The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-27
NO INQUEST HELD.
THE CORONER DID NOT INVESTIGATE
HISPATHERS DEATEOPPICIALLY.
No Blame Laid on Dr.. Furley for
Rev. McCollister's Death-The
Deceased Was Very Deaf
Memorial services
Will be Held Today
by the G.. A. II.

Without any warning Rev. John L.
| McColiister IS years of age, minister in
the Methodist protestant church OF Udall,
! a citizen of Kansas for eighteen years and
a member of the G. A. r. was summoned
from the ranks OF the living at the corner
| OF Main and Second streets in this city
Sunday morning just before coon.
Reverend McCollister had come to
Wichita on the morning train and was on
his way up Main street TO the home of
his son Coroner McCollister Just as be
went to cross Second street DR.. c. c Fur
ley IN light buggy and driving at jog
trot came across Main street on his way
from attending patient on north Waco
avenue to the house of another patient in
the south part of the city.
Those who saw the accident say that the
old gentleman seemed TO have seen the
buggy aud in his endenvor to get out of its
way. fell or that he fell from some cause
of which they knew nothing; that he fell
before the horse reached him, and that the
buggy wheels passed over him just above
the knees or just below them.
DIR. Furley saw nothing amiss and was
entering we'll upon Second street when hs
raise the least Bit as if they had passed
over something soft He would not have
noticed this had it not been that he was
on the paving. He looked out of the side Of
his buggy and back aud saw man lying
on the paving of the street.
rGs Immediately turned his buggy to the
side, let his horse stand on the street and
ran up to the man who was apparently
dead A passerby also ran up aud said
"a doctor should be called" II am a
doctor" said Dr. Furley, ''but there is no
need of one as the man will never re-
cover"
He was then carried into the Occidental
hotel. and the patrol wagon was tele-
phoned for.
Sheriff Royse heard that man was
killed at the Occidental hotel aud on his
way down informed Coroner McCollster
of the fact without knowing that it was
the Coroner's father. His son
was lear when the accident
occurred and saw it was his grandfather.
He ran home for his father, but missed
him, so the coroner did not know that his
father was even in town until in his official
capacity he looked upon his face. 1t was
terrible shock.
The patrol wagon arrived and he was
taken to st. Francis hospital where he
died about an hour afterward, in the pres
ence Of four attending physicians, Doctors
Furley, Hupp, Fordice, and w. A.
Minnich.
All the marks on his body were an army
sore on his ankle. bump on the back of
his head, bruse over his eye and about a
half inch of skin On his nose was injured.
The bump could have come from the fall
and the injury to the nose aud eyes from
rolling over onto the hard pavement when
the buggy went over his limbs.
His nose and his one ear bled some 1t
was decided that he died of appoplexy.
DIR. Furley was seen yesterday and he
said that he felt terribly over tho matter;
that he knew nothing had happened until
he looked back and saw the lifeless form.
At the time the coroner told Sheriff |
Royse to put the doctor under arrest until |
all investigations were made. but also |
urged the doctor to attened his father. He |
afterward willingly released the doctor
and yesterday gave the following carl to |
be printed:
Having thoroughly examined the cause |
OF Injuries III tn0 ueAtQ OF my UelOVcu |
father. Rev. John McCollister, on Sunday,
Feb. 25 at noon. l wish to publiclyex Onor-
ate DR., Furley from all blame in the
matter.
II consider him blameless, as he was
driving at AN ordinary pace and my father
must have fallen between the wheels, ac-
cordiug to the evidence, after the horse
had passed the crossing.
''Dr, Furley did everything in his power
to save my fathers life after the occul-
renee. but he passed away in a few hours
after the fall all medical skill being uu
avaiiing owing to his advanced age.
''M. NJ. MCCoLLISTER, Coroner"
after thorough investigation Of the
above evidence l believe the above facts to
be as stated.
"W. H. BOONE, County Attorney"
The funeral will take place from Gar
field hall today At $3.50 under the charge of
the G. A. r. Rev. Harmon vii preach
the sermon The remains will then be
conducted to the Santa Fe depot at $50 to
be taken to UdalI, where The G.. A. Il. post
of which he was captain. will receive
them.
The Woman's Relief corps are expected
to assist the G.. A. r. aud the S. of " in
the exercises, and all friends are invited to
be present.