The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-25
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would be murdered.
This message was actually delivered. TIL
man who sent it is murdered. Seldom ha
| there been in civilized community al
| event so typical of brigand-infester dis
| tricts.
At noon yeterday Fernandos said t.
varney that he had received letter in
viting him TO go to a Greek resort on TIL
West Side He said. but did not mention
the name of the sender of the letter, tina
he had been told TO come over and tina
all past differences would be forgotten.
The men went together to No. 113 Yves
Fifteenth street and walked through Z
dark passage to a dirty and tumble-dowI
| tenement in the rear.
They entered and We're met by Zeguras
a stranger to both. who invited them in
| seated them at a dirty table and brought
out plates Of broth. Sitting on a bench, the
two men were left alone and began TO eat
I'VE are now in nest of counterfeiters, "
so Varney declares Fernandos said. II am
going to Philadelphia tonight to find the
| house where the money is made. and there
will be 81. 800 in ii for me-
At that moment Zeguras re-entered,
passing Ferrandos, turned and fired a pig
revolver. holding it close to his head: Fer
randos fell over without a word, where
upon Zeguros stopped above him, fired the
remaining five shots into his head and
body and fed.
Varney pursued and did not lose sight
of him till he was captured by Policeman
Duffey, in a house on West Sixteenth
street, to which he had fed.
On the dead body were gold watch and
chain. gold cuff button, some Greek ;et-
tiers and a little money, but not a weapon
of any kind. He had been completely
taken in and had gone to the building.
which is a resort for scores of Greeks,
totally unsuspicious of danger.
The prisoner at first claimed self-defence.
Captain Price at once instituted close in
vestigation, personally examined every
witness brought to the station house, and
sent out his men in every direction.
Late in the afternoon the prisoner was
again brought before him.
MY employer, Nicholas. told me to or
der Ferrandos out if he ever came here
again." he said, land when he did this
he struck me with broom. 1 knew his
desperate character and shot him.
Then, piece by piece, he was led to ad-
nit that the tale was false. He admitted
that he had bought the pistol but two days
before, and the man who, he said, went
with him to buy it was sent for.
He then said he had been hired to do
the murder, and after awhile reluctantly
gave the names of those who. he said,
had employed him.
He said, too, that Fernandos had been
counterfeiter, and had incurred the 'enmity
of Nicholas, Minacuk.s and others whom
he named, through securing money from
them on the promise eff going into coun-
terfeiting work and giving them part of
the profits, and then by failing to give any
of the profits or to return the money.
The prisoner was at first cool and nom
chalant, but soon his demeanor changed.
He is a good looking fellow, with hollow
cheeks and clear e-es.
TWO OTHERS ACCUSED.
Nicholas and Mlnacukis, the latter be-
ing flower dealer at No. 200 Sixth Ave.
arrived at the station at almost the same
moment, accompanied by policemen, who
ldQ tO-Q tlem lHcy NSIS hdhlCA AAiSANAS
to give some information. Both men live
at No I45 West Sixteenth street, but are
frequently at the house where the muir
der was committed.
When told they were suspected Of muir
der they were much taken aback- When
told they were under arrest, and when
Zegaras was suddenly brough from
corner to confront them, the face of
Nicholas blanched, while his companion
forced a broken laugh and said, That's
funnv!"
The pistol was shown them, but both
men denied any connection with the
crime.
Then the man first arrested made, in
their presence, his formal statement, al
ready quoted. and swore to it before them,
after which all three were locked up.
Later in the evening. TO avoid any pos
sibIe chance of communication between
them. the prisoners and witnesses were
scattered among several police stations.
One, at least, of those held as witnesses
is looked upon by Inspector Thompson and
Captain Price as more likely to be accom-
plices than mere witnesses, and it is prob
able that the full plot has but begun 10 be
unravelled.