The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-08
He PULLED A KNIFE
JOHN MCCULLOUGH EMBARKED IN a
LITTLE TRAGEDY.

With Cleaning Knife He Invades the
Domi,iie of Lizzie Hill and She Flies
Screaming the Police Station for
Observation-Disclosures Woman Trails the
Fleeing Romeo and Brings Him Back
Only TO Engage in 4 Lively Scuffie with
the Limbs of the Law--He WAS Finally
Locked p in the City Prison.
With a flashing razor or some other
keen edged instrument IN his hand and
the blazing fire Of passion in his eye
John Mccullough, with a tragic stride
that would do credit to his famous
namesake, invaded the peaceful home
OF Lizzie Hill last night, and proceed
ed for that lady who, with nimble foot,
made her escape through the back door
and ran yelling to the police station to
invoke the protection OF the law. Night
Clerk Allen was reVelnS in the pages
OF Irilby. while Jim Boards eyes We're
half way out of their sockets TO meet
the revelations of Coins Financial
SCHOOL, when the yelling Of the fair eb-
ony maid disturbed them.
The color line has nc place in the chiv-
on " a i''litttiletli anu Tic Stulit-tllttl
bounded out of their seats. tightly
grasped their clubs and quickly fol
lowed the colorcd lassic to the scene
of the disturbance. The bird had flown
W hen he started TO run, however, Mrs
WIN Hatcher, who was in the house
when the occurrance took place fol-
lowed him and Notwithstanding the in
convenience of heavy winter garments
succeeded in catching up with him on
south Market street. Without club or
star or anything else but the persuasive
qualities of Il Woman's tongue she made
nm captive and coaXed him back 10
LiZZie's home, where officer Jim Beard
was in waiting for him. 3lr. Beard
proceeded to take him when he pulled
out q knife and sWOre by all that was
good and evil that he would carve him
into little scraps if he dared to lay
hands upon him. officer Beard tried
TO argue the case with him but the
more Mccullough insisted that he would
cut his heart and Vitals out and the
sheen Of his knife blade under the pale
moons gaze was a grim evidence that
he was in a position to carry out his
threat if he desired to do 50. Officer
Allen hearing that Mr.. Beard had d
tough customer ran to the scene, but
when Mccullough saw him be took TO
his heels. The race through The back
alleys was an exciting one and finally
Mccullough was caught near the Met
ropole. He fought both policemen stub
bornly and it was impossible for them
to carry him to the station without club
bing him. ~ Mickey has him now
said one Of the colOrcd women as Il
hardy toilcr with blue shirt volun-
teercd to help the police and McCul-
Tough was dragged To the station. but
ne fought desperately every inch of the
way.
II is hard to tell what aroused the
blood of John Mccullough to such a tenn
perature that he wanted to tap the Vi
tai stream of Lizzie Ilill as she WAS
too excited to tell il, but il seems to be
a love affair. The neighbors say that
Mccullough was in love with Lizzie
that his love WAS not reciprOCated and
that being so informed he deemed It
best to dispatch her TO that far distant
land where she could not give her
heart and hand To his rival.
The affair created great excitement
or Williams street and fully 200 people
watched the exciting events that &C
Cured