The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-27
is FRAKER'S KIND
THAT EOTED VANS OFFICE BOY
HELD FOR MURDER


John b. Edmunds Taken Into Custody ut
Kansas City. Charged With killing and
Robbing Tourist ON Top of Pike's Peak
Rsceutiy-Dr. Fraker, Of the Noted 10.
surance Case, Now 1t Colorado Springs,
Said to Have Told on HIm-LuetEert's
Children to Aid In His Dsfenss-Wlfe of
an Alleged Forssr Blamed for His Acts.
Kansas City, No., Aug. 2S-John P.
Edmunds, the young Kansas City man
suspected Of completely in the murder on
the top of Pixies Peak. of Herbert H.
| Kay Of Wisner, Nebraska, gained a
great deal Of notoriety during the famous
insurance case o: DR.. C. w. Fraker, the
Excelsior SPRINGS physician, VINO mys-
teriously disappeared after securing $780,
600 worth Of life policies. Edmunds was
Fraker's office boy in Missouri and swore
that he had seen the physician drown.
When Fraker was later found hiding in
the Minnesota woods and brought back
here for trial, Edmunds disappeared. He
doomed I'd in Colorado Springs recently,
again the Office boy Of DR.. Fraker, VINO.
after being discharged, had gone to that
state 10 practice. Edmunds, IL appears.
disappeared from Colorado Springs
few days before the Kay murder after
stealing the doctors revolver. Now DR..
Fraker has given the Colorado officials
dana cling evidence against the boy VINO
formerly so stoutly defended him.
During the morning young Edmunds
was arrested al the home Of mis- mother
in this city, having apparently just ar
rived from Denver. He did not resist
arrest. When Edmund's arrived al the
station Re was Immediately taken to IN
specsor Halpin's room 10 undergo the
sweating" process. He had scarcely
entered the room when, without being
questioned, he volunteered: Il was In
I.arned, Kan, on the 18th.
He later insisted upon his innocence.
saving that the charge of murder was
MADE against him by Dr.. Fraker out OF
spi,a because he had left the doctors
service. Edmunds said that he was en-
route to Galveston, from whence he in
tended 10 go on the sea. He had MS
trunk shipped to that point, he said.
Tne police have telegraphed the Calves
ton officials to hold the trunk. Colorado
authorities have been notified or the ar
rest. Edmunds did not divulge any
thing while in the sweat box and he VIII
be put through it again.
Edmund's father went to the central
station This afternoon with letters from
Johnnie, addressed to his mother, mail
ed az Colorado Springs. August 16; Larn-
ed. Kan, August II, and Ellinwood,
Kan, August 10, the pos.marks Snow
ing these dates. AS the murder was
committed either the evening of August
is, or the morning OF the next day, IL
the postmarks are genuine, and nothing
developed to show the completely OF any
one in mailing the letters, they will go a
long way toward proving Johnnie's alioi.
He viii be held in jail, however, pending
advices from Colorado Springs.
Colorado Springs Colo, Aug. 26-Sher-
iff Boynton now believes that john Ed
munds. who has been arrested at Kan
sas City on the charge Of having muir
dered Herbert NJ. Kay on Pixies Peak,
did not commit the murder.
LUETGERT JURY-DRAWING.
Chicago, Aug. 26.-There was no fall
ing off in the crowd that surged around
the court house doors today seeking adj
mission TO the Luetgert wife murder
trial. Many women and girls were in
the throng. No additional jurors had
been accepted by both sides when recess
was taken. but the states attorney still
believed that the jury would be COM
pleted during the week. The first act OF
the jury viii probably be 70 visit the Gel
lar OF Luetgert's sausage mandatory
and inspect the watts, etc. There was some
talk that Luetgert was showing signs OF
breaking down, particularly if ne should
so on the stand.
The t@o little children OF the defend
ant were in court today. Elmer. the
younger of the two boys. climbed upon
mis- fathers knee and drew pictures on
a pad of the state attorneys paper, crow
ing an1 laughing at his childish efforts.
II is probable the little ones will be con-
slant attendants during the progress OF
the trial.
Foui more jurors were accepted this
afternoon, making eight in all. -Today's
four are: T. j. Mahoney, salesman;
James B. Boyd, printer: Henry Franeen,
soap maker; Robert Bibby. salesman.
THE WOMAN IS BLAMED.
Sheridan Lake. Colo, Aug. &C.
Frost Ligge;t has been arrested on a
charge Of forgery. Liggett is chairman
OF the Republican county committee.
and was recently appointed receiver Of
public moneys at Lamar by President
Mckinley. II is claimed that ne forged
his material seal 20 ten or more state
ments secured by his wife, who is coun-
~ superintendent, while in quest OF evil
dence 10 sustain her action in revoking
the certificate of II. V. Fluke. which pre-
tended affidavi;s are on file in me Office
Of the state superintendent. County Su-
perintendent Liggett charged Fluke with
gambling. Complaints sworn out against
him were investigated by thed istrict az
torney, found grounldess and noilied.
CALL TO IRRIGATIONISTs