The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-18
MORE ABOUT SPURRIER
Particulars Received About the Case From
Denver

Further particulars concerning the at
ttrnpted murder and successful suicide
by James 8. Spurrier was received from
Denver yesterday in Mondays issue of
the Rocky Mountain News, which says
in special dispatch from Glenwood
Springs:
This afternoon about o'clock a trag-
edy took place at the Yampah Springs,
close to the swimming pool, by which a
young man took his life, after seriously
wounding young woman with whom
he had been keeping company, and gen
tleman accompanying her narrowly es-
capped from death from a shot intended
to take his life. 1t appears that Miss
Nina Cornell a young woman. who lives
with the family of David David, a cloth
Ter in Greenwood, was invited to take a
walk this afternoon with Mr.. James E..
Wilson, young man about 80 years of
age, and who has been resident here
for over a year.
''They walked over the bridge to the
pool. and had just taken a drink of the
1ampah Springs water when they were
accosted by young man named James
B. Spurrier, compositor employed in
the office of the Ledger, who had been
paying attention to Miss Cornell With
scarcely any warning Spurrier pulled a
revolver from his pocket and fired at
Wilson. the ball striking the sleeve Of
his overcoat at the shoulder and passing
through his undercoat without striking
the person.
'Spurrier then fred two shots at Miss
CORNELL, one ball only taking effect, strik-
ing in the back near the top of the right
hip, ranging downkard and lodging in
the right groin.
Then raising the pistol with both
hands, he fired ball into his left lung
about two inches above the heart, kill
ing himself almost instantly. The shot
fired at Wilson shocked him sufficiently
TO cause him to fall to the ground, but
speedily recovering himself he arose and
taking Miss CORNELL, walked with her
taken to the office of DR.. Bond Stowe, the
company physician. DR.. Stowe called to
his assistance DR.. Frank Hartley, who is
stopping at the Colorado: Mrs. NJ. H.
Dean, Cook and Robinson OF this ci,. d.
and placing the young lady under the
influence of ether, probed for the ball
but have not yet located it with certain
ty. While apprehensive of a fatal result
from the wound, the surgeons think there
is a chance for her recovery. The body
of Surrier was conveyed to the morgue
of Louis Schwartz. An inquest will be
held probably tomorrow when further
facts will undoubtedly come TO light.
Coroner Clark this evening viewed the
remains of Spurrier and decided that ii
was not necessary 10 mold an inquest.
Spurrier's mother lives at Wichita Kan.
A telegram was sent to her this evening.
Miss CORNELL Is Swede. She has
been in this country seven years, five of
which were spent in Denver, coming
from there to Glenwood Springs in May
last. Miss CORNELL was taken TO the
hotel Yampah where she is resting quiet
~ this evening. A further search for the
bullet will be made tomorrow
No further particulars have been re-
ceived by the family. The body is ex-
pected TO arrive about noon today, and
will perhaps be buried tomorrow from
the residence OF his mother, 70S South
Market street.