The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-06

Yesterday afternoon Chief OF Police
Burt, Tom Mahan, John Huff and Char
lie Daniels returned from few days
hunt down at !Englewood. An express
wagon was procured and Charlie Luz
ling's long trunk was loaded into IL with
the other parphnalia Of the hunters, who
drove down Douglas avenue with their
broad brimmed hats waving proudly IN
the breeze and their heads held high IN
the air. They drove up in front OF Dan
iels' establishment and very ostentatious-
" divided the spoil. They went Gut al
ter ducks, geese and turkeys, but they
returned with twenty-five ducks, no
geese, no turkeys. but with deer. This
deer was very proudly borne across the
street TO a butchershop, where IL was di-
vested of its cuticle and dressed and cut
up in good shape.
The BOYS were very proud Of their sue
cess. and a recital Of the event in detail
was asked FOR, but il was either lack OF
inclination o. dramatic ability wntcn
caused the reticience, but il was not
forthcoming. Charlie Daniels was given
credit for the act, but he could not be
found to make personal inquiry about 1t.
story. It was discovered that James
Hamilton, ex-state treasurer, and Mr.. d.
Harris Of Topeka were upon the tram
which brought the hunting party up
from EngIewood. In some maner it leak
ed out that there was some mystery
about the killing Of that deer. There was
a great display of Winchesters among
the crowd, but the deer had been killed
with BIB shot. A butcher happening
along took look at the carcas OF the
deer hanging up, and remarked that II
must have been shot with rope around
its neck When asked to explain. ne
only laughed and would say nothing. A
hunter takes great pride in dressing his
prize, especially anything as large as
deer. But this one was not dressed at
ALL
Things began to look very peculiar and
the Eagle reporter had his pencil shar-
pened real sharpe by this time. He start
ed out for further information and &C
cidentaIly stumbled onto Mr.. Harris and
he began to questoion him about the mat
ter Immediately.
You came up on the same train with
the hunting party. did You not?
Hunting party ?-um-er-ha, ma
ahem. Who do you mean?'
"Why you know Charlie Daniels and
those fellows. Come, now, you know
who I mean
"why, yes. came up on the train with
them"
'Wen, now, do you know anything
about a deer they are supposed to have
killed?''
mo, 1 don't know anything about 1t.
Now look here, young man, you can't in
terview me. 1 can't tell you anything
about it. II did they would know
where it came FROM"
"Well, you see it is reported around
town that they did not kill that deer"
Ha, ha, ha, laughed he, and then brought
his face back to its usual calm with
jerk. Questions were steadily fired at
him, and the small wrinkles running
| backward from his eyes spoke more ex-
pressively than he could with his mouth,
but no more could be learned from him.
Diligent search was made for Mr..
Hamilton under these peculiar circum-
stances, but he could not be found. II
was learned from another reliable party,
however, that had learned presumably
from Mr.. Hamilton, that the deer in
question was killed by cowboy by the
| name of Jack Sucker who works upon
Berry Nations ranch out from Engle-
| wood. The deer was purchased from
| him for a consideration of $37, providing
he would keep his mouth shut about the
matter.
Now Mr.. Daniels may have killed that
deer or it may have died Of apoplexy, bu,
Ii still looks funny from the peculiar
point or view taken by SO many.