Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-08
A LOVERS CRIME.
A Man Shoots Three Women at
Kincaid, Kan.
A LIKE TRAGEDY IN MISSOURI.
A Farmer Near Weaubleau City Hacks His
Stepmother and Her Sister withs
Corn knife-The Man APP
pears Insane.

KINcAID, Kan, April Sin a fit OF
George Miller, who has but
been released from an insane
asylum, shot but did not kill Mrs. Bur-
key and her two daughters, Efte and
Jennie Kirby. Miller was captured
after being wounded in a fusillade with
the officers. The cause seemed to be
that Miller was infatuated with one OF
the girls and was angered at being re-
fused her company. Miller, whose
home is in Moran. called at the house
about two o'clock yesterday afternoon,
raped at he front door and asked
to see Miss Etfie Kirby, q daughter OF
Mrs. Burkey by former marriage. Mrs.
Burkey told him he could not see her,
and ordered him to leave, shutting the
door in his face. Miller whipped
out revolver and shot her.
the ball passing through the glass in
the door and then entering the upper
portion of Mrs. Burkey's right breast.
When she fell to the floor Miss Efie
Kirby, who had run upstairs when
Miller first approached the house,
hearing the shot, ran downstairs and
tried to assist her mother to place of
safety. She had helped her as far as
the kitchen, when Miller gained en-
trance to the house and again began
shooting. This time the bullet en-
tered Ellie Kirby's back just above the
left kidney. He then followed some
younger girls out Of the house, shoot
ing at them as they ran, one ball
slightly wounding Jennie Kirby. The
younger girls finally reached the Wal
lace residence, about a quarter Of a
mile distant, and gained place OF
safety. Miller followed them, but
Wallace ordered him away, and mum
bling something about doctor, Mil
Ter left.
Returning to the Burkey residence,
Miller told Effie Kirby he would go to
town for doctor. Getting into his
buggy he drove to town, about two
miles, and called at the residence OF
DR.. Splawn. When DR.. Splawn ap-
peared he asked him if he was good
hand to pull bullets" saying Mrs.
Burkey had been shot When asked
how the shooting occurred, he said it
was accidental. He then drove back
to the Burkey residence, where he was
arrested by Constable Hartsell, with a
posse.
When the constable ordered him to
surrender he threw up his hands and
said, "All right" and got out of the
buggy. One of the posse told him TIC
hand over his gun, and apparently
obeying, he reached into his pocket,
pulled out his revolver and began
shooting at the officers They returned
the fire, being armed with shotguns.
The first shot of Constable llartsell
took effect in Miller's side, upon which
he turned and fed. having fred three
shots first. A number of shots were
fired after the fleeing man, and the
constable jumped into n buggy and
gave chase, overtaking him about hall
a mile away, when Miller surrendered
He is only slightly wounded, and was
brought to town, where he is being
guarded.
Intense excitement prevails, but nc
violence is anticipated. Drs Wing
and Splawn pronounced the women's
wounds very dangerous, but not neces'
sarily fatal.
LIKE TRAGEDY IN MISSOURI.
HUMANsvILLE, Mo-, April 5.-What
will likely result in a double tragedy
occurred near Waubleau City, Hickory
county, Mo-, Saturday night at eight
o'clock. 1t seems that Samuel Smith
Jr, took offense at his stepmother
who is some so or more years old, be
cause she would not rent him her farm
for the ensuing season. Saturday
night the men of Mrs. Smith.
family were in Weaubleau City
Young Smith was aware O
this fact, and, arming himself with {
corn knife, went to the Smith, ST., res
idence. He went for the ostensiblt
purpose of getting medicine for sicl
child. He aroused the family 1t il
thought the call of Smith was first an
swered by his stepmother, who NJ
sooner appeared than she was attacked
with the corn knife. The details o
the struggle are not known, but it il
supposed that this attack aroused {
Mrs. Cox, sister of Mrs. Smith, thu
stepmother, and she was assaulted il
like manner.
After Smith had accomplished hi
work he went to neighbours abou
one-half mile distant, and told o
what he had done, saying that he sup
posed he had killed Mrs. Smith ant
Mrs. Cox. Mrs. Smith was found in hel
house unconscious and Mrs. Co,
was found in the yard in a like state
The women were hacked about thu
head and body in a horrible manner
One had an ear chopped off and an arm
broken. At last report both womeI
were suffering terribly and sinking
rapidly. Smith made no attempt Il
escape, and was arrested Sunday morn
ing and taken to Hermitage, the count!
seat. At this time he is either insan'