The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-07
ALWAYS KANSANS
Those Armenian Atrocities Are
Nowhere
Compared With the Slugging,
Robbing and Murder
OF KANSAS PEOPLE
By the Criminals and Cutthroats
Of Kansas City.
Every Day Furnishes a Fresh
Victim.
nGNE WNN Ann NO 0nnn
POLICE ARE NO GOOD.
Chief Irwin of That City No
Earthly Good.
Criminal Element Runs Riot in
RumtOWn.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Dec. THE fifth
Kansas man within ten days has been
slugged, robbed, or murdered in Kansas
City and still the police appear to be IN
able to bring anybody to justice. 1t will
not be long until the attention of the en-
tire population of Kansas is called to this
state of affairs, and if reform is not soon
made there will be an appreciable de-
crease in the number of Kansas visitors
to Kansas City.
Shortly after 9 O'Clock last night
frank M. Elliot, of Denton, Kas, pushed
the storm door aside and started to enter
the postotfice.
He had taken one step when a high
wayman raised a sluDgshot and dealt
him a powerful blow on the right temple.
He pitched forward on his face and the
robber began searching his pockets.
From his hip pocket the thief took
purse, containing between $40 and $50
and Kansas City, Fort Scott q Memphis
railroad mileage book.
With deliberation, born of
an utter lack of fear of de-
lection, the highwayman rolled his vic
tim over and tried to steal his watch.
Stunned and bleeding, Elliot managed to
hold tight to his timepiece and the rob-
Der arose and coolly walked away.
Elliot was taken to the Central police
station. where it was discovered that he
was suffering from conclusion of the
brain. His right side was paralyzed and
there is very little hope of his recovery.
He was then removed to the All Saints
hospital
The robbery of Elliot was one of the
most daring in the criminal history of
this city. 1t was planned with consum-
mate skill and carried out to murderer's
taste. The police were early notified of
the assault aud robbery and scores of de-
tectives and special officers sent out, but
no clue to the perpetrator of the crime
couldb found. Like the murderer of Chas
Francis Early, who was stricken down in
front of eX- Councilman Foley's saloon
one night a few weeks ago, and the
death of Mary johnson, who was found
drowned in cistern at Twelfth and Vine
streets two weeks ago, there is every
probability that this crime will ge down
in local criminal history unsolved.
Elliot, the victim, is a state organizer
for the Populist party of Kansas He is
unmarried and lives with his father, who
is prosperous farmer not far from Den
ton, Doniphan county, Kan. He has a
cousin in this city, EugeLe Hinckley.
city ticket agent for the Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific railroad, of 3016 East
Eighth street. Elliot had contracted to
lecture through Missouri for the Popu-
list state central committee, and under
direction of A. Rozelle, the state chair
man, was to deliver a lecture at Lamar.
Mo-, next Monday night. He has been
in Kansas City about ten days, stavinp
with his cousin on East Eighth street.
Last night, with a man named Robinson.
who is editor of q recently exploited
newspaper in this city called the Field Of
Reform. he attended service at All
Souls church at Tenth and Broadway.
When NJ. L. Duffy, the janitor, discov-
cred the body of Elliot it was lying in
the small space between the storm door
and the Lostoftice door. 1t was about
$50 o'clock. Duffy had just finished
tour of inspection of the building and
had stepped from the middle entrance to
the landing outside. and after remaining
there a moment, started to re- enter by the
north door. When he opened the door
to the storm enclosure, he heard the man
groaniug. Duffy Immediately called for
assistance and notified the police.
Duffy says there were no suspicious
looking characters about the government
building last night that he discovered,
and that it was unusually quiet. He
says that Eliot was slugged as he entered
the building.
One reason why the Kansas City police
cannot capture the criminals that infest
the city is because a large number of the
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