The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-26
SAYS SON WAS KILLED
John Shuts Says His Son
Was Murdered.
DIED SUDDENLY MARCH 7
Mr.. Shuts Puts the Case in
the Hands of Officers.
DIED SUDDENLY MARCH I

The mysterious and rather sudden death
of Walter Shultz. which occurred the
night of March Z, is now thought to have
been the result of blow administered
by a member of gang of young men
while engaged in fight at a dance at the
home of Mr.. George who lives on East
Central avenue. AT the time OF the death
of the young man there were some Suspl-
cions Of foul play, but the father could
get no clue on which to work, as he was
a stranger 10 all the parties Interested
Since then, however, Mr.. Shultz says he
has been at work on the case and viii try
to have the county attorney take hold of
the matter Immediately. Mr.. ShultZ Is
convinced that his sons death was caused
by a blow received while at the dance,
and he says the physician who attended
the young man said the first time he was
called to see Walter that the boy had
been struck on the head and that the
wound might end seriously. Four days
after that the boy died.
Mr.. Shultz says the trouble in which
his son was injured occurred at a Valen-
tire dance at the home of Mr. George en-
the night of February IA. His son was
one of the invited guests at the private
dancing party, and among other guests
were Harry and Art Smith, Richard
Cook, the Williams boys, Cecil Cox, be-
sides the ladies who attended as their es-
corts. When the dance was well started,
Mr.. Shultz says, gang of boys went
out from the city and interfered with the
Of ~ infp m
making trouble. Among this crowd, he
says. were Dutch Smith, Martin Dodd,
Jacob Martin, Will Carrot, Will Cloud
and Charley Everett. Mr.. Shultz said
fight occurred inside the house between
Dutch Smith, who tried to talk insulting
ly, and James George, son of the host.
Before the fight was over several of the
boys were engaged, and Walter Shultz
was knocked down twice with the loaded
end of a billiard cue, after which two
others jumped on him and punished him
very severely.
Miss Laura Goodwin is said to have told
Mr. Shultz that she saw Walter knocked
down with the club, but she was very
much frightened and ran from the room
with the rest of the girls.
Walter Shultz was cared for that night,
and although some of his friends thought
he N1s killed at the time, he rallied and
was thought to be getting along all right.
lie had complained. however, TO several
friends afterwards of a severe pain in his
heed and predicted that the effects of the
blow on the head was going to give him
serious trouble. When he finally did take
to his bed his eyes became CLASSY and
he was never al himself again. Mr. Shultz
said the voIng man suffered terribly DUR
ing his last illness but would not tell what
the trouble was.
Mr. Shultz says he has since found out
that Jacob Martin and Charlie Everett
two Of the gang who are alleged to have
caused the trouble. left town about the
time of his sons death. but he under
stands that they have returned. The case
has been put in the hands of the police
and if they succeed in working up suffi-
cient evidence as to who comitted the as
sault on young Shultz, Attorney Amidon
will take hold of the case.
Mr. Shultz is very anxious to avenge
his sons untimely death and will do
everything in his power to bring the
puiItv ones to justice