The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-16
The aaliehta Daily gayle: Friday ormimg 1enbsr

or three shots fired; could not be sure
which. L went out and met a coloreI
man with a gun. He was going west a
the southwest corner of the building / DC
cuDy. He seemed to he trying to put the
gun into his poket."
Are you sure he had a gum"
quite sure"
(Which way did he go?"
He went across the street 10 where
Mrs. Jones lives and tnen ran west or
Elm street Officers were after him."
Did you see the man who was shot?
Eyes. He was lying back of my build
ing in the alley. 1 went to him and asked
him if he was badly hurt but he did not
reply
WAS he dead?"
NO; but he died in shout ten minutes.
1 don't think he ever spo6e after h. was
shot"
Miss Snyder: did not see the shooting.
Heard the shots and was much frightened.
Saw the man who was killed after the
second shot was fired. He staggered a
few steps. attempted to put his hand 20
his head. His hand dropped Imply to his
side, and he fell heavily to the ground. -
did he speak after he was shot?"
81 don't think he did"
| How many shots were fired?'
II was somewhat frightened. I heard
two; there may have been more
JUDGE BALDERSTON AN EYE
WITNESS.
Judge j. NJ Balderston said:
II was on my way home and had just
! turned east on Elm street on the south
! side. I heard shots fired and looked
across the street and saw two men appal-
emily going east about the rear of the
| little building on the north side of the
street, and a man behind them. The col
ored man nearest TO Market street after
the shooting turned and went west. /
went across the street and found Miller
lying in the alley dying. 1 don't think he
ever spoke after he was shot"
did you see the shooting"
''No; heard a shot, and then another
before 1 had actually located the shoot
ing"
RICHARD DODD EARLY ON THE
SCENE.
Richard Dodd said:
q was at the barn at the rear OF Char
ley Simmons residence when the shoot
ing occurred. l ran down the alley and
found Miller. About that time Judge
Balderston reached the scene. I saw
man running west on Elm street toward
Main. 1 followed as fast as coui1. In
the meantime Doug. Simmons had sr-
rested the fleeing man. We took him 20
Jail. He gave his name as Fitz Simmons"
What statement did he make about
the shooting?"
He said he shot twice, but did not
know what the result was. He declared
that Miller had also shot at him. He had
no gun on him when arrested"
WHAT IKE PATTON KNOWS.
Ike Patton (colored). talked to a reporter
of the Eagle as follows:
1 saw Tom Miller last night. He came
to my house and accused Simmons
of having been intimate with his wife.
Tnis led to a fight which occurred be-
tween and O'Clock that evening. He
said, Ike. here take this gun. 1 have
just whipped hell out of that little s-cf-
alb. l am going down town and don't
want to take this gun along" ] took the
gun and Miller went away and by and
by came back. He called Simmons
hard names. hut I advised him to keep
out of trouble. He said he had just talk
q dwith his wife and she had promised to
have nothing more to do with Sim
mons.
Ibid YOU see Simmons after that?'
YES: between and o'clock this after
noon ! saw Miller. He was going to the
butcher shop. lie spoke and said he IN
derstood that s-of-a-b- WAS trying TO get
a warrant for him; that he tried al the
court house and then down town. Said
he would make II hot for him when that
trial came off"
did you see Simmons?"
Eyes; I saw him at my aunt's, Mrs. |
Sarah Woods. VINO lives on the north |
west corner of Market and Elm.
What did ne say?"
He said he did not try 10 fight the |
day before; that Miller was armed and |
that his life was too rood TO buck against |
a man with a gun"
Ibid ne make any threats?"
''No: he laughed and talked as though |
he would keep out OF Miller's way"
"How long was Miller down town."
about three-quarters of an hour, |
should guess"
MATTE GARNER AND MRS. SARAH
WOODS KNOW SOMETHING.
Matte Garner Ccolored) lives just north /
IF Mrs. Sarah Woods:
Simmons came up here this morn
ny TO get some Witch Hazel 20 put on
his face and leg. His face and leg were
bruised. He said that Tom Miller had
lone him up and that he had no chance.
He believed his leg was broken, by the
1ick Miller gave him. lie said te did not
Expect 10 be a living man by night as
le believed Miller would kill him
Did he make any threats what he
would do?"
No
Did he say re would protect blmself2"
No
.'Dtd he nave a eun?"
NE"
did you see the shooting"
NO: heard some shots"
How long have you known SIM
nons9"
Not long"
How did he happen 70 come here?"
''He said ne heard I had some Witch
Hazel"
Mrs Sarah Woods (colored):
Simmons was here and complained
hat Miller had beat rim: that ne mad
bout broken MS leg. He said Miller was
,oing 10 XII aim" Il
Did be indicate what he would 90 20
protect himself2''
No
What did you say 70 him. Il anything
4 told him not 10 50 out Il he was
frafd Of Miller"
When did sc leave your house?''
''Just before me shooting"
when did You next see hime''
He came hack after the shooting. 7