The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-08-12

The man with the bloody shirt who has
been mentioned so often rs the maI
wanted to throw possible Light on the
murder OF Willard Stark. but whose very
existence has been a matter of public
doubt, has maierialized at last aud now
lies in cell in the city prison under ths
name Of Ed Flynn.
Early Thursday morning Willard Stark.
the night watchman at the ola union de-
pot. was found lying on desk in the
building with his head smashed in, MS
pockets rified aud bloOd-stained coupling
pin by his side. From the effects Of bis
wounds he died Thursday night lie
never resIined Consciousness and the
mystery OF his death seemed insolub!e
On Thursday afternoon ABOUT o'clock
the Rock Island section foreman on duty
near the stock yards saw Il tough looking
character. shabbily dressed, washing a
pair of suspenders and necktis in the
creek. Subsequently he saw the same
man in nox car aud noticed that his
shirt was bloody. he telrphoned police
headquarters and Sutton and Woods were
on the ground IN a very short time but the
man had taken bis opportunity to slip out
and get away. He had also been seen by
TWO Young fellows who Mere max NJ thrir
way from Wellington 10 Hutchinson
They took pains To note every detail! OF his
dies and appearance, aud described his
bloody shirt with lis three red letters, C.
l. r, IN Old English text. on the front
Ina shirt Is OF white linen, well made
not much worn, very dirty, with a small
biooi spot on the bosom, another on the
right SHOULDER, aud several large deeply
cOlored splotches between the cuff aud
elbow Of the right sleeve and on the under
side. Still aIove the elbow is large
number OF spots and specks disposed
exactly as II the blood mad been Splashed
from the hand backward, aud constitutes
the most suspicious circumstance Ia the
entire case.
The boys caught a freight out of the
stock yards aud went 20 Valley Center,
where the train men put them of They
stayed there all night and on Friday morn
Ing encountered the same man OF the box
Car. lie had walked up from Wichita
during the night. He struck the boys for
a cigarette aud Went his way. The bows
not knowing exactly what To do, but haY-
ing their suspicious fully aroused, relin-
pushed their purpose OF going on TO
Hutchinson and walked back to the city
TO report TO the authorities. arriving IN
time to start Harry Sutton up to Newton
on the l:31 Santa Fe train. He Kent hi,
eye out along the road aud was assisted in
his wesch by ihe train men. but no one
was seen tramping by the railroad. Ar
irving at Newton be enlisted the sheriff OF
Harvey county aud the marshal OF New
ton, aud together they searched The town
until satisfied that the man WAS not there.
Sutton then came back to Wichita, while
Sheriff Judkins took the evening
train for Burton. He soon found hotel
where four hard looking citizens were
Engaged ia SctuoOing, or some such mental
work. One OF these exactly filled the de-
OF the man Iu he box car, and
also had a bloody shirt on. RE was
promptly arrested and taken back 10 New
ton on the nsxt train. Sutton was wired.
aud went up yesterday, returniu. at 5:4J
with his man. lie was given another
shirt In place of the now famous bloody
shirt, and locked up ~ one of the cells OF
he city prison
lie gives his name As Ed Flynn and saws
he Is = native OF Ireland He has b-oyue
that you could brush your hat with. but
uses II only TO remark that he is not guilty /
and t1at be has nothing farther 10 say
He IS about , fl. 10 ia. high somew bat
STOPPING. not heavily bullf. roughly .
dressed aud Of an exceedingly bum cast OF [
He was Temcm be red by the !
police and the records show thpt ne speat
The night of July l9 in the lookup and .
gave the same name. He i known 10 have
been IN the city on the night Of tue muir
Ier.