The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-09

with him and / am now fully satisfied
that he was not in his right mind when
! he did the act
Walter w. Scott and Sarah Jane
! Higgins were born under the same
star and if there is anything in plant
tary influences on the destiny of man
Walter Scott and his wife were sub
ject to the same influences. For they
were both born on the 18th day of May,
1874, and consequently were neither u
years of age.
They were not only born on the same
day but their mothers have figured out
that they were born at the same hour
of the day. There could not have been
20 exceed fifteen minutes difference in
their ages.
Walter W. Scott and Sarah J. Hug
gins were married three years ago and
before they were IS years of age They
lived happily together and two years
ago daughter was born to them who
still survives her parents. Her name
is Goldie Scott.
Last summer Walter took to drink
ing good deal and then there was
trouble in the family. \ druggist in
the city told a reporter for the Eagle
that Mrs. Scott went around TO a num-
her of places where liquors are kept
and forbid them selling TO her husband
and that he thought this caused
John Higgins, father OF Mrs. Scott
was asked in regard to that story yes
terday and he said that was the first
he had ever heard of il. He did not
believe his daughter had done that but
said she might have done 50 because
she always tried 10 keep her trouble
with her husband from her parenets
Mr.. Higgins said that he had learned
since the shooting that his daughter
was expecting something terrible TO
happen.
1t seems that when her brother came
up to the city on Saturday night that
Mrs. Scott warned him against her
husband as she had a presentation
that he was going To kill some of them
but Mr.. Higgins says he did not know
that until after the shooting.
4 reporter for the Eagle called at the
Huggins residence yesterday. 1902
South Water. The remains OF Mrs.
Scott were there bat Walter SCOTS
parents had taken his body 10 their
home.
Mrs. Higgins was Frustrated with
grief over the sad affair. The good old
mother was unable To even imagine
why Scott should Kill her daughter.
Arrangements had been made for
separate funerals. EggleSton post @.
y. r. to which the parents OF both Mr..
and Mrs. Scott belong. were trying TO
arrange for one funeral
The grief stricken father Of Mrs
Scott said that he had arranged for a
separate funeral but IL was all right
with him 10 bury both at the same
time. He said his means were limited
and that * the reason that he had ar
ranged for 3 separate funeral and not
through any spite work.
The reporter told Mt Higgins that
he would like TO see Goliie. the child
Of the unfortunate parents. Mrs. Hug
gins said good ueiShboT. Mrs. Nil
Iuer. had taken GoISie over 70 her
home on Main street. and Nj Hug
gins offered 10 walk over and show the
reporter Goldia.
The MiiIners are German people and
when Mrs. Nilmer answered the SUN
mons at the door she said Cioicie was
eating her dinner She opened vie
the door ana said come in
There were three children Al the ia
he and when the reporter and NJ
Higgins entered little 2-year-cid tieldie
Scott with her face q eoquet OF smiles
reached oct her hand u shake with
Grandpa EuccinS. all unconscious Of
the terrible gloom that hung over her
home
Cioldie Scott has golden hair and far
complexion, but her eyes are perfectly
black and they sparkle and giis,eE
when she talks her baby prattle-