The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-08
PICTURES ON SALE
DURRANI's PARENTS REs0Kr TO A
PITIFUL DEVICE.

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win Sell Photograph Of Their Notorious
Son In Prison Gsrb. the Proceeds to Be
Used in the Legal Fight for His Life
Kansas City Physician Kills His Brother
In Defense Of HIS Fnthsr-Confs ssions
OF . Southern Train Robber-Thsory OF
the Police - to the shooting of Bicy-
clist Nelson,
San Francisco, July Tin order to car
~ on the fight for life, the parents Of
Theodore Durrant will pace his photo
graphs on sale. The photographs will
show Durrant in prison garb, taking his
daily exercises within the walls of San
Quentin prison.
DEFENDED HIS FATHER
st. Louis, July 7.-Herbert Cornwall
was shot and killed by his brother. DR..
Richard Cornwall, between and
O clock this morning at the tonic beer
depot Of their father, DR.. John c. Corn
wall, 1909 North Broadway. 1t appears
that Herbert Cornwall. was very disso-
lutte young man and his father chided
him this morning for persisting in his
bad habits. This enraged Herbert and
he assaulted his father. who is old and
feeble. Dr.. Richard Cornwall interfered
in behalf of his father, and fight ell
sued between him and Herbert, in which
the latter was shot five times and had
his head and face badly mashed by being
beaten with heavy stone jug. He died
in a very few moments. DR.. Cornwall
surrendered to the police and was locked
I'D. He is a practicing physician OF
Kansas City.
GUS HYATT CONFESSES.
Kansas City, July Gus Hyatt, alias
George Hall, who was arrested here Sat
urday and yesterday confessed to being
one Of q gang of train robbers who held
up the Louisville and Nashville passen-
ger train near Colera, Alabama, three
months ago, was placed in the sweat
box this morning and confessed to other
crimes. Hyatt says that while resisting
arrest at DeKoven, Kentucky, April 10.
last, he shot and killed one Green, VINO
had first shot him in the arm He also
says that he helped rob the Southern
Express company at GAINESVILLE, Tenn.
June o. when ne got s1,220. and that he
was in the train robbery at Believille. Ill,
about a year ago. In the latter robbery
he claims to have received $500 as mis-
part of the booty. Hyatt says his home
is in Sandoval, H., where ne has work
ed in the coal mines. He was taken to
Memphis tonight without requisition pa
pers.
SHOT THE WRONG MAN.
Chicago, July THE police now have
a theory that the mysterious shooting Of
Bicyclist Nelson while in the company
of Mrs Staples in Washington Park last
week was a case Of mistaken identity,
and that the shots were fired by high
wayman and that robbery was the mot
i've incidentally they are searching for
Professor c.. E. Copeland, formerly the
principal of the High school at Delaware,
Ohio. who, the police think, was the in
tended victim of the robbers. He was
an enthusiastic wheelman and spent
much of his time in the parks and along
the boulevards. On June %. the same
evening Nelson was shot, Copeland had
a draft for 500 cashed at the American
Exchange bank. 1t has been learned
that the professor was followed from the
bank by roughly dressed negro. The
police have also learned that the profess
sor after drawing the money went to
Washington park, and that he was fol-
lowed by the negro. at least part OF the
way. The police believe the negro in
tended 10 rob Copeland in the park but
lost track Of him after dark and by mis-
take shot Nelson.