The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-28
The qa4iehia 4au Eagle aaeduesdan % 2s 1854

murderer These are the mysteries that
remain 10 be solved. The police on
account of other work have made bnt
little investigation yet. All the investi-
CATION that has been made has been done
by the EAGLE, and good many clews
have been found.
From the start everything indicated that
the man was killed by his partner. No.
body had seen either of them for more
than three weeks. Who was his partner,
was the first thing to be ascertained. A
reporter for the EAGLE went to the records
and found who owned the property. 1t
belonged to A. A. Hyde. That gentleman
was visited and he knew nothing about
his tenants or about the murder. Tackled
to the side of the house where the murder
was committed was piece of red card.
Israel Brothers rental agency being known
to use red cards, for rental signs, their
office was visited and after searching the
records the clerk remembered that on De-
cember l2 the house was rented by young
man named John Webber
What Of Webbers
Files were searched and lease for the
building, signed by Webber, was found.
Webber was described thoroughly by the
clerk AS a young man between &c and 30,
medium height, fairly dressed aud with a
very low born look about his eyes. This
description tailed TO Il dot with the de-
scription given of the younger of the two
men who occupied the house. by Mrs
Arnold. Mrs. Upton and others. All OF
them noticed particularly the vicious look
in the young mans eyes and his seeming
inability to look ole square in the face.
There is no doubt, from the evidence,
that Webber and the young man who
patched with the murdered man were one
and the same person. The house was
rented till Jan. 12, and 50 paid in advance.
Evidence was also found that Webber told
that he had a claim in the Cherokee strip,
not far from Perry, and also lot in Perry.
AS there is a record of all those who OWL
property in Perry in the city clerks office
in that town, it will be comparatively
easy matter to locate Webber, il
his story is true. If he can't be
found in that way something concernin g
him can be found through the land office.
A new question arises and that Is was
Webber an assumed name? A colored
woman told reporter for the EAGLE that
she visited them one evening in the shanty
and that the murdered man called his
partner ''Will."
Another colored woman confidentially
told reporter that she knew the murder
ed man very well; that is, she met him
frequently. He told her one night that he
was going to send after his family that he
had considerable money about his person
and that if his family was here his
wife could take care of 1t.
She said he talked with an Irish
accent and was a very agreeable man
He seemed to be good hearted and gener
Gus and she said she felt very bad over his
tragic death. She also knew his partner
but did not like his looks. Mrs. Arnold
and Mrs. Upton also said that the MUIR
dered man seemed to be clever and gener'
Gus hearted.
Name Taylor Knew Him.
Name Taylor, colored woman living
near the candy factory knew both meu
well, but not by name. She used to sell
them coal that she picked up. One night
she was passing and they called her IL
She told them that her husband died
recently and that she had to sell hel
cooking stove to pay some funeral ex
peuses. The murdered man was touched
by her pitiful story, and he said that lie
would be leaving IN a few days and thai
she could have their cooking stove and the
other furniture in the room. She asked
how much they would want for them ano
he said they would make her present o.
them.
Another person heard the murdered
man say early in January that he was
short of money, but that he had written
home for some and expected 1t soou.
1t is thought that the murder occurred
about three weeks ago. The condition OF
the body would indicate that for it wa:
badly frozen, besides the last time anyone
saw him was about week before til,
snow storm, and that was two weeks age
last Sunday.
1t was cold, cruel. deliberate murder
for the possession OF whatever money the
man had. and the murderer ought to be
run down.