The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-09
SHOT WITH MORP HINE
Hughey KiStIer Said to Have
Killed Sylvia Rogers.
KISTLER is IN JAIL
Victim of the Deadly Dose
Was Buried Yesterday.

Sylvia B. Rogers, better known among
The babitues of the low places of Wichita
street as Blanche Porter, was killed early
Sunday morning by an over dose Of NOR
phine, alleged to have been injected into
her arm by Hughey Kistler, who was
visiting the house with friend. Ki@t!er
is said TO have been heavily under the
influence of the drug, as he is himself
hend of the worst sort. histler was ar
rested Sunday morning BY Sherlh SIM
mons and put in Jail.
A peculiar incident was brought out by
this tragedy. Kistler is said TO nave
started Nina Raymond on the morphine
route and she became one Of the worst
dends who ever struck the bad places Of
Wichita. On one of her morphine sprees
she is said to have committed a murder
and is in jail on that charge. Now the
man who started her on the route IS in
a eel next to her. and the alleged part
ners Of the past are likewise closely
allied in a crime Of the same nature, al
legged to have been committed while under
the influence of the same drug.
Hughey Kistler, in company with
friend. freQuented the houses Of H--fame
Saturday night. 1t is sad that at each
place he stopped that night he endeavor-
ed to give some of the girls a shot" with
his morphine gun. At Miss Lou Halls
place KistIer began his gun play
again. Blanche Porter, the housekeeper,
went into the toilet room with him and
when they came out Blanche IS sad to
CHI H.r - "a nj 10 Oil
at the same time saying: "Girls 1 got
it." Immediately, almost, she began to
get weak and was taken TO her room and
soon after this DR.. 3IcClees was hastily
summoned 10 come to her rescue. He
found her unconscious, and with an
assistant commenced at once to do all
which science and surgical skill could do
for her. All night he patiently toiled and
never for a moment ceased the most vigi-
liant attention and application of every
known remedy and antidote which might
counteract the effects of the deadly
poison For hours he worked, and at day
light Sunday morning was stiu hopeful
that the lapsed vitality might be nursed
and built up, until life was effectually re-
turned. But all was in vain. There was
too much to contend with and at day
light she died The attending physician
declares that there was scarcely ray
OF hope from the start, but that all was
done which could be done to offset the
effects of the drug, but that compound
dose was so great that there was little
hope Of resusitation, and that she was
quite early past the hope Of recovery and
before medical skill could reach her.
Her body was removed to Dunbar's
undertaking rooms and a coroner's jury
was summoned whose verdict was that
Blanche Porter came to her death from
an over dose of morphine administered
by Hughey Fistler. warrant has not
yet been issued for Kistler, as it has not
been decided as to what nature of crime to
charge him with
The funeral Of the dead woman took
place yesterday at p. m, from Dun
bars. Six of the associates of the house
acted as pall-bearers. The casket was a
beautiful one. At the cemetery there was
a brief religious service conducted by
ev. Bradt Of the First Presbyterian
church, and even among the lowlv who
surrounded the grave, there were tears
and sadness at parting In life they had
revealed together in the heighth of sin and
the clinlinE Of the wine glass was q
merry sound, but the presence Of death
put hush on their revelry and they
were mourners for day.
Sylvia Rogers has been in Wichita thir-
teen years. At Arkansas CITY she was
once an innocent gjrl Of good narentage.
but was brought here and ruined bv
man who Is now a prominent citizen of
Colwich- Since that time she has lived
a woman Of the world and was cut off
in her sin