The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-07
HE DIED GAMELY.
An Unknown Burglar Run Over
by the Cars
While Seeking to Escape From
the Police.
RIBLY CUT y P.
To the Last He Refused to
Tell
Who He Was or to Give Away
His Pal.
HORRIBLY CUT q P

An unknown man who has every ap-
pearance of being desperate criminal,
was killed this morning in attempting to
get away from the police.
Shortly before o'clock this morning
Patrolmen Owens and Ewing, stationed
in the Union Pacific yards, saw two sus-
picious looking men lodging behind the
cars. They were told to halt, but the
strangers broke into a run, with the Of
ficers in pursuit. Several shots were
fired, but were intended to frighten them.
Near the Santa Fe junction the strangers
attempted to jump on a swiftly moving
train. One of the men made it safely
and was soon out of reach of the officers,
but the less fortunate stranger lost his
footing and fell under the wheels. He
received fatal injuries and died at the
police station at $3.50 this morning.
Car wheels passed over the lower por-
tiOn of his body four times, and he was
mangled beyond all hope of surgical
skill The first time the wheels passed
squarely over his hips, crushing the
bones and cutting the flesh and almost
severing his lower limbs from his body.
Evidently the man tried to crawl off of
the track. And the next time he was run
over little above the knee, and once
near the ankle, cutting off the left foot,
and crushing the right one. His left
arm was also cut off at the elbow, and
he was badly cut on the back near the
shoulders
The stranger called to the police, "Get
a doctor boys; they can save my life,
with my nerve" He said his name was
Charles Jones, but it probably is not He
was taken to the police headquarters and
placed on a cot in one of the onter rooms.
City Physician Mitchell came and told
the man he had only few hours to live.
"If there is anything you want to give
up before you die; you won't have long
to do it in" the doctor said.
81 have nothing to say" replied the
dying man. ppm ready to die"
"Where is your homer" asked 4
policeman.
81 have no home"
"Any folks or relatives?"
mo"
who was that man with you this
morning?"
THAT was my brother"
"Wouid you like to see him before
you die?"
mo; l don't want to see him"
had any trouble with him?"
"Not bit; don't want to talk about
it.'
A half hour before he died the man
lapsed into unconsciousness and re-
manned in that state until death came to
his relief
The stranger has every appearance of
being one of a gang of either burglars
or footpads. He had in his possession
six -barreled revolver and dark lantern.
After he was dead a leather belt was
found about his waist, in which was
silver mounted dagger nearly a foot in
length
There is no certainty about the dead
mans name. He said his name was
Jones, but on the inside of the belt the
name J. R Ganson was printed in bold
letters In small package of cigarette
papers on his inside pocket the name
Cornelius La Blanchy was written in a
foreign hand. The latter name is rather
believed to be his real name as he is a
Bohemian. or is thought to be. He is
blonde with light hair worn long and a
small mustache. He is of slender build,
about five feet, eight inches tall.
The dead man is supposed to be 3
member of gang, as man
believed to be his partner was
captured in North Topeka last
night by Officers Owens and Ewing, the
same policemen who tried to
stop the last two. The man ar
rested last night gave his name as
William Delaney, and he had in his pos
session a revolver, q dark lantern and a
mask. He is being held.
When the Bohemian was dying this
morning Delaney was brought to him and
asked, ''Do you know this MANI" Delaney
looked startled and turned red in the face,
but said, after a moments hesitation. 81
never saw him before" The dying man
had his eyes closed and did not see De-
laney.
The police had photographs taken this
morning of Delaney and the dead man,
and an effort will be made to find out
who they are.