The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-06-23

her. 1t was evident that she did not
agree TO the suicide, else she would MOI
call for help.
The bodies were then taken TO IN
dertaker Gills and the clothing ana
property of the deceased We're aiken IN
charge by the coroner
CAPTAIN Holm Ash was found to be the
uncle OF Mrs. Hart and he was mott
fed. He recognized her and then con-
viewed the news to her sister, Mrs. James
Merritt. living on Ohio avenue. After
that the parents Of both parties were no
tilted. The parents of Mr. Hart are
Mr.. and Mrs. John W. Hart, for twenty
five years residents Of Furley, this
county. The parents of Mrs. Hart were
Mr.. and Mrs. James Ash, residents for
an equal length of time OF Sunnydale-
Ida was either born in the county or
came here a baby with her parents.
Both knew each other nearly all their
lives and were married July 4, 1889. He
was born at midnight between the 3lst
Of December and the 1st Of January,
and would be y years old next New
Years. She was about %.
The body of Mr.. Hart will be sent to
Furley this morning for burial; the body
IF the wife will be seat tomorrow morn
ing for burial at Sunnydale. They will
not be buried together as requested
She will be buried with a sister and he
with a brother. There is not very
cordial feeling between the two faml-
lies.
There has been some domestic trouble
between Hart and his wife for a couple
of years, but il would not be good taste
70 n If xx-hz no are
The stories afioat may be true or they
may not be true; il will do nobody any
harm to give the dead all the benefit of
the doubt Both OF them have already
stood before the judgment seat of God
who temperS justice with mercy. He
knows If any sins have been committed
and there is no appeal from his decision.
The gossip can't hurt the dead but he
may hurt the living. All that may now
be properly let go and forgotten.
The inquest was held yesterday and
verdict was rendered in accordance with
the facts. The jurors were: James How
ard, Clarence Smith, Ed Dumont. Abe
Wright, John Hohenschiat and w. F.
Wagner.
The witnesses who testified were: E.
L. Smith, Harry Sutton, Mrs. Bliss, DR..
Darrin, C. r. Stewart and H Tdod. They
knew but very little, If anything, ex-
cept about the location Of the room and
the condition of the bodies when found.
When the reporter called at John
Davis office in the court house yester-
day afternoon he saw a sad sight Uncle
John Hart, the father of the deceased,
was there. He came there TO get the
permission of the county attorney 10
take his sons clothing home. With him
was the little 7-year-old son and only
child of the dead husband and wife. -
A fine little fellow that boy was. He
was neatly dressed in a dark suit and
a red waist He had a fine and hand
some face with thick dark hair curling
over a fine forehead. No man could re-
press a tear upon looking at that fine
little boy and thinking of the great
tragedy which left him the only link.
The poor little fellow did not realize the
situation. He played in the large office
chair OF John Davis while the reporter
was talking TO his grandfather. The old
gentlemans eyes were filled with tears.
Eyes, we expected this for two vars"
said Mr. Hart. as wiped away his
tears with a hand that indicated him to
be an industrious citizen
'fDo you think it was agreed between
them TO commit suicide p"
They had such an agreement once be-
fore My boy sealed it and gave il to
his mother about two years ago. L
often told him that their troubles would
end this way and I was not greatly sur
prised when l heard of this last night.
He was good boy, but he thought too
much of her.
By this time the little boy had fallen
asleep in the chair. His fine head rest
ed on the arm OF the chair, blush was
on his cheeks and little beads of perspi-
ration stood on his noble looking white
forehead. It was while asleep that the
human nature In that little boy realized
something terrible. He was evidently
dreaming, for the poor little fellow who
had played ten minutes before now
moaned lowly and sadly and started
now and then as If he had seen with his
minds eye the terrible tragedy being
enacted before him. He finally started
out of the chair with frightened look.
went over TO his grandfather and laid
his little head. so full of nice dark hair,
down on the old gentlemans knee. If
the man who caused trouble Gf any be-
tween that father and mother could see
that little boy then, and had any kind
of a heart in him, he would not consider
hell too hot or eternity too long for his
own punishment
Does the little fellow realize anything
about the tragedy" asked the reporter
of the grandfather
NO" was the reply. II told him
coming down this morning that his
papa and mamma were dead, and all
he said VS.: Grandpa, are you going
to bring them home in the wagon"
The old mans eyes filled TO overflow
ing with tears again, a lump was in his
throat. he could not say any more and
the reporter didn't ask him another
question.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hart had been in Wich-
ita about a month. They lived al the
Santa Fe hotel but moved TO the room
where the tragedy was committed al {
o'clock Saturday evening.