The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-11-16

Edginrton, Who Stood just the Out
side Near the Door-Says Gamble Asked
Him Questions, But Gamble Says He
Didn't See the Hack Till He Ran Back
to the Place After the Shooting.
230 a. ma telephone message TO the
Eagle from the hospital at 2:30 o'clock
this morning stated that Dawson was
better than he was through the day yes
terday but that ne was resting very poor
~. His pulse was about a hundred.
There is a chance that he will live a
day or two yet, even if his wound should
prove fatal.
Sunday night between 3 and 10 O'Clock
Paddy Shea, at his place on North To-
peka avenue near Twenty-first street.
shot man who gives his name as Ed
Dawson. The case is a mystery to the
officers. Two shots were fired. One bah
passed through D7wson's coat pocket
on the left hand side, in which there was
a silk handkerchief, and the handker-
chief became wrapped around the bah
in such a manner that the shot did no
Injury more than TO bruise the flesh at
the point Of striking. When the physi-
clans arrived they took hold of the corn
hrs Of the handkerchief and lifted the
ball from DawsOn's clothes. The other
s,1ot took effect in the spinal column, tine
bail passing between the eleventh and
twelfth veJebrae. A bony pro-
cess tore the lssden missile
open till 1t pressed upon the
covering of the spinal cord like a forked
stick. This is all that saved Mr.. Daw-
son from instant death. The wound pro-
auced what is known to physicians as
pa-aplegia o. total paralysis Of the low
er half Of the body. One of Dawson
ribs was broken where he said Shea
kicked him and Jhere was a ban in the
left arm the result he said Of accidental
snot in the afternoon. When the shots
were fred officer Gamble Immediately
arrested Shea and telephoned to the STA
ton. The patrol wagon was sent up
with stretcher for the wounded man,
and Shea, under arrest, was brought
down in hack number ten, driven by j.
Z. Edgington. who had taken Dawson
up TO Shea's place. Drs. Cave and Pur
due were called to the assistance Of the
wounded man.
WHAT LED TO THE MURDER.
The cause Of the trouble is unknown.
NJ Shea, after being taken to the city
Sunday night, asked the police to protect
him from all visitors and emphasized the
fact that ne didn't want to see anybody
at all and wouldn't. He was transferred
to the county Jail at noon yesterday. A
reporter for the Eagle called at his cell
and asked him if ne would talk. Mrs
She2 was at tne time in the cell with
her husband who called out, In a min
ute I'll talk to you, sir
When Mrs. Shea came from the cell
her eyes were full Of tears and she rush
ed from the Jail without saying a word.
What did you want to talk about?"
asked Shea when Mrs. Shea was gone.
win you tell how the shooting oc-
Cured yesterday at your placer"
Il cannot talk to you about that. I'd
like to. There is nothing I wish to con-
ceal but my attorneys have advised me
not TO talk
What time did the trouble occur?"
Il don't know. I think between the
hours Of and g.
Did you have any trouble with Daw-
son oefore?"
Not much.''
There is a rumor that you said Daw-
con tum5led at the first shot
Il didn't say it"
You were friends?''
q thought so. I am very, very sorry
the trouble came up, but had TO pro-
tect my.elf"
Who is Dawson?"
y refer you TO my attorneys. You can
probably learn something from them
that will be of service to you. Mr.. Ad-
ans is my lawyer, and whatever he tells
You is all right"
With this the prisoner walked away
from the big iron door. He turned
around. however. and coming back to
tle door. Offered to talk about something
else. He was very pleasant about the
matter though his face mad a worried
Look
AT O'Clock Dawson was alive" the
reported suggested.
Il am glad Of il" said Shea. 81 hope
he'll get we'll. didn't want TO Kill him.
bu; l had 70 defend myself" Here ne
turned on his heel and left the door.
DAWSON'S VERSION.
Dawson says ne is IS years old and a
sirgle man. He is heavy set and has
Sything but frank g5nef Gus cCunten-
ance When Drs. Cave ana Purdue re-
moved his clothes TO dress the wounds
they found three watches. a number Of
rings Of different kinds and So in money
In his pockets. He mas been in Wichita
several weeks, but is very little known
here TO anybody except perhaps Paddy
Shea and one or two Others. Mr.. Edg
lngson. the hackman. VINO took him to
Shea's place Sunday night. says he did
not know Dawson's name. but ne recog-
nized his face as the same man whom
he had hauled out there on circus day
with a woman ne afterwards learned
was Sheas wife.
When asked for an account OF the
trouble Dawson said:
Paddy shot me twice and when I fell
he kicked me in the side twice"
Did You shoot?'
NO. I had no gun. Paddy ana had