The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-12
HIS CRY OF DISTRESS
STARTLES THE OFFICERS AND Pc
.DESTRIANs THIS MORNING.
"Murder, They are Killing Me" Sends
Number of Men Providing Through
Darkness to North Water Street Where
Search Fails to Disclose Even a Battle
Field-Then Comes a Cry From the
Switch in the Rear of a Coal Office in
Feminine Voice Pleading for Mercy
1t was a yentriloquist.

Murder Murder" was cry that
rang out on the night air this morn
ing at L o'clock on North Water street,
near the junction Of First.
Immediately the ofFae-s and a mum
Ter CT citizens rushed to the aid of the
supposed sufferer. bet they were DOOM
ed 10 disappointment and, although the
search was kept NJ for some time with
lanterns. 10 marks o. violence could be
found nor ever. the battle ground.
All were uInin.s 70 the corner Of
Douglas and Main. each one doing his
best to unravel the mystery when again
th5re came q cry from back OF the
Wichita and Western coal Office. in a
feminine voice. "Ob, come quick; they
are numbering me"'
There was no mistake this time, and
three officers and half a dozen boys.
hack drivers and dogs made a break
for the place from whence came the cry
Of horror, bur only found two cats and
a bob-tailed rooster sitting on the coal
shed.
By this time everybody was hot, and
they had fathomed the mystery-at
least they supposed they had-and
came to the conclusion that they had
been made the victim of a ventrilOquist
and a hotter set of men it would be
hard to find anywhere, and a solemn
VOW was taken to kill the perpetrator
of the joke on sight, providing he can
be located.
Dan Parks. in speaking of the case.
said: There is not a man on this beat
but what would give a big discount on
his monthly check if he could locate
this william. There has not been an
hour for the past week but what some
one has been given a cha se Of this kind
but the devil has never called out muir
der before.
The other night I nearly broke my
neck crawling up 10 the top story Of the
old Santa Fe block to furnish assist
ance to some one and was left To-
night l never once dreamed of It being
anything but some one being killed and
if you hear of any one being found ac-
cidentally killed you can bet your life
the boys have discovered the william
He is the best mimic I ever heard and
can duplicate any bird or animal ever
heard.
II remember when George Mold was
here he used TO give US a chase once in
awhile. but he could not hold A candle
10 IIlS ItllOW- 4 udll pcilCNc llc 4Na-
low goes with the crowd and laughs TO
himself while he kept up straight
face.
1.-The other day two women came run
ming to the police station out of breath
and said that there was a baby being
drowned in the river, because they
could hear the cries of the child in the
water, but they could not see any one.
A search was made, but of course,
nothing was found
II remember years ago We had one
of these critters in town and he caus-
ed US no end of trouble until one day
Jim Cairns discovered the william and
he was fined SIS for disturbing the
peace. This man will catch il, because
Dad Jenkins and Ireland are laying for
him l half believe that John Fisher
knows who the fellow is. because he al
most Kills himself laughing when We re-
port it 10 him. This thing is getting
terrible tiresome, and when a cry does
come for help it is liable not TO be
heard"