The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-02


Colorado Springs Lately-Arc Both FL
Convicts-They Worked Hard Daytime
Everything is Confessed.
Colorado Springs, July 1.-Patric1
Coyne, the accomplice of William Clarl
the man who murdered Police Offices
Bish and blew out his brains last night
today made full confession of his
share dn the crime. When he was
brought before Chief Dana and asked
how long he had been in town he said
he wanted to tell everything. His con
fession was substantially as follows
His name is Paltrick Coyne, and he and
William Clark, the man who shot Off
Ger Bish, were teamsters and drove q
transfer wagon. They worked on a
commission and usually made So or SIC
a week. Clark and himself were ex-
conSictS from Canon City. Coyne's
number at that institution was 2,13l
and he was sent there to serve a nine
years term for a hold-up. He met
Clark while at Canon City, but did not
know anything about him beyond the
fact that Clark came from Denver.
Coyne was released from the peniten-
tiary last October and went TO Denver
Clark was released from Canon City not
more than year ago.
Both Coyne and Clark had committed
numerous holdups and robberies. They
held up Huggard on the 18th inst, at the
Baptist church and committed the as
sault on Officer Agard about two weeks
ago, and committed numerous hould-ups
They started out last night TO get some
| Il
how they got il. Coyne says that both
himself and Clark were averse TO kill
! ing anybody and only used their guns
| 10 intimidate people whom they were
robbing.
THE SHOOTING OF BISH.
When in the alley last night, Coyne
was caught by Officer Bish, who ares
ted him and took his gun from his pock-
ct and started with him out of the al
ley. Clark was landing some ten feet
away and when he saw what Bish was
doing he drew his revolver and shot
him. The officer staggered and Coyne
started out Huerfano way and then
came back the other way. He walked
slowly out Of the alley by the Gazette
building and then to the corner of Cas-
cade and then ran west. Finally ne
came back to mis- room, where he waited
for Clark to show up. When told that
Clark was dead, he said that he wished
that he was dead, too, and over at the
undertaker'S. He said that all that
ne cared for was to tell the truth now.
TALKS TO A REPORTER.
When seen by reporter he said: ct
have been in town about six months. 1
do not know how long Clark has been
in fOW-n nrOhQflV a war or n -
How did you come to get into this
business when you seem to have a good
record about town."
''Well, we were short of money We
were working, but we were not making
anything. We were not in the habit of
getting drunk or gambling to any eX-
tent We went over to Old-town, once
or twice and gambied for a dollar or
so.'
who fired the shot that killed the
offfcer?''
believe it was Clark. did not fire
a shot at all, because 1 did not have my
gun with me. The officer had taken it
away. No, I would not shoot anybody
70 kill him when we were out holding
up people. If we shot at adj the agree
ment was between US that we were not
to kill. but simply to scare. 1 told
Clark that a thousand times"
Where was Clarke"
"He was behind the corner Of the bull
ding as the officer brought me down.
He was several feet away from US and
in the shade"
''Who shot lrst?''
II could not tell: both shots seemed
close together. At that moment l start
ed TO run down Huerfano street but
gar,a 10 .1r
avenue and then down around the park
of the Antlers hotel and then up to nv
room at Mrs. Green's on Cascade av-
enue."
You made no attempt to pull a gun
on the officer?"
NO sir, nothing of the sort. had no
gun. I am telling the truth; I have no
hope. / did not fire a single shot. God
knows l have enough record without
that. 1 did not see Clark make any
break TO run. do not know how many
shots were fired"
DID NOT SEE THE UNIFORM.
Coyne reiterated his statement that
he did not know how many shots were
fiered as he started TO run He further
says that ne did not know who the man
was who came up 10 him until he found
himself under arrest. He and Clark |
were separated at the time, He did not
see the officers uniform.
When asked about the assault upon
Officer Agard, which they committed |
two weeks ago, he said IL was a mistake |
He did not suppose that they were hold |
ing up an officer, but when they found |
that il was one. they had 10 hit him |
hard TO keep him quiet until they could |
get away. They stole his gun at the |
time.
Coyne is a man about five feet ten |
inches in height, thinly built and stoops
slightly. His complexion is rudy and /
he wears a light muStache His eyes |
are rather large, and blue. While his |
Cheek bones are high. and prot-udfns.
His face as whole indicates no positive |
character.
BOTH HARD WORKING MEN
William H. Clark. the suicide. was |
about five feet eight inches in height I
and weighed $50 pounds. He was |
roughly dressed in flannel shirt. cor |
1uroy coat and vest and pepper and salt
pants. When ms body was stripped 2.
the undertaker's a IS Caliber revolver
was found upon him 4 strange fea-
,ure Of this case is that both % these
men were apparently hard working men
Va NAiAto4A- t--V.l SAAIks-Os Ct SdN> Nla[
they have worked for him steadily sinca !
ast fall. They have always been in
iustrious and honest ana he had 10
fault 20 find with them. - Clark and 1
Coyne were both single men and were
companions. They wore
,lotheS nearly alike. end when CIa-k's
body was found and identified. the DO
ice Immediately concluded Sat Coyne
must have been an Sccornlics or /
-oinS 10 MS room they found him ana /
! coat Of ClsTk's which had hole burn: |
n the side. From this fact the officers