle of
cocoaine syringe aud from his arm the
shirt sleeve was badly stained with
| blood. To the cocoaine habit he was an
absolute slave. fact which be. himself,
knew aud despite very sincere efforts to
| give it up he would return to it again.
| He hardly committed the crime as he is
really an honest fellow, although he one
day stole vest belonging to one of the
reporters while he was under of the drug
to All unusual degree. When he sobered
off, as it were, he returned. confessed what
he had done, and asked pardon for the Of
fence. In the conversation that followed
he said that he knew that
he was doing wrong, but that
it was impossible for him to resist tho
temptation at the time. If he had any
thing to do with the assault OF Scott,
which is very doubtful, it must have been
when he was under the influence OF the
drug as in the case of stealing the vest.
Before arriving here he worked on the
staff of one of the Denver papers and IS a
good writer, being graduate of Prince
ton college. He was raised at Toledo.
Ohio. and was classmate OF one OF the
daughters of Mr.. Locke. better known as
Nasty. When he is not under the influ-
ence of the drug, which is very seldom, he
is a young fellow of considerable princl-
ple. He has been offered handsome sums
to write up his experiences as cocoaln
fiend, but he has always refused.