The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-09

told me he was going to Galena. Kan, and
left on the 6 o'clock train over the Frisco,
but got off the train at Nicholas Junction,
three miles from this city. and waited for
the IL O'Clock train and went 10 st. Louis.
Il received a postal card from him the fol-
lowing morning, postmarlEed Nicholas. tell
Ing me not to worry about him, as he would
be all right. We did not hear anything from
him until five weeks later, when | received
a letter from another brother, @. M. Duck
worth. stating he was in st. Louis. and Eli
Oft was in the City Hospital, badly wound
ed; that he had been found in Forest Park,
shot clear through the head, and was blind.
Hutchinson, Kan. My brother George made
a thorough investigation. and we became
convinced that Elliott had attempted TO COM
nit suicide. The revolver which he had
when he left my house was found by his
side and one cartridge was discharged. he
was found by several men a few minutes
smoking. He was removed to the City Hos
pital in an unconscious condition.
"A card bearing the name of E. L: Dolling
was found in his pocket, together with some
money. His collar, shirt and underclothing
were marked 'E. l.. D. and the police Of ST.
Louis thought he was Edward l.. Dolling,
an Indiana bank cashier, who was missing.
The bullet entered the right eye and came
out of the right temple. destroying the sight
of both eyes. When Elliott regained con-
seriousness he told the attendants at the hos
pital that his name was Elliott l.. Duck
worth, of Hutchinson. Kan. My brother, =.
NJ. DuckWorth, of Hutchinson, was notlned
by telegraph, and went at once TO st. Louis.
After Elliott was removed to Kansas he was
questioned about being shot and having the
card bearing the name of Dolling. He said
Re was sitting in Forest Park when he felt
a sharp pain in his eye, and that is all he
remembers until he recovered consciousness
five weeks later.
"As 10 the card. he said he wrote Dollings
name on it, and the handwriting was identi-
fed by my brother George as Elliott's. He
never would talk about the affair after that,
except when he came 10 my house last June
and remained three months during the Vaca-
ton Of the Institute for the Blind at Kansas
City. and when / asked him why he went
to st. Louis instead of Galena. Kan, he
told me he went to see DoEling, but did not
see him. l asked him if he knew Dolling.
and he said he had never seen him. l never
heard of F.. l.. Dolling until after my broth
er was shot.
1.-The papers said that Elliott received a
letter from Dolling while he was at my
house. He never received any such letter,
as l should have known it. The st. Louis
police have the revolver my brother shot
himself with. 1t was identified by my
brother George as the one he got in Wichita.
Kan. My brother George has been living
with me for six months, and recently re-
turned to Kansas. While here we discussed
the matter. and my brother said there was
no doubt that Elliott tried to kill himself.
When Elliott was here he never would talk
about it. He returned to Kansas City Sept.
3. to the Blind Institute. He was taken i'd
Nov. IA and died four days later. The cause
of his death was due to the bullet wound,
which produced an abscess of the BRAIN