The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-21
KILLED The BOY
AS the Result of a Drunken
Blow
Given Andrew Anderson a Week
Ago, He is Dying
WHILE THE POLICE
Are Looking for Charles Oliver
His Slayer.
After Striking Anderson, oliver
Fell Upon Him.

old son of A. Anderson, who lives at 12O
Buchanan street is dying at his home
and the police are looking for Charles
Oliver, a young butcher, who will be
charged with his death.
Oliver, who is % years old and unmar-
ried, has been working at the butcher
shop of A. Hanson, near the corner of
Sixth and Buchanan streets, and lived
with his parents at Auburndale. A week
ago last night Hanson and Oliver had
been drinking. They were feeling OK
ceedingly drunk about o'clock when
Andrew Anderson and his cousin, John
Anderson. who is about the same age,
were going toward the Anderson home
at 120 Buchanan street. The boys were
in a hurry for they intended to attend
church.
They started across Sixth at Buchanan
when Oliver and Hanson caught sight
of them. Young Andrew Anderson it is
said cried out "helIo' to the men but
nothing else A drunken frenzy seemed
to enter divers befuddled brain and
shouting, "let me catch those fellows"
he started toward the boys
They both ran and John Anderson sue
ceeded in escaping. but Andy was less
feet and Oliver caught him just as he
reached the north side of sixth street
According to the story told by the boy
Oliver struck him twice in the side with
his fist and when he dropped TO the pave
ment from the effect of the blows fell
with his weight on him. Ii is also said
that he kicked the boy.
When the Anderson boy got up he did
not know that he was badly hurt but
when he reached home he complained of
a pain in his side. He instructed his
cousin to not tell his parents Of the oc-
currence and attended church. His side
hurt more when he came home from
church and the next morning he could
scarcely walk. He still persisted that
there was nothing the matter and went
to butcher shop for meat for the dogs.
When he reached the house he fell help
less at The door crying. His mother
helped him into the house and to bed and
he continued 10 grow worse.
The parents of the boy say that they
supposed he had rheumatism and hoped
he would soon be well, and SO did not
call a physician. Wednesday he told
what had happened, and Dr.. Alkire was
at once summoned. He found that the
boy was very badly hurt but thought he
smight recover. The next day he became
unconscious, and though several other
doctors were summoned he never re-
gained consciousness.
dersou home this morning and found the
family grief stricken. Another physic-
ian had just left the house and he told
them that there was no hope for their
son. Between his sobs the father told of
the assault which will deprive him OF his
only child before night.
"He IS dying now, said he. don't think
he Will live more than an hour. NV boy
was a good boy and never troubled anv
ho L 81 u
not have hurt him, l suppose. When he
came home he would not tell me what
had happened because he was afraid
that Oliver would be arrested. He told
his cousin, who was with him, to say
nothing, and he did not tell US until he
got very sick. We thought he had rheu-
matism."
Did you promise Oliver that you
would not prosecute him if be paid the
doctor bills?"
mo sir. l saw Oliver aud he said that
he could give US 50 next Saturday even
ing. He said that he could not help US
pay, l have not yet had a warrant for
his arrest issued. l went over to see
the county attorney last night and he
told me to find Justice Guy and he would
give me warrant. l could not find Guy
and nothing has been done. They saw
that Oliver has left town and can not be
arrested, anyhow
John Anderson, the cousin of the boy
who was assaulted, said: "We were
coming across the street and the men
were drunk. Andy said hello to them
but nothing else. Oliver started after us
and we ran. got away but he caught
Andy and I saw oliver hit him in the
side and then fall upon him. When l
got down the street l waited for Andy
and we went home together. was afraid
OF the men for l thought they would
hurt me. Andy told me not to say any
thing about it We said nothing to
Oliver and Hanson but .hello'"
A. Hanson, who owns the butcher shop
where Oliver worked, said: "Oliver
hit the boy and he fell against the post
at the corner of the street. Oliver had
been drinking, but he was not what YOU
call drunk. l do not think that he
meant to hurt the bov.
II do not think he has left town, He
Is not working today, but he told me
last night that he was sick. Some one
told me that they saw him TODAY"
County Attorney Stafford this morning
telephoned to the police an account Of
this case. and Sergeant Tim Donovan at
once went to work looking for Oliver.
Later
andrew Anderson, the boy injured bv
Charles Oliver, died at 1890 without hav.
ing regained consciousness.
warrant was issued for divers ar
rest hy Justice Guy. and he was arrested
Just before noon at the grocery store of
u. u. knox at the corner of Sixth and
buchanan streets by Chief of Police
Nllkerson. Oliver saws that he had no
thought of hurting the boy. He is in
great SORROW and agitation of mind jus