The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-19
49, pp.rc wAsA COWARD.


attention from the peculiarly vitrioAc n
vectlva q Is unique and gifted editor
Mr. ". c Bra-n. The series OF up
hea-a,s which eliminated in ne tragic
death OF Brarn and his slayer has re-
vived interest In The eccentric publicist.
and from he misty reports OF Re papers
relative 70 the Baptist Baylor university
troubles. anything authentic and reliable,
from an eve witness, becomes at once IN
teres-ing and important One day last
vel, Wichita vas visited for q few hours
by a bright. intelligent and finely edu-
Gated Young man who after some hest
FANCY. .alked freely and entertaningly OF
the various episodes which led Up 70 The
un.i-ely death OF BraEn. THIS young
man was no other than :. Euge.king, one
Of the students OF the now notorious Bay
lor. who was one Of the committee OF the
student body who one dark night 90,
the caustic editor Of Iconoclast into
hack and took him up 70 the college cam
pus for The purpose OF tar and feathers.
Mr.. Eugeikirg IS a native born Texan,
as was his father before him, and though
quiet, modest and gentle in his bearing.
shows in his eyes and evident suppressed
energy that he possesses al the latest FIRE
and ch.valry OF the outh. Asked 10 re-
late the true facts OF the attempt 20
lynch Brann tha; memorable night last
October. or al least tar and feather him.
he responded at length. II seems some
three years go some missionaries Ia Bra
I'll sent a native girl up TO Waco 70 be
educated in the university Of Baylor. She
was placed In the family OF the president
Of the school. and while there got her
self into trouble OF a serious nature.
Brann at snce seized upon this 70 scath-
inglv overhaul the whole faculty. and
strongly intimated that virtue and NOR
atty were wanting among all the girl
students there. One young man by the
name Of Hamilton, a student at the cal
Iege. had sister there also and smarted
under the savage fnsinuation. He was
nervy young fellow and fighter. He az
once summoned the young men Of the
college in the chapel and plans were dis
cussed 10 wreak vengence upon the un-
called for attack Of the Iconoclast's frey
editor. committee OF eight was ap-
pointed 70 consult lawyers as to a suit
for criminal libel. but this was abandoned
early. Then a committee Of four was sp-
pointed 70 seize Brann and administer
coporeal punishment. The student body
was gathered on the campus. bur not
thoroughly organized for action. The
committee Of four then took a hack and
went 10 the offices OF the IconOclast and
seized Braun. who begged piteously for
mercy. Offering bIbes and threats An 20
10 avail He was hurried 10 the college
campus. where five hundred students were
gathered. but with no We'll laid plans for
action. To This lack Of organization
Eugeiklns declares Brann owed his life
that night for, while feeling against him
was bitter. there was no harmony OF IDEAS
o. just how 20 90 at MIN. Some hot
heads wanted 70 lynch him al once 9TH
ers wanted 20 tar and feather him, and an
thar could get near him kicked and beat
him Ens-lkins had hold II him and was
hurrying him past the presidents Office
where session % the faculty was being
held The latter body rushed out and
tried TO diSsuade the bows from any overt
acton. In the good name Of the college
The windows q the girls domitory were
crowded with frightened and hyster;csl
girls who though they were highly IN
ce1se3 az the sIUrs cast upon their honor.
dreaded q dlsgracefui scene and begged
the boys 20 release the now coEed and
pleading editor. Finally the mob took
him - an adiurc. ot the college and made
him sign t1a, famous Tetra~ti1a. which
he af,erwsrI rep95.ated !n the columns
q the TImes-Herald of Waco Engelk-
ing declares him % be An arraut coward.
and told some q The inside details q that
AFFAIR ard others Subsequent % that