The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-14

ing to kill you. I'm going to cut your
heart OUT
in emphasis Of his threat he started for
the dining room TO get knife. As he went
down the back stairs Mrs. Mckinney rush
ed down the front way and into the street.
Meeting a policeman, she applied for pro-
! lection and was taken to the Twenty
fourth District station house.
To the lieutenant she charged her hus-
band merely with cruelty. Two officers
were sent TO arrest him, and when he was
searched at the station house the police
found in his pockets $50, several thous
and dollars worth Of United States bonds
and a large amount Of oregon Central rail-
road bonds, besides batch Of papers.
The ferocious appearance of her husband
as he was brought into the station house
terrified his wife, who exclaimed: He'll
keep his thraet to kill me; he's killed
others before!"
The Letenant, taking the cue. sent both
the prisoner and his wife to the Central
station, where Captain of Detectives Mil
Ter took Mrs. Mckinney in charge. While
closeted with the captain Mrs. Mckinney
revealed the astonishingly desperate char
acter of her husband. She told the police
that her husband began his carer of
crime more than twentyNyears ago. In
1874, she said. they were living in New
York, where her husband was engaged in
committing a series of daring robberies
1t was while robbing a country house at
Irvington-on-the- Hudson that he was dis
covered, and to secure his plumber and es-
cape he killed the owner of the hounse.
After this crime her husband made other
successful raids, and finally, after rob
bling the hounse Of John Wendell, in New
York, of $4,000 in salable securities and
large sum of money, he went to Ireland.
She accompanied him, and with his Ill
gained wealth they purchased farm in
County Antrim, where they lived until
early last summer, when they returned to
the United States. They landed in New
York and came Immediately TO Phiia-
delphia, where they purchased the house
on Lippincott street, where they have
since lived.
In their efforts to substantiate the wife's
statement, the police thoroughly searched
the house, and among the many things
. of which they have taken possession are
q i1bHlOeI VI lSllCAS OSoi AA6 SAAC @4-N444N -
John G. Wendell Another letter found
was from Thomas & Son, auctioneers, tel
ling Mckinney to call and receive $1,400
which the yhad deposited as the result Of
the sale of a government bond.
There are also several discriminating
papers concerning the Irvington-o n-Hud-
son robbery and murder.
Communication with the police of 1r-
vington-on-Hudson confirmed the murder
story. the authorities from that place stat
ing that the assassin had escaped after
the crime. The police of New York City
also confirmed the robbery Of Wendell OF
S20000 OF bonds, and TO answer this charge
Mckinney was turned over to the New
York authorities on Friday.
The full career of Mckinney is not yet
known to the police. He was about TWEEN
ty-two years old when he applied for work
as gardener in 1873 to J. r. Benedict, at
Irvington-on-Hudson Mckinney was will
ling to take any kind of employment
which would give him a foothold among
the millionaires Of Irvington-on-Hudson.
The winter following the arrival Of Sam
uel Mckinney at the Benedict place is one
that is yet well remembered by the older
inhabitants It is stamped upon their
memories by the fact that nearly every
man in the township was sworn into ser
vice as a psecial policeman, for a sudden
epidemic of burglaries and other crimes
broke out.
Early in 1874 N. John Hoag, 4 wealth.
resident who had been living at his hoase
in Irvington throughout the prece lin
winter, decided TO 90 to Europe with his
family. Mr.. Hoag was accounted riil-
Honaire. and his big frame house on the
estate was considered one Of the show
places OF Westchester county. As he did
not intend TO be absent from home more
than three months, Mr.. HOag was unwill-
ing either TO close his house or store the
furniture. and SO he persuaded William
McMullin, who was friend Of the family,
to act as caretaker Of the place during his
absence. Mr.. McMuTiu was given fun
charge Of the entire estate and OF the men
employed upon 1t.
Mr. McAiullin found the long summer
evenings somewhat lonely and to While
away the time he often invited the neigh
bors TO come over to the big house il the
woods 70 spend the evening and play
cards One day. in June 1874. he had ex-
tended this invitation 10 three men aud
there was a quiet game OF poker that
evening. The men Invited were three Ct
the special 5urglar-catchiag policemen.
After his friends had left Mr.. Non I.!in
went 10 his room and put on q dressing
gown While he vas upstairs re heard
sound outside a II someone was NaIk'1s
around the house. Wondering Z yne oE
his guests had returned fer some IessJ1
Sir NIcMuuin caught up Eghte1 lamp,
and. without waiting even u pa or hig
slippers, descended the stairs. Conc &c
ne front door. which vas uulocEed. Ar.
NcNuHiu threw IT wide ope1, expecting =
find his friends landing OF the threzueld.
Z There was 10 ore there
Surprised and puzzled. Nr- NcArI-ln
STEPPED out or TO the verandsh ana raised
the lamp hlza above MS head. So that he
might see # any enc was standiEg IN the
driveway. A. he did 50 there came squirt
az fame from behind one e me pillars q
the ve-a-6z- a pistol shov echoed through
the waozs ard William sfcAfCilln fell vfth
a revolver ou1et clear through us lu1gs
II was a wound that woald have proved
quickly fata. 20 a weaker mz2. agt. though