The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-21

az ara dying" Il have been poisoned
They have killed meri Were cries that
aroused the dodgers at 122 South Lawrence
avenue yesterday morning.
The utterances were made by Young
woman who WAS brought 70 the boarding
house OF Mrs Litcbfeld in hack at a
late hour. James Ro-s. a witness attend
ing the circuit court, was alarmed al the
outcry and informed Sheriff Royse. who
Immediately began an investigation OF the
matter.
The sheriff found a young woman, Civ
ing her name as Ella Turner, in an excited
state of mind bordering on lunAcv. She
was brought to the house in hack from
Towards barn, and accompanied by a
young man named Albert Strauss, of Ar
kansas City. who is a clerk in wholesale
house of that place. The young woman.
il was learned was daughter OF J. ".
Turner, who resides four miles south of
Arkansas City, near the Chillocco Indian
school. The patient became violently
worse and DE- ST. John was called. who
gave her sedative and advised he- re-
moval to the Wichita hospital
She grew perfectly insane during the
day and in her wild rawlings tore her
clothing aud kept the attendants busy,
with DR.. Hoffman, in preventing her from
committing suicide.
DR.. Hoffman stated when asked as TO
the case As follows: During the evening
a young man, who spoke with foreign
accent. came and asked permission 10 take
youiig lady, who was in the hack, 10 the
hospital. | asked him where sue was
from 10 which be replied, From near Ar
kansas City l informed him that the
county commissioners had instructed me
to admit no persons from the adjacent
counties to the hospital, as they (the COM
missiouerS) were growing tired OF taking
care of tn. unfortunate of other equities
That Cowiey county was able to take care
of her own sick bit that as an act of
humanity he might take the girl there,
bus be must take her away Oh the first
train. Tue next l heard of the parties
they were At the boarding house on South
Lawrence, and this morning on my visit
10 the hospital / found the girl raving
maniac. The young man had left the
city. laid the matter before the county
commissioners who instructed Sheriff
Royse 10 telephone TO the sheriff OF Cow
ley county to come and get her. | am
satisfied she is suffering from. something
more serious than an operation for sbor-
ton. The young man said that the
girl had been paralyzed few
years since, but had partially
recovered. She had several bottles Of
medicine with her but the name OF the
physician had been removed and | could
only tellttnat the medicine had been pur-
chased at Arkansas City"
Sheriff Royse said: Il was called TO the
house during the night by a witness who
was attending court was satisfied some
thing was wrong and gathered up several
clews which bore evidence OF the crime
of abortion having been committed. At
. y lr,.T IL.
and talk perfectly rational, while soon az
Ter she would begin trothing at the mouth
aud rave like a maniac. Her clothes she
tore in shreds, while the manner of rolling
her eyes and throwing her arms indicated
she was suffering Intensely | called DR..
Hoffman and he gave her a hypoGermlc
infection. During her lucid moments she
SAID: i have been intimately acquainted
with young Strauss for eight months, and
a short time ago 1t was deemed by both or
Us that lt was necessary that | take some
medicine. DR.. Baker OF Arkansas City
prescribed for me and | began taking his
medicine. i now know that they poisoned
me and | viii die. | was brought here
10 be gotten out Of the way. am anxious
TO go home live near the Indian school
south of Arkansas City IL the strip
Sheriff R1yse continued: III has be-
come the fashion for adjoining places to
turn of their unfortunate upon Wichita
70 De taken Csre OF. Immediately Iele-
phone the sheriff OF Cowiey county to
come and get the girl. Also TO come to
my Office and would give him all the in
formation in my possession. lie stated that
he or his deputy would te mere on the first
train and take the girl hOm=. / Will say
that the case is Que Of the >addest when
has come under my observation. and |
hope | Will never be called TO witness such
Suffering again a. the young girl Is pass
ing through As the results Of mans per-
fidy. OF course it can not he said whether
the names brought IN tue case by the girl
are reliable or not. a. II may have been
but the mag nations OF dlsordered
mind "
The girl that was seen 1t the Wichita hos
pital Is apparently about - Years otiage.
she Is prepossessIDg n appearance, 6nd a.
sadder sight could uog tie seen than 70 Wit
ness this young gin n her wild moments
She Toald tear her clothing in shreds, pull
out her hair by the handful and throw
herself IN terrible agony.
The sheriff OF Cowley county arrived on
the train last night and WILL take the CIR.
TO Winfield this morning. She was rest
ing easy az II O'Clock when seen by Sasrln
RCyse and the sheriff from Winfield.