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

who ran TO the assistance OF that dying
man, and they still remember the gasping
attempts of McMuIin TO tell the name Of
the man who had shot him.
twenty-five years ago a murder in Irv-
ington was the subject OF conversation for
months. McMullin was a weIl-known man
and his murder, after such an outbreak OF
lesser crimes, aroused the community.
One of the men who worked on the Ben
edict place at the time Of the murder OF
McMulIin is now a saloonkeeper in Irving
ton. Four years ago he met upon the
street Samuel Mckinney, who had worked
beside him twenty-one years before. Nc
Kinney had altered. but the saIoonkeeper
knew him. He asked what the ex-gardener
was doing.
I'm caretaker for John Wendell, at No.
442 Fifth avenue" said Mckinney.
The robbery by which John C. Wendell
lost $4,000 worth of bonds and securities
occurred in 1886.
Mr.. Wendell is a wealthy real estate
man, once partner of Jay Gould. He has
an Office at No. 10 Maiden lane He lives
at No. 442 Fifth avenue. He is a member
of the Union Club. He is said to be as &c
centric as he is wealthy.
According to Mrs. McKinney's story. she
and her husband were caretakers of the
Wendell mansion in the summer of 1926
and 1886. In the latter year Mr.. Wendell
went to Europe. Mrs. Mckinney says that
her husband broke open Mr.. Wendell's safe
and stole securities amounting TO so 900.
She says that some of the bonds were in
the house at the time of her husbands ar
rest. They are now in the hands of Phila-
delphia detectives. Mrs. Mckinney says
that her husband bought a farm in County
Antrim, Ireland. with the proceeds Of part
of the stolen securities. For some reason,
which Mr.. Wendell does not choose to give
he never reported the robbery 10 the police
Of this city. Charles F. Koss. his attorney.
explains this by saying that it is purely a
private matter.
Mrs McKinney's story would seem to be
corroborated by the discovery of United
States bonds and a letter addressed to
John G. Wendell These were found by
the Philadelphia detectives. and Detective
Thompson. Of the New York force, is max
ing an effort to identify the bonds as those
stolen from Mr.. Wendell.
This is the statement by Mrs Rosa
Mckinney:
Last night slept peacefully for the
first time in twenty-five years.
For all that time 7, a good woman,
knew 1 was the wife of a robber and a
murderer and dared not say So The black
fear was upon me. He told me he would
kill me if I breathed a word Of it, and
knew he would do it. The crimes went on,
and I knew thew were going on. but dar-
ed not speak. I did not fear death for my
self so much, but I was afraid II he killed
me he would kin my child our little boy.
too, so for the childs sake more than all
else, 1 kept quiet.
But. o! the torture Of It, could not
wish for suchc a twenty-five years TO my
worst enemy, the man over in the city
hall yonder, my husband.
But last Monday night he was worse
than ever before. He had been sullen and
quarelsome all day and he had that look
in his eye that made the black fear come
over me worse than ever before. I had
thought Of running out in the street and
screaming what I knew and begging for
help. must of read it IN my face. for
without any warning he Jumped up from
the table and clutcAed my throat and
pushed me against the wall. On youi'
he said, you'll give me away yet II don't
finish you. I always knew you would. I'm
going to cut your heart outr
He ran into the kitchen for a knife and
7 flew out into the street screaming. I
heard him following. Looking back
could see him come 10 the door. There
were people passing so he dared not follow
A policeman came 10 and said was
drunk. I soon convinced him that was
not drunk. but frightened; that ran from
a human mad dog.
He took me to the police station and
told my story as 7 am telling It 70 you
now. Ny husband killed man IN Irving
ton in 1874 He robbed Mr.. John G. Wen
del. Of No. ~ FTTth avenue fl 1875. He
Old this while Mr. Wendell vas n Europe
and We were caretakers Of ire house lie
stole 81 IN worth q bonds and securities
from a safe. He committed other crimes.
VIII tell all about them in court If I've.
I say II I live, because I am afraid they
have fixed the bail SD email that he'll 80
cape. and il h does know he'll ki,I ne
tel you he is a mand cog.
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