The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-03-16


"Reynold-and me colored?" the woman
said. and jerking her arm loose, ran ant
| escaped.
4 few nights after this the barn o
| George Loftes was set sfre and burned
Another night Emil Eorbridger, part own
e Of one of the big stores here. saw Z
| woman he thought was Mrs. Reynolds z,
in the alley back Of his home; the mex
| night his barn was burned. Another nigh
George Haroun saw woman dodein- IL
ne shadows OF the pillars OF the Methods
church across the street from his bushes.
place He watched and in the course d
TWO hours saw her 60 Way and come
back three times and each time returned
with different hat on
Last Saturday night Charles Barrett
cashier OF the bank. telephoued his cousin
Norman, president OF the bank. that tie
mysterious somebody who had burned his
barn. ratified his doors and thrown rocks
through his windows. was there again
Norman Barrett went az once 10 the house
and hid behind the lattice OF the kitchen
porch and waited II was a hitter
cold night. A blizzard was blowing pei
-N-~ tG 80 ~ q S4AANrAt AdAI-c G-d4lASL lA4t
lattice. In q few minutes he saw a man
come into the yard from the alley and %
20 the porch He leaped out 10 grab him
and the man ran. Barrett tripDed and
fel, but jumped NJ quickly and chased
the stranger down the alley Bar-et drew
his revolver and fired IN the air and shout
ed 70 the fleeing person 80 feet ahead 10
halt But the man who was running away
ran faster. Barret aimed straight AZ him
and shot again, this time 10 kin The bul-
let must have whizzed close TO the fleeing
man. for he lodged TO one side. Then he
skipped along on one foot for a minute
and in crossing the street slipped on a
skim OF ice and fell. but scrambled up
again and ran 70 the sidewalk Again he
fell, this time far on his face on the bricl 5
These two falls gave Mr. Barrett time 70
close up the chase. AS the man lay down
on the sidewalk he jumped upon the fugi-
tive with both knees and threw one -<-a
around his neck With the other hand Re
felt in all his pockets for weapon. The
man was unarmed Barrett jerked him 10
his feet and saw in the light OF a street
lamp what he thought was little old man
ears. old trousers tucked in-o q pair OF
gum boots
Mr.. Barrett picked the cap of and
great mass OF towzled hair fell down over
the shoulders OF the coat. Then Mr.. Bar
ret saw that il was a woman. and recog-
nized Mrs. Reynolds. She begged OF him
10 let her 90. Mr. Barrett said late last
night that there was no excitement and no
infection in her voice. but in a pleading.
coaxing monotonous.. half crying tone she
said over and over:
''Pleass let me go; please, Mr.. Barrett.
let me 60"
She promised 70 give him her house and
lot if he would let her go. and sad she
would leave the country.
IF you will only let me go. Mr.. Barrett,
you may keep the 5000 have on deposit
in your bank" she told him.
But re half dragged and half carried her
70 a livery stable near by and there the
pouca were called. She was searched and
her pockets were empty. She hadn't even
a match. Her skirt was tucked inside OF
the trousers she wore. She looked haggard
and terror stricken.
she begged TO be allowed to 90 home and
put on a dress. Two officers went with
her. They thought she might XIII herself
and one guarded her in a rocking chair
while the other searched the bedroom and
found a revolver. She went TO a mirror on
a dressing case 70 arrange her hair and
pulled out a drawer. took out another re-
volver and aimed ii at her breast and fired
The first bullet missed her. She shot again.
This bullet entered her right side went
through the lobe Of her lung and came out
her back.
The officer called doctor. undressed her
and put her 70 bed. Her sister in Illinois
was tent for and came yesterday. She $
nursed tenderly and there Is a good chance
for her ID live II she really wishes TO.
When a reporter went to see Mrs Rey-
lo,ds last night she lay on low cot in
her parlor. She had on a light blue night
iress witt pretty lace at the wrists and
neck. On the third finger OF her right
1and were three diamond rings On the
bird finger Of her left hand was d amond
ing, seal ring and plain gold baad
ing. While Mrs. Reynolds talked she
ICED her hand a great deal stroking her
lair back from her forehead and arranging
he lace az her neck. In spite Of the pain
he said she was suffering she seemed %
,e posing 70 show her hands. which are
naDely. and her jewels. See 6 a good
ook!ng woman.
II am not crazy and 7 am 10. an incen-
larry" she said IN tired tone Of voice.
out I am sick and have been sick FOR
weeks and I want 20 die. I had been
linking of killing myself for Two weeks.
I the doctors get ne through with tbs
VIII shoot mysef again as soon az I .
n able 70 gst hold OF a revolver. I VAS /
ever out az nignc with ny face BACKED. /
never set a FIRE"
why were you out in dissu.se7''
1T was this way: Charley Barrett and 4
are good friends he has been good 20 1
le. I have my money n his bank met I
IN week aga in store and ne told me 4
,o-man. his cousin. had been saying ne /
nd I were too friendly. I was planning a Z
TIP % Illinois and California - Isl. reia-
yes I wished 10 borrow a H.tie MONEY /
Is 5000 IN the bank Is a tine deposit. (
o that Z 7 draw any part OF Il 7 forfeit tee .
lterest. Charley Barrett q The only
1snd from whom I could borrow ire
l1uey- I vent 20 MS house % ask hin FOR
and I disguised myself so people would +
o. recognize ne gong there and tax
1oit u.s.
The home % MrS. Reynolds g furnished
el and with excellent taste she has
aluaole collection - china II a pretty
oset- Her sister. who came from Illinois.
a mot5er,y woman, older than Ms.
ey1olds-
Dr. sicily - A-chison hss treated "
synol3s recently fo- nervousness ard
eeplessness- Nrs Eeynolss denied las.
Eat mat she had re morphine hah.,
4 ia use m0rphine. but gave % 10 ~.
s11ary." SIZE said ~Bat done mention
.at - NJ sister. she don't know aha.