The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-08
SHOT In THE HEAD
MRS. UNDERWOOD SHOT IN THE
HEAD WHILE GOING TO CHURCH

She Was on the Arm or Her Husband
Going to the Revival Meeting at the
second Baptist Church on Mead Ave,
One O'Clock Her Temparatars Wa Low
Last night between $50 and o'clock
Mrs. Alice Underwood was shot in the
back Of the head by B. c. Clark, VINO up
until three months ago was in the en-
ploy of Mr.. Thomas Shaw Mr.. and Mrs.
Underwood were on their way TO pFo-
tracted meeting, being conducted in the
Second Baptist church, near the corner
of Mead and Second streets Wnen
within fifty feet Of the church Clark
leveled double i5arreled shotgun and
fred al Mrs Underwood. Six OF the
small shot took effect in the right side OF
her head. She fell TO ground but was
soon conveyed TO the residence OF Mr..
RUDE Johnson, at 246 North Mead avenue
and Just across the street from the
churcn AT 10 O'Clock, under the advice
OF Doctors AlcCiee5 and Whitlock, the
attending physicians she was conveyed
TO her apartments in the foutn floor OF
the Fourth National bank building on
the corner of Douglas avenue and MAJ
ket street. The doctors do not think
that the wound. viii prove serious
All Of the parties concerned in the az
fay are coIored people. Last night at
about $50 Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Under
wood started to church. When they
l..zl r1c
the church Mrs. Underwood saw Clark
said to her husband There he is" He
turned and saw Clark. He said that ne
saw something in his hand but as ne
had seen aim in the afternoon with a
walking stick he thought that was what
h saw. They did not hurry, "a they or
Mr.. Underwood did not dream OF any
danger. When elr and Mrs. Under
wood were within about fifty feet Of the
cnurch Clark had gained on them and
when ne wss behind them only about
ten feet he pulled the trigger on his
double barTeled shotgun and hit Mrs
Underwood just behind the right ear.
Six Of the small ibuckslot struck her.
One passed through the ear, two lodged
in the right cheek and the others lodged
in her neck are the ones which may
two of the balls and got them. The snot
in 1er neck are the ones whooh may
prove serious. AS soon ss Mrs. Under
wood was injured she was conveyed to
the residence of Mr.. Johnson, at 246
North Mead. There her wounds were
dressed and al 10 O'Clock the ambulance
was called and she was taken to ller
home in the Fourth National bank
building
Mr. Underwood, who is the janitor OF
the Fourah National bank, was seen at
the residence of Mr.. Johnson last even
ing and he said
MY wife and I were on our way to
c&1urch. My wife saw Clark and called
my attention 10 him. l did not think |
anything about him. I noticed as 1 |
turned my head that ne had something |
in his hand but thought il was a cane. |
When he got within ten or fifteen feet OF /
US ne puA,a up his gun and fired. The !
shot took effect in my wifes head. We
were walking arm in arm
Have you had any trouble with |
Clarke" was asked.
None whatever. I saw him about $50
this afternoon"
Had Clark been drinking"
He did not appear 80 TO me-"
Did your wife know Clark before she |
married y0u?"
mo sir; We came here from the east" 1
B. c. Clark is a married man, but for /
the past few months has not been living |
with his wife. Mrs. Clark resides az 21O 4
South Mosley avenue. Clark for long
time worked for MIR. Thomas Shaw, but /
for the past three months ne mas been /
doing nothing. Yesterday he borrowed /
q double75arreled shotgun from Richard /
Drake, VINO lives on Mead avenue, be- I
tween Second and Third streets. The /
gun is a 12-bore and the shot in 1: was
small buckshot, or filberts. After Clark !
shot Mrs. Underwood he turned and ran /
south on Mead avenue. He threw the
gun into a wagon, and when il was found |
the other trigger was cooked. Every I
thing indicated that Clark had intended /
to fire both barrels He had not been ap-
pretended az midnight, but the whole
police force had been notified 10 look out |
for him and all trains were being care
fully scrutinized. Mrs- Underwood bled |
profusely ar the nose and the wounds in
her neck may be more serious that was
at first considered.
Clark has not been living with his wife
for some time, and he was seen to enter
rle Fourth National bank building on
Monday afternoon. He -oomed on Esss
Douglas avenue on the south side OF the
street, between Lawrence and Topeka
avenues. He met Mr.. Rube Johnson, an
o5her colored man, who runs a grocery
store at 244 North Mead avenue. about
o'clock in the afternoon and gave MIN
some keys and also paid bin of 90 cents
which his wife owed. He asked if that
was all she owed. as he wanted 10 know,
as he intended 10 leave the city. Mr..
johnson tried to get him to say here. as
he knew every one here and his friends
we all here. Clark told him he could not
stay here any longer. Mr.. Johnson had |
both OF his small children with him and
Clark gave each OF them a penny. Tn
derWood. his wife nor no one else knew
what was the cause Of the shooting If
they know they viii nor tell. Both Tn
derwood and mis- wife have borne an ex-
enplory reputation. The cause last
u llS2lk was a fltH SAS-s. diil itt ertS Ntl4l |
rhrow any light on the subject. From
actions 1t would seem taa.
he did not know.
When an Eagle reporter reached the
s-sne Mrs. Underwood was under the in
f1ence Of morphine and cosfld not talk 1
Some say tAa< Clark was shooting ssf
sou3e one else. others that ne was drunk